Monroe Ailey Long

for
having
wept
in
my
presence.
Their
apprehensions
caused
the
others
that
came
to
see
us
to
give

A poem written by South Carolina pastor, Jeremy Rutledge has given readers a lot to think about. The poem was composed after the great Hurricane Harvey tragedy in Houston. In his poem Rutledge mentions the word pray many times but the meaning of it goes way beyond that. When praying for something it is important to know the aspects and struggles of it, and that is exactly what Rutledge is doing in this poem, stating all the things that make Houston unique, diverse, and capable to rise from it all.

Sam Houston was born March 2, 1793,at Rockbridge County,Virginia,VA.Sam Houston had five brothers and three sisters.His brothers names were Robert Houston,Paxton Houston,James Houston,and James Paxton Houston,William Houston.Sam Houston’s sisters name were Mary Blair Houston,Elizabeth Ann Houston,and Isabella Houston.Sam’s mom’s name is Elizabeth Paxton and his dad’s name is Major Samuel Houston.Sam Houston’s father died when he was only 14 because his father was in the Revolutionary.Sam Houston’s height was 6’6’’.Sam Houston’s wedding dates was first Eliza Allen on January 22,1829,Then Sam’s second wife was Tiana Rogers Gentry,and his third was May 9,1840 with Margaret Lea Houston.

A small family of four, living in the Tory town of Redding. Life was great Mr. and Mrs. Meeker owned a small tavern that supplies their town with food, rum, and supplies. Their son Timmy helped around the tavern and did chores, because his older brother Sam was off at college. Everyone in Redding was close and knew the Meeker family, they all admired how they had raised Sam and Timmy. Every year after college was over, Sam would come home and visit, except one.

He remembered his shock at his parents’ passing. The words seemed unreal- yet here he was, with no money, no family, and no means to support himself or the farm where he’d grown up. Prematurely forced into manhood, he decided to sell his farm and looked for small work around the village as a servant, so that he would have a roof over his head and some food to sustain himself. However, most in the village were too poor to afford such luxuries, and those who had the money did not think much of paying a mere boy for work. He realized the money he had made from selling the farm was dwindling, and he moved out to the city in a desperate attempt to find more opportunities for

The daughter had a life plan. She wants to be successful even though people will alienate her for the fact that she has the qualities of someone from a low income family. “In pottery class I’m making a jar with a lid. If it comes out all right I think I’ll use it for a jewel box as we don’t ever eat marmalade. Jolley demonstrates that the sister knows she does not have a lot of things that people high up on the social status would normally have. The author uses characterization to provide the reader with an insight of how each individual lives in a low income family.

They were always hungry and their parents were not working because Rose Mary was lazy and Rex was drunk most of the time. The siblings had to fetch food from trashcans at school in stealth mode. Maureen solved the problem by going over to her friend’s house and had dinner with them. Brain, Lori, and Jeannette all had to scavenge for their food and clothes. Until one day they just had enough essentially, leading them to leave their parents and began the journey to acquire a prosperous life. They began saving up for the expenses of transportation, Lori made posters and Jeanette worked in Jewelry store and bay-sat and Brain mowed lawns. They were saving it in a piggy bank, but one day Jeanette came home to an empty piggy bank, she knew it was her father. When Lori, and Bran found out they were furious the siblings all waited patiently for Rex to arrive. They waited three days but when arrived he was drunk and not long after pasted out. The sibling realized it was pointless arguing with Rex, he just made them feel even more miserable. Eventfully another opportunity came up; Mrs. Sanders offered Jeanette and opportunity to escape by offering her a job in Iowa babysitting and a buying her ticket back home. Jeanette change the offer to ticket to New York city and it was a deal. The twist was as bad as Jeanette wanted to live

The father to James Monroe was Spence Monroe, who worked as a carpenter and planter. His mother was an educated woman known as Elizabeth Jones. He had one sister and three brothers. James later married Elizabeth Kortright. He bore daughters Eliza and Maria Hester.

My mind will often wander to all the places I've lived in and all those I would love to travel to, or visit again. I think of the streets of Santa Fe, how fresh it would be compared to the over 100 degree temperature of were I am now, the hot dry heat of El Paso, Texas, a place I often come back to, the soil were my roots are permanently ingrained. El Paso has grown significantly in the past 10 years alone and is now the sixth most populous city in Texas (World Population Reviw). It's far from it's days when it was widely known as “El Chuco,” or “ChucoTown,” nicknames whose origins and meaning have long been debated, but no matter how much of the new generation is unfamiliar with these terms the history lives on through the streets and current

Samuel Houston was born on the 2nd of March in 1793 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Sam was only thirteen when his father died. After, he and his family moved to a small farm in Tennessee. He rejected his family’s lifestyle and ran a way to live with an Indian family. He received the name “The Raven,” just by leaving the Indian family at the age eighteen.

James Monroe was born April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Kortright in February 16, 1786. James Monroe was the 5th President

The Joad family left their drought stricken mid-western town in search of a new life in California. Their seemingly never ending trek for their promise land allowed the family to bond together while overcoming the obstacles they faced. This bond held the family together as they encountered many hardships, such as the loss of both grandparents, and the various car breakdowns. This theme of the bond family carries on throughout the book, keeping their dreams alive. Once arriving in California, the Joad’s dreams were shattered because of the lack of work, and the death of Rose of Sharon’s baby.

For many years of her childhood, she was constantly teased and abused because she was different. Even through the abuse, Jodee always stayed kind and caring. One person she helped was her high school friend Noreen. Jodee befriended the lonely girl in her speech class, later she learned how much it helped Noreen. Noreen, just like Jodee, was constantly harassed for being different, leading her to have no friends at the high school. Jodee gave Noreen someone to share her pain with, and gave her someone she could trust in. Another person Jodee helped was Marianne. Jodee helped her by working with the deaf children at Holy Ascension, treating Marianne like the little sister she never had. She was an outcast from regular children and the deaf children as well. This was due to the fact that even compared to the deaf kids she was different, and they couldn't understand her.”... A small bungalow, though the home was in need of repair, the yard was well tended” (Blanco 27)This made what Jodee did even more important,because Marianne wasn’t exactly the most wealthy, so she had a life just as bad at home as at school, meaning so much more to have Jodee act as her big sister.. Jodee also helped Rodger, a special ed student in her high school. She worked on a prom for the special ed kids since they were not invited to the regular prom for their school. He was able to feel like he was just a regular student for one night of his life. She

“I don’t know,” she lamented as she nervously breathed into the receiver, “I just started working for Mindy. I won’t even get my first paycheck until I’m done training three weeks from now.”

“Oh come on, you’ll be living here. Also, what do you do for a living?” He changed the topic. He had always been into girls who made money. He wasn’t much for personality, I guess.