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Kaci Herrell was born on December 4, 1992 in North Platte Nebraska. She was a great baby and was always happy. As she was growing up her home life was not necessarily the greatest. She had a father that was never around for her, and her mother felt it necessary to do whatever she could to make her daughter happy. Her mother would give her whatever she wanted whether it be new clothes, candy, or even toys. Kaci knew just how to get what she wanted. She eventually learned that all she had to do was

Susan Wabuda (PhD, Cambridge University) is a professor of Historical Studies at Fordham University, NY. Her specialty is early modern history. She is a member of several organizations such as Ecclesiastical History Society, Society for Reformation Research, and many more. Her published works are Thomas Cranmer, Belief and Practice in Reformation England as well as several journal articles. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE “My Purpose for this monograph has been to augment older studies by J.W. Blench in

have been treated poorly the day the Europeans had set foot onto the land we call Canada. Elijah's Harper's life was dedicated to Aboriginal rights, and because of what's he done throughout his life, he should be considered a great Canadian. Brief Biography Born in Manitoba, to an Oji-Cree tribe, Elijah Harper was forced into a residential school at a young age, where his identity and culture were snatched from him. In his adolescence he endured physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his teachers

Hank Williams jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, when he was only 3 his dad died. He then performed one of his dad’s songs when he was 8 on stage, he then went into playing southern rock, and blues. Which, soon made him a star in the music world. Williams soon got caught doing drugs, and drinking while on the road on his tours. Before long Williams was going through tough times, He soon attempted suicide in 1974. He then decided to turn his life around, while in Montana mountain climbing he severely

Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was born in Memphis, TN on July 18, 1971. He is well known for his career as a basketball star. He began playing as guard and forward at Treadwell High School. Then he went on to play for Memphis State. After college, he played for the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat. From a young age, he has been overcoming struggles while also pursuing his dreams. He has inspired many others and contributed much to his hometown. Penny Hardaway was very young

Sam Walton was born on March 29, 1918, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He went to David H. hackman High school and After high school, Sam Walton wanted to stay close to home and he went to the University of Missouri where he got a bachelor's degree in economics in 1940. After college he served as a Captain in the army for four years. Once he got out he married a woman named Helen in 1943, and they had four children over their 49 years together. Sam Walton always had interests in retail. He had early practice

Thirty-two streets, one mountain, one thousand one hundred and sixty-four cancer research grants and a colossal $451 737 662 have been invested in cancer research (Scrivener, 1.) However, Terry Fox is conquering the biggest mountain of them all: cancer. Terry hopes to raise awareness for a worthy but neglected cause and has now decided to run across Canada to fund a cure for cancer. Terry ran his marathon of hope with a prosthetic leg after receiving news that his right leg needed to be amputated

Gifford Pinchot was born in Simsbury, Connecticut on August 11, 1865. Pinchot grew up in a wealthy well to do family. He got a great education and attended Yale University in 1885. One day Gifford Pinchot’s dad asked him what he wanted to do when he grew up. Pinchot said he wanted to go into forestry. Not many universities offered forestry and Yale was a college that did not. Ever since Pinchot was little he loved nature, trees and the woods. There was a school in Nancy, France that offered forestry

Born on February 8 in Owen Sound, Ontario, 1894, Billy Bishop is one of our most successful pilots.He was the middle child and had a brother and a sister. His father was Grey County registrar and a strict Liberal. As a kid, he crafted his own flying machine from an orange box and blankets. He “flew” his craft from the roof of the house, only to land in his mother’s rose bushes. Bishop attended Beech Street School, later renamed Dufferin Public School in 1910. As a teen, he attended the Owen Sound

SOCIAL STUDIES PERIOD 6 MRS.MILLER By Veronica Guzman Presentation KIT CARSON ___ Christopher "Kit" Carson was conceived in Madison County, Kentucky on December 24, 1809, the 6th of ten kids. Carson got next to zero formal instruction and remained about uneducated his whole life. Mountain Man At 19 years old, Kit Carson started his vocation as a Mountain Man. He went in numerous parts of American West with celebrated Mountain Men Jim Bridger and Old Bill Williams. Kit Carson was a cook