Thomas Steven Korn Research Paper

Knoebels is an antique amusement park enraptured with addictive food, energized cheers and music, and crisp smoky scents. My family has enjoyed these components of entertainment for generations. Foods from sweet funnel cakes to creamy milkshakes have filled my ancestors stomachs to the point of exhaustion. The sounds of authentic wooden coasters, classic organ chimes, and young ride operators fill the air of this aged theme park. At night, chirping crickets, campfire ashes, and family laughter flood the brisk winds. These sounds and scents create a beautiful compilation of nostalgia and comfort.

Every Sunday my mother would force me into my church dress with the itchy lace, and white ankle-socks with the big, puff bow. We would walk into St. John A.M.E. Church and sit in age-old pews, singing Negro Spirituals that I had not yet learned to appreciate. Growing up, church consisted of sermons, praise, and family. For years I would automatically participate in the church activities and youth-group service projects, taking the many lectures about education a grain of salt. However, I never understood the true meaning of service and the importance of education until I learned about the history of Huntsville, Alabama. The founder of St. John African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, and the founder of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU), William Hooper Councill, truly exemplified what it meant to serve his community.

Now, he is an advocate for parents of deaf children to learn sign language so that no one would ever have to experience what he had to.

Krepice, Poland, July 27, 1917 Joseph Sher was born to Simon and Felicia Sher. Simon was a tailor mainly for priest. Joseph had five other siblings, three sister and two other brothers. As he grew up he learned that Jews were disregarded and second-hand citizens in Poland. But little did he know that it would get much worse for them.

All United States citizens have rights. We have the five functions of the government: to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to insure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare. As independent individuals in America, we are supposed to abide by these laws. We endure these laws. However, we are also taught to stand up for what we believe in. The 1st amendment confirms that there will be no tolerance for discrimination towards others’ religious beliefs. It states:

In the documentary, For A Deaf Son a deaf child, named Thomas is born into an all hearing family. Not ever experiencing such a situation in their lives, Thomas’s parents grieve for their child and the fact that they are never going to have the perfect “normal” child they dreamed of having. Knowing that Thomas will not get his hearing back, Thomas’s parent want him to be cured as much as possible, so they make him take speech/oral classes. As Thomas continues to take speech classes over the years his speech improves very little. Not being satisfied with Thomas’s improvement and becoming frustrated with not being able to understand Thomas, Thomas’s father explores the deaf community to find more options available for Thomas to be able to communicate.

He is a lawyer, judge, and a member of the Supreme Court Justice system. Thomas was born in Pin Point, Georgia but was raised in Savannah. His mother, Leola Williams, was a domestic worker while his father was a farm worker. In this household, Thomas and his siblings were raised by a single mother after their father left them at a young age. They spoke Gullah which is a creole language, not English. His ancestors were slaves in America. At the age of seven, Clarence was forced to move into his grandparents’ home due to a house fire. Because he was raised in a catholic setting, he was the only African American at his school, but he was an honors student. Thomas did not let his race and the opinions of others stop him from reaching his education goals. Even though he could barely read, his grandfather made sure he knew that education and religion, was a top

When Mark told Linda that he would except the job as dorm supervisor at PSD he started his first step towards Deaf culture and never looked back. This was his first step to what he called Deaf Pride. It took him a while to understand the importance of ASL. Attending Gallaudet was his first full- blown reaction to Deaf culture. The president down to the students, were all deaf. After taking the time to join into the Deaf culture Mark struggled, but to him it became a blessing from above and throughout his experiences he made a lot of spiritual references, which I believe made him a

Gregory Mears Sr., my grandfather, was born on October 20, 1945 in Baltimore Maryland. His mother Myrtle Elizabeth Dalton Bailey and father Henry Saile Bailey were also born in Baltimore Maryland. Growing up Gregory had seven brothers and sisters Eddie, Myrtle, Matthew, Del, Mildred, Melvin, and Marie all of which were born in Baltimore Maryland. Although at the moment the occupation for Myrtle is unknown, Henry worked as steel worker for Armco Steel. Gregory left high school under the direction of his mother to get a job. He left the twelfth grade leaving only a few credits short of his diploma to become a steel worker for Bethlehem Steel. Although, my grandfather did not continue his education each of his siblings continued their education

Timothy Schmit, an Oakland-born musician, songwriter and former bassist for the Eagles, returns to the Bay Area to perform his carefully crafted blend of rock, country and pop live at the Bankhead Theater. Schmit writes all of his own songs, infusing them with heartfelt emotion and experience acquired during a career that began in the 1960s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Eagles in 1998, Schmit continues his love affair with music as he tours, sharing his passion with audiences across the nation.

Robert Davis was an African American man. He was not a “thug,” he was not a “drunk,” he was a retired school teacher from New Orleans who was in his sixties. He was brutally attacked by three police officers. He suffered a broken nose and other broken bones in his face. The incident was recorded and went viral. Davis was arrested but faced no charges. Three police officers were charged but only two went to trial. In the end, two of the police officers were fired — the third never made it to trial because he had committed suicide. Davis was compensated for the assault.

In the mid-1890s, Tom Anderson was a man on the rise in New Orleans. Tom Anderson already established himself as a clever businessman involved in different ventures around town. Anderson considered doing the inevitable- going into politics. Entering into politics in New Orleans was the key to great prosperity. Tom Anderson made himself useful to the neighborhood, helping out at brothels, friends with the police, and a bookkeeper at the Insurance Oil Company. Moreover, Tom Anderson made connections in significant places of power in New Orleans. In addition, Tom Anderson created a restaurant with private rooms where deals and payoffs could be made. Also, in the early 1880s, Anderson and his friend Frank Lamothe began sponsoring Mardi gras which

In life a little mistake can have a big impact the rest of your life that is why it is important for parents to encourage their kids to make good decision to help them in the future. The Wes Moore's are two men with the same name with very similar but different lives. I think that the Wes Moore's had different lives because they were raised completely different One of the Wes Moore's had a father and a mother and both parents who were college graduates while the other Wes Moore never knew his dad and his mother was too busy to pay attention to him so we did whatever he wanted to do he did not have an example set for him not even his older brother was much help. For example, the author state that: "Wes sighed into the phone. He had heard it

Charles Kinny is a very important preacher in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Not only was he a very Godly and humble preacher, he also was the first ordained Black Preacher. He helped Seventh-day Adventist reach out and connect with the black community during the 1800s. Resulting in many African Americans dedicating their life to God. There are many things we can learn from Charles so let’s get started!

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.