Miss Riley Research Paper

Throughout my journey in high school, I’ve made an incredible progress with the support of my teachers. Starting with my English teacher in Junior year, shannon Lupin. From her life lessons to her teaching moments, she was able to inspire my love for reading

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.

By Amberley SparkesDel Kathryn Barton was born to two teachers in 1972, Sydney, New South Wales. She grew up on a hobby-style goat farm, obsessed with drawing from a young age. Barton suffered a cacophony of psychotic disorders, nothing of which doctors could officially diagnose. She escaped her reality of mental instability by emerging herself in drawing and arts. Barton went through several periods of “self loathing” and eating disorders, of which are reflected in many of Barton’s pieces. Barton explores ideas of femininity, exploring and understanding the female body and the stigmas associated with children and sexual representations

Mahalia Jackson was known as the “Gospel Queen” as she lived her life inspiring many African Americans. Jackson was born on October 26, 1911, into a poor family in New Orleans, Louisiana. She had six people in her family: her mother, Clarity Jackson; her father, John Jackson, Sr.; her brothers, Wilmon and John Jackson, Jr.; and her sisters, Pearl and Yvonne Jackson. Living in the segregated South, Jackson’s father had several jobs; he was a longshoreman, a barber, and a preacher. Her mother, the one who took care of the six as a devout Baptist, unfortunately, died when Jackson was five. Young Mahalia Jackson started singing at the age of 4 in Mount Moriah Baptist Church. In 1963, before Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, Mahalia Jackson sang an inspirational song called “I Been ‘Buked and I Been Scorned,” to over 200,000 people. Mahalia Jackson, unfortunately, died on January 27, 1972, never fulfilling her dream of building a nondenominational temple. Dedicated to Mahalia The Mahalia Jackson Theatre was built and is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was dedicated to the “Gospel Queen” for letting the world experience her music. Two major influences that impacted the life and music career of Mahalia Jackson were her religion and her family.

Louise Day Hicks took a very unconventional path, unlike most women she choose to follow in her father 's footsteps of becoming a lawyer and politician, challenging the changing gender roles of that time, something I find admirable. Hicks had the power to be remembered as a political icon, being the first female Democrat to represent Massachusetts in the House or for her run for mayor of Boston, instead, she is remembered as a symbol of racism, something I can’t overlook. If I could sit down with Hicks I would ask her why she took a progressive stance while she was a representative, but then choose to implement and enforce discriminatory policies while she was on the Boston School Committee and running for mayor. I would ask her if she choose

Joy Brown is an internationally known artist. She was born in the United States but grew up in Japan with her medical missionary parents. Then she came back to America for college, graduated from Florida’s Eckerd College and later returned to Japan to learn the ways of pottery. She did an apprenticeship in traditional Japanese wood fire ceramics. Brown has worked with clay and wood firing for over 40 years. And for 18 years she has worked with bronze. She has exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States, Europe, and Asia. In 1998, she co-funded Still-Mountain Center; it’s a nonprofit arts organization that fosters East-West artistic exchange.

As a young girl, Ruby Harris knew inside of her that she had great potential. She dreamed of being a scientist, studying in a laboratory every day, and eventually making discoveries that would change the world and the face of medicine. When she was in third grade, her teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, and with great joy in her eyes she explained that she wanted to be a scientist, and described the dreams she had of making an impact on the world and learning all that she could in her lifetime. He responded with a chuckle and told her to come up with a new plan.

Dorothy Day was born in Brooklyn in November 8th, 1897. Her entire family all took the writing field besides one of her three children. Day describes her young childhood at home as not very loving, especially coming from her father. Anytime she was standing in the presence of her father while she was at home, she remarks, “There was never a close embrace.” (Forest 4). However, it seemed that Day’s mother shared great affection and love for her children unlike her husband. Forest explains, “John, referring to Day’s father, seems to have found it easier to be with horses than with children.” In many books that discuss the life of Dorthy Day, Day’s father seemed to quote at times sayings from the Bible because he seemed to carry the book around

I am Mia Haskins. I was born on October 9th, 2004 in Mary birch hospital located in San Diego, California. When I was born, I was colic so I cried a lot. My parents are Scott and Teri Haskins. I have two sibling an older sister named Ryann and a twin brother named Max. Ryann is 15 and Max and I are 12. When I was very little I need glasses very badly

Danielle Williams was born and raised in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. She is the only daughter of Jill and Phil Williams. Growing up Danielle was always a very shy, quiet, kind hearted, nurturing, creative, and imaginative young girl. Being brought up in a modest christian home, Danielle had a set of very strict set of rules she had to follow. Which made having any sort of social life difficult. She was not allowed to participate in any of the normal activities most kids her age were taking part in. There was no attending parties, no going out at night, no dating boys, no wearing makeup, no revealing clothing, no watching R rated movies, and no cellphones. With nothing to do on saturday nights, Danielle would spend most of her time reading

Riley Patterson is a volleyball National Champion and a California State Champion. She has accomplished more on the volleyball court than most could only dream of. And she’s only 14-years old.

The Hollywood and La Brea Gateway gazebo was made in the art deco style with materials such as glass, steel, and neon. Hardwicke intended for the piece to acknowledge the different cultural backgrounds of people who helped create the Hollywood we know, while also encouraging an examination of the place. Said Hardwicke:

Dorothy Gibson was born in 1889 in Hoboken, New Jersey. She was the daughter of John A. Brown and Pauline Boesen. Unfortunately however, right after Dorothy’s birth her father passed away. It wasn’t long after when her mother remarried to a man by the name of John Leonard Gibson. This was the man that essentially was the father figure for Dorothy encouraging her to pursue her career. Dorothy was very versatile when it came to the arts. Between the years of 1907 and 1911 she became a singer and dancer in many musicals on Broadway. She worked with the top producers of the time including Charles Frohman and the Shubert Brothers. In 1909 she began her career as a model, most famously known as the inspiration for illustrator Harrison Fisher. This gave her extraordinary fame in many newspaper articles and magazines. People started referring to her as the Original Harrison Fisher Girl. In 1910, Dorothy fell in love with a man by the name of George Battier and married him. However,

Tamora Pierce is a young adult fantasy fiction author who is quite well known for the young, strong and rebellious heroines in all of her novels. She was born December 13th, 1954 in Fayette Country, Pennsylvania. During her childhood, her family moved a great deal and books became her solace. Her uncle gave her a set of books including several from A.A Milne, who wrote all of the “Winnie the Pooh” books, and Dr. Seuss’ “Cat in the Hat.” What really got her into writing was when one day, her father told her she should start writing down her stories instead of just telling them to herself out loud, while also giving her some of her first book ideas. After that it all writing and reading every genre for Pierce, until she got introduced to J.R.R Tolkein in the sixth grade which was her window into fantasy novel, then eventually science fiction. She began writing stories mimicking all her favourite authors writing styles, something she encourages every young writer to do now. Later on in life as she reflected on the writing she did as a child she said: “I tried to write the kind of thing I was reading, with one difference: the books I loved were missing teenaged girl warriors.

A. Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer to the question and write the corresponding letter in the blank beside the correct number. ___ 1. Why does Miss Brodie say that the statement “Safety First” is a false statement? a. She believes that goodness, truth, and beauty should come before safety. b.