Monday, April 18, 2011

Assignment #3 - 7th Grade

List 3 challenges the person you're researching had to overcome.

37 comments:

  1. Roberto Clemente was poor and had to make baseball gloves out of milk cartons.

    He also had to work to make extra cash for his family.

    He was on of the seven children so it is even worse on how to get what he wants.

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  2. 1) She defeated a long-time Democratic incumbent as part of getting elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

    2) Hilda Solis had lack of support when it came to continuing her education.A guidance counselor once told her mom,"Your daughter is not college material. Maybe she should follow the career of her older sister and become a secretary.".

    3) In the month of March in the year of 2000 Matthew Martinez called Hilda Solis"obnoxious" and accused her of untruthful advertising.He also tried to encourage other latinos to vote aganst her.

    ~Lisset Fuerte~ Period 3:)<3

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  3. 1)Maya Angelou was raped when she was eight years old and she didnt speak of it for five years.

    2)Her parents got a divorce.Her and her brother was seperated.

    3)She also grew up in a segragated town

    *Mya Washington Period 3*

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  4. Olympia Snowe

    1) Olympia Snowe was a United States senator for Maine.

    2)1994 - Elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman in American history to serve in both houses of a state legislature and both houses of Congress.

    3)Olympia Snowe represented Maine’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years!

    4)When first elected to Congress in 1978, at the age of 31, Olympia Snowe was the youngest Republican woman elected in congress.

    ____Lauren Villalobos_______(:

    period 4

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  5. 1) his dad did not want him to pursue his dream to be a poet.

    2) He had to drop out of college to pursue his dream as a writer.

    3) He had to go back to college again.

    Conor Brosnan

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  6. 1) Vivien Thomas faced segregation as one of his problems. He lived in Nashville Tennessee which was racially segregated. It caused many problems for Vivien like going to a poor school unlike the whites who went to better schools than Vivien.

    2)Vivien Thomas also faced poverty. He was born in the era of the great depression and his family was very poor. Since the stock market crashed Vivien's parents didn't know what to do which was very hard for them.

    3) The third thing Vivien Thomas faced was a lack of trust. Nobody would trust a black person to do cardiac surgery on them. They would never think of that, instead whites would go to white cardiac surgeons to that they trust. Back then America did not trust black people for almost anything so why would they put a white man's life in the hands of some one called Vivien Thomas?

    -Adam Vatai period 1

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  7. The obstcales that Marion jones had to over come was regret,losing what you onced loved,and jail time.The reason why she had regret and she lost what she onced loved is becuase she use steriods in the oylimpics and when she confesed later , becuase she felt regret,they took away her beloved medal that she had won.The last obstacle that she had overcome is that she went to jail,she could never escape it so now she feels embarssment from her fans,friends,and family.

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  8. Malcom X
    1. Malcom had to face racism.

    2.He had alot of problems with drugs in Boston.

    3.He was locked up in prison for 10 years.


    Emily Santos
    period 3
    p.s. Dez is gonna be out for 2 weeks actually.
    Don't ask how I know I just know lol

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  9. Billie Holiday

    1.Billie holiday was eventually arrested for prostitution.

    2.When her mom died she had a heroin addiction and was repeatedly arrested.

    3.For the next seven years Billie became deeper into alcholism.

    Dezere Watkins
    Period 4

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  10. Person: Sonia Sotomayor
    1) Sonia Sotomayor was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes (Type I) when she was 8 years old. Because of her diabetes she thought she would lose her position because of the symptoms that followed. For example some symptoms are: increased thirst and frequent urination, extreme hunger, weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision and lose memory. Every time she gets an important position her main problem is her diabetes.

    2) Sonia Sotomayor was raised in the Bronx in a housing project. She was also raised in poverty with very little opportunities and with delinquents, but that obviously didn’t stop her from becoming successful. She went to Cardinal Spellman High School, Bronx, NY Princeton University, B.A. 1976; Phi Beta Kappa, Sonia Sotomayor excelled in school, and finished her undergraduate study at Princeton with honors including membership in Phi Beta Kappa and the M. Taylor Pyne Prize, the highest honor give to undergraduates at Princeton. She also went to M. Taylor Pyne Prize Yale Law School, J.D. 1979 and Yale Law School, L.L.D. 1999. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1979. At Yale, she had the decision of being the editor in 1979 of the Yale University Law Review and managing editor of the Yale Studies in World Public Order.

    3) She spoke mostly Spanish until the death of her father at the age of 42, a tools and dies maker, when she was 9 years old. Since the death of her father she had to work by helping her mom out at a young age, but it helped her be responsible and mature well to be prosperous. Her main enjoyment was reading but because she was so busy she had to ask her mom for permission. Her mother, Celina, worked for a methadone clinic as a nurse and sign up for the military at the age of 17, and sent her two children, Juan (now a physician) and Sonia, to private Catholic schools.
    -Maria Camila Puerta
    -Period 1

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  11. Marion Jones

    1.) The first major conflict that Marion had in her life was to overcome her use in steroids and to finish her sentence in jail because she had assumed drugs.

    2.) Another challenge that she had faced was when she was about to go to jail for using drugs was how she knew of a check fraud involving her ex-boyfriend Tim Montgomery. Then which led to Marion losing her 5 Olympic medals from the 2000 Olympics.

    3.) The next obstacle Marion Jones had to face was to grow up without a father. Her real father George Jones left Marion when she was 2 years old and never had thought of keeping contact with her. Though after her mother remarried to Ira Toler when Marion was only 5 and finally having that father-figure she always wanted, he had passed away seven years later by a a stroke.

    ~ Vani Nair
    - Period 1

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  12. Diego Rivera

    1. One of his challenges was when he was expelled from the acadamy for leading a student protest and he had to go around mexico painting and drawing.

    2. Another challenge that he had to face was that he wanted to go and study in europe which took him alot of work and Teodora A. Dehesa agreed to pay for Diego Riveras studies in europe.

    3. Also he rebelled the traditional school of painting school of painting and developed a style that combined historical, social, and political ideas. He had to travel around the world to create his ideas even bigger

    Jhoy Saca Period 3

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  13. Maya Angelou

    1) Maya Angelou's parents got divorced at a very young age so her brother and her were seperated from their parents and they lived with someone they refere to"mommy".

    2) She also got raped when she was 8yrs old and she wouldnt talk to five whole years.

    3) Maya Angelou was a single mom and face challenge too take care of her son.

    ~morelia huaman~
    period 4

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  14. Frida Kahlo
    1) In 1925, Kahlo suffered the serious accident which was to set the pattern for much of the rest of her life.
    2) It also meant that she faced a life-long battle against pain.
    3) In 1926, during her convalescence, she painted her first self-portrait, the beginning of a long series in which she charted the events of her life and her emotional reactions to them.
    Thalia Huaman
    period 3
    p.s Bonita <3

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  15. Melcolm X

    1)grew up in a racist country
    2)went to jail for robbery
    3)he was killed by Talmadge Hayer

    Darius

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  16. Hilda Solis~

    1. Hilda was suffereing from lack of support from her guidance counselor having to do with her education. The counselor said that she was not "college material."

    2. She carried bills that were anti-business for many years. This represented cost increases in the business community.

    3. Her father worked at a battery recycling plant. The company he worked for went on strike several times.

    -Miranda Machado
    Period 1

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  17. Mr. Vergara I did my post on paper.

    Period 4
    Jasmine Blanks

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  18. Sandra Cisneros ~

    1) Sandra taught herself about the language arts and other subjects since her parents could'nt just focus on her. she had 6 other brothers and she was the only female child in her family.

    2)Between mexico and america (USA)she feels like she doesnt belong with either culutre. She couldnt blend in. Through the imigration:Mexicans shall not pass, she couldnt share her passion for poem writing.

    3)She pictured many expierences she could encounter but, she knew it didnt take pictures just to cover it , it took hard work and dedication to succseed. She still had the hope that she could go to the U.S, she reached San Antonio and started her hobby successfuly.

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  19. 1) Frida Kahlo suffered a traffic accident. The accident left Frida gravely injured. She spent over a year in her bed to recover all her injuries. In addition,Frida had more than thirty operations in her life.

    2) Frids's husband Diego Rivera made her suffer. She said that she was hit by a car and left her crippled physically, but Diego left her crippled emotionally. Also,Frida couldn't have kids and that's why Diego made her suffer; he had other wives.

    3) Frida was a survivor of polio. She had polio as a child. She entered a pre-med program in Mexico City.
    ~Laura G.~
    Period 1

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  20. -olympia's parents both died
    -her husband was killed in a car accident
    -her step son also died

    period 3
    -iyanna "lilred" kennedy

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  21. Jackie Robinson

    1. He was the only black baseball player in the major league he and his family received many death threats unless he quits playing. Despite that he continued playing in the major league.

    2. Jackie and his family faced lots of prejudice because his family was the only black one on the street when he was growing up. This made his family stronger because they stuck together to overcome others.

    3. Robinson was drafted into the military and upon him boarding a bus to be transferred he was ordered to sit in the back. He refused, and the driver summoned the military police on Robinson. They took him into custody where he was court martialed. This is another challange he overcame due to the color of his skin.

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  22. 1) Toni Morrison moved to Ohio from the south escaping racism and moved to the North for better opportunity.

    2) Toni's marriage got deteriorated while she was pregnant with a child, she left her husband and took their son with her.

    3)Toni's father disliked white people,he wouldn't interact with them let alone let his daughter to talk with them not giving her an open mind luckily her mom was different.

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  23. Langston Hughes
    1.His mother left him when he was a kid.

    2.He had dark colored skin so he couldn't do what he wanted to do.

    3.His dad did not want him to become a poet.
    Timothy Huynh
    period 4

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  24. The Tuskegee Airmen

    The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African - American pilots that served at WW2 from 1940 to 1946. These men were the first African - American pilots to successfully formed two groups (332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group). These men however faced racism during there time.

    1. Before the Tuskegee Airmen, there were no military pilots in the military. Many African - Americans tried to get the job, but they were rejected. Very few African - Americans were lucky to be just a pilot. In 1921, Bessie Coleman was the first African - American to earn an aviation pilot's license and an international aviation license.

    2. At Alabama, small squadrons formed. Soon a program called "The Tuskegee Program" was formed at the Tuskegee Institute. About 500 men were participating in this unit. They were trained at the Tuskegee Army Airfield.

    3. Most of the commanders of these squadrons and units are white and were racist toward the other African - American pilots.

    - James Michael Agpalo
    - Period 1

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  25. Even though Roberto was poor he maneged to make baseball gloves out of milk cartons.
    He also had to work to make extra money for his family because they were poor.
    Roberto had seven other siblings in the house so he never got alot of attention or some of the things he wanted.

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  26. The Tuskegee Airmen

    1)The Tuskegee Airmen faced many msjor challenges, during World War II.One major challenge that they faced was,during World War II the Tuskegee Airmen flew 15,000 total flights on 1,500 missions.

    2)The Tuskegee Airmen were skilful miltary piliots and even if one man dies on their side,it still meant a lot to them.During World War II,overseas,out of 455 Tuskegee pilots deployed,150 of them die.

    3)The Tuskegee Airmen risked their lives for many,and even though they were African Americans,they were still heroic in many ways.The Tuskegee Airmen received many awards such as,medals and other things for their courage,braveness,achievements,and other things.These awards were given by famous people such as,the president and others.The Tuskegee Airmen were true African American heroes.

    Justin George
    Period 3

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  27. 1. Che Guevara had to witness poverty while traveling throughout Latin America.

    2.He trained the militia forces.

    3. Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to trouble revolution everywhere.

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  28. Ernesto “Che” Guevara
    1) Ernesto “Che” Guevara joined an organization called the 26th of July Movement with Raul and Fidel Castro to overthrow the Cuban dictator, Fulgencio Batista.

    2) As a med student he took a year off of studying and in 1951 he did a nine month 5000 mi motorcycle journey throughout South America.

    3) While hiding in Cuba Guevara has witnessed poverty throughout Sierra Maestra moutains. (he discovered that there were no schools, no electricity, minimal access to healthcare, and more than 40 percent of the adults were illiterate)

    Cristian Barriga
    Period 1

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  29. Diego Rivera

    1)His relationship with Frida Kahlo may have included love but, it did have many disrespectful actions from Diego to Frida.Plus, Diego did have other wives in his life.

    2)One of Diego's murals was taken down and ruined. This was his first peice of art he ever made in the U.S in Radio City in Rockefeller center.

    3)Diego never finished his study in Mexico because he did not like his new art director.

    -Hector Cardenas
    -Period 1

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  30. ~she was an African American singing with a white band

    ~Drank heavily after her mother's death

    ~Was in many abusive relationships

    Chelsea G.
    Period 1

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  31. 1. Chavez fought in World War 2, in the US Navy.

    2. Chavez is jailed for defying a court order against boycotting.

    3.Chavez's parents lose their farm and begin to work as migrant laborers.

    Sebastian bedoya per 1

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  32. Diego Rivera

    1) He had to face his twin bother's death after two year.

    2) He cheated on his wife frida kahlo with many other women.

    3) Also Diego was not happy with the new art director, so he left the academy were he was a student for about 6 years.

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  33. The person I am researching is Wilma Rudolph. As a kid Wilma's main challenge was polio. She got through and was able yo walk again. Another challenge she faced was during a race she broke her ankle but kept going. Wilma went through a lot.
    Olivia Nembhard.

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  34. Arthur Ashe

    1. he was born in Richmond, Virgina and wasn't able to play in many matches and tennis courts cause it was only for whites.

    2. His mother died when he was only six years old

    3. He worked two and sometime three jobs to be able to take care of his family.


    Jason Buret

    4th Period

    Please excuse my absence.

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  35. 3 chalenges that my character faced was that he got fund the he had a dessis also some one tried to put a stop to him.

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  36. Wilma Rudolph had to face the challenges of having polio at the age of 4,not being to play high school basketball as a freshman, and being one of many children.

    Moriah Cherry
    Period 3

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