Roy Whitelaw Story

My family has several values such as religion and education. Education is something my family has valued for many years and this is because of my grandfather Bishop Leach Jr. Bishop Leach was born on September 17, 1924. When he was a young child he joined Mt. Sinai A.M.E. Church in Pittsboro, NC. This church has been very important to my family because we have been attending this church for generations. Bishop Leach attended and graduated from Horton High School, which later became Horton Middle School. He graduated at the shocking age of 15. Bishop served in the United States Army once he finished high school. After serving in the Army, he then attended North Carolina College, now North Carolina Central University (NCCU) where he graduated within three years and obtained his B.S degree in social studies in 1952. While in college, he married Myrtle Alston. The couple were married for forty-nine years and had two sons Bishop Bernard Leach and James Benjamin Leach.

Wes Moore provides explanations and examples that can help inspire someone else. He is very open with not only discussing his life experiences but the other Wes Moore’s life experiences as well, which played a huge part

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He had helped to establish a local junior college aimed at providing vocational education for at-risk minorities, and as a hands-on administrator he found himself on some occasions in a physical altercation with a disaffected student. In middle age, he and my mother once were parking their car on a visit to San Francisco when they were suddenly surrounded by several African-American teens. When confronted with their demands, he offered to give the thieves all his cash if they would leave him and my mother alone. Thankfully they took his cash and left.

We all have had people of influence in our lives that have touched us in a powerful way to bring about a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. They are not characters found on the cover of a Wheaties box, but world changers as hero/heroines of the faith, the entrusted ones to move the Word of God from the pages of the Bible to the hearts of men, women, boys, and girls. We have been exposed to the good news because they have been faithful servants to encamp about us with care and tenderness that prompts the utmost respect for their lifestyle and their belief. Although it would be more resourceful to pick a hero found in the Old Covenant to expound the goodness of God, it is more joyful to have my own bloodline

When examining the crime rate amongst white and black Americans, the latter usually tends to receive negative connotation, yet the article “In Search of White Crime” challenges that notion. The article presents a valid argument that creates an alternative to the mainstream idea that black is deemed tainted and white pure. Though it is believed by the majority of Americans that crime in the black communities is highest when compared to whites, crime and incarceration rates for whites are exceptionally higher than the black population. The article explains the major differences in numbers between whites and blacks in correlation to crime and makes it clear that the world’s perception on black crime is highly

An influential figure who has greatly affected my life is my pastor. He is Rabbi Robert Devine. Born September 21, 1926, in Port Gibson, Mississippi, he is the oldest of his siblings and now lives in Braxton, Mississippi, at the age of ninety. As a spiritual leader, he has made an impact on my life in significant ways through multiple aspects that are profitable in fulfilling my destiny. Rabbi Devine exemplifies the qualities of a Godly leader. As a leader, he exhibits the qualities of humility, service, and fortitude that helps him continue as strong spiritual leader.

The patience, compassion and encouragement of one person improved my family’s last years with its patriarch in countless ways. It was this improvement that inspired me to pursue a career as an

White’s realization of reality and mortality makes him return to the present. Throughout the essay, there is a lost sense of time. When White watches his son pull up his shorts, he recognizes that he could no longer dwell in the past and relive his past in the eyes of his son. White is going through a midlife crisis. He becomes cognizant of the fact that he is no longer a child. He has been reliving his past by pretending to be his son and returning back to his childhood. He would see himself as his son and imagine the times when his dad was with him. He is now aware that his own death is inevitable as he feels the chill of the death of his youth. The cycle will continue as White’s son brings his son to the lake in the future.

Brother Antoine Hollings is a youth pastor at my church of whom I go to seek advice. He was very easy to understand and could relate to the problems we faced at school. He knew what it felt like being in our shoes, such as living unsaved and hanging with the wrong people. He would always tell us stories about the mistakes he made and why we shouldn’t do it. With him I have someone to confine my worries and fears to without my parents finding out.

One day at my school’s mass Mr. D volunteered to tell a story that related the gospel and homily. For the first time in a formal setting he had caught my attention right away. He faced the congregation and told his inspiring story. A baby and his mother boarded a flight one day. Bad luck came their way and the plane crashed. The pilot was the only survivor. As the pilot was exiting the plane eagerly trying to save himself, he heard a cry from the passenger area of the plane. He managed to find his way to a little baby boy crying in the hands of his mother. The baby had survived by the help of that kind pilot. That miracle baby was my middle school teacher and softball coach. Mr. D’s lost his mother that day, but due to the kindness of another individual his life was saved. This experienced has influenced and driven this elderly person to teach the youth. Mr. D teaches English to children as well as teaches children sports, his true

There have been countless influential people in my life that I’ve come across. One who was a meticulous inspiration continues to be my grandfather. My grandmother had remarried to the one I call “grandpa” when I was at the age of five, and they both took to each other’s grandchildren as their own. With my mother and me only living a mile down the road from their farmhouse out in the country, I’d spent heaps amount of time there as a child. Indeed, I had been without a father but my grandfather stepped up to the plate and had taken me under his wing and willingly played the personification of a father figure.

An influential person for me was Frank A. Casey, my great-grandpa, but to me he was Pawpaw. He was a small-town preacher who

With every great person, there are others behind them supporting them. One person that inspired me was, Dr. Yvonne Thornton, her story reminded me of myself. For example; when she stated her father brought her a car so she would never have to get in the car with a male (something my dad did). Also her rabbit theory, which is the way my family taught me, never cheat, but always learn from the next whether dealing with life or school. My Aunt Brenda and Uncle Cliff also inspired me in many ways. All my life I saw them be nothing but the best, they taught me lessons of life, how to be better, and how to treat others. My Aunt and Uncle taught me always do better than before, never let anybody tell me I’m not good enough, only except or higher. I can honestly say they are great inspiration to me and what I strive to be in the future. My Aunt Brenda’s words of wisdom are; “Remember God is always first in your

Instead of forgetting and moving forward, sometimes people needed to continue to help others in similar, or even worse situations; “’It’s what bother me the most now, knowing that they are still there and I’m home. I hope we can do more to help more people’” (Stevenson 241). Marsha Colbey understood the struggles of the women she knew from prison, and instead of putting that trauma away, she used it to help others like her, and helped those that gave her the hope to persevere through those years. Role models built the foundation that people who share experiences can follow and look up to. My father, Michael Kim cited his own commanding officer as a the one who taught him “what it means to serve God and country” (Kim). As a teenager myself, having a role model like my father, someone who went through the same situations and troubles as me helped me when I went through difficult times in my life. Whether someone worked as a teacher, officer, or just happened to be a stranger passing by, everyone can help each other persevere through our lives. Without the presence of another person, people who felt lost, feel that their life could end with just a few