Essay Contest Honorable Mention: Shanika Bell
July 5, 2007 by Kristen King
Filed under Women's Health
by Shanika Bell
My favorite lively woman is my cousin Latasha Clark. She is my lively woman because she has been through so much in her life. When she was a young child she had to go through seeing her mother being abused. She grew up in a house of violence, which, I think, does not affect her now. Latasha had to go through poverty growing up. She had to watch her younger brothers and sisters all the time while her mother was out partying. She could never really go outside at a young age …read more




