Joseph Winters Research Paper

In October 1774, at the First Continental Congress, Joseph Galloway pleaded to his fellow countrymen for unity between the “mother country” and America, but his impressive life within the American system was not enough to break the strong urge for independence. Galloway had chosen to be a loyalist but when he did he was declaring his home as his opposition. Joseph Galloway was a true American that had the potential to play a large part in the future democracy due to his past as a lawyer, as an elected official, and a close relationship with Benjamin Franklin, which were all shown through his appearances in Philadelphia’s Supreme Court, his elected position as Speaker in a provincial assembly, and his correspondence with Franklin. Galloway experienced success while performing his duties in the several different positions he held, but his life in America was not enough to persuade him of America’s power or how influential he could have been in America’s future. His decline in power came after his “Plan of Union” in the First Continental Congress fell short by one vote, and this led him

We continue with Part Two of Sydney hockey “lifer” Blair Joseph who, for the majority of his 70-odd years, has been deeply devoted to the sport.

Lane Frost was born on October 12th, 1963 in LA junta, Co to Clyde and Elsie Frost. He has two siblings Cody and Robin Frost. Bull riding was basically in Lanes blood, his dad was a bull rider and was out on the rodeo circuit when he was born. Elsie said that even as a baby Lane was fascinated by bull riding. Lane started his bull riding career at just the age of 15 years old. One of his family friends Freckles Brown tough him how to ride bulls and encouraged him all the way.

Junior Guard Jonathan Norfleet has taken the basketball scene by storm this past season. Maybe he was being taken for granted before but after this season everyone should know his name. Norfleet led Salem all the way to the semifinals in this year’s playoffs. Norfleet has put everyone on notice after he stepped up in many big games this season. Most notable battles were against conference foes in Green Run and Maury where we saw Norfleet is capable of playing with the best talent around. Norfleet has received most of his recognition from the AAU side.

Robert Davis was an African American man. He was not a “thug,” he was not a “drunk,” he was a retired school teacher from New Orleans who was in his sixties. He was brutally attacked by three police officers. He suffered a broken nose and other broken bones in his face. The incident was recorded and went viral. Davis was arrested but faced no charges. Three police officers were charged but only two went to trial. In the end, two of the police officers were fired — the third never made it to trial because he had committed suicide. Davis was compensated for the assault.

From birth, it’s the experiences that shape who we become. James Farmer was a boy that was the first generation born out of slavery. He was born in Marshall, TX to a father who was a minister and a mother who would stay at home. My intellectual development was simpler than that of James Farmer, due to the time period in which he grew up in that affected his education, the way he was parented and because of the color of his skin.

On the cold, snowy evening of March 5th at approximately 9:00 pm, a group of local colonists gather by the Boston Customs House. British Redcoat Private Hugh Montgomery is on duty guarding the Customs House. The group of colonists are angry, and the number of colonists casually start to increase. They begin harassing Private Hugh Montgomery. The local British Officer that night, Captain Thomas Preston order a few of his soldiers to the Customs House to put everything back in order. However, the colonists became more agitated once they saw the soldiers arrive with weapons in their hands. The redcoats advise the colonists to stop their violent actions and scatter immediately. Doing the complete opposite, the colonists grew more violent

Joe-Lewis, not a name heard often, in fact, if people know boxing, they think he is named after the famous boxer Joe Lewis. However he is not named after the boxer, he is named after our father, Lewis because his nickname was Joe-Lewis, hence Joe-Lewis’s name. His first name is unique just like his middle name, Brown after our great grandfather, Joe-Lewis’s middle name matches his hair and eyes. Small  not a word used to describe his physical appearance anymore, Joe-Lewis is now five foot, six inches tall and slender, his baby fat gone, along with his chubby cheeks, now replaced with strong cheekbones. Not only did Joe-Lewis’s physical appearance change, but his wardrobe changed as well.

Joe Marcus Johnson is a professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets and He now plays for the Miami Heat. Johnson averaged 16.3 points per game, third best on a team that entered the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs seeded fourth in the Eastern Conference. He is one of the best NBA players from Arkansas (Joe Johnson (basketball).

Every four years, a special event calls people from all over the world to compete for glory and fame. This event is called the Olympics. Since 1896 thousands of people have competed and thousands of people have been called legends. One of great legends of swimming was Johnny Weissmuller. He battled through health issues and the unencouraging words of others to become one of the greatest legends of the 1900s. Not only was he a legend of swimming, but he was also a legend on television. Johnny Weissmuller had a successful career as a swimmer and as an actor during the booming age of television.

Oliver Johnson an 18 year old, African-American boy, who grew up in the streets of Pompano Beach, Fl. Never knowing his father he relied on the streets, gangsters, and hustlers to learn how to be a man. At the age of nine Oliver was selling drugs. His mother was a drug addict who preyed on the love that Oliver had for her to score her free drugs. Oliver became a man before he would ever knew the joys of being a child. Oliver paid bills, brought groceries, cooked food, went to school and kept a perfect attendance. Even though Oliver was deep in the game of drug dealing, and had a crazy home life; he was a very smart student and very respectful to everyone who crossed his path. There were always some older men in the neighborhood who knew

An enormous wave crashes into your boat nearly tipping it. The howling wind tosses the boat from side to side. Lightning strikes the stern sending you into darkness. The next morning you wake up to a calm, quiet sea ready for smooth sailing. Somedays the water is perfectly still making for easy travel, yet other days you have to endure a restless, unforgiving sea. This is how the road of life is perceived. The seas my father has conquered has taught me that life isn’t always smooth sailing.

Edward Paul Myers was born September 10, 1911. He lived I Hawesville, WV and also in Kingwood, WV. He was the son of, Father Frank henry Myers and mother Bertha Mae Myers. Edward was in World War II and worked as the cook in the KP (Kitchen Patrol). He was a Private in the Kitchen Patrol. He went over to Germany on a boat and then after when he came back he was on a boat. After he came back from the war Edward worked in the coal mines. His first wife was Rube Iren Myers, Rube died when their first Daughter, Mildred Iren Myers, was 11 days old so Edward had to raise her by himself. His second wife was Opel miller Myers whose son was shot down and killed in the Korean war he was KIA which means killed I action, and then he had a girlfriend Purl.

The Davis family, with their small brick house, perfectly trimmed lawn, and white picket fence, chipped at the top despite the efforts made to preserve it, display the typical American family. In this average house lives Richard Davis, seventy three, an average man in the 21st century of America, who shares his average story about growing up in the 1900’s. Despite this average-ness, Davis has always been a progressive thinker.

Charles D. Martin is a 61-year-old teacher at the school of J.P.Knapp. He was born in 1956 in Columbia, SC to Charlotte and Ray Martin as an only child. His earliest childhood experience was in pre-school when he and another little girl threw apple cores into the toilet of there daycare and clogged it and ended up in trouble. As Charles grew up he got a job as a food writer. As a food writer, he got to write about food and get paid for it and he did this for about 10 years. As a food writer, he was nominated for three awards the James Beard Awards, though he never actually won he was happy he was nominated. Charles was able to travel as well, his favorite restaurant is El Butli in Spain, which was sadly closed down. Charles favorite place in