Sonja Henie Research Paper

For my research paper, I plan to write about the Boleyn/Howard family. I will be focusing mainly on Henry VIII wives Anne Boleyn and her cousin Catherine Howard. The time frame I look to examine is from the rise of Anne Boleyn and her family to the fall of Catherine Howard and the aftermath of their executions and how it affected the family left behind. I think that both the Boleyn's and Howard's were very influential towards the middle and end of Henry’s reign. Most prominent is Anne Boleyn who has been polarized throughout history as either an innocently executed wife or a malicious and ambitious she-wolf who brought down Catholicism in England. Whichever way you look at it Anne is one of his most remembered and influential wives. For whatever

Clearly, Laurie’s biggest accomplishment is performing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, but nobody know what led up to that. Laurie met Maggie Haney when she was only six years old at her first gymnastic class. It was then Haney pushed Hernandez to attend the USA Gymnastics development camps at age nine, which, of course, she excelled at. (Laurie)

The first woman ever to win from Oklahoma was Norma Smallwood. Norma Smallwood was born on May 12, 1909 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1926 she was a sophomore in college when she entered Miss America and won at the age of 16. Norma made more money by being a poster girl, and according to the news she made more money than Babe Ruth in 1926, making $100,000. She got married two years after she won Miss America (1928). About four years after she won she gave birth to her daughter named Des Cygne L’Amour Gilcrease on June 12, 1930.

Nettie Fowler was born in 1835, the youngest of three children. Her father was a merchant in New York. After he died, her mother ran the business until her own death a few years later. Nettie was sent to live with her uncle and grandmother who were both devout Methodists and philanthropists in their community. These early tragedies and relationship with her grandparent’s religion and philanthropy shaped Nettie’s beliefs. Raised as an active member of the Methodist church, she felt her responsibility was to be a servant of God and give back to her community.

named Jenni and Jerri. Her sisters were not as into sports as Alex. Alex played multiple games at a

Joni Eareckson Tada stood at the edge of the rock as she had done many times that summer. When she dove into the water, she felt her head hit something hard. An agonizing pain tore through her head. She felt as if her hands and feet were tied by ropes. As she rode in the back of the ambulance that afternoon, Joni thought that her injury was not serious. She had no idea how drastically her life was about to change.

The famous gymnast Gabby Douglas was 16 when she made history as the first African-American Olympian to win the individual all-around event (biography.com). Gabby Douglas went through a lot to get to where she was. She once said “The hard days are the best because that is where champions are made, so if you can push through, you can push through anything!” With her hard working spirit, and determination Gabby Douglas pushed through the hard days and became a champion.

Wilma Rudolph was a track and field athlete who was born on June 23, 1940, in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee. She was a sickly child who had to wear a brace on her left leg. She decided to overcome her disabilities in order to be able to compete in the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, and in 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics. Later in life, she formed the Wilma Rudolph Foundation to promote amateur athletics. The amazing athlete died on November 12, 1994, following a battle with brain cancer.

Tonya Maxine Harding is an American figure skater, born November 12, 1970 in Portland Oregon. She is the daughter of Al and LaVona Harding. Tonya began skating when she was just three years old when her parents put her in classes. When Tonya was a sophomore in high school, she dropped out so that she could chase her dream in figure skating. Tonya competed in the U.S. Nationals in 1986 at the age of fifteen and by 1989,

Gwen Lahiri is accused of murdering her daughter’s best friend, Tamra, in revenge for giving her the drugs which she thinks led to her daughter's death on November 1, 2016.

Born in Hawaii on the 8th of February in 1990. At the age of eight she began competitive surfing and had a optimistic career, however this took a turn. At the age of thirteen Bethany, was attacked by a shark, which left her with no left arm. Most people would back sone after facing such a major setback, but all Bethany wanted to so was surf and so in 2005 she won a national title and is still surfing to this day, being regarded as one of the most inspiring and talented surfers in the world.

She was aslo given the nickname of Flo Jo after the 1984 Olympics. She grew up in the projects of South Central Los Angeles. She was a straight A student in High School and a great athlete, who was determined to succeed in life and all things she did.

The girl I love is Named Julia Pollock. I always get shy around her for no reason, it's probably due to me being incredibly shy. Even though I get shy around Julia I try my best to help her when she needs it. i.e. On a marching band field trip Julia couldn't find her uniform bag so I helped her search for it, even if it meant that i had to stay longer. After 30 minutes i finally found and handed it to Julia, who in turn Hugged me and thanked me for staying with her to search for it. It brought a smile to my face to see her be happy. This can show even though I can get very shy around her I still love her and will do anything to help her regardless how long it

Jeanmarie was a very loving and generous toward her sisters sister lady. She had many friend who adore and love her. Jeanamarie was very athletics lady in her early years . She was good at playing basketball and table tennis and very competive . her favorite team was the DALLAS CowGirls warmRLS. (smile) she love participating in family activites . she would bring her favorite home made potatoes salads in which she made from scratch . jeanama love a good juicy debate especially sports. She was a private person except when it comes to other folks business. She would give family members advice, a the people she love. Bruce remember when jeanamarie would fix potatoes salad from scratch .Bruce said she laterally scratch her hand while

Class and Society Sister Carrie is a story of an ordinary girl, Carrie Meeber, who is from a lower-middle class. Carrie leaves her parents and her small Midwestern town. She travels to Chicago to stay with her sister Minnie and her brother-in-law. She thinks that her miserable life will change by getting a new job in Chicago. The novel represents the distinction between social classes that characters from lower middle class face in their society.