Laverne Heikkipa Research Paper

Ruby Laffoon (January 15, 1869 – March 1, 1941) was a politician from the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. He was the Commonwealth's 43rd governor, serving from 1931 to 1935. At age 17, Laffoon moved to Washington, D.C. to live with his uncle, U.S. Representative Polk Laffoon. He developed an interest in politics and returned to Kentucky, where he compiled a mixed record of victories and defeats in elections at the county and state levels. In 1931, he was chosen as the Democratic gubernatorial nominee by a nominating convention, not a primary, making him the only Kentucky gubernatorial candidate to be chosen by a convention after 1903. In the general election, he defeated Republican William B. Harrison by what was then the largest margin of victory

A handful of people gathered July 11 in Ermineskin to celebrate the life, death and canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Protectress of Canada. Kateri was born in 1656 in New York state and died in 1680. At the age of 4, she lost her parents and brother to smallpox; she was left with a scarred face and being

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)

Kateri Tekakwitha, also called the Lily of the Mohawks, is considered the Catholic patroness of ecology and the environment. She was born in 1656 in what now is upstate New York, on the upper part of Lake Ontario and near the modern Canadian border.

Marsha Ceniceros was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and raised up in Southern California. She is fascinated with fine art, and collecting antiques. Her artistic, poetic showmanship has won several awards in the past. Life demanded a few years off from writing due to a severe illness, during this time she opened a childcare business, where she has continued to struggle with recovery, and write a bit here and there. From 2008 to 2015, becoming stronger she completed, Sadana 999, a science fiction suspense thriller. Marsha L Ceniceros is now working on another fascinating science fiction suspense thriller, although she loved childcare. Due to her limited physical ability she is able to care for her own

Melinda Sordino completely loathes the cliques at Merryweather High school, there are so many it is overwhelming. There's a group for every type of person , in theory it should work, but it does not, simply because people are seclude to one certain group and have to keep up to a certain standard. I think another reason why Melinda hates the cliques is, because she is all alone and does not fit anywhere, so seeing the cliques is just another painful reminder. Also Melinda losses the only friend she had to the Martha's , which is serious blow to her self esteem. This quote best describes how Melinda feels” We fall into clans: Jocks, Country Clubbers, Idiot Savants, Cheerleaders, Human Waste, Eurotrash, Future Fascists of America, Big Hair Chix,

Sarah Phulajanma was bored. Her skills as a great ship pilot were not being challenged while working as the largely ceremonial captain of a funeral barge. As middle age set into her waistline, she decided to change her dishwater career circling between a dozen star systems to the more exciting seas of working for a shipping company to assist the expanding frontier colonies in the Verdes Mujeres systems. But the recruitment posters did not warn Sarah of the hardships she was to endure.

The Queen Lili’uokalani (Li-lee-u-o-ka-la-knee, lē-lē′o͞o-ō-kä-lä′nē) Center for Student Services (QLCSS) was dedicated to the last monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili’uokalani (1838-1917), also known as Lydia Lili’uokalani Paki. She was known to be a devoted monarch, a faithful scholar, and an extraordinary musician and composer, whom composed over 150songs in her life time. Her most famous piece is “Aloha ‘Oe.” Queen Lili’uokalani was known to never falter in her commitment to the people. She was known for her generosity as she entrusted her estate to provide for orphan children of Hawaiian blood, which was amended later to include other destitute children. She symbolizes the link between traditional Hawaiian culture and society

Angela L. Shine, LMSW is a local, regional and national champion of increasing mental health awareness, especially working together with interfaith organizations and communities. Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Angela currently lives in Columbus, Mississippi. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where she received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degree, respectively, in social work.

The name of the music singer was Lauren Lark. According to the show program, Lauren brought the bright women music between the 1940’s and 1950’s into the 20th century. Lauren has completed her Bachelor in music performance at the University of the Arts, where she received the desirable Best Jazz vocalist. Lauren was made a history as the only vocalist to perform with the Reginal Grammy Award. She was a librettist and the singer. During the show performance, Lauren has sung so many works by the local and the international women artist. The show was started with an introduction, welcome the guest and the bright women in the music by professor Carol Evans.

Annika Santos is fifteen and lives in Manchester Hills. She is the middle child; her older sister Erica is sixteen, and her younger brother Sam is seven. The Santos have lived in both McDonna and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Florida before coming to Michigan. Annika currently attends Forest Hills Central High School as a ninth grade. To say that she is very involved with her school is an understatement.

Hannah Senesh was a Hungarian Jew who was executed for the help of saving Jews. She was born on July seventeenth, 1921. Hannah started school shortly after her father died at the age of 6. By the time she graduated out of elementary school, she enrolled into a private school for all girls. In school, Hannah went through a lot of outright discrimination according to two girls who objected her holding office because she was Jewish. Senesh started writing poems, dreams, and her feelings about her father’s death in a diary.

K. Michelle was born Kimberly Michelle Pate in Memphis Tennessee on March 4, 1982. She graduated from Overton high school in 2000. She earned a music scholarship to Florida A&M University by yodeling at her audition. She was crowned the Freshman Attendant of the Homecoming court in late 2000 at the age of 18. She is a member of delta sigma sorority having pledged FAMU's Beta Alpha chapter in the Fall of 2001. She reports that she stopped

Our newest missionaryJulie Burnette Halecki is our daughter. We had been praying for many years that God would send missionaries to train under us and "take up the mantle" but we never thought it would be our daughter Julie. She had been enjoying a successful career, a new house and a job she loved... Little did we realize that God was calling her to

Kara Walker was born on November 26, 1969, in Stockton, California. Her father is an artist and professor while her mother is an administrative assistant. She was inspired by her own father’s work and wanted to do the same thing that her father has done for his life, art. She went to Atlanta College of Art, Rhode Island School of Design and Georgia State University for her education as an artist. Today, she is a painter, silhouettes printmaker, installation artist and also a filmmaker who is interested in what makes up someone identity as a person. Many of her work today is mostly of cut paper silhouettes. She uses these cutouts to represent the racism of the country. She uses different types of art to also represent the silhouettes that