On Wednesday night, Scott Allen Ostrem, a 47 year old man, shot and killed two men along with one woman in Walmart of Thornton, Colorado. Ostrem was arrested the next morning, following a manhunt that took place throughout the night. The shooter was finally found driving his red Mitsubishi subcompact South of the walmart, and near his Denver apartment.…
Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to become a U.S senator in congress. Revels was born on September 27, 1827 in Fayetteville, North Carolina as a free black man. His early education came from a local black woman and he later on moved in with his brother, Elias Revels, to become a barber. After his brother died, Hiram continued on with his life with different jobs and eventually joined the United States Army as a chaplain. During the civil war, Hiram helped organize and recruit two black regiments in Missouri and Maryland.…
Kym Borgman was born on August 21, 1959, in Hawthorne, CA. Kym has a normal childhood, with an older brother who picked on him. Even though his brother often picked on Kym, when the two weren’t fighting they were conspiring and getting into trouble. Martin would not be Kym’s only accomplice, his life long friend Charles (aka Chuck) Dixon would join Kym in many of his adolent escapades.…
Have you ever wondered what life would be without the Go-Pro? One pearson was able to change the way we record by making the Go-Pro. Nick Woodman spent his early years wanting to surf, and later as an adult Woodman surfed nonstop. Furthermore Woodman went on to become a great surfer and an inventor and to accomplish great strides with the invention of the Gopro. You'll soon learn about the childhood of Nick Woodman.…
The Restaurants of Kingman Arizona So, your planning a trip to Northern Arizona, why not visit Kingman which is filled with amazing restaurants that have wildly varied types of food. For example you could get a mouthwatering cheeseburger and rootbeer float from Mr. D’z or a blazing hot taco with hot sauce from El Salsas Taco Shop. Don't worry Kingman also has traditional fast food restaurants such as Mcdonalds, Taco Bell, Arby’s and many more.…
When he got older he went to West point Military Academy to graduate almost at the top of his class, although that was hard for him because he was not very smart and it was very hard for…
Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina. The university was founded in 1826 and it is a private liberal arts college. Furman is known for being one of the most selective and oldest private universities in the state of South Carolina. Furman University sprawls for 750 acres in its suburban setting and the school’s colors are purple and white. Furman’s mascot is the paladin (a warrior).…
The Reiman Gardens is full of opportunity to learn about and appreciate nature. It has grown to seventeen acres in the past eighteen years, according to the Reiman Gardens strategic plan (Mission &Amp; Strategic Plan). There are many different exhibits to explore within the gardens that are both educational and scenic. For example, there is an exhibit called “Boom in Bloom” which is open from April to May that displays “thousands of colorful tulips” (Exhibits). One of the purposes of these exhibits is to give educational opportunities to students studying horticulture at Iowa State.…
Act of Valor Would you trade in all of your dreams in order to fight for something you believe in? Pat Tillman was faced with this crossroad after the 9-11 attacks. He would go down as one of the greatest martyrs in modern history. Late George Sakato also went through great lengths to fight for his country when it took up arms in 1941. These are just few of many examples of putting your life on the line for your country.…
Hagiography—sacred writing—became, as Clifford Backman refers to it, “[…] the passion of Western Monks.” The template for such writings was exemplified in Sulpicius Severus’ Life of St. Martin, which commemorated the life and achievements of St. Martin, Bishop of Tours (d. 397). Unlike previous hagiographies, Life of St. Martin not only included the idealized portrait of Martin’s Christian virtues, but also his ability to perform divine miracles. Because of the similarities shared in education, values, and lifestyle, by the mid-4th century, the line between devote Christians and non-Christians was almost indistinguishable. As such, the adoption of an ascetic lifestyle became a dominant form of authentic Christian commitment.…
Nathaniel Hawthrone was and still is a well-known and commendable American novelist. Despite Nathaniel Hawthorne’s many favorable works, there are three classic American novels produced by Hawthorne that critics and readers found honorable. Nathaniel’s Christian beliefs are shown throughout his writings. Nathaniel Hawthrone is often considered a Christian writer. Nathaniel Hawthrone was born on Wednesday, July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts.…
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be stared at when you walk down the school hallway ? In “Wonder” by R.J. Palaio , and August Pullman was born with treacher-collins syndrome. He went to school for the first time {public}. I think that it helped him in a very positive way. It help in ways like he learned a lot more and made more friends.…
This morning was the best day of my life. I woke up and hear nothing outside from little Red Chief. I got up so quickly from my bed and start jumping for joy. He was gone out my life for good and never coming back. After this I went town to enjoy the blue sky and see everybody have happy look there faces.…
Bernstein met many accomplished conductors during his time at Harvard that influenced him greatly. Dimitri Mitropolous and Aaron Copland were two major influences that never formally taught Bernstein, but certainly left their mark on the young composer during his time at Harvard. After his studies were completed at Harvard in 1939, he set out to receive formal training at the…
By 1902 he was working in bordellos Storyvilles. His story on the reason he started into music is not very known, but Morton became an itinerant pianist, working in many cities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. As for Sidney Bichet it was in his genetics, passing it down through the family. That is how he learned to play and get into Jazz music. He later left New Orleans and ended up in Chicago playing in touring shows and carnivals.…