Joe Rosato is a tour guide and Liaison for volunteers on the Board of Directors of The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation located in Holmdel, NJ. He has volunteered at the memorial since 2007. Joe enlisted in the U.S Navy from his hometown of Brooklyn, NY on Dec. 7, 1966 (25th anniversary of Pearl Harbor). His basic training was at The U.S. Submarine Training Center in New London, CT. He ended up his enlistment in the Navy by serving in the Vietnam War at Yankee Station (Gulf of Tonkin) in 1968 as a Helmsman and Lee Helmsman aboard the aircraft carrier USS America CVA-66.
Stocks Calvert 6th Hour District Performance Event Jimmy Valentine was one of the biggest thieves in the early 20th century. He stole other men's money and kept it for himself. Jimmys life seemed hopeless after he started robbing banks right after he had been pardoned out of jail… until he stepped into a town called Elmore.
Chef Rick Bayless was born on November 23, 1953 in Oklahoma City. He grew up in a food-oriented family, his parents owned Hickory House for 36 years, which is a barbeque restaurant and his grandfather also owned a burger and milkshake drive-in. He attended the University of Oklahoma, and graduated with a bachelor degree on Spanish and Latin American culture. Afterwards, he attended the University of Michigan pursuing doctoral work in anthropological linguistics, but he never graduated. He then moved to Mexico and lived there for about 6 years with his wife Deann Groen Bayless, there he wrote his first book Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico.
Richard Graziano - President and General Manager of WPIX-TV A “double eagle” alumnus, Richard Graziano graduated from Boston College High School in 1986 and the Boston College Carroll School of Management in 1990. After earning his bachelor of science with a concentration in marketing, he found employment as an account executive with Boston’s WXKS-FM/WJMN-FM. Richard Graziano went on to serve a series of sales and administrative positions with broadcast television stations in Boston; Atlanta, Georgia; and Hartford, Connecticut. He has served as president and general manager of WPIX-TV in New York City since 2013. Richard Graziano’s duties at WPIX-TV include recruiting top station executives and managing approximately 20 and more than 50 national sales professionals.
Matt Stone Matt Stone was born 26th May 1971, Houston, Texas, USA. Matt Stone’s memorable work: South Park. Stone went to the University of Colorado where he studied film and mathematics degrees. Whilst at college Matt Stone met Tray Parker.
Some of the most well-known individuals that are not recognized for their stories such as professional chefs, like Paula Deen. The butter-loving, finger-licking, joke-cracking Paula Deen has not always lead the splendid life she does today, but embodies the true rise to fame with an astonishing behind the scenes story. To begin, Paula Deen was born on January 19, 1947 in Albany, Georgia. Her original name was Paula Ann Hiers. (Gorlinski 1)
Montag Essay Guy Montag lives in an dystopian society, which is very different from ours today. Dystopia, is an imagined place in which everything is unpleasant or bad, for example peoples' houses get burned down for reading books. I bet you are wondering who Guy Montag is too, well I'll tell you. Guy Montag is the protagonist of the novel, he is a third generation fireman.
Long ago, there was a time of Giants. Huge human-like creatures roamed the earth and created many remarkable landmarks and stories still cherished today. One of these giants was Fionn MacCumhal. He was a friendly Irish giant found in many myths from that area. He is also the explanation for many world wonders and creates a strong ethnic background of the Irish people, like me.
Some of the most well-known individuals that are not recognized for their stories are professional chefs, for example Paula Deen. The butter-loving, finger-licking, joke-cracking Paula Deen has not always lead the splendid life she does today, but embodies the true rise to fame with an astonishing behind the scenes story. To begin, Paula Deen was born on January 19, 1947 in Albany, Georgia. Her original name was Paula Ann Hiers.
Marlon Brando Nebraska native Marlon Brando, born in April of 1924, was a film actor who is seen as the most powerful and influential even to this day. It was noted that the inspiration and drive of his rollercoaster ride of a career came from early acting coach Stella Adeller, who exposed him to new things such as music, literature, and theater. Brando’s first hit role came from the Broadway Production of I Remember Mama by John Van Druten in 1944 and his all time most credited role came form the production of A Streetcar Named Desiree by Tennessee Williams. This performance was so powerful that it had “brought people to their knees.” Brando went on to make tons of motion pictures—which all ranged greatly in genre—and ran into several obstacles,
From being an ordinary person to be one of the most important writers of all time, Ray Bradbury is a great example of how authors should write. From the beginning of his life, Ray Bradbury was a normal child, he went to elementary, middle school as well as high school, just like everyone else, but because of their low income he leave school. A&E Networks Television adds, “To support himself while he wrote, Bradbury sold newspapers... he published his first short story in a fan magazine in 1938.” However, because of his writing he went to another level of literature.
Mario Testin is the most recognized Peruvian photographer. He has been published in international magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair; through his unique images have made memorable brands like Versace, Michael Kors, Gucci standout in the fashion industry. Mr. Testino has not only photographed celebrities such as Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, but he has created portraits of many European royalty, especially the Royal British family. His famous work are those of Princess Diana who she considered a very good friend.
The Rebel Tom Morello Tom Morello was born Thomas Baptiste Morello in Harlem, New York on May 30th, 1964. Morello was born to parents Mary Morello and Ngethe Njoroge. Ms. Morello, a strong petite figured woman of Irish and Sicilian decent, was a high school teacher in Marseilles, Illinois.
Adam Skoda Professor Kim Neuendorf COM 320 ? History of Film 10 October 2015 Martin Scorsese ? An Italian Odyssey Throughout Martin Scorsese?s teen years, he has watched movies with his father to bond with him because they both shared together their love for cinema. They watched Italian films in particular because they loved the emotions captured in each and every film. Marty loved going to the theater and before he paid attention to the names of directors, he would draw out storyboards of his own ideas and concluded it with, ?directed and produced by Martin Scorsese?
Tones drop. Dad jumps into action. The engine growling, sirens blaring, dad jumps in the back of the ambulance. As it pulls away, I stand there in amazement, wonder, and awe, as my dad, who is my hero, puts his life on the line every day to save others. The humility, compassion and love of his job has intrigued me since I was five years old.
