Stillwater Essays

In my brief life, I have overcome a lot of adversity. My mom fled Mexico with her three young children to escape domestic violence. When we came to this country we had only a few personal belongings and the promise of a better future. We came to this country and lived in a small trailer with no toilet other than a bucket, and no shower except for the one that was lent to us from the kindness of a stranger, our new neighbor. As a single parent, my mother had to work day and night to support us

adding multiple orange rain barrels around The Price Family Gardens to collect rain water. Like OSU, many local farmers also participate in sustainable agriculture. Connie and Wayne Whitmore own Whitmore Farms, located a few miles southwest of Stillwater. They started farming more than 30 years ago and have, literally, grown their business from the ground up. “We do our best to be good stewards to the land,” Whitmore said. “We try to keep it economically profitable for us and sustainable for the

had some interest but not a lot. “Oklahoma State University is a public institution that was founded in 1890. (Oklahoma State University). The number of students has been going up rapidly since then. “OSU has almost a total of 21,046 students.” (Stillwater Oklahoma). The president of the great college of Oklahoma State University is Burn Hargis. (Facts and Statistics). The reports of him have all been good and people seem to like him a lot. That is all the information about the start of OSU, now onto

Almost famous is set in America in the 1970s where he is taken away from his home in San Diego to pursue a tour with the band Stillwater. The protagonist, William, has a mentor named Lester Bangs who gives him the ropes and pulleys on reviewing music. William also has a love interest named Penny Lane who, in the beginning, uses William to get the lead guitarist of Stillwater. William’s mother is widowed but works as a professor at a college and supports the family. The sister of the protagonist was

the DIY Garden Pojects workshop were Joan and Nancy (I did not get their last names). Jacqui Savage is a local herb grower in the community and can be found at the farmers market in Stillwater, ever Saturday morning. Joan and Nancy have creative ideas and love to share these ideas with community members of Stillwater. In just a few weeks I will graduate college, get married and begin the journey towards true adulthood. This being said, I am going to rent a home and I want to have the knowledge to

Eve, in 1890. The first class of students began in 1891, the news and information asserted that in the beginning of school, they had no books and there were no buildings. The website stated that “the college’s first students attended class in the Stillwater Congregational Church” describing that the history behind the university is significant in meaning, Oklahoma State has grown rapidly since the beginning in 1890, I want to be a part of that. In comparison, Oral Roberts has a different, yet significant

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Would you forgive someone who killed your loved one? For many people, this is a very difficult thing to do. Believe it or not, someone did this. Her name is Mary Johnson. Oshea Israel killed Johnson 's son. She miraculously forgave him! But, she didn 't stop there. Johnson helped Israel adjust back into society after he was released from jail! This is my real-life example of mercy in everyday life and we should follow Johnson’s example. This story teaches that we need mercy today because if we fail

Personal Bio Taylor Gilbert is a kennel technician and veterinary assistant at Southern Hills Veterinary Clinic located in Edmond, OK. Taylor believes that every pet deserves to live a long and healthy live and strives to give every patient the care they deserve. Taylor was born in Aberdeen, SD and moved to Luther, OK when she was five years old. Taylor started her career in the veterinary field as a junior in high school, shadowing veterinarians at Equine Medical Associates, Inc. in Edmond, OK before

When Don was awarded The Purple Heart, his family was honored. It was then that they were able to fully comprehend the obstacles he went through, and how his injury wasn’t something that was insignificant. The award is one of the most respected and recognized medals that one can be presented with, and also one of the nation’s oldest military awards. The award had “broken service” because it was ignored for nearly 150 years, and was later reintroduced on 22 February, 1932 on George Washington’s 200th

The Kampa family originally resided in Poland, Germany. The city they lived in was Newowein in Poland, Germany. The adults of the family were named Frank Kampa and Agnes Brenny. Both of them were wood cutters. Frank and Agnes married on May 3, 1883. Frank and Agnes, together, had 10 children. The first child wasn't born until 1884. Frank did not want his sons to go into war so the family decided to move to the United States. The Kampa's decided to move to the United States in the 1883. The Kampa's

The two colleges That I have chosen to compare and research are Wichita State university and Oklahoma State university. Each college has many ups and downs. I have done extensive research on both colleges including the amount of tuition, social environment, history, and the field of academics that I am interested in pursuing. I have weighed the positives and negatives that come with each university when deciding on which would be a better choice for me personally. Wichita State seems to have a better

Cal in this book has a lot of opportunities to be helpful. For example, he helps his friend named Steve by saving him from killing himself, he helps a rabbit that kids were trying to kill with rocks by feeding it and nursing it to full health and he helps Gretchen from being beaten, sexually abused and physically abused from Mr. Luttermann. Cal helps Steve from jumping off the bridge by saying that if he does that everyone will suffer, not just him. Steve drinks in the book and sometimes causes

Marlene Oltmanns was born in Perry, Oklahoma on November 1, 1935 to Emil and Alvina Beier (“In Memory of Marlene Oltmanns”) . Her parents had come to America from Germany to escape religious persecution and Marlene and her siblings became the first generation of her family to be born here in the United States. She was the sister of 8 other siblings and the house they lived in had no indoor plumbing until the late 20th century. She was raised to be a housewife, but she definitely did not grow up to

I have a warm heart when it comes to children, I’m the eldest of six children and I am usually the one who everyone comes to for comforting, understanding, and just to listen. When I was applying for college I immediately chose Human Development and Family Sciences with a focus on Family and Child Services; and I have not changed my mind yet. All of my classes and activities are so interesting to me and I love becoming more knowledgeable about the things that make a family a family and how they function

to round out my educational experience. I currently work as a team leader at Chick Fil A, and I plan to obtain a team leader position. This will display my leadership abilities and grit for working through college. I also plan to volunteer at the Stillwater Medical Center to determine if I still want to be an

Growing up in Stillwater, Minnesota, I had a friend named Tate Felipe-Caton. Tate is an adopted child of two dads and he always told me that his two fathers are no different that my mom and dad. Children of same-sex parents are the same of heterosexual parents because they’re in just as good as health, a lot of people are accepting of same-sex couples, and there are a lot of gay and lesbian couples looking to adopt a child. People that believe that Gay couples are worse than straight couples think

Harlem Walter Dean Myers/ Christopher Myers Fiction; Grade 2 Setting; Tone/Style Summary In this poem, the author Walter Dean Myers reminisces about the city he considers home and elaborates on the features of African American Culture that made it so wonderful. As the author describes the art, music, and sheer personality that existed in this city teeming with ambition, he uses powerful imagery to portray the “Yellow, tan, brown, black, red/ Green, gray, bright/ Colors loud enough to be heard/ Light

B. Description of the Community Some may think the four locations of Mama’s Happy are completely separate businesses, carrying completely different products and with a different customer demographic at each store. However, even though the four stores are located in different communities around the Twin City area, and much of the merchandise is in fact one-of-a-kind, the type of products and the overall feel of the stores is actually very similar. Along with having the same type of personality to

Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a fictional character in the show NCIS. Gibbs is a former Gunnery Sergent, Marine Corps Sniper, and after his time in the Marines he became a special agent for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Gibbs served many tours in Iraq during his time as a marine and was even wounded in Desert Storm. Gibbs can be seen as a sheepdog because of his time served as a sniper in the Marines but also his dedication to protecting other soldiers as a special agent for NCIS. During one