Laura Lawson Biography

How do you organize your life? What goals do you have? “The 7 Habits of highly effective teens” by sean covey talks about skills you can use to set these goals and organize your life. The first 3 habits of the book have to do with being proactive and setting goals/priorities and achieving those goals.

As the time for structuring this project grew closer, I could not seem to pull myself away from procrastinating via social media. After looking at what my friends and family were doing, I found that I have apparently missed some boat, because I’m not graduating, buying a house, getting a new job, or having children. Although I am not accomplishing any of these life ambitions right now, I still have the chance to #LiveMyBestLife unlike some others. Therefore, the inspiration for my project is not a celebration for those who are reaching their goals in life, but an awareness campaign for those who do not have a chance to do so.

“I'm attracted to subjects who overcome tremendous suffering and learn to cope emotionally with it” said Laura Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand overcame her suffering. by writing books and short little stories and not going out and staying home. Hillenbrand is best known of her biographies and writing about famous runners. After taking a look at the life and work of Laura Hillenbrand, it is apparent that this writer deserves recognition as a profound American author.

Laura Secord also known as Laura Ingersoll was born on September 13, 1775 and died on October 17, 1868. Laura Ingersoll Secord was the daughter of Thomas Ingersoll. Thomas was wounded in the war of 1812, and Laura saved him and took him home to nurse him. Laura’s father used to fight in wars. Thomas (Laura’s Father) lived in Massachusetts and later on took his family and moved to Niagara Region (Upper Canada) after granting a land after applying. Short while later when Laura was married to James Secord. James Secord was seriously wounded at the battle of Queenston Heights. Laura’s mother passed away on February 3rd, 1784 and a really sad incident.

Laura Briggs starts the talk by discussing the Republican Party and the policies they have enacted over the years. She goes all the way back to Reagan and discuss Reaganomics and how it affected families on welfare. The discussion goes more in detail on how certain women of color were being attacked that were on welfare and denied access to it because they were single mothers. People believed that Clinton would reform a broken system and produce independence but that wasn’t true. Companies like Walmart, McDonalds and Kroger would hire these mothers and pushed them into low wage work. Walmart was the biggest employer getting employees enrolled in government programs and taking advantage of it. Additionally, she talks about offshoring

Recently I have been motivated by my friend Adrian’s life changing decision of putting behind his desire of just letting go and being determined to live a healthy life. I have always had an active life and enjoy playing sports but figured that it wouldn’t be enough and I am currently on a diet which has cut down on my calorie and sugar level intake. Nowadays I take the time to read nutrition labels and measure portion sizes which make a great difference. Every now and then I have a break and consume foods that are not healthy but I now I am doing better now. It is a constant struggle to not get tempted into a delicious looking pizza or some perfectly rounded donuts but I stay motivated to achieve my

Laura Jane Addams was born on September 6th 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois. She was the eighth of nine children born in her family. Her father was an affluent state senator and businessman. Since her dad had an important job, she was wealthy. At a young age, she suffered from various health problems

Louisa Lawson had five kids, their names were; Charlie, Henry, Peter and Gertrude, (Gertrude’s twin sister died at birth) when she had the fifth child she decided she would move to Sydney to sew and sell dairy produce. When Louisa Lawson was in Sydney, she noticed that men were getting paid more then women and she wanted to change things. Louisa Lawson was an independent woman who then fought for women’s rights in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in Australia.

“I bet most of us have experienced at some point the joys of less: college-- in your dorm, traveling-- in a hotel room, camping-- rig up basically nothing, maybe a boat”. Graham Hill, a TED Talk speaker said “Less Stuff, More Happiness.” Today people disagree with that, they believe the more someone has, the more joyful their life will be. But Hill voices his opinion to say the more items people have, the less happy they could truly become. What people truly need in life, is the simple things. Graham Hill used ethos, formal language, and hasty generalization to persuade the audience of his beliefs.

Louisa Lawson was born in 1848 the 17th of February and she was the second oldest out of her twelve siblings. She was born in NSW in Australia. She was a Feminist, Women's rights activist, Writer and a Businesswoman. Louisa fought for women's rights in Australia. At the age of eighteen, Louisa Lawson accepted the marriage proposal of Niels Hertzberg. In her early 20s she was a newspaper proprietor and in the next ten years she had five children, she helped her family by washing, sewing and cooking. After her 5th child she decided to move to Sydney and she would sew things and sell dairy produce and that's when she found out about men getting paid more than women. In 1887 she bought the republican magazine. Then the next year, 1888, Louisa

At the age of 27, I had an epiphany; For my entire adult life, I had not been truly living. After careful consideration of solutions, seemingly endless nights of research, and thorough preparation, my decision was to uproot myself and move from Virginia to Colorado. In the three years that I lived there I learned many things about myself and my surroundings. I discovered the most beautiful and amazing nature scenes and had some exciting adventures. The daily sunshine and glorious views always brought a smile to my face and lifted my spirits. If I ever woke up not feeling great, all I had to do was take a step outside. There, my energy levels soared as I hiked my days away and enjoyed peace in the mountains, at the parks, and by the lakes and

Mae West, an American actress and screenwriter, once said that “you only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough”. However, people have different philosophies of what the “right” way to live life is. Priorities and routines differ for most people and some believe that because the way that they live works for them, they should encourage other to live in a similar way, like Thomas Jefferson, Machiavelli, and Pema Chodron. While Jefferson and Machiavelli exhibit strong arguments through their use of argumentative strategies, Chodron’s document “Start Where You Are” is the most effective of the three in terms of evidence-usage, connecting to the audience, and overall

In an article entitled Sandra Lawson, black lesbian vegan rabbinical student, hopes to refine where Judaism happens, we are introduced to a nontraditional Jewish person who preaches in a nontraditional manner. For Lawson, a neighborhood bar is a perfect location to perform a Jewish service or pray for those in need. In addition to breaking down many barriers such as being a black, lesbian, and a future rabbi, Lawson stated she is “eager to take Jewish practice outside the traditional bounds of the synagogue”.

Have you ever been so down in life that you thought everything was coming to an end? Or have you experienced problems in life that made you want to give up? Life is full of ups and downs. In the book Everyone Leaves, the author, Wendy Guerra was inspired to share her story of growth from her life experiences. She wrote a novel that was inspired by the diary that she kept with her since she was young.

In the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey brings 7 key things teens need to live a productive, open, and successful life to the table. Covey took 7 concepts teens are hesitant to tap into and made them easy to understand and adapt to. He manages to capture his audiences attention by sharing stories of other teens that we could easily relate to. Although each aspect of the habits were relatable to each aspect of my life, I was most engaged with habits 2:Begin with the end in mind, 3:Put First Things First, and Habit 4:Think Win-Win.