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Birth
I was born in Jaingxi Provence in China. If I wasn't born, I wouldn't be here today. -
Adoption
My birth parents decided to give me up for adoption. I was adopted, and then was brought to America. If I didn't get adopted, I may have still been in China, or I may have still been an orphan. Most definetly, I would not have the life I have now. -
Bush v. Gore
The court case between Bush and Gore was the climax of the 2000 presidential elections. In a 5-4 "per curiam" decision, the Florida manual ballot recount was deemed unconstitutional. The court decided that it violated the 14th amendment's Equal Protection Clause. Because of this Bush won and became president. If the court had rulled differently, there could have been a completely different U.S. future.(www.pbs.org) -
9/11
Terrorists took over planes and then crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.The towers collapsed killing about 3,000 people. The attack on the towers was the most serious attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. Everyone old enough to remember 9/11, remembers where they were exactly and what they were doing and thinking. (www.history.com). -
Lawrence v. Texas
The Lawrence v. Texas court case was a continuation of Bowers v. Hardwick. Larence and Garner were caught in Lawrences appartment having sexual intercourse. That was a violation to the Texas law stating that it is illigal to "engage in certain intimate sexual conduct" with a person of the same sex. The cournt rulled a 6-3 decision stating that the Texas law was a violation of the Due Process Clause. (www.oyez.org). -
Sister was Brought to America
My sister was also adopted from China. She was brought to America. I would hate it if she was never adopted. -
Hurricane Katrina Ended
Hurricane Katrina killed over 1,600 people over a 7 day time period. It was the one of the most deadly and costly storms to hit America. The damages costed about $100 billion. Most people blamed the FEMA for not taking sufficient prevention measures even though they knew that there was a great chance of great damages and danger (www.history.com). -
Meet my Best Friend
On the first day of first grade, I met my soon to be best friend. I just moved and did not have any friends yet. She was my first friend at my new school. Before I met her, I was lonely since I knew no one yet. -
Nancy Pelosi Becomes Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the house. She won to a 233-202 vote. When she heard that she won, she stated that her getting elected was a step clocer to gender equality. (www.nbcnews.com) -
Brothers were Brought to America
My brothers are twins that were adopted from Guatemala. The adoption agency told my family that if we did not adopt them, they would have been split apart. My opinion was one of the deciding factors. I said yes because I would have felt absolutely awful if they were given to different families. -
Obama Wins the Presidential Election
Barack Obama won the election for becoming the President of the United States. He became the first African American President. (www.history.com) -
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
There was an explosion on the Deep Horizon oil mining platform, which caused the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. The oil spill caused many animals to become covered with oil. (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/) -
Got 3rd Dog
My family got a third dog in effect to our first dog passing away. The new dog became my best furry friend. Whenever I am down, I am able to just sit there and pet her. This has made me more of a dog person than before. -
Mass Shooting in Tuscan, Arizona
Jared Lee Loughner was gunman that killed 6 people and wounded 13 other people including a U.S. representaive. (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/) -
Withdrawal of Troops from Iraq
The removal of all troops from Iraq ended nearly a nine-year war in the country. -
Took Part in Hand in Hand: for Children of Chernobyl
Hand in Hand is an organization that helps children in Belarus that live near Chernobyl get away from the Chernobyl inccident for about a month. That was an amazing organization my family took part it. From this, I got to learn some Belarusian and I got to meet some new people from Belarus. -
Best Friend Moved Away
It was hard to get used to being away from my best friend that lived across the street from me. She has been my best friend for as long as I remember. She was the first person I met after I moved. -
Got Minecraft
For Christmas I was able to get Minecraft on my PC. That was when I realized that I love videogames. And ever since then, I play all sorts of videogames in my spare time. -
Mom went to Hospital
This was one of the hardest times for me. It took a lot of time to get used to not seeing my mom everyday. Ever since then I have not been the same. It has been hard for my whole family. But since then, everything has gone uphill rather than downhill. -
Obergefell v. Hodges: Gay Marriage
Gay couples sued for not being able to get married claiming that the ban on same-sex marriage is violating the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause in the 14th amendment. In the end, there was a 5-4 majority stating that the 14th amendment protected the right to marry whether it is to a person of the same-sex or a person of the opposite-sex. And so, now it is there is marriage equality. (www.oyez.org)
