danielle is crazy cool

1. The Dror Story

2. Beginning in Egypt as a form
of punishment, the sport of
rowing was first introduced. I
started rowing over a year ago
and am now a coxswain for
the Asheville Youth Rowing
Association. Being a coxswain
is especially fun because I’m
usually in boats with the
Varsity guys and I get to yell at
them and it’s pretty great.
1430 BC 1888 1948
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In this year, the first Kodak Following WWII, the Jewish people were
camera was made available given the State of Israel as reconciliation
for sale to the general public. for the Holocaust. Although none of my
My grandpa had a brilliant eye family was directly involved on either side
for composition. He was of the Holocaust, this year was crucial to
always fascinated with new my family’s being because it declared
technology, never leaving the Israel to it’s “Chosen People” My
house without a camera. His grandparents then moved from Iraq to
artistic skills were passed Israel where they later had my mom and
down to my dad, his brother, her four siblings. Had this not have
and later to me when I happened, my mom and dad wouldn’t
developed an interest in have met and I would not be typing this
photography about a year ago. today.

3. In 1969, my dad organized over three
dozen buses through the Student
Mobilization Committee to End the
War in Vietnam. These buses took a
large group of people from Detroit,
Michigan to Washington DC (or “our
nation’s capital” as Forrest Gump
would put it) to protest the war. His
participation in the counterculture
anti-war movement shaped my
opinion on war and political topics
today.
1964 1969 1976
This was the year that
During this year, the Civil
my aunt Susan wrote
Rights Act was finally passed,
one of her biggest hits
integrating public areas. This
“Roll me Through the
was considered a huge
Rushes”. This song was
success for my family. My
later discovered by Bette
grandmother, a school
Midler and The Harlettes
teacher, was active in having
who covered it, making it
her students send countless
more well known.
letters to senators and
Through this, Chaka
congressmen as an attempt to
Khan later covered the
speed up the integration of
same song. This song is
Michigan. My father, a mere
important to me because
child at the time, was also
my aunt took my Dad
involved in marches with MLK
with her on tour. His
as well. This act made all the
experiences from this
attempts of my father’s family
eventually led me to my
worthwhile.
interest in music.

4. http://www.scribblemaps.com/#id=DrorMap