Notorious bushranger, popular icon and national identity, Ned Kelly was hanged at Melbourne Gaol in 1880. It was the final curtain in one of the most colourful and controversial careers in Australia's history.…
January 13,1999 you are walking to your friend's car with the intent on strangling her to death. Or are you? January 13, 1999 you are at school attending track practice like any ordinary day. So which one really happened? Adnan Syed, 17 years old senior in high school, has been in prison for 17 years because of what happened on one day, in fact, based on what happened in 21 minutes. Based on the evidence presented to the court it was impossible for them to convict Adnan guilty for…
Who is Steve Trostle? Steve Trostle is currently serving out Cecil County as an Assistant State 's Attorney. Mr. Trostle’s dream job did not always consist of becoming a lawyer. He wanted to be a cop, but after a few years he felt like more could be done. So then when he started…
Jeannette Rankin was born near Missoula, Montana on June 11, 1880. She successfully fought for a woman's right to vote in Washington State and Montana and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916. The first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, during her two separate terms Rankin helped pass the 19th Amendment and was the only Congressperson to vote against both WWI and WWII. She died in 1973. Jeannette Rankins was a vigorous feminist , a life time pacifist and a reformer for social and electoral reforms.…
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich claims, “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” By this she means that being ordinary is “well-behaved,” and being obedient does not make changes to anything, but it does pass on tradition of how to behave. Therefore, creating chaos politically draws attention to make it in history. To make a legacy, you must be uniquely different and brave to stand up against the set rules. Women such as Jeannette Rankin is one of that stubborn and demanding person in history. Jeannette Rankin is such an inspiration for women, gives women hope that they can be anything they set their heart to. Jeanette was a suffragist, pacifist, and the first congresswoman. I believe that her education played a significant role in her success. People…
Did you know there are ten wild cat species in Africa? Besides the three well known big cats: the lion, leopard and cheetah; there are seven smaller species of wild cats. These are the caracal, serval, African wildcat, black footed cat, sand cat, jungle cat and golden cat.…
Quality -Source: I do not necessarily trust this source. It is true that Keith Ablow is a MD and a psychiatrist but most of his knowledge is in the field of psychiatry. It is true that he may have some knowledge about obesity, however, he does not seem as knowledgeable as the other doctors that I researched. His arguments seem to be opinion based, which may not be the most reliable. (foxnews.com)…
I am writing this letter of reference in regards of Arelis Velazquez. Arelis is a family friend whom I have known for more than 5 years.…
In Mann’s literary work of Tonio Kruger, he expresses his choice of an audience though whom he loves. Tonio's attraction to Hans and Ingebrog shows that they are his choice of audience. Both Hans and Ingebrog represent the normal bourgeoisie thought of as dignified and respectful like his father. Tonio admires these people but he does not wish them to be like him, he would rather them stay the way they are, uninteresting in things like art. That is why Tonio expresses his horror at the thought of Hans writing poetry. Hans and Ingebrog can be thought of as Tonio’s muse for his art. This is sort of ironic because they are the do not understand or appreciate the art that he does.…
Ibn Khaldun was one of the famous scientists in sociology. His name is Abd Arrahman Mohammed Khaldun Alhadrami. He was born in 1332 in Tunisia. He found the modern sociology. Also, he is one of the scientists of history and economy. Moreover, his religion is Islam, and he memorized the Holy Quran when he was a child. His father had important positions in religious and political in Al-Andalus also known Muslim Spain, and his family lived there. After that, they moved to Tunisia. However, Ibn Khaldun moved to Biskra, which is in Algeria, to study, and he married from there. Furthermore, he started to write his first book, which is about lessons, in Tiaret in Algeria. Then, he completed writing his book in Tunisia. This book has three folders with an introduction.…
In the process of women’s emancipation as autonomous entities in a male-dominated society, literature, as the powerful mean of conversion that it is, has been one of their most strong weapons to successfully launch their critical, social comments against the oppression of their male counterparts. Female writing emerges out of this struggle to be acknowledged today as a separate category of scholarly interest. Among many important female authors in English Literature, Susan Glaspell “is now widely recognized”, and studied “as one of the most influential” (Black).…
Maria Sklodowska, also known as Marie Curie, was a Polish scientist who had a passion for success. Marie was raised in Poland and traveled to get the best education that was available to her.1 She soon became a very successful physicist and chemist. Marie Curie’s research and discoveries did not die along with her. It is all still here, helping many people.…
The Treaty of Versailles was not the main cause of World War II; although, it did hasten the conflict. This is a result of the provisions caused by German expansion, economic downfall and hyperinflation and the vulnerability of the German people that later led to Hitler and the Fascist party being…
Readers praise Skeeter when she asks for Aibileen’s help in writing a book for an editor in New York about what life is like to be a member of the help. At first Aibileen skeptical on helping Skeeter with her book, but then she gets a change of heart. As the story progresses more and more maids come forward to tell their stories. Stockett captured the reader’s attention with Skeeter’s perspectives from different maids into a book after publishing the risky book it becomes a hit within Jackson. Stockett comes off kind of dull in the beginning of the novel and starts off slow within the first two chapters, but she quickly pulls…
Sherlock Holmes taught us that the brain can figure out any problem or mystery from the tiniest clues. Firstly, the man Sherlock Holmes was based on named William Gowers was able to prove a man did not have hysteria but instead been poisoned accidentally by looking at the fine details of the man’s case. He looked at the little things, like the man’s occupation and the man’s gums, and was able to tell that the man had been poisoned from his pigments. “By simply using his eyes to see what others had missed, Gowers correctly inferred that the man was being poisoned by his pigments.” Secondly, the author of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle, has even stated how in the brain the littlest things matter when trying to solve a puzzle. “It has long been…