Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
A leader in the true sense of the word, this dynamic man worked to lead America forward and to ensure that every American could live a comfortable live.
William Jefferson Blythe 3 was born on August 19, 1948 in the small town of hope in Arkansas. Three months before he was born, his father has died in a car accident. Bill’s mother, Virginia Cassidy Blythe, had to find way to support herself and her son. She moved ake people to New Orleans, Louisiana to study nursing. Bill was left with relatives who never let him feel his mother’s absence. He was always surrounded by loved and support.
Bill’s grandparent, Eldridge and Edith Cassidy, taught him strong values and beliefs. In those days, there was a lot of discrimination based on race and colour, but the two taught their grandson that everyone was created equal. They owned a small grocery store and allowed people of all races to buy good on credit. Bill never forgets the lessons he learnt with them.
In 1950, when he was four year old, his mother returned with a nursing degree. Later that year, Virginia met an automobile salesman name Roger Clinton and married him. When Bill was seven, the family moved to Hot Springs. It was a bigger town and there were better opportunities there. Roger got a good job as a service manager for a car dealer and Virginia also got a well-paid job as a nurse. The couple had a child named Roger Clinton, junior. Later, at the age of 14, Bill changed his last named from Blythe to Clinton.
In 1962, when Bill was at senior high school, he was selected to go to Washington DC to be a part of a special youth leader ship conference called Boys Nation. The participants were invited to a white house to meet the then president John F Kennedy’s. Bill Clinton was one of the first to shake Kennedy’s hand and it became one of the most memorable incidents of his youth. From then on, he dreamed about making a difference in people’s lives.
Dr. Martin Luther King was another of his role models. Bill was inspired by his speeches and he admired his ability to take people to converts to achieve a common goal.
The success of his mentor urged Bill to work hard at school and in his extracurricular activities. He was a religious boy and he would organise several charity even at his church and raise money for good cause. He learned all about the team work and being a model citizen.
Bill Clinton was a very fond of book and music. He played the saxophone and gave many performances as part of a jazz team. Every summer, he attended a music came in the Ozark Mountain. With all his hard work it was only natural that he became the best saxophone player at his school and was part of the state band’s saxophone selected.
When the time came for him to graduate from school, he started to dream about college. He knew it would be expensive, but he was also aware that it was necessary to attend college to accomplish his goals. Thanks to his good academic school record and his musical talents, he earns much scholarship. With these and the government aid he enrolled at Georgetown University of Washington DC. He loved the idea of attending the college in the capital city. He signed up for the degree of Bachelor of Science in International Affairs.
While studying, he worked as an intern in the office of the Arkansas Senator J William Fulbright, a person he admired for his belief and he successes. It was there that he learned how the government work and saw firsthand, the life of a politician.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Mayan man
School and learning
Rich and powerful Maya learnt how to read and write from the priests and the nobles. Some learnt how to read the calendar and the stars. Most of the Maya did not go to school and never learnt to read. They learnt how to farm and make cloths from their parents.
The Maya today
The Maya are an ancient people. There are still some Maya in the world. Some of them wear modern clothes and work in modern offices. Others continue to live in the way their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Find out more about the Maya. visit the following websites.
http//www.emuseum.mamkato.msus.edu/cultural/mesomerica/maya.html
http//www.smm.org/sln/ma/index.html
Ancient Civilisations Vol. 1, Issue 3, September2004
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