Actor Ryan Patrick Devlin is known for his work on ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters.” He also starred in “Cougar Town” in several episodes and is seen on “Jane the Virgin.” In addition, this star is also known for his major movie roles on “Veronica Mars” and “Big Shots.”…
Roberts enrolled at the University of North Carolina, where he played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. His father, Mike Roberts, was the head coach of the Tar Heels. No other Division I baseball program offered Roberts a scholarship.[3]…
My personal reason to investigate Jimmy John’s is that I have had the experience of being a delivery driver for the franchise for the last two years. In this time I have learned some information about the business that is not commonly known and what happens outside of the customers’ views.…
While he was working in Ottawa, James Creighton started his own hockey team with the help of young parliamentarians and government members. The team was called the Rideau Hall Rebels; on this team he became friends with William and Arthur Stanley, the sons of Governor General Lord Stanley. In 1892, Lord Stanley presented them with a trophy, it was called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. Now know as the Stanley Cup (The trophy awarded to the best team in the NHL).…
Who was Chris McCandless? What was he looking for? Chris was a intelligent, ambitious, even complex person. I think he was searching for adventure, freedom, and independence. To live nomadically. Did he ever find what he was looking for? It seemed He struggled to completely immerse himself, and couldn't always stay in the wilderness. I think he was happy but only temporarily before he had to return to civilization. At least that's what I assume. I don't know if he truly ever found what he was looking for, no one could know. It might be hard to understand him because he's different from most people, he didn't want the exact things everyone else wanted. Unfortunately his desire and wants to live that nomadic lifestyle were unrealistic and interfered…
At an early age Jayber Crow thought he was called to go into the ministry, but after many experiences and many questions about his religion, he found himself living in Port William, Kentucky as the town barber. Jayber quickly came to realize he needed Port William and loved to live and work there. Port William also came to realize that it needed Jayber. Not only was he the town barber, but he became the town grave digger and the janitor of the town church. Jayber found a place where he felt loved and that he belonged, and he was becoming a productive citizen.…
Many people have come to the conclusion that Chris McCandless’ untimely death was a result of his arrogant nature or a possible psychological disorder. However, his death was caused by a simple mistake, his lack of geographical knowledge, and his desire to find himself.…
In 1993 two minors had committed burglary, and murder. The minors names are Christopher Simmons age of 17, and Charles Benjamin age of 15. The victim was a neighbor of Christopher Simmons. Her name is Shirley Crook age of 46. Christopher Simmons and Charles Benjamin had tied up Shirley Crook to the chair and thrown her in the St. Louis Meramec river. Drowning her at the age of 46 .…
Shawn Johnson, 2008 Olympic gold medalist, was an amazing gymnast and a great role model. She was born in Iowa, but she went on to college in Tennessee. Shawn studied at the great college of Vanderbilt University. Shawn went through many hardships through her gymnastics career, but she never gave up.…
John Gioia is a cool guy, who dresses very nice, and can draw just about anything. John Gioia most of all is a leader, on and off the court. John Gioia helps out, not because he has to, but because he can. John Gioia has the knowledge and the relatability to be one of the best leaders that can compete with the best.…
Have you ever wished that you planned better for something? Maybe you could’ve prevented future problems by having a plan? Mark Zimmerman has been living with this regret for a good part of his adult life. This is his story of how he got out of debt.…
Kyle Winterbottom is only one of many teens to learn the hard way the negative effects of peer pressure. He was only 16 when he fell off of a balcony on the third floor. He was with friends drinking when six or seven people came down to their floor from a party. The strangers were drunk and asking for cigarettes, they also may have spiked Kyle’s drink. His parents say he wasn’t always doing drugs and drinking but pressure from his peers got him into it and now he is dead.…
This year for school I have some goals that I would like to accomplish. As I am coming along to be a senior I have high expectations for myself. My three main goals for myself are to be on high honor roll, to be on varsity volleyball with a better attitude, and lastly be the first in my family in three generations to graduate from high school.…
My dream would be to start my own business and have it to do something with football, which would help popularize the sport in America as people have not watched much soccer and still have a lot to learn about it. I also feel if you do not have a passion for what you do you can not be happy doing it, and for me if you are not happy with what you do you should not be doing it which is why I want to do my undergraduate in business and do something related to…
Everyone has dreams, hopes and fears when they get to high school anyone who says they don’t are liars. My biggest dream for my high school career is like any other guys I'm sure, to win the State Championship in football. My hopes have been the same for years. I have asked my…