"Moscow Is Almost Certain: Anastasia Died with Tzar's Family", by Michael Specter, New York Times International (newspaper of New York, New York, USA), September 7, 1994, page A6.…
Baltimore, April 18th, 2011. Chrissy Lee Polis, a 22 year old woman, goes to use the women’s bathroom of a Mcdonalds. For attempting to do so, Polis is assaulted by a 14 year old girl and an 18 year old woman, who push her down and repeatedly kick and punch her in the head, as employees and customers stand by idly or spectate with laughter- one employee is recording the assault. Polis doesn’t fight back against the younger women. One of the assailants land a sharp blow to her head, and Polis begins to have a seizure. Someone calls the police. The attackers are told to run before they arrive. Why was Chrissy, an innocent woman, attacked? Was she doing anything wrong; was she plotting to harm anybody? The answer is no. Chrissy Lee Polis went…
Amy Latour’s body was found dead last night in her bedroom, evidence found at the scene suggests that Amy Latour was in fact strangled by her own maid, Celeste due to getting tired of taking care of Ms. Amy Latour.…
From early 1900’s keep focus post World War II there were many indigenous singers but none of them made much the huge impact on Australia and the world like Jessica Mauboy has. At the age of 14 Jessica won the Telstra road to Tamworth competition ta the 2004 Tamworth country music festival in Tamworth New South Wales. As the first winner of the completion. Jessica then travel to Sydney to preform and second a recording deal with Sony music Australia. Then she released a country inspired album Cyprus liber…
Andrea Yates, born July 2, 1964 in Houston, Texas, was just another average American girl. She was a remarkable student and ended up being her class valedictorian at Milby High School in Houston. She went to college at the University of Huston for nursing and continued her education at the University of Texas, School of Nursing; she graduated in 1986. In 1993, she married Rusty Yates, a devout follower of Michael Peter Woroniecki’s teachings which communicated that if a mother didn’t bring her children up correctly, she and her children were doomed to hell. Andrea, convinced he was right, later referenced some of Pastor Woroniecki’s teachings in court. The fertile couple had four sons over the period between 1994 and 1999. In 1999, Andrea attempted suicide twice before she was treated for her post-partum depression which was already provoked by her present mental imbalance, the family’s overcrowded living conditions, and Andrea’s refusal to take her medication. The doctor told Andrea and Rusty not to have any more children. Andrea was prescribed medication and sent back home to mother her children. She appeared to be getting better and Rusty began pressuring Andrea to…
Sarah Emma Edmonds was born in Canada in 1841. Her father was both physically and verbally abusive which forced her to run away from home at an early age. In fear of her father catching her, Edmonds disguised herself as a man. She cut her hair, dressed like a man, and took on her first new identity as Franklin Thompson. Still in fear that her father would catch her, by 1856 she fled to the United States.…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Distressed, out of cash and in disguise, a missing Georgia bride-to-be turned up on a seedy stretch of Route 66 and told authorities Saturday she'd been abducted, then copped to the truth - she fled the pressure of her looming wedding.…
Kayla Cloward died October 28th due to blunt force trauma to the head in a car crash at the age of 14, and was born March 17th. Kayla’s childhood was what you could call good. She lived in Blackfoot all her life, and never got a chance to experience what it’s like to live in another state, let alone a town. Sure, she had her up’s and down’s, but she did things without a care. Some would say her childhood was lovely, she had one younger brother and an older brother, and two caring parents who loved her dearly. When she was younger she played on a little hill by her house, and in the winter, her and her brother’s would often go sledding down it. Besides that little hill, she would often go on walks with her parents.…
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.…
My person’s name is Heidi Phillips. She was born in Bryan, Ohio on June 4th, 1973. Her parents are Diane and Jim Phillips. She has one sister named Sarah Phillips but she is married so her name is Sarah Bostater. Heidi Phillips lived in Sherwood Ohio, Oxford Ohio, Dayton Ohio, Littleton North Carolina, Emerald Isle North Carolina, Fredericksburg Virginia, St. Robert Missouri and Bowling Green Ohio. She has gone to Sherwood Elementary, Fairview Junior High, Fairview High School and Miami University. Heidi Phillips has blue eyes, dark brown hair, is skinny and has a ivory skin tone.…
HOUSTON, TX- Almost a week has passed since the case on Andrea Yates occurred. Andrea Yates drowned all five of her children in her bath tub last week on June 20th, 2001. The family grew up in a suburban area of Houston, Texas. This quintuple murder has shocked the whole nation of horrific comments and opinions on this case. Yates has been charged with first degree murder, and the trial has started. The kids ages ranged from 6 months to 7 years old, 4 brothers and 1 sister. Her Attorneys say the murders were brought on by her psychotic delusions, exacerbated by repeated episodes of postpartum depression. The morning of the murders, her husband went to work, and Andrea Yates fed her children breakfast and drowned them one by one as the other…
Ayanna Pressley, the first female person of color elected into the city of Boston’s council in 106 years and more. Pressley, was born on February,3 1974 in Chicago Illinois. The only thing that set her apart from the other kids back then was (other than the color of her skin) the fact that she was raised by her mother and only her mother. This being so, she grew up with a found conation with her mother especially on election day. “ My mother was never cynical about the role that government, compassionate government could play in our lives. On election day, from a very young age, I felt powerful. Pressley was educated in Boston University, but when her mother lost her job their lives to an unfortunate turn and she had to drop out of school so she could help…
I’m eighteen years old and my birthday is on February 23, 1994. My name is Thomas Earl Blankenship IV, but I go by Pete. I am from Mobile, Alabama and I live on Dog River. I played soccer, basketball, and ran cross country in high school. Soccer is my favorite sport and the team I was on in high school won the state championship twice, and I got named MVP the past two seasons. I have two little brothers Murray(17) and Jack(14). I also have an older sister Katherine(24). Being the oldest boy in the family is challenging sometimes but its a responsibility that I love to have. I attended a military high school called UMS-Wright, and their code of conduct was very strict. My life love is music and my ultimate dream is to become a music producer in Nashville, Tennessee.…
Sara Teasdale is an American lyrical poet born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1884. Throughout her childhood and adulthood, she suffered from many illnesses. This caused her to be homeschooled until she was well enough to be put in school, which finally came at the age of nine. Teasdale finished school in 1903 after going to three different schools and battling many more illnesses along the way. She was an accomplished writer of poetry shortly after finishing school and she has had many poems published to multiple different sources. Her poems have also been used as lyrics for many choral pieces and she has won awards for her collection of poems entitled “Love Songs”. At Sara’s funeral, her mother spoke of how Sara always loved reading poetry and looking at anything beautiful, so she was amazing at taking those beautiful things she saw and turning them into poetry.…
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was am important element of the Woman’s Rights Movements. Elizabeth Stanton was born in 1815 to Daniel and Mary Livingston Cady. What really made Elizabeth become a catalyst of the Woman’s Rights Movement was when her sister and her were born. Her parents reaction to her and her sister’s birth was a greatly disappointment to the both of them because they preferred boys then girls. One thing Stanton wanted to do while growing up was to please her parents. She tried to do so by being as much like her brothers as possible. She learned how to ride a horse. She attended Johnstown Academy and studied Greek and Mathematics. She became a very good debater.…