Helen Katz Essay

The non-deaf Gallaudet president Elizabeth Zinser was very hated by students, staff and most everyone. Elizabeth being hearing wasn't the only reason she was hated, she was hated for many reasons being hearing was one and not being able to sign was another. She made decisions for a school that had a whole different culture than she did and that she didn't understand because she wasn't a part of the deaf-signing people that went to school that she was overlooking. When she was named president in March 1988, this sparked a protest by many students, alumni, faculty, and staff who felt that although she was a qualified administrator, she didn't have the knowledge and skills necessary to lead Gallaudet University. Unhappy with the decision of her being named the president of Gallaudet, Gallaudet students, backed by a number of alumni, staff,

I, Helen Katz, was the youngest of eight children. I was born and raised in a religious Jewish family living in a small town in northeastern Hungary. I was always considered the "baby" of my family, I was the focus of everyone's love and affection, although my Hebrew name was Hannah, my family always called me by my nickname, Potyo, which meant "the dear little one”.

Queen Esther Julia Kapiolani Napelakapuokakae, other known Queen Kapiolani, was born on December 31,1834 in Hilo, Hawaii, and died on June 24, 1899 in Waikiki. She was married to David Kalakaua and both of them changed Hawaii. Queen Kapiolani is one of Hawaii’s greatest monarchs because of her good morals, she created the Iolani Palace, and she created Queen Kapiolani Medical Center

Did you ever want to be a superior wild west bandit, robbing banks, shooting up bars, many other crimes to commit? Pearl Hart, born Taylor, was a Canadian-born outlaw of the Wild west of America. She committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the United States. Pearl Hart was born In November 14, 1876 in Lindsay, California. At the age of 17, Pearl Hart became a gambler. During this job she grew in wealth and she had a good education. Pearl finds abusing her husband pleasurable, not only does she abuses her husband, she even gave birth two children that Pearl did not care about.

Naomi Lang is the first Native American to win the National Ice Skating Championship five years in a row (1)(2). She also participated in the Winter Olympic Games of 2002 (1)(2). Naomi was born in California (1)(2), she married Mark Fitzgerald (2)(3), and she loves outdoor activities (2). With her first skating partner, John Lee, they won the 1995 U.S. Novice title and the Junior medal (2)(3)(4)

The extraordinary artist Nina Simone, is nowadays known as one of the greatest voices of the 20th century and icon of American Music. Her real name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon, she was born on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina. She studied classical piano at the Juilliard School in New York City and was considered a precocious child prodigy because of her amazingly way playing the piano. Nina was the sixth of a family of eight brothers, descended mainly from African slaves, although among their ancestors there were also Irish and Indian blood. Nina Simone went through a lot of phases where she found herself in the in the worst moment of her life, but despite all that, she could not hide her great and admirable talent.

Tina Ahlberg is professional speaker and she works at Black Hawk County Health Department as Health Officer. She talked about six different titles of job such as Sanitarian, Health Officer, Health Inspector, Environmental Health Officer, Environmental Health Professional and Environmental Health Specialist. There are several sites to work in Environmental Health and Public Health such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Division, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Department of Inspection & Appeals and U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They are working in diverse area like Grocery Store Inspections, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Tanning Bed Inspections and Swimming

The water fountain in Ira Keller Park contains many flat, rectangular pieces of cement slabs, along with several steps leading to the fountain allowing visitors to approach the water from different directions. Being an urban park in the middle of downtown of a large city, Director Park mostly features man-made materials: glass, steel, cement, and it is paved in granite. This hardscape encourages visitors to take advantage of the whole park, and not just certain areas of

My name is Nina Bienick I am a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy. I work at Naval Hospital Jacksonville in the Radiology department. I am 19 years old and this is my first time going to college. As of now I am just working on earning my associates degree. I want to major in pre-medicine and will hopefully get accepted into the Naval Academy come this January. In this course I hope to earn good grades throughout this whole course so I can earn my credit

Claudia Davis is a 52 year previous, African-American, professional who survived ground zero on September 11, 2001. Claudia worked in the South Tower of The World Trade Center on the 50th floor. She was at her desk when the North Tower was hit by the airplane. In all of the confusion, there was a call that her tower was safe and to stay where so was. Claudia did not feel comfortable with staying and was evacuating when the second plane hit, just seventeen minutes after the first airplane collided with the North Tower. Claudia was able to escape, however not without suffering injuries as well as extreme distress by both the plane crash and the people she watched fall to their deaths from above her.

Katie was an amazing friend and wife. A few things about her is that she is shy, smart, and CAN be funny at times. She always tried to help people as much as she possibly could. Katie was born on December 11, 2002. She was born in St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, Georgia. At around 15 months her mom moved her to Stockbridge, Georgia, she stayed there for about 4 ½ years and then moved to Decatur, Georgia. Katie went to two schools, Mount Vernon Christian School and Eagle's Landing Christian Academy. I met Katie in second grade and we become really good

Hana Brady was born in a small town called Nove Mesto, Czechoslovakia on May 16th 1931. Her, her brother, her mom, and her dad were the only Jewish family in town and lived a happy normal life until Hitler invaded the country in 1939. Many anti - jewish laws were made and they had to follow them like every other jew in the country but the worst thing happened in 1941. Hana’s mom was arrested by the Gestapo and deported to Ravensbruck then there father was also taken. He was deported to Auschwitz and died on July 14th 1942.

Julia Zalewski, the founder of the Polish band, “Polskie Nadzieje” (Polish Hopes), has been an active member of the Polish People’s Home Association. We had patroned the band to perform at our functions as non-profit entertainment, cultivating polish traditions, musically and vocally. Julia’s most recent performance was during the 90th anniversary of the Polish Peoples’ Home Association, where previous presidents and members of the organization, Windsor councillors and politicians, were present. As a community, we are proud of the band, and Julia, as it’s lead performer and founder. We have received many congratulatory letters from members of various Polish organizations, solely for the effect the band brings during our celebrations. It

Charles Henry Down (1858-8/6/1906), 48 years old, a member of the firm of Down & Sinclair, glove manufacturers of Los Angeles, died August 6, 1906, at the Long Beach Hospital. Death resulted from blood poisoning caused, supposedly, by wearing black hose upon blistered feet. Down was a native of New York, had lived in California for four years and had been in Long Beach since March 1. He was survived by two sons, Charles and Frank, the former a champion skater of Southern California. Burial was at the Municipal Cemetery

Anna Marie Hahn, also known as “Arsenic Anna” was born on July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany. She moved to America—Cincinnati, Ohio to be exact—in 1929 at the age of 23. Her first marriage was to a doctor from Vienna, whom she had a son with named Oskar. Her husband died shortly after arriving into the United States. She decided to stay with her aunt and uncle in the Cincinnati German District, where she can start fresh on a new path. She met her 2nd husband, Philip Hahn, a telegraph operator, at a community dance at the Hotel Alms. Desperately wanting to leave his job, the Hahn’s decided to open up two delicatessens, and they received the ownership to