1. An amino acid consists of a carbon atom attached to a hydrogen atom, an amine group, a side group, and a _____________ group.…
When she was little, she wanted to practice ballet while her little brother wanted to learn Tae Kwon Do.…
Henrietta Lacks was born to the name Loretta Pleasant on August 1 ,1920 in Roanoke, Virginia. At some point in her life she changed her name to Henrietta. When her mother dies in 1924 she had to moved with her grandfather in a log cabin that happening to be a slave quarters of a white ancestor's plantation. Henrietta didn’t get her own room she had to share a room with her cousin David " Day" Lacks. In 1935 when Henrietta was only 14 her and David had a son together that they named Lawrence. In 1939 the couple had a daughter and named her Elsie and married in 1941. Henrietta and David moved to Maryland and they had Deborah, David Jr. , and Joseph. Their second child Elsie was developmentally disabled in…
Unsung hero, Mary Jo Vogel of Colton, South Dakota received a Spirit of the Community award on October 9, 2016. Mary Jo, grandmother to 18, has worked hard, served the community, and is a model citizen. Mary Jo Vogel, 74, aspired to be a nurse since she was a young girl. At a time when women had little opportunities, Vogel, then Zitka, informed her high school guidance counselor she wanted to be a nurse. Her counselor informed her she did not have the grades and would never become a nurse. Although she struggled through her courses in high school, Zitka was determined accomplish her goal. She graduated Presentation School of Nursing highest in the class.…
¬¬Sam Irwin Doctor Linda Pipe-Price English 1302 8 October 2014 HeLa: A Necessary Discovery In 1951 Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Upon starting treatment for her condition a small sample of the tumor that grew inside her was t¬¬aken without her knowledge and against her will. When doctors asked Henrietta’s husband if they could use the sample he declined the offer. Despite his refusal, the sample was used anyways.…
Katie Ledecky started swimming when she was just six years old. She had two world records, four world championships, and one Olympic gold. All before she passed her driver’s license test. Nobody knew she would be a three time world record holder and have five olympic gold medals by the time she was just nine-teen. She started out just an average swimmer, working hard to achieve her goals. Katie Ledecky is a hero because she is positive, brave, tough, motivated, and she is the best at what she does.…
Specific Purpose Statement: After listening to my speech, the audience will be able to explain how even though Bethany Hamilton suffered a devastating injury that would have ended most people's dream, she achieved success in her sport.…
Josephine Baker was a French vedette, singer and entertainer. Her career was centered around Europe and France. Josephine Baker was an extraordinary dancer and was most well-known for doing funny faces while dancing. She first started out as a comedian performing in blackface, however, throughout the years her talent carried her to stardom. She was extremely popular and widely acclaimed in Europe. However, racism in prevented her from being accepted in the United States until 1973.…
"As we left Cronsville, Deborah thanked Lurz for the information, saying, "I've been waiting for this a long, long time, Doc." When asked if she was okay, her eyes welled with tears and she said, "Like I'm always telling my brothers, if you going to go into history, you can't do it with a hate attitude. You got to remember, times was…
Carli Lloyd is a famous soccer player who plays for the US women's soccer team and good role model for many, including myself. She has accomplished a lot in her career and in her high school education through her persistence in goal setting. She set goals for herself to achieve and worked through high school and college to accomplish them.…
This article is about Sandra Bland who on the 10th of July was pulled aside in Texas. Sandra Bland was threatened with a taser, forced out of her car, had her right to record removed, was hurt by the officer, and slammed into the ground. She told the officers that they were hurting her but they did not care, they did not listen. She also told them had no right to force her to stop recording or to get out of her car. Sandra Bland was arrested and after three days was found dead in her cell. It was supposedly a suicide…
At the end of that 2011 season she joined yet another soccer team. This was the Seattle Sounders. Then later she joined another team called the Portland Thorns. Both of these teams are in the national league. One of the exciting points is when she got a spot on the Olympic team in 2012, where she earned her first Olympic medal, which was gold. That match was against Japan and they won 2-1. Unfortunately they ended up losing that game from a shoot out after the game had…
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Harris (1915–1959) was an African American jazz singer and songwriter. Her singing style, strongly inspired by jazz musicians, lead to a new way of using word choice and rhythm. A critic named John Bush once wrote that Holiday "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She only co-wrote a few songs, but a number of them have become jazz standards that many musicians strive to live up to. Some of these standards were set by songs of hers such as "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", "Fine and Mellow", and "Lady Sings the Blues". She also became famous for singing "Easy Living", "Good Morning Heartache", and "Strange Fruit", a protest song which became one of her standards and was made famous with her…
The lady that sings the blues was known as Billie Holiday or Lady Day to many. Billie Holiday was the greatest female jazz singer in American history. Billie started out as a young girl who, like her idols of Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong turned whatever material she was given into a piece of art of her own. Billie Holiday stated “I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” Billie Holiday sang as if she knew her music had so much emotional power that she had to distance herself from it…
Allison Devcich Matthew Fleming English 201 C 6-March-2015 Feeling Blue You can frequently see a faint figure of her in the glare of the fish tank or feel her presence as you cuddle by the fire pits. She will warn you though, in a soft whisper, to not go near the edge of the cliffs. Spirits and ghosts continue today to be the epitome of many scary movies and urban legends.…