Chris Van Allsburg was born on June 18th, 1949 in Grand Rapids Michigan. As a child Chris’ family moved three times, although always staying within Grand Rapids. The last house he lived in with his parents and sister was a Tudor style house in East Grand Rapid, which would later become the inspiration for the cover illustration of The Polar Express. Although Chris never studied art in high school he got accepted to the University of Michigan college of Architecture and Design as an art student. It was there that Chris would meet his future wife, Lisa Morrison, a fellow art student who was also obtaining her degree in education.…
Klaxon horns, Thomas Flyers, and 4-stroke engines doesn’t seem to be the something you would have heard in Cheyenne in 1909. Many may assume of a growing Western town part of the developing West there would be terms related to cattle, rodeos and continuing to tame the Wild West. However, the Industrial Age was in full swing and many in Cheyenne wanted to be a part of this flourishing new revolution.…
The two numbers that feud the most are 1 and 23. Micheal Jordan's and Chris bosh’s number there both professional basketball players. But Chris bosh thinks just because is jersey number is 1 he thinks he’s number 1. Well 23 Michael Jordan's number he’s a legend i think there both cool but Chris Bosh he’s not a legend .1 means your the best 23 means your a legend you will be remembered and just because 23 dies faster doe’s not mean 1 is better just because it lives longer.…
Not only is Derek Sanderson Jeter a first-round-draft professional baseball player for the Yankees, he is one of the few scandal-free and classy baseball players in the sport’s steroid-driven era. Derek Jeter is a professional baseball player who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. He is a five-time world series champion, and he is regarded as a central figure for the Yankees success in the late 90s and early 2000s, where he helped lead his team to four World Series titles. He guided his team to success through his hitting, base running, fielding, and leadership. Jeter is the Yankees’ all time career leader in hits, doubles, games played, stolen bases, times on base, and at bats. He has received 14 All-Star…
Do you remember being taught the story of Johnny Appleseed in grade school? You probably remember that he wandered around and randomly planted apple orchids in the Midwest to help people with a source of food because he was just a nice guy. The truth is that Johnny Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman (http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-was-johnny-appleseed), was an entrapanuer who grew apple orchids to produce alcohol.…
Pete Rose, all time hit leader in the MLB, is banned from the Hall of Fame. Rose, a player and coach for the Cincinnati Reds, gambled on a numerous amount of games for the Reds to win while he was a coach. With this the MLB banned him from being on the ballet to gain entrance into the Hall of Fame. People still debate wether or not Rose should be allowed in the Hall of Fame. Supports of Rose say He only gambeled when he was a manager not a player while people against him say that gambling in MLB as a player and or coach is illegal within the league.…
Santa is a man that represents the Spirit of Christmas. Kris Kringle believed himself to be Santa Claus, and the courts even ruled he is not crazy. It really comes down to perception. I can deeply believe I am an angel and even convince others I am an angel. Does that mean I am crazy or are we not agreed on what that really means? Kris Kringle is Santa Claus, but we have to decide what that means. Does he have reindeer that fly and pull a sleigh with all the children of the world’s presents? Does he have time to go to every obedient child's house and fit through the chimney? Does he have magic? Is he all knowing? Of course not, but he is still Santa Claus. For one thing, Kris Kringle didn’t disagree when the parents of the children flat out said they needed to go and buy their children the gift Santa just said they would receive. For example, the lawyer putting Santa on trial even admitted that he was the one who purchased the gifts for his son.…
His parents are Wayne Kenneth Kyle and Deby Lynn Mercer. His brothers name was Jeff Kyle. Chris grew up on a ranch in Texas most of his life. He was just a country boy with a lot of hard work. That’s how he found bull riding. He road bulls for a good part of his life. He Loved bull riding and that’s all he did for a long time just him and his brother.…
For those who enjoy winter sports, Lindsey Vonn is a household name. Lindsey Vonn is an Olympic Downhill skier, and a very successful one at that. With that success, Vonn has started to expand her presence into areas beyond sports in a variety of different ways, including writing a book, posing as an athletic model, and even becoming a major presence on social media, especially Instagram. Most of Vonn’s posts fall into the categories of her personal life, professional skiing career, and various career perks.While some of Vonn’s posts are merely updates, most of Vonn’s posts actually serve as more. In fact, despite Vonn’s rising fame and influence, most of Lindsey Vonn’s posts serve others, motivating…
David (Bubba) Wallace is a professional stock car racer competing in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). He was born October 8, 1993 in Mobile, Alabama to a family that heavily encouraged him to pursue his racing career. Wallace was a fantastic racer from a young age. His passion for racing was born out of his love for driving go-karts. In pursuit of his passion his parents supported him wholeheartedly, spending upward of one millions dollars and allowing him to miss large amounts of school to pursue his dream. Their investment in their son was not unreturned.…
You know who christopher reeves is right? There are many people like him but shawn mcdaniels is a little different. Let's talk about that.…
Professional Fangirl, Queen, and “Yass” come to mind at the mention of Tyler Oakley. This humorous and generous queen was “born on March 22, 1989 in Jackson, Michigan” (articlebio.com). Tyler Oakley has “six brothers, six sisters”, and is the son of Jackie Oakley who is referred to as “Queen Jackie” by Tyler’s YouTube fan base. (aritclebio.com). “He came out when he was fourteen” (hotbirthdays.com). This self-named Professional Fangirl fights for the equality of everyone, specifically LGBTQ + youth. He has his own YouTube channel, a podcast called Psychobabble, and a book titled Binge. Tyler Oakley is successful in the fact that he has raised over $550,000 for the Trevor Project by one YouTube video. Not only that, but he has “8,125,648 million subscribers on YouTube, and went on a national tour known as The Slumber Party Tour” (observer.com). Tyler Oakley is a little-known person who is fighting to bring equality to LGBTQ + youth through YouTube, the Trevor Project, and social media.…
When Kyle was born his parents knew he was going to grow up and love hunting, but they never imagined his love being that big. Chris Kyle was born April 8, 1974 in Odessa, Texas (Deutsch). During his entire life Chris grew up on the ranch and dreamed about being a cowboy when he grew up. Ever since Chris was a young boy, he fell in love with hunting and shooting guns. When Kyle was learning to read he was also learning to love guns and hunt (Mooney). Chris claims that his need for being in the military came from his experiences hunting with his father.…
Try this, turn the laughing stock of all of college football and make them into a force to be reckoned with and in the national talk not once, but twice, this is exactly what coach Bill Snyder did with the Kansas State Wildcats. Bill Snyder is a 77 year old man who is a college football coach for the Kansas State Wildcats and is coming close to the end of his outstanding career as a head coach. Not only has he turned around a football program, but a community. Snyder has an exceptional record and he is revered as a great coach. He is a mentor that builds relationships between players and their families, remains involved in the community, and builds his program out of players that typically would not be starters at other schools, or even second…
Kyle Winterbottom is only one of many teens to learn the hard way the negative effects of peer pressure. He was only 16 when he fell off of a balcony on the third floor. He was with friends drinking when six or seven people came down to their floor from a party. The strangers were drunk and asking for cigarettes, they also may have spiked Kyle’s drink. His parents say he wasn’t always doing drugs and drinking but pressure from his peers got him into it and now he is dead.…