had forcefully taken her from her bike and dragged her to his truck‚ handcuffing her. Ms. Gardner was lucky enough to escape with the help of a motorcyclist who’d seen her struggling in the truck. Later her attempted abductor‚ a man by the name of James Worley‚ was arrested. Found guilty of the crime‚ he was sent to prison. After three years of imprisonment he was let out. Last year‚ on July 19‚ Sierah Joughin went missing. The college student had been last seen riding her bike with her boyfriend
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Throughout life we all make mistakes‚ how we handle them‚ and express our feelings in different ways is what defines a person. Every person has a different way of dealing with feelings‚ James Dickey used poetry. James Dickey was a southern‚ American poet that was born on February 2nd‚ 1923 (Dickey‚ Poets). Dickey wrote many different types of literature from screenplays to poetry (Dickey‚ Contemporary). Before Dickey’s vivacious poetry career took off Dickey served in the Air Force and lied about
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In “The Dead” by James Joyce‚ the character‚ Gabriel is finding out who he is through his relationship with his wife and how he will handle his Aunt Julia’s death. Joyce illustrates these things through imagery‚ motif of time‚ and diction. Imagery is used throughout the excerpt in order for the reader to understand the feeling of death that Gabriel experiences. Gabriel is watching his wife “while she slept” and listening “to her deep-drawn breath”. He is watching his wife sleep as if she was on
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Kerry James Marshall is a very prestigious man from Chicago‚ IL. He’s known for creating paintings that speaks to America from the voice of the unknowns or those not often heard. Marshall is known from creating the painting “Mansions” inspired by the projects and public houses located in Chicago and Los Angeles. He looked to explore the difference of talents that come from those environments. Like the success and failures he wanted to identify and challenge the stereotypes of public housing. When
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Kerry James Marshall was born on October 17‚ 1955‚ in Birmingham. He received his education at Otis Art Institute located in Los Angeles‚ which he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and an honorary doctorate in 1999. The subject of his paintings‚ installations and public projects often stems from African-American popular culture‚ which is rooted from where he was born. He has said‚ “that you can’t be born in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ in 1955 and grow up in South Central in Los Angeles near the Black Panthers
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James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States of America. He was a very intelligent man and was a good candidate to run the country. He was able to do many great things while he was the president. James Monroe was born on April 28‚ 1758‚ in Westmoreland‚ Virginia. Monroe was the son of Spence Monroe‚ who was a carpenter‚ and Elizabeth Jones Monroe. Monroe was one of five children. When Monroe was young he attended the school of Parson Campbell. To get to the school he had to walk several
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Araby by James Joyce is a remarkable short story published in the author’s 1914 collection‚ Dubliners. This work is an astounding piece of literature that illustrates the story of a young boy’s childish obsession. The narrative is about a young boy living in Ireland with his uncle and aunt‚ who is infatuated with a girl living across the street‚ his friend Mangan’s sister. The young boy follows Mangan’s sister and “lay[s] on the floor in the front parlour watching her door” (Joyce). One evening‚
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The film director of Frankenstein‚ James Whale‚ is remembered for his famous horror films‚ one of the best being Frankenstein (1931). He was born on July 22‚ 1889 in Dudley‚ England. He could not fully meet his ambitious since he grew up in poor family with little support. Later in life he was drafted into World War one where the Germans captured him. This proved to be not that bad because he learned to stage plays there. Once he was released‚ he pursued his dreams by starting in the theatre as an
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The contest is over. James Haliday’s fortune has finally been won. The backstory to the contest is as follows. When James Haliday (creator of the OASIS) passed away six years ago‚ in his will was a video. That video explained that before he died‚ Haliday inserted “easter eggs” into his most popular game. He programmed in three different keys to three different gates. The first player to open the last gate wins Haliday’s fortune of over 240 billion US dollars. Haliday gave gunters‚ people who tried
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Carolina (A+E)‚ James K. Polk moved to Columbia‚ Tennessee‚ at age 11 (Britannica). He graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina in 1818 (White House). He passed the bar exam in 1920 and opened a law practice in Columbia. Polk entered politics in 1823‚ when he served in the Tennessee State Legislature. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1825 (A+E). He was part of the House of Representatives for 14 years and was speaker for 4 of those years. James K. Polk was America’s
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