Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Why Not? Conquering The Road Less Traveled
Why Not? Conquering The Road Less Traveled
Why Not? Conquering The Road Less Traveled
Ebook261 pages3 hours

Why Not? Conquering The Road Less Traveled

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Cerebral Palsy, a developmental disease impacting motor coordination, affects 3 out of 1,000 births. While medical intervention such as physical or speech therapy, ambulatory aides like wheelchairs or braces, help a child achieve a productive life, John Brown was determined that he would leave his mark on the world. Born in the early 50's with a type of spastic CP impacting his gait and balance, but leaving his speech intact, John and his strong willed mother fought against the times' conventional wisdom and doctors' predictions that he would never walk. After an early childhood of repeated muscle lengthening surgeries and body braces, he insisted upon leaving a special education school to be mainstreamed in the Philadelphia Catholic, then public, school systems, and went on to play Catholic grade school football and developed a keen interest in high school wrestling and football. After completing a degree in broadcast journalism, he embarked on a 44 year career as an award winning Philadelphia radio disc jockey, traffic reporter and meteorologist, retiring in October 2013. From the childhood specialists who viewed him as just another special needs child, to his first radio program director who called him a diamond in the rough, John was determined to be the best in his field and demonstrate that hard work, perseverance and, some luck, can help one trump the odds no matter the obstacles. John's is a story of the American spirit, how tears, determination and true grit can get you to the top.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 9, 2016
ISBN9781478778004
Why Not? Conquering The Road Less Traveled
Author

John Brown

John Brown (1800-1859) was a staunch abolitionist who came to believe that violence and coercion was the only way to stop the scourge of slavery in the United States. Fiercely religious and believing himself to be the instrument of God sent to earth to personally abolish slavery, Brown led a life of activism and violent resistance, finally deciding that the best way to set off a slave liberation movement would be to capture the Federal armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, arm the slaves and then lead a violent rebellion that would sweep through the southern states. During the raid, in October of 1859, five men were killed and many more injured, but Brown and his forces did indeed take over the armory. Very few slaves joined his revolt, however, and the armory was soon retaken by the local militia and US Marines, the latter led by Robert E. Lee himself. Brown was tried immediately, found guilty and hanged in December of 1859, the first person to be executed for treason in the United States. John Brown delivered the following speech at the conclusion of his trial on November 2, 1859. He would be executed a month later and become a hero and martyr to the abolitionist cause.

Read more from John Brown

Related to Why Not? Conquering The Road Less Traveled

Related ebooks

Self-Improvement For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for Why Not? Conquering The Road Less Traveled

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Why Not? Conquering The Road Less Traveled - John Brown

    3_hV/.j6* \p^x0>oؽ*.cǝZ6t]Y|d|X6Ynva˸=N翋O}W7MŮ}6UlgPWiq6<..Η>/POEO[!%}}>2$q%-8җtS@xS@o]'=K lݺ&,gxˍ{ bMfNM7.=P狥K,Wŗ>vS gn'/~òthCOPn.=*ĝ̊y~t'OyɆ)||ٳoxylgxͧO,`k>@M͚??޿*o~7wBo<"Q-k< ]o}li鋗"\X>4qXw09cM>wrUaxkrPܺ2U6:W=DW7-zf]㫿4w}A,No|ٌ^}e ,ˊom}urϭB)ړ޺=,4> ~xt#Ɋx{sթ LnMpqwW/vWxͤ"^D_~x~^)r+\:z~ڄ ~PG 4v bX E:uUXb9W-@G(*. |mZFKWr{=o6'܂1 xKLݸgM {VP,|^ 0 Wb9gK}Y8]n"Jz{~0+_Uq?5K]qe@'fw Uh<-@po;y& Tc`߷3)î(Džբ漹{Y"$}WQ m&h$D[U CU8dS ׄOM]X5-5۽Cd]ro=M.:JU{w *QapBȃpA/Gρ=C`[ ~kұ=y _\b %`~s )Ol۸-G^K }^Y~tG{>uq/>]UVhۃan&"}sn4$ N%գ.Tr8Lx#29b }LI;b8w뒯S͋2ߖZ zj)Jϟ+(:_-+H% tJ8ER BK @p+ WA'߅cPu(nE:ID!"os^<_wY@nvLGEzCk!MthdְNIEAe;`>o2G;^~Q>r u" mQ vis"M <,h*`D +RZÌf;ԇEr_bء_+lK9⍱o4GPG ""Ea[1KD\vvq{yS)>]|hT@BzV W9)6~MVgoi/|;%YTBlk8.v`#v4bбmGk&QefǥgvmM/AUtm% R6e˯5Ͼ"#䄇Dw0\ŗ@&?$ar^MlNzQ-) J/Q[,%dBS)۶-n#|WmpIY2N̛j C7 _Cô?RpA% KA7CU#P. 9b40L=պWW03e}mѳR2" r%g)Lq-"]= J3ׂ@`a9$﫣 ޛP&S(q?[ [ld?#A ɯkGxRj? 88 0N7SRQ+{*^ܥ8l|u8GC6&s! n>۷(.7aXaȥ(1щcБJ&PwԢ3X _) B錈= y8!*9e}[(`!BHQA(_B#u^xXD*eS5ʋa9D4=9)2kX2c v"}5FY ^;hbӅO~ 2tl`Mn!*Z(;i9/S]<7j`%D(, UUp2hS=R̖`Y % 1\GRGAf}D_rъSB&,g[R-$9lU› #a'z/XZ..Tg';@;/V+( 0i+{j_4\*vc-~TV8 (#r>q6 xVy;<Ɗ2zS˜H"+O@Id y `K[uFhb N0 i,cci ĂKFhe%3,eY@2J@epqRYNב6笭2($jw@rɘa᥸𧬚 I ,X'Byٟ [3^.uFH闡THȕn\ZVVZ{dYӃ!*$s>/<φrْ;E\暤yd}=5W-"אzdXM8´h{RgMRP3RK#Tb~K^$..p+ٔS_3'+ wʳ͊prd#L}n;/ג{ǰTi%a Trk(W"[H+_,(j)a>gD@ ST,$A)J@V( 2"4.VF*2yy Wh=a䆵]..xÛwo>}{cMZȹk5HNMYkʋA+OEl}`T/gJ*g6ȐzI 0We%`n ;F76C΋KmIInjN%8Bda\6fK3;QV,#08}'a|==X`nu.:-PHJt)FD3ꗈfuq|gR4 c㛐D++͐** +V^// xk`vl1.\4PK鴋 iXQJM3ԡ))i47S R76n^FgXUu/HPnĈ#N:TIb8/>8q&M -F'Q_Ima5 4wfhs\].P6.`շGmmK 2Q rTƱ`5&g&KuMk.a v9xgێAf)(DOrC[B!|@Z s奖Ä7$z4Ϝ;v(m@X 6% Zb[[63xvÒYy{R8:0c#|b -|=C]r"[)2;H'̥IE-==KЭl>ԙH )G X ]iЄ/iDVL"i ŹW $:茁 {Gl@hAAGSHd|t` ko偓ǎ71HMp2A=3DzC` fIysO ~#㾯cvҤMo("idCjbKLiF#ӤlLIMԶY|lЄ#V} U0"' ZphYp, (dqMfF!H 3Qٛ%p cF Z*='~XwZv}"V<@LH0 Ϭ2`P4Pc+f6z#g#E~SY&~fO D6Dr*O$I#228ZVZBZњ=rV\x.~6::d _ )ᴰ/ 9"+QVA<&K8dqئDKuVȴԘ@!+x}O+r!Af&|1|$rϞ[2.tCLX|+ܸt+Nq $ӹ; ȓ߂/=bq!Y^Jx!Xan-M~|7XXcsL~Dsl '?o 4D'ējBh OYi5tǥlISG7B>U}-3$Vbg)]O^e/^M~؇&,2)'R)KC&IczSLM>^ڧ. j>tp`{*, gW)1IKe;S o[VT [үAFxjv.$_)'SJ 6,!_'x}šX76@ַ|&5Dp~Axp 7>T=G68|W@pi:X䛪f,IEBu&͗eCûZ&G-xgc/i=Z*>; D c.a &( {%y߰H^Iifta$%h+LR@ sP } K"b08&N_D^[JیJc$ 2yR+SC:Mz5^{ݐ]gWR278ؾSD_Ug2 [Hj><%A~(!EV~Gv 16s> tѱ B ѺoNXQuq68m;6ƒ|30CH "L&]ЛTqgOMɧ,sFLl.!WK_xS~dy N&<"_^ ܴm9e[6S{Rt:fX]@]#;U^^DeM7~o!]6. Gzjy>甓3v#\!>lAZ_Gme х3j3M^k~_N=yKe1 3ȏTEl+Gz':ԫ _n57MͩǫpI9[%L4uN i(Oj5N8`c*l~iOKN/Q+|No ڜM pPM|:]|]k@rtnr:@R#ll޴:# ,ӕzlM?o&N)Y/5tĐZ1!sH:+ſtJpq_K.yA
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1