Peter Minuit was the founder of the New York colony which was originally called New Hampshire. He founded the colony in 1626 on the Manhattan island. In 1664 the Dutch surrendered the colony to the English then it was renamed New York, after the Duke of York. Peter Minuit was born 1580 in Wesel Germany. He later became the governor of the new Sweden colony in 1638.…
Chris Van Allsburg was born on June 18th, 1949 in Grand Rapids Michigan. As a child Chris’ family moved three times, although always staying within Grand Rapids. The last house he lived in with his parents and sister was a Tudor style house in East Grand Rapid, which would later become the inspiration for the cover illustration of The Polar Express. Although Chris never studied art in high school he got accepted to the University of Michigan college of Architecture and Design as an art student. It was there that Chris would meet his future wife, Lisa Morrison, a fellow art student who was also obtaining her degree in education.…
Mike Rowe works as an ostrich farmer in a California desert, OK Corral Ostrich Farm. The owners of “OK Corral Ostrich Farm,” Doug Johnson and Pete Smith. OK Corral Ostrich Farm, which holds over hundred of ostriches, which were grown for meat as well as ostrich eggs. Mike described ostriches as the “Flightless Giant.” It weighs up to 450 pounds, reaches up to 9 feet and kicks can generate over 2000 lbs per sq in. However, the brain of an ostrich is a size of the walnut. He also added, about the ostrich knees, “jacked up and backward like an Alien” Although, ostriches cannot fly, they are among the deadliest creature in Africa. Its powerful leg can be used as formidable weapons. According to Doug, ostrich kick is a capable injuring predator…
John Basilone was the only enlisted Marine in World War II to receive the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.…
A. Begins with John 1:1 declaring Jesus deity and builds to the apex John 20:28,…
Hercules Mulligan was born in Co. Antrim, Ireland in 1740 to Hugh and Sarah Mulligan. At that time the Irish people were victims of the Penal Laws that restricted their right to education, to hold office, to vote, to possess arms and to own property of any monetary value. This was the Ireland that the Mulligan family left in1746 to come to the American colonies in search of a better life. They settled in New York City where the family prospered and went on to own and operate their own accounting business.…
Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened its 31st Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), with approximately 1,000 guest in attendance at today’s ceremony.…
C. Kidron is identified with cheimarrou – flowing in winter – it was an intermittent “wadi”. Kidron means black. Perhaps Jesus identified as crossing this dark dry brook as passing from the Holy of Holies to the place where sin in all its darkness appeared to enjoy a monetary triumph.…
John Hart was born on a farm that he eventually purchased and resided in until his death. John Hart was a farmer, miller, and in 1755 began his public service as Justice of the Peace. In 1761 he was elected to the Colonial Legislature of New Jersey and served by reelection until 1771 when it was dissolved. The royal governor appointed him Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1774. In July of the same year he was elected to the First Provincial Congress of New Jersey. That body appointed him to the Committee of Correspondence in 1775. He also served as Chairman of the New Jersey Committee of Safety, 1776-7. He served with his congress until 1776, having been elected Vice-President, June 15, 1776. Seven days later he was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress along with Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkins, and…
Do you know anything about Prime Ministers? This prime minister didn't rule a country, but ruled the “Underworld” in the late 1800s and early and middle 1900s. Frank Costello wasn't a normal mobster who ruled with force, but he ruled with his intelligence. He was affiliated with many famous mobsters. He owned different casinos and had his nose in everything alcohol during prohibition. Though he was associated with many illegal crimes he only went to jail two times and one was when he was 15. “Frank Costello was an Influential mobster.”…
Jack Johnson is a folk singer born in Oahu, Hawaii, 1975. Jack is known for his laid back, chill music. In today’s world, he plays soft rock and acoustic music. He is mostly known for his guitar play and vocals but he loves to play all instruments such as the drums, and likes to craft percussion on his guitar. In his earlier life, he was a profound, professional surfer and became heavily involved with Sports Illustrated, but he wanted more. He wanted to share more and eventually gave up his surfing career to sing and make music. His music is very islandly and relaxing and something you would listen to while visiting the beach. Jack Johnson started his career by recording for a very low-budgeted surfer movie in the late 1990s. Jack’s first published song was Rodeo Clowns and surprising was on a friend G. Love’s album, Philadelphonic in 1999.…
At 4, he began making appearances locally and on national television,[6][7] including Maury, Rosie O 'Donnell, and Nickelodeon 's game show Figure It Out, where he performed "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" with Hank Williams Jr..[8] American Songwriter writes that "Hayes received his first guitar from actor Robert Duvall at age six"[9] At 7, he was invited to perform for President Bill Clinton for a White House lawn party. At 13, he appeared on America 's Most Talented Kids, a show hosted by Dave Coulier; he performed the hit Hank Williams song, "Hey Good Lookin '".…
Joe Giudice spent his last days as a free man with his wife Teresa and his four daughters, Gia, Gabriella, Milania and Audriana before surrendering himself to authorities. The day he turned himself in was a very emotional day for the whole family. Joe’s wife, his sister and brother along with other family members and the family attorney were present when Joe presented himself to the prison to being his sentence.…
George Crumb was born on October 24, 1929 in Charleston, West Virginia. Interestingly enough, his was on the same day as infamous the stock market crash in Wall Street that was later deemed as "Black" Tuesday. His father, George Crumb Sr., was a clarinetist, and his mother, Vivian Crumb, was a cellist. George Junior studied piano and composition as a young child. Among his many activities at the time, young George often performed in a trio with his both of his parents, as well as studying music in the library. (Since the Crumbs were professional musicians, Mr. Crumb had a library of almost half a thousand musical scores).…
This research paper examines the cinematic biographical adaptation of musical child prodigy David Helfgott. The paper will examine Helfgott during the following four stages of psychosocial development based on the psychosocial theory of Erik Erikson: Middle childhood (6-12), Early adolescence (12-18), Later adolescence (18-24) and Middle adulthood (34-60). Erik Erikson was a psychoanalyst who described development as a series of eight psychosocial stages. At each stage there are development tasks to master and a central conflict that the individual can resolve positively or negatively. The nature of the task…