Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Indian to be called venerable. She is the daughter of a Christian Algonkin woman and a pagan Mohawk. In addition, she is the first Native American to be seen as a sage.. She was born in 1656, in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon. She suffered a fatal attack of smallpox when she was 4 years old. It scarred her skin and a scar was left on her face. Therefore, She usually wears a blanket to cover her face. What's worse, her whole family were died during an outbreak. Then, she was adapted by her uncle who was a chief of a Monhawk clan. She worked so hard and she had patience, it made her become well known. But she refused to get married. When her foster parents asked her to marry with a man, she…
Ely Marick Karstark was born in Winterfell to the parents of Amara and Michael Karstark. His family consists of his twin brother, Alex, and his younger sister, Khloe, who is four years his junior. From a young age, Ely has attempted to help his mother in the stables raising and farming animals. However, Ely has always had trouble learning new concepts and tended to frequently make errors. Although this would visibly irritate his mother, she tried not to let it show and continued to teach him. Amara first showed him how to feed the animals and proceeded to teach him how to take care of offspring. After years passed from the first day Ely attempted to shear a sheep, he eventually became reasonably adpt at serving as a stablehand and…
Isaac Ibarra is a senior at Chino Hills High School. Isaac has participated in many programs at CHHS. Isaac played two sports through his high school career. He played for the varsity football team as the kicker his junior year, and he also played soccer. When he played football, he earned his varsity letter and was a part of what many people think is the best football team who has ever been through Chino Hills High. That year the team was 5-0 league champions, and made it to the semifinals of the CIF playoffs. After his lone season as a football player Isaac decided to start playing soccer again. He had played soccer before high school since he was four, but he decided to take a break and focus on his studies during his first two years of…
Together they were in Uganda where AIDS was first distinguished in 1982. He describes a visit with a crushed family where 2 grandmas were all that were left to parent 36 grandchildren and there was not something to be said. The grandmas of Africa are the saints of Africa.…
Have you ever heard of the word Sherpa? It might not be a common name in America, but it sure is in Nepal! A Sherpa is a name for a group of Nepalis that live high in the Himalayas. A lot of them have jobs carrying supplies and equipment up treacherous mountains to climbers. The of the most recognized sherpa’s name was Tenzing Norgay. Tenzing had many honorable traits, such as courage, determination, and resourcefulness, that helped him accomplish many admirable tasks.…
Yusef Komunyakaa is a Black American poet who currently teaches at New York University. Yusef rose from being the son of a carpenter to becoming one of the most extraordinary poets writing today. In 1947, the eldest of five children James William Brown was born in a small town of Bogalusa, Louisiana. He would later grow up and reclaim the name Komunyakaa his grandfather had once lost as a stowaway in a ship from Trinidad. He was raised during the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. He served in the US Army as a correspondent and as a specialist for the military paper, interviewing fellow soldiers, writing stories and actions on the Vietnam War.…
We can wiggle them, we can wave, use a pencil, play patty cake, use them to squeeze, push, pull, throw and a catch a ball, use them to type, use them to draw, and hold onto things that our special to us; the things most take for granted are our hands. Can you imagine your life without hands? Watching a young child go through life without the use of her hands? Said child not knowing what sand really feels like running through your fingers, to build their fine hand muscles to squeeze and push and pull apart playdough, to never turn the pages of their favorite book? Seven-year-old Anaya Ellick is one special child that was born without her hands, but she isn’t letting this hinder her ability to learn in life.…
The couple who has been seeing less of each other’s as of late, are reportedly comforting each other’s as they still can’t accept that his baby.…
I do know you. Daniel AlliStair Kaffee, born June 8th, 1964 at Boston Mercy Hospital. Your father's Lionel Kaffee, former Navy Judge Advocate and Attorney General, of the United States, died 1985. You went to Harvard Law on a Navy scholarship, probably because that's what your father wanted you to do, and now you're just treading water for the three years you've gotta serve in the JAG Corps, just kinda layin' low til you can get out and get a real job. And if that's the situation, that's fine, I won't tell anyone. But my feeling is that if this case is handled in the same fast-food, slick-ass, Persian Bazaar manner with which you seem to handle everything else, something's gonna get missed. And I wouldn't be doing my job if I allowed Dawson…
Alex Kraus was a very happy child. Not only he's a student in Little Falls High-school, he's my son. Alex is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. As his mother, I know a lot of things about him. I will be talking about his likes/dislikes, his passion, and finally his future goals. Alex Kraus is one of the most wonderful human being I know.…
I was a member of the Boy Scouts of America since 3rd grade. During my…
Don’t want to hassle through packing bags and travelling miles away to enjoy the Thanksgiving long weekend? If you have plans to stay back in Chicago with your family, you have enough to be thankful for – coz Chicago has a lot to offer! The extravaganza of the city and its merry crowd will guarantee the best holiday weekend with your family and kids.…
The kid would have to be guilty, there was enough proof to prove he was guilty. The kid should be guilty because there was so much proof that he was guilty that its ridiculous. If the kid wasn’t guilty he could have had so much evidence to prove he wasn’t including the pockets that had the hole in them or the movie ticket he had when he watched the movie at the theaters. He didn’t have the movie ticket so he couldn’t prove he was at the movies at the time of the killing. He didn’t have the pants or whatever he was wearing that had the holes in the pocket to prove he lost his switch blade in there.…
NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR HIV AND AIDS TREATMENT AND CARE IN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH ABUJA – NIGERIA OCTOBER 2010 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FMOH Mr. Linus Awute Permanent Secretary FMOH Dr. Michael Anibueze Director Public Health Dr. Balami Wapada National Coordinator HIV/AIDS Division Dr. Ngozi Njepuome Fmr. Director Public Health Dr. Babajide Coker Fmr.…
Alicia Augello Cook is a singer-songwriter, pianist, music producer, actress, and philanthropist. She is best known professionally as Alicia Keys. Apart from writing and singing influential songs, she is a leader that most aspire to be. Alicia Keys is important to society because, of her powerful use of words and her contributions made to help others in need. Alicia Keys is the co-founder of the Keep a Child Alive foundation.…
