Early Life and Education On September 18, 1951, Benjamin Solomon Carson was born in Detroit, MI. He was the second child and son of Sonya and Robert Solomon Carson. Sonya was a stay at home mom who had dropped out of school in the third grade. Robert was a Baptist minister and the two got married at the ripe age of 13. At first, Robert was a wonderful husband and showered his wife with gifts and attention but this eventually faded and the happy couple divorced Ben grew up in inner-city Detroit with his mom and older brother, Curtis, and his family was not the wealthiest either.
Many other dishes, sweets, and goodies are bought by friends and relatives visiting. My sisters’ homemade cranberry sauce has to be my most favorite part of our feast. She makes it fresh with oranges, spices, and cranberries. I believe that the food is a big part of the Thanksgiving holiday, but family is most important. I enjoy this holiday over any other holiday.
Prosser’s life came to a tragic halt, leaving the world wondering what she could have accomplished had she lived longer. Prosser was an inspirational figure for siblings, as well as for the people who she came into contact with in her career. Inez Beverly Prosser, born Inez Prosser was born to parents Samuel Andrew Beverly and Veola Hamilton, in the small town Yoakum, Texas. (Benjamin, Henry, Mcmahon 2005) Due to lack of public record her year of birth is not verifiable by any one specific source. Prosser is the second oldest of eleven children but the first to go to college.
My family member, Moira is a 62 year old female from Stockport which is classed as a deprived area due to deprivation is lower in Stockport than the national average (Health Profile 2012). She started working at the age of 16 after leaving school. She met her first husband when she was 21 and they had their first child together when Moira was 25, they then went on to have another child together when Moira was 27. Moira has been a heavy cigarette smoker since the age of 14 but has never been a regular alcohol drinker. She would have an occasional drink at family events.
She has little family, maybe a daughter or son who has there own family and only finds time to visit her occasionally but she likes looking through old photo’s to remind her of the people she loves. Her first husband was a solider and died in the army when she was only 26 year olds, leaving her with the care of their only child. Her second husband died 2 years before she moved into the residential care home due to old age and dementia. She has seen a lot of people who where quite close to her pass away through her many years of life but she still remains positive and full of
In 1985 she met a gentleman who was in the Air Force. She got to know him and eventually got married to the gentleman on June 23rd, 1988 in Las Vegas, NV. This was her third marriage and her last. As I got older my mother explained to me “ Your father and I weren’t married when we had you.” I was born on June 13th, 1987 in Salinas, CA before the marriage. I had asked my mother abundant times if I was a slip-up, but my mother always replied “Your father and I had planned to have a baby; he wanted a girl and I wanted a
They had three children together back home in Nigeria but they weren’t happy with the life they were living so therefore they started to save up money in order to travel abroad to start a fresh and better life not just for themselves but also for their children. After four years of saving, the day they waited for was here and they were all set and excited. Everything changed when they arrived to London because there were few arguments, Yemi said she doesn’t like it here in England and she then later moved to Ireland with her kids leaving her husband who refused to follow her to Ireland. They both lived separate lives for approximately 11years but he did come to visit the odd times. Adapting to a new environment wasn’t easy for her at all as English wasn’t her first language and she also felt sick at times due to the change of the weather.
He was thrilled and quickly made it happen. Since my mother and father were both only child and were raised by their grandparents, they didn’t have much support nor did they leave much behind. As they were in Mexico my little sister caused some difficulties. For instance, on the bus ride to Tijuana she would start singing the Peruvian nation anthem. However, since she was just a little girl they didn’t care as long as you paid the right amount and as soon as they knew it the Guevara family touched American soil.
Konstantina Konstantina was twelve when her father came home one day smiling a smile she hadn’t seen since the day Nickoleta was born. He had finally worked enough to afford to send his three daughters to the America’s to become well educated Greek women. Akantha, Konstantina's older sister was three months pregnant and back to living with her father because her husband died a month earlier from a fishing accident. Their younger sister Nicoletta had just turned 10 and was showing signs of their mother's sickness. Konstantina couldn't understand why their father was sendning them away with her sisters needed constant medical attention.
She lived through times of the great depression , and world war 2. She did a lot of moving as a child , she has 3 older brothers , and was very loving as a child. When she got older she married a greek electrician , and former sailor, and Musician Enistasious “Tosh” Angelos . Even though her mother disapproved of the marriage , she didn’t care. During the time she was taking dance classes and met dancers and