In the 1940’s, seeing a woman with a degree was an amazing sight, but having a degree in a field that was overrun by men, that was unheard of, at least, until Elsie MacGill came along. Elsie MacGill was the first woman to get a degree in aeronautical engineering, and she graduated from the University Of Toronto, the University Of Michigan, and the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology with her bachelors degree. Many people believe that she was recognized for her accomplishments, though others believe she was recognized because her husband was a very successful and widely known engineer, and back then according to History.com, “Women were not respected in work fields that were run by men. ”Multiple historian sources claim that these articles…
This year will be a first for the Coastal Hurricanes baseball program, according to head coach Jason Rockwell. “We have never played in a post-season game before,” said Rockwell. This year it becomes a reality as the Hurricanes will travel to Charleston, South Carolina to play in the South Carolina Homeschool Tournament. Four teams are in the tournament, Charleston, Columbia, Coastal and Upstate Eagles from Spartanburg.…
I went to Sterling Surgical Hospital for an abdominal ultrasound. The Ultrasound Technologist name is Shannon Risher. During the ultrasound I asked Shannon if I could talk to her right after we were done with my ultrasound. Shannon said, “She would be glad to!”…
1. “The Storm” – Protagonist: Calixta, Antagonist: The Storm, Point of view: 3rd person, Setting: 19th century Southern Louisiana, at the Friedheimer’s store and Calixta’s home, during a storm. In Kate Chopin’s story “The Storm,” the main character Calixta is faced with a very tricky situation which is being locked in her home alone with her former lover for the first time since they both married. While she is worried about her husband and son who are out in the storm, she is intrigued in re-kindling her old flame.…
This just shows that violence can’t solely be solved by one person and his/her dreams, and that cruelty will continue because of the perpetrators[how is this shown?…
In the book A Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClure there are many opportunities for the reader to relate to one or more themes. There are many themes Murden represents in the book, but there are two themes that I strongly agree Murden represents. Those themes are bravery and determination. Murden is one brave soul who shows bravery throughout the whole book. There are sections in the book where Tori shows more determination than others, but Murden mostly shows determination throughout the whole book as well.…
Literary element have huge role in any type of writing. Literary elements helps any type of writing to be better because the elements help the writing to be stronger. Among the short stories we read in this class I choose “The Necklace” and “Blue Winds Dancing” to do my analysis over. Even though the two stories have different setting, the setting plays a huge role by helping the character and plot to be more defined. One of the most important literacy element in “the Necklace” and “Blue Winds Dancing” is the setting because it effect both the character and the plot throughout the story.…
So some men are stolen from the comfort of their own home, separated from their wives and children, forced to complete heavy labor, beaten and…
Morality It is a human instinct to prioritize their own well being before others. We are constantly confronted with situations where we as humans have to take action for our own well being. In the book, “Night” by Elie Wiesel, he shares his own traumatic experience of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide of 12 million people, such as Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, basically anyone who is different and wouldn’t fit into Adolf Hitler’s image of a perfect society. This demonstrates the cruelty that a human being can impose against one another.…
In the 1890’s Galveston was one of the biggest cities the United States and also known as, “The New York of the Gulf”, and was on its way to becoming one the most important ports in the country. Everything was well on its way to continue rise up and up until one day it all came crashing down. This was the day of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the most deadly hurricane to ever hit.…
Wind whipping and rain falling, the Galveston Hurricane demolished almost the entire population of Galveston. Galveston is a long sandy island right off the coast of Texas that is 30 miles long and several miles wide(Lerner). During the year 1900, the city of Galveston was a wealthy and fast emerging city in the U.S. Having many beaches and commercial shipping ports, Galveston’s population surged with tourists and businessmen(Lerner). Before I researched the Galveston Hurricane I knew miniscule about my topic.…
This past semester we read a great deal of works with many different ideas behind them. We read poems of love, war, and death. Short stories of life, hope, and slavery. In all of this literature I found it interesting how similar the minds of humans today and the minds of the humans of the past are. Although the circumstances are different the drive is the same.…
Violence has always and always be a part of human life on Earth, but does it come naturally or is it created by humans to destroy each other. If humans have evolved as aggressors, if using violence is a core part of our nature, then aggression needs to be a trait that can be targeted and shaped by evolutionary processes. But it doesn’t seem like it is, there are plenty of completely peaceful societies. But these places are usually found only in incredibly remote places of the world. Not in powerful countries such as the United States.…
Destruction happens in many ways. People are the number one reason for it. People throw trash on the ground and don't mind to pick it up. People are the reason or world is the way it is. The United States is withering away.…
Hurricanes and tornadoes have very noticeable differences, but there are also some similar features when it comes to them both. Some of the characteristics are precipitation, the emotional and physical hardships that ensue when these weather phenomenon happen, and the financial hardship the nation go through because of hurricanes and tornadoes. There are different details that you don 't get from the weather station and the news. Also, showing the devastation that both cause, and how they are both categorized .The facts are what I and people who have lived through the two should know, and some that people should be aware of.…