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1. Who is the most important person in your life?
Honestly, there no one person who is the most, but there are three people who
are most important to me. My mom and dad, and my daughter. I’ve learned a lot from my mom and dad. They’ve raised me to be respectful of others and treat them as I’d want to be treated, to lend a helping hand to those in need, to work hard, and to be a strong independent person. Over the years, they have supported me in good and tough times, and I can still count on them today for their love and support. It’s from them that I’ve learned some valuable life lessons. My daughter, Ashley, is also very important to me. I can honestly say that she’s the best thing
I ever did. I’ve done my best to raise her as my parents raised me, and I’m very proud of the young lady that she’s become.
2. What do you feel is your greatest personal accomplishment?
I think my greatest personal accomplishment would be getting my education.
I got married right out of high school and had my daughter while I was still in college, and yet I managed to take care of a home, raise my daughter, work three part-time jobs, AND take a full course load at SAU while keeping above average grades. It would have been easy to quit, but I worked hard and earned my Bach- elors in Education. A few years later while working a full-time teaching job and still taking care of a family, I went back to college and earned my Masters degree. Earning my degrees was hard work, but well worth it. That hard work has allowed me to work in a field that I love for the past 21 years...education.
3. If you could solve one world problem, what would it be?
I guess I would have to say illiteracy. Being able to read and comprehend what one is reading is the key to success, not just in an English class, but in every day life. Some may believe that good reading skills are only needed in school, but that’s not true. Reading skills are needed to function in life, even after school. Every day people have to be able do things like read and complete forms, follow
Lyn Jackson
Library Media Specialist and Technology Department — Norphlet School
DID GEORGE
WASHINGTON
SOUND LIKE A
WIMP?
(BPT) - We all know what George Washington looked like. There are many well- known paintings and the museum at Mount Vernon even displays a painstakingly accurate facial reconstruction to definitively show his appearance during his lifetime. We know he was a big, strapping guy (6’ 3”, which makes him equivalent to 6’ 9” today) with large shoulders and legs. But what did he sound like?
According to Steve
Yoch, author of the new
book “Becoming George Washington,” our first president didn’t sound like he looked. “We all imagine Washington
as a strapping guy who had
a voice to match,” says Yoch.
with tooth decay.
As is so often the case with past presidents, Washington would have struggled in the modern era. “Certainly his
dental problems could be corrected,” says Yoch, “but his quiet demeanor and high voice would not have played well in our modern 24/7 news cycle.”
For more about George Washington’s early life and his rise to prominence, visit www. becominggeorgewashington. com.
“But Washington suffered from pleurisy (a viral infection that causes an inflammation in the lining of the lungs) as a child, and because of this he spoke in a high, weak and breathy voice.”
Washington’s contemporaries often described him as soft-spoken. Yoch says this undoubtedly came from his unexpectedly high voice and from his notoriously bad teeth, which gave him the habit of keeping his mouth closed to hide their unsightly appearance and the bad breath that comes
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directions, be able to communicate well with others, etc.. People who cannot do these things because of a reading deficiency will struggle to succeed in whatever it is they’re trying to accomplish.
4. Out of the biggest challenge in your life thus far, what lesson did you learn?
I have learned to work hard for what you want. Your hard work will pay off. In the end, not only will you have reached your goal, but you will have learned some valuable lessons along the way. Those lessons, that are learned only through the struggle, are often just as valuable as reaching your goal. It’s not just about the destination, but about the journey to get there.
5. If you were to meet someone for the first time, what is one piece of advice that you would give?
I guess I would ask them to be kind to others, even to those who may not be very kind to you. You never know what kind of struggles that other people you encounter may be dealing with, and I would ask them to try to consider that, especially when dealing with those people who can be difficult.
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