Neal Dow was a man who contributed to many causes during his time. He was a general for the union during the Civil War and was also very active in the cause of abolishing Negro Slavery. He was also a presidential candidate in 1880 for the Prohibition party. “Among additional social causes, he interested himself in crime prevention, prison reform, and women's rights” (Neal Dow Prohibition Presidential Candidate 1880). The cause he is most known for is the temperance movement which is the movement against the consumption of alcohol.…
David Glasgow Farragut was an Admiral in the Union navy who fought in the American Civil War. He is credited with several important victories including the taking of New Orleans, The Battle of Mobile Bay, and helping the Union to gain control of the Mississippi River. David Farragut was an important figure in the Civil War and an influential admiral. David Farragut was born on July 5, 1801 as James Farragut. His father was Jorge Farragut, who had served as a Spanish merchant captain in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.…
By the time Frederick made six years old, his grandmother could no longer harboring the facts from him. His grandmother had told Frederick that they were going for a long walk, when she was actually walking him into slavery (8, 1). They walked many days and finally ended up at a very beautiful large house that was actually the Lloyd Plantation. There were other children playing outside and his grandmother told Frederick that three of the children were his brothers and sisters. She let Frederick go and play with them (8, 1).…
Open Hearts: The Work of Daniel Hale Williams Germs don’t discriminate, why should hospitals? Daniel Hale Williams, quite possibly the most prominent black physician of his time, sought to answer this question. Best known for performing the first successful recorded heart surgery, Williams spent his life working for the advancement of African-Americans within the medical field. Williams was born in 1856 in the town of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.…
Stephen Collins Foster was a songwriter/composer from Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. He was born on July 4th, 1826, to a family of eleven children with very little royalties. Even though Stephen had troubles with money, he still composed his first musical piece at the age of 14 called “The Tioga Waltz”, which was not published until after his death. His first published musical piece was called “Open Thy Lattice Love” and later it penned the tunes for “Oh Susanna”, “Nelly Was a Lady”, “Gwine to Run All Night”, and “Swanee River”. For doing this, Foster was given the title “progenitor of American popular music” for penning those classical songs.…
Jim Shaddix (M.Div., Southwestern; D.min., Southwestern; and PhD., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is a preaching professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Shaddix also serves as the Pastor of Teaching and Training at The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. Shaddix desired to develop a theology for expository preaching. Before he began his argument, he expressed some basic assumptions: God has spoken, and contained within the Scriptures are these words. Shaddix asserted that these assumptions elicit a desire to communicate God’s words precisely (Shaddix 2016, 4).…
After Flora married John Clarke in 1878 they started up a business in hotel keeping in Magnetewan with sister Cecilia employed as a 15 year old servant. The business turned out not to be successful and subsequently, John worked as a lumberman and cook in the region until about 1892 when the family of 6 moved to Parry Sound Village by 1901. As their family grew older and taking up lives of their own, Flora and John found temporary work as caretakers for the Vankoughnett farm on Blackstone Lake in 1911. Afterwards, when the farm was sold they relocated to Powassan, John passing away from liver cancer and dementia. After John 's death Flora spent the rest of her days closer to Parry Sound.…
Daniel Battles father named him after Daniel in the lion's den, and coincidentally Battle is incapable of not showing the same resilience that Daniel showed when facing the lions. Battle was born on November 4th 2000 in Virginia, Portsmouth. Battle is of Cherokee and Cheriach descent. Battle is in a family of eight people, his mother, Cindy Hall, His father, Michael Battle, his two sisters, and three brothers. Daniel Battles interests have changed from his childhood into his adolescence, while he hopes he knows what the future has in store.…
Cajun and Creole cuisine chef and restaurateur, Paul Prudhomme, also known as Gene Autry Prudhomme, passed away at the age of 75. CNN, Oct. 9, 2015 reports that Paul died in New Orleans after a brief illness. Paul was born on July 13, 1940, into a large family of 13 older brothers and sisters and his parents were sharecroppers who farmed near Opelousas. As he was growing up, he spent a lot of time in the kitchen with his mother and it was from her that he learned all about cooking and the blending spices to make the meal taste delicious. Paul was a talented chef who loved cooking Louisiana food and didn’t have years of culinary school or other formal training, but he had a desire and the love to cook the best food around.…
Dave Pensado Dave is world class mic engineer who has worked on many hit records. He is a teacher to many of the new generation of mix engineers such as Jaycen Joshua, Dylan “3D” Dresdow, and Ariel Chobaz and many more. He is a successful R&b and hip-hop specialist. In a single month David dropped three number one hits, with Mary J Blige’s ‘Be without You’, Beyonce’s ‘Check On it’ and Keyshia Cole’s ‘Love’. David has also worked on hits with Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, Destiny’s Child, Pink, Brian McKnight, Ice Cube, Warren G & Christina , Lil’ Kim and Mya.…
David Einhorn (1809 – 1879) 1861-1866 Senior Rabbi at Keneseth Israel David Einhorn was born in Diespeck, Germany November 10, 1809. At the age of 17, he earned his Rabbinic ordination from the Rabbinic school of Fürth in Bavaria, Germany; the center for Jewish learning at this time. He continued his studies at the Universities of Erlangen, Munich and Würzburg. He later held the position of Chief Rabbi of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (in Northern Germany). In 1852, he was called to lead the Reform congregation in Pesth, Hungary.…
The life of David G. Burnet wasn’t what anyone would expect it to be. He was born as an orphan in Newark, New Jersey on April 4, 1787. David Burnet’s middle name was Gouverneur. When David Burnet had spare time the ran to the Passaic River when he was younger. A man of the name of Dr. William Burnet took David in.…
Short Life, Lasting Impact “Some kids wish to be a cowboy, to be a princess, to be a chef, or a farmer, while other kids wish for a cure so they can grow up (Joe Wasser)”. Kyle Baker was one of the kids with the wish for a cure to demolish the sickness that ended up taking his life. Just a boy from Searcy, Arkansas who had to take on the world to overcome low survival rates of Pleomorphic Sarcoma, the monster that hid below where anyone could see. It was finalized that CIC-DUX4 Positive Round Sarcoma was his final diagnosis in July 2013 when he was sixteen years old which, started out as a swollen calf muscle. Kyle was a student at Pangburn High School, an active participant at the Gospel Church, and a member of their C.O.R.E drama team.…
Why the World Needs Terry Baker? Majority of people's lives they are told that the old are wise. Most people would say this is true about Terry Baker. Terry has many qualities that make significant to this world. She is significant to this world for she is loyal, she is determined in everything she does, and she is helpful to every person she meets.…
FLETCHER HENDERSON James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and his influence was vast. He was often known as Smack Henderson (apparently due to his college baseball hitting skills) .Fletcher is ranked along with Duke Elington as one of the most influential arrangers and band leaders in jazz history, and helped bridge the gap between the dixieland and swing era. Fletcher Henderson was born in Cuthbert, Georgia in 1897.…