Grandma Jo Research Paper

I chose to interview my grandmother, Maryann Metzger. I chose her because she is probably one of the strongest people I know. I wanted to learn more about her childhood. After talking with her I realized that she may not remember a lot about women’s rights at that time but she does remember segregation. Through this I learned many things that I didn’t know before.

Was Jane long really the mother of Texas?I think not . It all started on july 23 1798 , when Jane Herbert wilkinson was born. When Jane was born the doctors thought that she was dead and then proceeded to shoved her in a night stand drawer while they saved her mother's life.When the doctors opened the nightstand drawer they discovered Jane Herbert Wilkinson alive and well. Jane was the tenth child in her family.Sadly,Jane’s father died when jane was only one years old .Jane later became an orphan at the age of fourteen. After jane's mom died she moved in with her aunt .Jane’s family was very wealthy, so wealthy that Jane got her own slave named Kian , they were really good friends and when Jane was sixteen she was on her way to school and Kian told her about a very handsome man that was a doctor and persuaded her to skip school and meet him ,she then proceeded to introduced her to James long ,her future husband. Jane later got married to James long in may of 1815 and had her first child when she was only eighteen years old .In September of 1821 jane was expecting her second child and stayed behind at a post while james,her husband left ,she vowed to not leave till he returned but , he never did. She had her child in a very harsh winter,on the Bolivar peninsula in december of 1821. Jane and her slave,Kian fought starvation for over two weeks.She claimed to be the first english-speaking woman to give birth in Texas but, we know now that she wasn't.Soon after she found out that she was a widow in 1822 at the age of twenty four .

Minnie Jocelyn Elders had 3 degrees. She earned her B.A. in biology from Philander Smith College, located in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the year 1952. The following year, she joined the US Army, this was after working as a nurse's aide in a Veterans Administration hospital. After about 3 years in the army Jocelyn went back the University of Arkansas Medical School, to get her M.D. degree. She also earned an M.S. in Biochemistry in 1967. Jocelyn received the National Institutes of Health career development award and was given the position of associate professor and finally professor in 1976. Jocelyn specified in endocrinology and was certified as a pediatric endocrinologist in 1978 and became the first person in the state of Arkansas to be board

Josephine Esther Mentzer is a famous entrepreneur because of her wide spread success and starting from nothing. Estee, Josephine Esther, was born in Queens with Hungarian mother and Czech Father. Growing up Estee took much influence from her family. As the youngest of six children, two of which died before Estee was born, was a close knit Jewish family living in a mostly Italian neighborhood. From working in the family’s hardware store, Estee learned from a young age about retailing and business. Estee would recall her mother being the first beauty she ever recognized. Her mother would slather her skin in thick creams and tell her, “Hands are as telling as any written pedigree”. Her mother Rose always wore gloves and would carry a parasol

It seems as if you can take a lot of people in your life for granted, not really acknowledging all the things they have done for you and others. In a lot of cases, mainly for kids, it seems that your grandmother always has just been there for you, never truly realizing what they have done for everyone. Heck, without her I wouldn’t even exist. The Measure of a human being is shown by true love for others and themselves, and that

One of my favorite memories is going in the field and rolling around till every spot was full of mud. We go from fishing in the summer, to jumping in the waterfall and ice skating in the winter. When we went to six flags we rode the roller coaster until we felt sick. She knows how to make the smallest things into something fun. When we asked to go strawberry picking we didn't get one strawberry in the bucket, but at least are tummy’s were full. One of the scariest moments in my life is when Mckenah feel and hit her head. When I ran over to her she was awake but not moving. I carried her into the house and looked down and seen fear on her face. I asked her some questions and she had no memory of the last month. She could move everything but she said her head hurt. Knowing that my parents weren’t home, I didn’t know what to do other than telling her “I’m right here everything is going to be okay”. McKenah was know crying and as I called my grandma I started to cry too. I tried to stay strong for her and hide my tears as I got her up. On the way to the hospital I remember her looking up and telling me “ i’m glad you're here”. I stayed with McKenah the whole time at the hospital with her parents, and went to her house as often as I could to visit her. These memories make me thankful to have McKenah as my friend, and I cherish every memory even if they're small

“There is a fascination with the idea that one has 'seen someone else do something' before one can achieve it. Maybe that's true in some cases, but clearly it is not a requirement. I knew what I wanted to do.”-Mae C. Jemison. When the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on it’s second mission on September 12, 1992, it carried the first African-American women into space. Mae C. Jemison was not only an astronaut, she’s also a physician, a Peace Corps volunteer, a teacher, and a founder and president of two technology companies.

I really enjoyed reading about your grandma. I too understand the love and respect that you cherish for her. I hope my grandpa and grandma live to 94 years or more. I too believe that it’s unfair for younger generations to forget about our elderly people. I sometimes repeat and emphasis on this so much because I have seen some assisted living homes where the elderly people are so sad that you can see in their face the desperation to talk or be love by someone. Defending the rights that elderly people have is sometimes misunderstood and completely taken advantage. It’s sad to see how many children do this to their family members. I couldn’t forget about my grandpa and grandma they play a big role in the women that I am today.

"A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and make them believe it can be obtained." Mentors and role models are important figures in society, they help people succeed in every which way they choose to endeavor. In general, a good mentor is necessary for someone to dreams like Junior. This is very clear with Junior in the absolutely true diary of a part time Indian. Junior relies on the guidance of his mentors, so they can lead him down a path of success. His geometry teacher, Mr. P, helps Junior to understand the real picture of changing and taking his education at WellPoint. Finally, Grandmother Spirit is a very wise and intelligent grandmother who shares all her wisdom with her grandson. Her thoughts have greatly influenced and shaped Junior into becoming the person who he is at the end of the novel. Junior wants something better for himself and he knows he is not just

The Hollywood and La Brea Gateway gazebo was made in the art deco style with materials such as glass, steel, and neon. Hardwicke intended for the piece to acknowledge the different cultural backgrounds of people who helped create the Hollywood we know, while also encouraging an examination of the place. Said Hardwicke:

I have learned a lot about Kris’s sharing his life of being LGBT member, and it was first time to meet in person who’s member of LGBT group. Kris talked about a lot of challenges and discriminations that LGBT people face, not only other people but their own families. I think discriminations against LGBT people won’t make us or them better, everyone wanted to love and loved for what they are or believe, if that’s what they say they are let them be. I think is very hard to feel unwelcome in your family, schools, jobs and many more places. I am Muslim and I believe god don’t make no mistakes, but we humans make mistakes and we shouldn’t be judging each other. A lot of people disagree about their different beliefs, but at the same time they respect

Hello everybody my name is Yolanda Page. I am a thirty-five year stay at home mom. My whole world revolves around my family. My fiancée and I have eight children in the age ranges of two to eighteen years old. I thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful family. It takes a whole lot of hard work to maintain such a large family. We are maintaining by the grace of God. My fiancée and I recently moved our family from our hometown in Memphis, Tennessee to Atlanta, Georgia. We chose to move to Georgia because we felt that needed start over somewhere else after experience so much loss at home. In the last three years we lost both sets of our parents and I was diagnosed with chronic congestive heart failure. Through it all I thank God

Mrs.Glick, You have and always will be my favorite teacher. You are truly one in a million. Fifth Grade I was excited to have you as a teacher because you were my older sisters teacher before that. You always pushed me to do better you pushed me to get my AR points which made me the reader I am today. After 5th grade you became my “go to person” at temperance road and you still are today which I guess is how we got the nickname “Mama Glick”. I feel like you understand me too much that you’re like a older version of me. When I was suffering from my anxiety issues earlier this year you were the one that I actually listened to when you told me that I could get through this and that all I would need to do is trust in the lord and truly pray about

My Grandma, Enid Foster was born on March 20, 1949 in Portland, Jamaica. Her mother and father's names were Theresa and Andrew Foster. She has one brother and two sisters. She is a mother of two sons, one of whom is my father. As a child, she said that she did not have many friends, but as she got older she became more sociable.

Of course you always hear people talking about how great their grandmother or grandfather are, I too feel the same way about my grandmother. I see her as more than my grandmother, she’s a role mole, my best friend and also like a sister when I need her. She’s always been a loving and caring person. Not for only her friends and family, but also strangers. People she has never met a day in her life she would be willing to go give her last too. You don’t find to many people like her too often.