Kayla Nord Research Paper

On July 21, Alissa Turner is set to become the first African-American woman to graduate from Rochester Fire Academy. While she was still studying at Joseph C. Wilson, Turner decided to join the New York Army National Guard.

I’m Kallie Sweere one of the 8th grade students from Detroit Lakes Middle School. On December 21st DLMS 8th graders got together with other social classes. We got in groups of three, my group was Abby Brininger, Porsha Hermanson and myself. Thanks to the Detroit Lakes Rotary Clubs we gave $25 to people in need. How this works is we loan $25 to someone who needs it and they will pay us back.

The article “Boise police release sketch of suspect wanted in sexual assault “ goes over the latest reported sexual assault. On February 9, 2016, Boise police released the sketch of a suspect wanted due to a sexual assault. The assault took place in the area of West Hickory Court and North Wheaton Lane in West Boise.

Dinahlee Martinez has a loving personality. She puts others before herself and makes sure everyone around her is well. She is funny, outgoing and can be sensitive at times. For the amount of time we have live with her, we seen how a good of a mother she is. She never gives up on us. She continues to push us in every way. She currently lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey. When she is hungry and wants food from the cafeteria in the student union building, she gets oreo ice-cream and a cheese burger, sometimes even two cheeseburgers. Her mother, Noelia, makes good empanadas and she loves them as well.

Katheryn Marie Hawkins was born in fort Knox Kentucky on December 29,1998, at Ireland military hospital where she was 81 lbs , 6 oz and 23 inches - normal delivery . she was the second child of Russell and Catania Hawkins . she spent her 1st 6 months at home with her mom but on the 7th month, she started daycare at little angels daycare . she loved it there and they loved her . her favorite food was strained Gerber peaches and strawberries . her favorite drink was milk . she learned how to walk and talk faster than her older brother and even began doing chores around the house by the time she was 2 .

My name is Kaela Andersen. I was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in the quaint little town of Vernon, Utah. I went to Tooele High School and shortly after graduation, my family and I moved in with my grandmother in Provo. My immediate family consist of my parents and two older sisters. I enjoy being the auntie of two nieces and one nephew.

Nina Simone, whose real name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon, was one the greatest folk-jazz and blues singers of all time and a passionate civil rights activist. She was raised by her father, John Divine Waymon, who worked as a barber and dry cleaner, and her mother, Mary Kate Waymon, who was a Methodist preacher. Eunice was the second youngest of her six siblings. She was born on February 21st, 1933. Throughout Nina’s life, she was faced with challenges that she had to overcome to be successful.

Nicole Hernandez is a young teenage girl who is going through life one adventure after another. She was born in Miami Florida, on February 2nd, 2002. She recalls some funny stories of her birth, one being how her parents said she came out with very dark hair and describing her as a little mouse. Growing up, the most influential person to her was her aunt Maria. Her mother's sister had a huge influence on Nicole.

Jens Pulver a UFC fighter, is also known as little evil. He grew up a rough life in Seattle, WA with a drunk, abusive father. Jens is a strong young kid, he takes beatings from his father. He picked up wrestling when he was young and loved every second of the tiring workouts.

Growing up Katherine Dunham never thought about dance. Dunham was one of the first African-American women to attend the University of Chicago and planned to earn a degree and become a working woman, however while she was attending university Dunham began taking classes with Ludmilla Speranza, a former dancer of the Moscow Theatre, and so her love affair with dance began.

Sarah Davis is fourteen years old and she is in the 9th grade. She live with her mom Karen and two little sisters Alexis and Taylor in Montgomery, Alabama. Her father died when she was 8 years old so it was just her, her mom, and her sisters. One of her favorite thing to do with her family was bake. It was their family traditions to bake different sweets and watch movies on Friday nights. Sarah started to realize that her mother wasn’t around for their family tradition and she wanted to know what was going on.

The story of Erika Riemann is a rather upsetting one to say the least. Erika Riemann was a political prisoner of war. She was to be imprisoned for 10 years as a teenager, 18 months of which was spent in Sachsenhausen. Riemann was only a young girl, 14 years old, when the soviets believed her to be an anti-communist and thus the majority of Riemann’s life was spent in concentration camps. Her crime? That she drew a bow on a picture of Josef Stalin’s moustache.

“Go within everyday and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out” (A Quote by Katherine Dunham 1). Once one of the most successful dancers in both American and European theater, Katherine Dunham, a dancer, anthropologist,social activist,and educator, continues to inspire people throughout the world. Named America’s irreplaceable Dance Treasure in 2000. Dunham remains a name heard regularly in dance schools across the world (“Katherine Dunham Biography” 4). She is known for always trying to make a difference and in the process she has become of the world’s greatest humanitarians (Osumare 5). Katherine Dunham’s work in African American rights in the dance world and her creation of new styles of dance makes her an important figure in American dance History.

Jenna Talackova is a transgender model who was born as Walter Talackov in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. She started her gender transitioning process when she was 14 years and went for the gender reassignment surgery at 19 years of age.She is known for waging a war against the Miss Universe organisers, after being disqualified on the grounds of not being a natural born woman, she won the battle and competed in the Miss Universe Canada 2012 pageant.Earlier,she had also participated in Miss International Queen pageant in 2010 held in Thailand. She has also starred in Brave New Girls, a reality show based on her life and featured in the campaign of Lionesse cosmetics in

Her name is johanna eriksson and she is sixteen years old.She lives with her dad and two siblings and her rabbit in Fjälkinge.She has four siblings but her big sister lives with her boyfriend and her other sister lives with their mom. She is tall and skinny. She dosen’t so much but she is a good friend and she is fun to be with when you get to know her more. She likes to be with friend and her boyfriend but she is more with her boyfriend. Her favorite animals are tiger,bear,cat, dog and many other animals.She has liked animals since she was two years old. Her interest with animals came from her grandfather that has live on a farm when he was young. Her favorite food is pizza and pancakes. On her free time she watches tv with her family and