Shalvin Miller Research Paper

James Brown Miller, also known as “Killin’ Jim”, “Killer Miller” and “Deacon Jim”, was the son of Jack and Cynthia Miller. He was born on October, 25, 1866 in Van Buren, Arkansas, and was married to the cousin of another famous old west outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. And at the age of one, he moved with his parents to Franklin, Texas. However, just a few years after the move, both of Miller’s parents died, and he was sent to Evant to live with his grandparents. At the age of eight, Miller was again orphaned after both of his grandparents were found murdered in their home. Miller was arrested for the crime, even though he was only eight years old; in the end, he wasn’t charged.

Michael Bowman, 47, was born in Aurora Illinois on July 18, 1970, a saturday night. He went to Allen Elementary School, Simmons Junior High, and East Aurora High School, graduating in 1988. He is the oldest out of three siblings, all being boys, him, Terrence, and Sean Bowman being the youngest. His mother was not really in his life much as he was growing up so he was raised by his grandmother, Irene Bowman. After graduating high school, he did go to college, he went to Waubonsee Community College in Illinois and Gateway Community College in Phoenix, Arizona in 2018. He is the father of two children, Autumn Elizabeth Bowman and Davion Bowman and the grandfather of one little boy. Michael was living in Illinois until three to four years ago then he moved to Arizona, the last time he has been up here was within the first few months of 2017, sadly for a funeral and thanksgiving of 2016. As a job Michael is a health care professional.

Spending much of her childhood in the German Coast of Acadiana, Darleen Jenkins holds on tightly to her family traditions. Moving from Luling to Houma, down to Dularge and back up to Houma again, she has been able to spot differences in the regions’ foods based on both time and place. She reminisces fondly of times when her family came together to share in meals and memories. Speaking with her one couldn’t help but to want to hear more about her childhood and transitions through adulthood.

Mamie Phipps Clark was born on April 18, 1917, in the resort town of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Dr. Mamie Clark studied the effects of segregation and racism on the self esteem of African American children. Her work with her husband who is also a psychologist, Dr. Kenneth Clark, was used in a widely known court case Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, the 1954 landmark Supreme Court ruling that help declare that school segregation was unconstitutional. Dr Mamie Phipps Clark also co founded The North side Center for Child Development, one of the very first agencies to make psychological services available to poor black children, Dr Clark served as the executive director of the agency from 1946 to 1979.

I Jaylon Morris was born at Richland Memorial Hospital to Charles A. and Latina. Morris. I was delivered at 5:32am on Thursday December 9,1999. I was delivered in room 405 and the doctor who delivered me name was Dr. Taylor. My parents brought me home on Monday, December 13h. My parents are Latina and Charles Morris which are both African Americans. My parents are Christian believers. My brother (Darius Morris) is 22 and lives in Columbia South Carolina. My sister (Kayla Morris) is 27 and lives in Orlando Florida. We are all 5 years apart. My Grandparents are Betty Morris(Dad's Side) and Jeauna Penny(Mom's Side). I have a niece that i love dearly, her name is Kameron Morris. She is 2 years old.

There are many talented gymnasts around the world, but Shannon White was a real special one. The factors and contributions that made Shannon Miller well-known was her becoming an Olympic gold medalist at the age of 15. When she was 18 (in the year 1995) she was diagnosed with brain cancer, but fought it and survived. She is an inspiration to men, women, and children for being one of the best gymnasts in the world, for beating cancer, and for never giving up.

While men like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson are probably most popularly known to be the greatest of the founding fathers, they were a few great men among many. Of course each played a special role in the construction of the Declaration of Independence and the development of the United States, the most important however and perhaps most frequently forgotten is Pennsylvania delegate, Robert Morris. He was born in Liverpool, Great Britain, on January 20, 1784; however, he later immigrated to America when he was 13 years old. As soon as he arrived in America his father, a tobacco based businessman, started little Robert on the path to a valuable education. Robert’s education is what kick-started him on a path of success, this success was not only his but also of America.

While serving as a Mail-room Clerk for Charlie Company, 307th ESB, SPC McCoy bestowed significant assistance during 516th Signal Brigade Inspections receiving an overall assessment of Green. SPC McCoy excelled in her duties as the mail clerk and conducted her daily mail operations including picking up, sorting, and distributing mail to over 250 Soldiers. SPC McCoy's attention to detail and hard work were immediately evident and profoundly assisted in raising the morale of all Charlie Company Soldiers serving on JBER,

She traveled to Ohio for the Buckeye National Elite Qualifier where she finished tenth in the all-around. At the Jazz Invitational, she won the all-around title as well as first on vault, balance beam and floor exercise. She then placed third in the all-around at both Houston National Invitational and State Championships. At the Region 3 Championships, she finished impressive fourth in the all-around and first on vault, qualifying to the Junior Olympic Nationals in Dallas, Texas. At the JO Nationals, she won a bronze medal on vault and a gold medal on floor exercise. Simone concluded her 2010 season at the US Challenge where she won the all-around

Driven away from his hometown Manchester-by-the-Sea, a small fishing community in Massachusetts, Lee Chandler is picking through the ruins of his utterly destroyed life living in a ground-floor basement flat in Boston and working as a janitor.

“There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle and a very happy start”(Every Thing On It). Shel Silverstein is a guy who creates many well thought out and likeable poems, stories within magazines and books, and songs. Within Silverstein’s writings of every variety, one can truly feel close to who he was. Silverstein uses unique and humorous storylines with lots of thought and character. Silverstein knows how to incorporate his own style to everything he does and tell a worthwhile story to those reading. One can truly learn from the wonderful life of Shel Silverstein.

Chris McCandles was a very unique young man. His morals and general ways of doing things were not mainstream. Almost to the point where he would seem almost crazy in a sense. But in my eyes I see him as an over ambitious and emotionally unstable guy. He would dip in and out of his phases but always tie back to his past family problems. His parents corrupted his mind and made him think differently about society and what it has become. I don’t believe he was necessarily crazy, but he definitely was not normal. He also just generally makes poor decisions in my opinion.

Jenaveve Richards was an only child, born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas. Her entire life since she was two, she trained as a gymnast. She progressed very well in her youth years, and often times as she likes to say, “brought home the hardware,” from competitions. She qualified second all around in a Junior Olympic Gymnastics Preliminary meet. Although Jenaveve was not satisfied with second. She strived for greatness and came back from that meet better than ever.

“If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look at his work. That's enough.” Shel Silverstein ("BrainyQuote") A famous children’s book author/poet Shel Silverstein. Silverstein The son of Nathan and Helen Silverstein, Silverstein a young boy growing up in Chicago, Illinois ("Bio.com"). His writing career started by writing for Stars and Stripes Magazine which Silverstein had written because he enlisted into the U.S army ("Bio.com"). But Silverstein didn't stop there, he wrote cartoons and stories for Sports Illustrated, Look, and Playboy. Silverstein continued to write and later became a very serious child book author.

After Heidi read these comments, she knew she was a big deal. Heidi began to practice whenever she had the chance because the Olympics are a bigger deal. Everyday Heidi