Thomas Fitzsimons was an American Merchant and a busy statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fitzsimons also represented the state in the U.S Congress, Continental Congress, and the Constitutional Convention. Thomas Fitzsimons was born in Wexford, Ireland in October 1741. In the mid 1760 Thomas Fitzsimons family immigrated to the United States to live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The picture below shows Thomas Fitzsimons home in Wexford, Ireland.…
Hawkeye Downs is a motocross track with a unique blend of people and place. Hawkeye Downs is where you see the fastest riders and the slowest riders around Cedar Rapids area. On a Saturday night the smell of gasoline and greasy hot dogs infects a two mile radius. The sound of 450cc bikes and 50cc bikes can be heard by people ordering Wendy’s four blocks away. However the best is the sight is from the score tower, the track camouflaged into the black of the night and the lights twinkling of the white of their number plates.…
The Pet Hale in Mililani, Hawaii is the place to go for locals in search of a furry (or feathered!) friend. This pet store offers personal service to help you find your perfect match in your pet adoption journey. Have you already checked out the pet supplies and animals at The Pet Hale? Show your support for the family-owned pet shop with a great review on Yelp!…
Imagine, it’s the year of 1932, on a hot summer day and it is over 90 degrees. Picture the muggy feeling, with sunscreen and sweat piled on. Iowa weather, being Iowa weather. Of course something to help cool down is a necessity right now but, where is there to go?…
Grands Rapids Christian High School provides many opportunities for student involvement and excitement. Our athletic program is outstanding, I, in particular, participate in the volleyball program. Our school has teams for almost any fall, winter, and spring sport. The sports that get the most hyped up about are football, basketball, and volleyball. One of the tools we use to gain more hype is Eagle Nation, our schools student section organizer.…
Zander Bates is currently 12 years old and attending Martha Brown Middle School. Zander loves adventure, action books, and movies so he wrote about King Arthur but named him King Anchor as a joke. It was based on a book called The Sword and the Stone, or The Excalibur. It’s also based on the movie King Arthur. Zander has a sister named Lyla who is eight years old, two cats, and one dog.…
I never thought I would push myself beyond my expectations until the day I wanted to become a Swamp Fox. Swamp Fox is a special forces organization at the college I currently attend, Marion Military Institute, which teaches its inducted cadets small unit tactics, techniques, and procedures. I knew it was not going to be easy to be inducted but I also knew that by doing so I would push myself to become a part of a brotherhood that would enlighten me. Of course I did not know exactly what to expect, I just wanted to maintain my grades and my health as those are the two most important things keeping me eligible for an appointment at West Point. The first thing I had to do was get through zero night.…
When people think of the word catfish, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a fish with barbells that dwells at the bottom of murky waters. On MTV, a Catfish is someone who uses social media to create a fake online persona, in hopes of pursuing a romantic relationship. The reality show Catfish itself is actually based on the 2010 film Catfish, involving a man and a woman who develop a romantic relationship via Facebook. When they finally met in person, the young man Nev, soon realizes that he was a catfishee, instead of someone who had found his true love. His brother filmed the whole documentary, with no idea that it would soon become a success.…
Ever since I was little, I’ve always wanted to help people. Being a Boy Scout gave me the opportunity to do so. When I was eight years old I joined the cub scouts which began my life long campaign of helping people. I started off learning to take the oath to serve the people weather it be by the organization or myself. I assisted by selling popcorn for charity organizations ( The San Antonio Food Bank and The Knights of Columbus) or for money that we needed for our camp out trips.…
My family moved to Meridian, MS from California when I was around six or seven years old. Since then, all the way up to the ninth grade, my mother took my sister and me to Saint James A.M.E. Church for Sunday services. One Sunday, a cousin of mine brought me along to the service of her new church, and ever since then I have been attending New Freedom Tabernacle. I have found that NFT has certain qualities about it that have always attracted my attention in ways that St. James could not; so, I became an official member of NFT within a few months of the switch. St. James and NFT are two very separate, distinct churches in a multitude of ways, yet they also carry certain traits that make them very similar.…
Grace Biskie - Home A place for anyone who would like to know more about God's words and miracles. Words of God are always important in our daily lives. It's either we have to read, listen or watch it in our bedrooms, living rooms or even on our garage doors in Wichita with our family or even when we are alone. We have to know that it is very important to always start our days with scriptures so we can be positive throughout the day. It's a shame actually that most people doesn't take these words seriously and won't even pay any attention.…
Cats were considered evil creatures that would either do the sorceresses bidding or was even the sorceress in disguise. The Christian church believed cats to be evil by nature and were created by the Devil and sent to our world to assist in his heinous demands. The idea that proclaimed witches could shape shift into felines also originates in Ancient Egypt. It was widely believed that domesticated cats were actually another form of the feline goddess Bastet herself. In Western society today that is so drenched in Christian philosophy, it is made clear where modern superstitions regarding cats come from.…
Spotted owl populations are rapidly decreasing because of the barred owl invading its land, and scientists are rushing to find a viable solution. The barred owl is encroaching upon the spotted owl’s habitat area, and this is becoming a serious predicament. In states such as California, Oregon, and Washington, spotted owl populations have decreased drastically, and scientists are working rapidly to try to find solutions. These researchers have exhaustively studied the habitat and livelihood of the owls, and have determined that the barred owls are responsible for this drop in population and habitat area. Scientists have tried to find different solutions, but there is controversy on which method is best to deal with this imposing problem.…
Kitty O’Neil is a Texas native who was born on March 24, 1946. Her birthplace was Corpus Christi, Texas. Kitty was born to a Native American mother who raised her. This was said to be the reason for her tenacious approach to life. Kitty’s birth to her mother set the stage for her future.…
Why was Catsica created? Really, Catsica was only created to send some pictures from a birthday party. However, it became something much more than that. Catsica is more than just a club, a band, or texts. Catsica is a collaborative group that is constantly expanding.…