Maurice Rabbs Research Paper

Gregory Mears Sr., my grandfather, was born on October 20, 1945 in Baltimore Maryland. His mother Myrtle Elizabeth Dalton Bailey and father Henry Saile Bailey were also born in Baltimore Maryland. Growing up Gregory had seven brothers and sisters Eddie, Myrtle, Matthew, Del, Mildred, Melvin, and Marie all of which were born in Baltimore Maryland. Although at the moment the occupation for Myrtle is unknown, Henry worked as steel worker for Armco Steel. Gregory left high school under the direction of his mother to get a job. He left the twelfth grade leaving only a few credits short of his diploma to become a steel worker for Bethlehem Steel. Although, my grandfather did not continue his education each of his siblings continued their education

Roger Marcoux, who is the current sheriff of lamoille county Vermont, grew up in the very community he is now protecting. In 1984 Roger Marcoux started his career as a law enforcer. He started out as a drug enforcer and traveled the world for years at a time. With these years away from his home town, the young Vermont farm boy witnessed many things on his years abroad that opened his eyes to the world. These things are including motivated murders, gangs and many more. The experiences he witnessed formed him into not only the man he is today, but the law enforcer he is today.

As one of the most esteemed broadcasting personalities on ESPN and ABC, Robin Roberts has established herself as an authentic star in her field of work. She is constantly praised for her expertise, wisdom, and professionalism, and her dedication has propelled her to tremendous fame. Not only was she the first female African-American sportscaster on ESPN and ABC’s Wide World of Sports, she was also the first woman to host an NFL pre-game show. But, prosperous careers do not always commence the same way. Roberts was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on November 23, 1960, traveling the world with her family because of her father’s military career but later settled in the charming town of Pass Christian, Mississippi. Both of her parents demonstrated to

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Joseph Plumb Martin was born on the country side of Western Massachusetts in 1760. He spent the early years of his like growing up with his father who was Pastor. Joseph’s father was a very out spoken individual in the community and sometimes too carefree with expressing his ideals. Still early in Joseph’s life he started living with his prosperous grandfather and continued to until he joined the Connecticut State militia in June 1776. When Joseph joined he was only 15 years old but still anxious and excited for a new experience. Just from his first short stretch in the militia Joseph partook in multiple battles. In 1777 Joseph enlisted in George Washington’s 8th division of the Continental Army. He would go onto serve the rest of the war with

Boatloads of money, a big house, and fancy things are the typical things included in the winning of a lottery, but these great prizes are not heard of in the lottery of Pebbleton. Yesterday, the small town of Pebbleton hosted the 250th anniversary of a famous tradition called the lottery, where Tessie Hutchinson was the unlucky winner.

In 1953, he chose to attend Syracuse University with the help of a friend, Ken Malloy, who also happened to be a lawyer and an alumni of Syracuse. Malloy was instrumental convincing businessmen to pool their money together to pay for his tuition until he could obtain a full athletic scholarship. He got off to a slow start his freshman year when he was overlooked because of his race. He was the only black football player on his team. His sophomore year didn’t prove to be much better until he got a chance to play when one of his teammates got hurt and he was chosen to fill his position. His performance on the field was so dynamic that he was placed in the starting line-up. His talents were not limited to football. While at Syracuse, he also excelled in

After arriving at the Arlington National Cemetery the leaders of 99 different nations gathered for the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy was laid to rest accompanied with the full military honors that were stationed on a slope below the base of the Arlington House. The grave of the fallen president was marked by an eternal flame that was lit by non other than the president’s wife, Mrs. Kennedy. This eternal flame is a representation of the eternal mourning of America due to the loss of such a strong and caring man that led their nation through good and difficult times.

Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who escaped to freedom in a ship and eventually became a sea captain, businessman, and politician.

“Bind them, Torture them, Kill them” or BTK for short. That was the moniker that convicted Serial Killer Dennis Rader went by in Wichita Kansas. Most neighbors described him as “Just a Regular Person.” He worked as a city law supervisor, Boy Scout leader, Church Elder. He had loving parents and siblings. But behind that mask was a sexually-driven “Monster.”

According to Biography.com, Jack Robinson was born into poverty, a single parent family consisting of five siblings, himself being the youngest. He attended Pasadena Junior college where he played football, basketball, track, and of course, baseball. He also attended UCLA, where he was the first student to receive four varsity letters in four sports. Unfortunately, in 1941 Robinson was forced to leave due to financial hardship (“Jack Robinson”). He then went

Maurice Duplessis had many poor economic decisions and one of them included revoking the liquor license of Frank Roncarelli who was a Montreal man. Roncarelli was an innocent man who ran a business in Montreal. Some authorities thought Roncarelli was creating trouble, but he had bailed out 375 Jehovah witness. Maurice Duplessis was proven wrong against Frank Roncarelli and Duplessis had to pay for damages personally. Duplessis wanted Roncarelli to lose his liquor license for no reason. He made a bad decision had ended up paying for the damages he tried to cause. Roncarelli was trying to keep his business running without a liquor license, but he wasn't making any profit, so he put his business up for sale. Duplessis was ordered to pay $90,000.

Robert Alton Harris was born January 15th, 1953 in North Carolina. HIs mother, Barbara Harris was only six and a half months pregnant when she had to deliver Harris due to her husband kicking her in the stomach. Harris’s father accused Barbra of having an affair with another man and thought that the child was not his. So, in a drunk fir of rage, he pushed and kicked his wife, causing her to have to deliver Harris at onlysix and a half months. Barbara felt resentment towards Harris, and in turn began abusing him just as her husband abused her. While most of the nine Harris children were abused in the household, his siblings agreed that Robert was abused the most. As a child, Harris had a speech impediment, as well as a learning disability, Harris became a target for bullying in his school. Harris would come home from being teased at school, to being abused at home by his parents. As a young adult Harris would often take his frustrations out by killing animals, mainly cats and dogs, while laughing maniacally according to his brother, Daniel Harris By the age of fourteen, Rover was sent to a federal

Horemheb and Tey killed king tut because they wanted to rule Egypt.Horemheb erased king tut and Aye’s names from monuments and took credit for their work.

Born on November 5, 1855 in Terre Haute, Indiana, Debs was raised by Jean Daniel, father, and Marguerite Mari Bettrich Debs, mother, to become a leader. Both his parents were immigrants from France who sought the pursuit of happiness and freedom. Eugene was unfortunate to not complete school, and instead begin working to support his family’s income. At 14, he left home to work in railroad shops. At a very young age, Debs was exposed to the poor treatment of immigrant workers who worked in the railroad industry. Debs was then inspired to become an activist and initiate a change. Eugene Victor Debs, activist, labor organizer, and social party candidate, emphasized that unfair wages and poor treatment was an issue to be resolved.