The Biography Of Samantha Smith Essay

There were a few people in my family I could have chosen to interview about their struggles and their determination to achieve an education, but no one’s story would be more meaningful than that of my mom, Betty Ann Overton. Betty was born in Decatur County hospital in a little town called Leon Iowa. Her mother was Donna K Overton and her fathers’ name was Donald Keith Bethards. Her parents were not married, so she lived with her mother. Her dad lived an hour and a half away from her an she didn’t get to see him much. “I hate not getting to see my dad,” She told me. I am wanting to find out about the struggles and obstacles she faced in her life from when she was a little girl to now.

Tori Smith was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 24, 1996, but moved with her family to Beaumont, Texas as a child of three. After graduating from Westbrook High School, she enrolled at Lamar University, where she is majoring in Political Science. Her lifetime goals include serving as a Civil Rights lawyer and eventually opening her own nonprofit organization to help children of color realize their creative and academic

Samantha Smith was a young girl devoted to her country from the start. This Young legacy was born on June 29, 1972 in Houlton, Maine. She was very successful in helping nation, but she was also a successful in her social life. She became a star on the show Lime Street, She also hosted a television special called “Samantha Smith Goes to Washington”. Her Father and her traveled to London to film the show Lime Street. while they were on their way back, The plane crashed and killed her father, as well as her. She lived to be thirteen years old, but during those thirteen years, she accomplished a huge amount of work for the end of the Cold war.

Speaker: “Speech to the Senate: June 1, 1950” is written in first person, and it was delivered by a woman named Margaret Chase Smith. Smith is a Senator, but her political party identification is not clear from the excerpt.

Denise Karina Matthews formally known as Vanity, passed away at the age of 57 from kidney problems. Although Denise is known to the secular world Vanity, the lead singer in her group, Vanity 6 she left that world behind and she became born again. On Jan. 4, 1959, Denise Katrina Matthews was born to Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Her childhood was not a happy one as her father was verbally and physically abuse to her.

Sam Smith was born on May 19, 1992 in London. As a child Sam already knew the he wanted to pursue a musical career. He study music and was inspired by soulful artist. His mother help get his name out there, in 2009 she was fired from her job for promoting his career while she was working.

Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805. He was born into the Smith family, which consisted of his father Joseph Smith Sr., his mother Lucy Mack Smith, and three other children named Alvin, Hyrum, and Sophronia. He was the fifth of what would be eleven children in the Smith family. They lived in Sharon, Vermont, and moved to West Lebanon, New Hampshire.

The young activist I researched was Samantha Smith. Samantha was an 11-year old girl who became curious about the US-Soviet relations after she read a Time magazine about Yuri Andropov’s rise to power as the Soviet Union’s new leader. Her life was changed when she sent a letter to Andropov where she eventually got a response. This all started when her mother, Jane, showed Samantha a November 1982 Time magazine where it shows that Yuri Andropov has taken command over the Soviet Union. Samantha was then concerned about whether there would be a war between the US and the Soviet Union. She wanted to know how this tension started between the two countries. Her mother encouraged her to write a letter to Andropov asking whether or not he would start

She has altered her vision of her own house so many times but now there is a clear and realistic picture that is embedded in her brain. A house of her own is what she speaks of, and with that a journey into the unknown. Although not the most common occurrence in the world, these success stories can and do happen. One of which that is most popular is that of former President of the United States, Barack Obama. Obama’s parents being divorced from a very early age made it impossible for him to live with his parents so, concerned for his education, Obama’s mother sent him back to Hawaii to live with her parents, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, and to attend Hawaii’s prestigious Punahou School,” (UVA Miller Center) where he did not excel in his academics.

Past events can have a great impact on the later generations of a family. To demonstrate, in my family nobody thought going to school was useful in becoming successful. My family originated from Punjab, India, where everyone used to think agriculture was the way to success. Education started in my family with my parents, but they only completed high school. If my parents would have completed college, things would be much easier.I am going to be the first person in my family that is going to attend a university. If my grandparents or my parents got a college degree, who knows how I would be living right now. In A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, the decisions that Ida makes in her life shape Christine’s life

Anna Nicole Smith; was born on November 28, 1967. Her government name was Vickie Lynn Hogan. Her parents’ names are Donald Eugene Hogan and Virgie Mae. She haves five siblings and their names are: Donna, David Tacker Jr., Donnie, Amy and Donald Hart. She changes her name to Nikki Hart. She went to Durkee Elementary School and Aldine Senior High School in Houston, Texas. She failed her freshman year in high school and when it was her sophomore year she dropped out. She met her husband Bill Wayne Smith at Jim’s Krispy Fried Chicken and got married April 4, 1985.

Birth name is Willow Camille Reign Smith she born on October 31,2000 in Los Angeles, California , to her parents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

She was born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1954. Smith is the daughter of the American sculptor Tony Smith (Art:21). Her family moved to New Jersey where she attended school with her

To Margaret Chase Smith, “The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character” (“Margaret Chase Smith Quotes”). Despite her compelling speech of 1950, Declaration of Conscience, the legacy of Margaret Chase Smith is too often overlooked in history books. As President John Fitzgerald Kennedy once said, “True political courage, the readiness to campaign for one’s beliefs at the risk of one’s friends, fortune, and contentment is hard to come by” (Kennedy 255). The resilience of Margaret Smith’s character is plain to see in her defiance of gender roles and defence of the public welfare, even when it came at a great personal cost.

An interesting short story is "Letters from The Samantha" by Mark Helpin. This story tells the fascinating tale, in the form of never sent letters, of an ape brought aboard an iron-hulled sailing ship in 1909 by Samson Low, the ship's captain. Although the author makes a point to tell the reader, through Samson Low, that the animal does not symbolize anything or mean anything, in fact, "He stands for nothing" (280), several arguments can be made to contradict this. One could argue that the ape symbolized the untamed and rarely used wild side of Samson Low through a comparison of their personalities, appearances, and the way they are treated by others. Samson Low was a captain of a ship owned by the Green Star Line. He