Biography

             You could probably see Edna coming a mile away with her strawberry blonde hair. Her lips, red as rubies, have clearly had many coats of red lipstick applied to them in the 63 years she has been alive. Her eyes are as blue as ocean water just like they have been since Edna was born on November 11, 1942 in Austin, Texas. I chose Edna because she has the personality almost like a 30-year-old woman and is one of the most cheerful people I know.
             From the time Edna was born until she was about ten years old, she lived in Austin, Texas with two brothers, a very caring mother, and a busy father. Being the middle child in her family, Edna did not really like growing up being the only girl. Her older brother, George, would tease her constantly while her younger brother, William was one of her best friends. She had a very close family, despite the teasing from her older brother. They lived together on a family farm and raised cows and chickens for the first ten years of Edna's life until they moved to Iowa. Edna and her family milked the cows and played games together for fun and Edna didn't complain because she learned a lot for her future career. When she was ten years old, her family was having a hard time keeping the farm and decided it would be best to move to Iowa to live on a different farm that they could afford. Edna remembers their cow having calves and the mother cow was having problems so her father and bothers had to help the mother cow deliver the calves. Edna always knew growing up that her mother was very young, beautiful and hardworking while her alcoholic father was busy making whiskey for a living and was barely ever home. When Edna was about twenty years old, her father got sent to be in Vietnam and died, which was one of the hardest times for Edna and her family.
             Edna remembers her first school as very, strict, quiet, and small with very mean teachers. Even though the school was so hard, she still loved his...

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