Jed Johnson

Pierpont in Virginia. Now the second interesting fact of the Johnson era is that on May 29th, 1865, that the President announced he would like to express his own “proclamation of amnesty” (206). What this amnesty proclamation entailed was a very simply act in itself. Which, was taking a simple oath of allegiance many…

If there is, who holds them and why? Playoffs start at the end of the NBA season; teams go against others to be eligible to compete in the NBA Finals to win the NBA Championships. Magic Johnson holds the most assists in the Playoffs with over 2,346 assists (“NBA”). Scoring is a big factor in the Playoffs; Michael Jordan holds the most points in the Playoffs with 5,987, he also holds the most free throws in the NBA Playoffs with 1,463 (“NBA”)…

Harmful Beliefs Being a part of a society can become very stressful nowadays because people have to fit in, satisfy everyone and be happy; in addition, considering what others expect from them is what makes people reconsider their behaviors. Society expectations represent how a society could be judgmental and affective toward individuals and reveal a lot of facades about the society with such expectations. “All Falls Down” is, a song by Kanye West from The College Dropout album in 2004, talks…

The Day Lincoln Was Shot written by Jim Bishop and published by Harper and Row Publishers. This book chronicles an hour-by-hour look into the twenty-four hours before President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. This book includes information on Lincoln’s personal life, the conspiracy behind his assassination, a postscript, a bibliography, and pictures of the men and women involved in his murder, himself, his children, and his wife. Author Jim Bishop brings Lincoln to life with his well written…

Lincoln’s Assassination Our 16th president was a great at what he did and he made a lasting impression of it as well, Abraham Lincoln, he was our first president to get assassinated and that took a toll on everyone and all the things that were going on at the time. The Civil War was going on and it lasted for three years and we lost so many good people during that war. It put a lot of stress on Lincoln and how he should handle it with care and he had to think about how it would affect us in the…

Mary Surratt and the Cold Role She Played in Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Over 150 years ago a lady named Mary Surratt and a couple of other conspirators were executed for the assassination of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Mary was thought to have delivered guns to a man named Lloyd as well as many other things. It is a huge debate to this day whether or not Mary was involved in the act and whether or not she should have been executed. Mary definitely was! Mary should have been…

Michael Jordan and Lebron James, two of the best basketball players ever to play the game. Both have had careers that every basketball player looks up to and works so hard to be like these two, but the question is, who is the best? People like to base it off of how many championships each has won therefore Michael is better; however, there is a lot more than just championships. Stats, Years Played, MVP’s, a lot can go into this argument but in my opinion, Lebron is the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All…

them. “The best four years of your life” people say. But is it really? For Brian Johnson, that is not the case necessarily. Between juggling the weight of his multiple academic clubs, his academic success, and maintaining his reputation in his parent’s eyes Brian seems to have a pretty busy life. But one Saturday that all changes. Surrounded by a group of unlikely friends, his perspective slowly changes. Brian Johnson, from John Hughes’ film The Breakfast Club, provides not only comic relief,…

Prelude Behavioral Services—430 Southgate Avenue, Iowa City, IA (April 2016-Present): I currently work at Prelude Behavioral Services, a substance abuse and recovery center previously named Mecca. At Prelude, I am a Recovery Assistant in the inpatient unit and am the first person that our patients see. I assist them with their first stages of recovery and sobriety and am a constant presence on the inpatient unit. I lead and assist treatment groups based on approved curriculum and help out with…

Valley Multi Service Center which is located here in Overland Park, KS. Overland Park is about 40 minutes southwest of Downtown Kansas City. It is part of Johnson County which is a fairly large county. The county itself is drastically different from the KC Metro area because it is known to be a very affluent area, especially the south half of Johnson county. Overland Park itself is one of the highest priced living areas. I chose this location one, because I live here in Overland Park, and two,…