The Devil has been portrayed in thousands of stories, shows and movies. How this character appears varies from story to story. Some show the Devil as a red man with horns, others as a normal person. “Young Goodman Brown”, which portrays the Devil as the later, is about how everyone is sinful, while “The Man in the Black Suit”, which portrays the Devil as more of the former, is about how the Devil comes for us all. While both “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Man in the Black Suit” show the danger of Devil like figures, they both have different risks involved, demonstrating that stories with similar antagonists can still have very different themes.…
Jackie Robinson Lynleigh Carroll 7th Grade English Language Arts On https://www.biography.com it states, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for baseball in the 20th century. He played for the brooklyn dodgers, he first took the field on April 15, 1947. https://www.biography.com states, Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of 5 kids, Mark Robinson (brother), Edgar robinson (brother), Willa May robinson(sister), and Frank Robinson (brother).…
Women’s role were very different compared to the men. During the 1950s, women were expected to do everything around the house, while men worked. Females were thought to clean the house, prepare coffee for the men before they woke up, and wait for the husband to come home from work. Before this, women were running industries while the men were off fighting WWII. Women were not happy with the lives they had to live because they had to relive the same day everyday.…
Born June 16, 1829 near Gila river in modern day New Mexico, Geronimo was born. His birth name was Goyahkla which means “one who yawns”. He was born to Taklishim whom was the son of chief Mahko of the Be-don-ko-he apache tribe, and his mother was Juana, another full blood Apache. Geronimo never saw his grandfather and was told storys about his impressive peaceful lifestyle and strong physique. He was also told stories of spanish atrocities against natives and how they forced the Apaches to their current location but never experienced them first hand yet.…
Geronimo was born on June 16, 1829. His real name is Goyahkla (the one who yawns). He was born near the city of Clifton, Arizona. When he was only 17 years old he fell in love with a girls named Alope from the Nedni band of Apache. They had three children together.…
How has Mothman come to be? Mothman was first spotted at Point Pleasant West Virginia. He was spotted by two young couples in the middle of the night. The paper says this “The first newspaper report to mention the Mothman was published in the West Virginia Point Pleasant Register on 16th November 1966 titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird... Creature...Something".…
One of the most famous leaders from the Apache tribe is Geronimo. After the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Anglo-Americans set limits on where the Apaches could live. Geronimo and the Apache had other ideas. Geronimo was one of the most famous leaders from the one of the many Apache tribes. He was the leader of the Chiricahua Apaches Indians. “He defended his land and people from attacks by settlers and soldiers in Mexico and southwestern United States during the 1870’s and 1880’s.”…
The Kansas City Athenaeum was founded in 1894, when several residents of the growing town came together to form a literary group, and also pursued philanthropic activities that would benefit the community and address other civic causes of the city. Over the years, the Athenaeum has been dedicated to promoting Kansas City culture through education, historic preservation, friendship and philanthropy. In present times, the center is organizing different activities in educational and philanthropy. They also organize social events, field trips and lunch programs, which include historical tours, museum trips and cooking classes. For more information on programs and events please visit their…
For my final week at the Truman Presidential Library and Museum I spent the majority of my time scanning more Lincoln Coins like I mentioned during my last reflections. I completed scanning and TMS Re-Entrying two more boxes that contained approximately fifty to seventy-five coins a piece. Needless to say, the Museum has a lot of these coins. When I left on Thursday, there were still six more boxes that no one had begun scanning. As a personal highlight of the internship, on Tuesday, I was able to oil an authentic 13th-century Japanese wakizashi (Samurai short sword) that was crafted by the legendary Japanese swordsman Masamune.…
For my first journal, I choose “Hercules Upholding the Heavens” by artist Paul Manship. It is located in the sculpture courts in the fine arts museum of Houston. What initially attracted me to this piece of art was the sense of power it radiated. Growing up, Hercules has been one of my favorite Disney movies; so having the chance to see one of my biggest fascinations come to life before my eyes obviously sparked something in me. The sculpture itself portrays Hercules performing the eleventh of his twelve labors.…
In this time and day the racism is everywhere you could imagine. The violence is none stop, you hear about the same race killing each other. But most importantly you hear different races killing each other. the hate towards someone of a different race is incredible. Everywhere you go people look at you differently, like if you didn't belong here.…
Going through my memories of St. Mary’s is a large task. My first memory is of the first day of preschool. It’s a bit fuzzy, but I didn’t have glasses yet, so that accounts for the vague shapes and voices. However, one thing was clear, from the moment I arrived to the moment I left, I loved St. Mary’s. From kindergarten with Mrs. Casey to TAG reading with Ms. Casey, it has been a wild but fulfilling ride to high school.…
The written task for The Things They Carried has the form of a tabloid cover. A big part of the book is O’brien repeatedly trying to explain to both the reader and himself that memories cannot always be trusted, but ultimately through storytelling he can save himself and possibly his memories. Therefore the tabloid paper itself will talk about methods soldiers often use to deal (like storytelling) when they come back from war, and include enticing details from an interview with the author. The title of my tabloid is American Horror Story, which is relevant to the theme of the tabloid cover.…
Lily Rosenthal Mr. Baugh U.S. History—Per. 7 11 December 2015 Historical Investigation Research Paper On July 5th, 1865 an agency was created called the United States Secret Service. To this day, it remains an important part of keeping the U.S. safe. Its purpose is to serve as protection for chief individuals and their families—specifically the president.…
The Football Hall of Fame is an honorable place for athletes that have participated, or are currently in the NFL (National Football League). Being in the Hall of Fame would not only make a Football player feel accomplished, but it only makes them do better in life. Furthermore, the Hall of Fame has over 17 different locations in the USA (United States of America). According to Ray Lewis (Who is a Hall of Famer), he thinks the Hall of Fame is a fantastic place to be inducted to and is a blessing for whomever makes it there.…