The Life and Legacy of Shannon Miller Did you know there is a female gymnast who is ranked higher than any other females and even males in gymnastics? This woman’s name is Shannon Miller. If you have never heard her name mentioned you are about to. Shannon was born in Missouri, grew up in Oklahoma, took up gymnastics and later became a World Champion and United States Olympic gold medalist. Shannon Lee Miller was born on Thursday, March 10, 1997. Coming into the world was not all that spectacular. She almost came in without a name. Ron and Claudia, Shannon’s parents, along with other daughter Tessa lived in Rolla, Missouri at the time. Her parents had been tossing around names but could not settle on one. Even in the delivery room they had trouble making their choice. Shannon’s mother, Claudia, preferred more unique names and on the other hand her father liked more common ones. Claudia got the name Shannon from someone she who had suggested the name to her while she was in a bookstore. Claudia presented the name to Ron, and on the delivery table they agreed to name the baby Shannon. Her middle name, Lee, came from her paternal grandmother Mabel Lee, her parents loved the name so they decided to add it to Shannon’s. After Shannon was born, Ron began working as a professor. Soon after Ron got the new job, he was transferred to Oklahoma, Edmond to be exact. Approximately, six months after Shannon was born the family was moved to Edmond, a small town of around 60,000 people. Once they moved Shannon developed a quick interest in shopping. One afternoon Claudia had decided to take Tessa and Shannon shopping. She later realized this was not a very wise idea. After shopping around for a while, Claudia realized Shannon was missing. She imm... ... middle of paper ... ...he couple married on August 25, 2008 and later had a son named Rocco. In February 2001, Shannon revealed she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, after doctors found a baseball sized cyst. The cyst had been removed the previous month. After three rounds of chemotherapy from March 7 to May 2, 2011 she beat the cancer. On January 14, 2013 Shannon announced her husband and her were expecting their second child. Their daughter, Sterling Diane Falconetti was born in the summer of 2013. Shannon now lives at home in Rolla, Missouri with her husband and two children and is enjoying coaching a young children’s gymnastics team. Works Cited “Personal Info.” Usagym.org.2004.Web. 31 January.2014. Quiner, Krista. Shannon Miller: America’s Most Decorated Gymnast. East Hanover: The Bradford Book Company, 1997. Print. “Shannon Miller.” Ebscohost.com.2001.Web. 29 January. 2014.
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The case study on Kevin Miller is very challenging. Kevin Miller is White 5th grade student, and his parent are very supportive. Kevin has a problem with attention span; consequently, he I has been identified as a candidate for Greentree Elementary School Gifted and Talented Program. I will attempt to describe the issues related to Kevin’s moral judgement and self-concept; furthermore, I will make recommendations on his part.
She was never again officially remarried but spent the rest of her life with American artist Robert Brady after exchanging marriage vows in a church in Acapulco,
Louise Bernice Halfe was born in 1953 in Two Hills, Alberta. Her Cree name is SkyDancer. She grew up a member of the Saddle Lake Reserve and at the age of 7 was sent to the Blue Quills Residential School in St. Paul, Alberta. . After leaving the school at the age of 16, she attended St. Paul’s Regional High School where she began to journal about her life experiences. (McNally Robinson)
... at a Montgomery court hearing. At this hearing, she spoke about what had occurred on March, 2 1955, and she admitted that during the time of her arrest she was pregnant. This same year, 1956, Claudette gave birth to her first son, who she named Raymond.
Marcia K. Anderson. ”Women in Athletic Training.” Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance 63.3 (1992): pp. 42. Journal Article.
This case study is about a man, Miller, who has worked at a factory for 27 years. He is a pocket setter and is able to run two machines in an efficient manner. He is happy with his job as well as happily married to his wife who works at the same factory. He has children but they are raised and moved out of the Miller’s home. He wants to work another ten years before retiring but is rethinking this decision due to the company hiring a consultant firm who has recommend a job enrichment program and his job will be the first to be effected by this program. Right now he just uses the machines and sews but under the new program he will also have to get his own materials, get his own needles, perform routine maintenance on his equipment, and deliver his work to the next station. He believes this will be having him to do three jobs instead of two and that he could go elsewhere and not to have to deal with something like this.
Cheryl Miller was truly a pioneer in women's basketball. She played her high school days at Riverside Polytechnic High school where she was a four year varsity letter winner and led her team to a 132-4 record. In 1981, she was awarded the Dial Award for the national high school scholar athlete of the year. She is named an All-American 4 times by Parade Magazine. She was the first player, male or female, to accomplish this feat. She averaged 39 points and 15 rebounds all throughout high school. She even owns the record for the highest amount of points scored in a basketball game by any male or female with 105 (Breaking News). Even in her career at the University Of Southern California (USC) she accomplished amazing things. She is sixth all time in NCAA history in career points with 3,018. She is third all-time in rebounding with 1,534 (Breaking News). She also has two NCAA titles as well as two tournament MVP's in both of those years. She holds eight records at USC. She also has three Olympic Gold medals. She is also the first USC player, male or female, to have her number retired. (Breaking News). After a brief stint as a professional basketball player, she went on to take the head coaching job at her Alma Mater. She is now an extremely popular broadcaster for TNT Sports.
In the summer of 1996, millions of eyes were glued to the little ladies wearing red, white, and blue as they attempted to do what no one from America had done before: bring home the team gold for the women's gymnastics team at the summer Olympics. It seemed that it had come down to the very last vault. Everyone held their breath as they watched the United States' last chance limp to the start of runway after a disastrous first attempt on the apparatus. Fear and pain were etched into her face as she raised her right arm and sprinted towards the vault. Time stood still as she twisted through the air. The young gymnast's name was Kerri Strug. Kerri's relationships, behaviors, and decisions throughout her life allowed her to achieve many things and to take action in the most adverse and demanding situation of her life, her second vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Parrillo n.pag).
In 1996, Walsh started playing volleyball for Stanford University, where she was the second person in NCAA history to be named First-Team All-American in all four seasons she played and got this honor for three years straight. In 2000 Walsh graduated from Stanford, she continued her career for volleyball by joining the United States National Team for indoor volleyball and helped her team win fourth place in Sydney. In 2001, Walsh moved her game to the beach and paired up with Misty May-Treanor. As a team, they were referred to as the best duo in Olympic Volleyball history and have been unstoppable for more than a decade. In 2003, the team was named “Team of the Year”. Also in 2003, Walsh was named the “Association of Volleyball Players’ Best Offensive Player” and MVP. In addition, Walsh received both honors again in 2004.
Her Mother and Father moved to Des Moines in 1905 leaving the girls with their grandparents. The girls moved back to their parents in Des Moines in 1908.
Missy Franklin is known in the world for her talent as a swimmer. But what awards did she receive? Where did she grow up? And how did her life change after the Olympics? Most people care about who she is as an athlete, and as an Olympic medalist. But the real question is... Who is she as a person, and as an ordinary (well almost ordinary) high school student? To get to the Olympics an athlete has to have grit, and Missy Franklin has it. Missy didn’t give up and has grown up to be one of the best female swimmers in the world.
There are still other girls faster than her, even though she was born male (USA Today High School Sports 1-4).
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist. Born on October 17, 1915, in Harlem, Arthur was the second of three children of Isidore and Augusta Miller. He was often in the public eye, during the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. During this period he also testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, received Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was married to Marilyn Monroe.
Silver, Michael, and Natalie Coughlin. Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion. Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2006. Print.