Maya Moore and Angel McCoughtry are both considered legends in the WNBA. Have you ever tried to debate whether one player was better than another? Maya Moore is the superior player over Angel McCoughtry. Maya Moore is a better defensive player, offensive player, and also has a more successful career than Angel McCoughtry. Maya Moore and Angel McCoughtry are both a strong defensive presence making giant blocks.…
The Life and Times of James McQueen McIntosh On 1 February 1828 at Fort Brooke which is located close to what is currently known as Tampa, Florida two parents were blessed with a son who had an interesting future ahead of him. James McQueen McIntosh was to become a General in the confederate army, and fight not side by side with his brother John in the Union, but fight on the opposite side with his Arkansas troops for the confederate cause. Colonel James Simmons McIntosh, and Eliza McIntosh- Shumate were blessed with a son named James McQueen McIntosh who later became Brigadier General for the 1st and 2nd Arkansas mounted rifles of the confederate Army fighting in 2 battles Wilson’s Creek, and Pea Ridge. James McIntosh was from a well-known…
Miles Standish was an English Military officer born in England around the 1580s. Many believe he was born in Lancashire, England. His life in England is largely unknown, his legacy began on the Mayflower. He was hired by the Pilgrims to accompany them on their journey to the New World. The pilgrims hired Miles Standish as a military consultant for their colony.…
Bryant was born on November 3, 1794, in a log cabin near Cummington, Massachusetts; the home of his birth is today marked with a plaque. He was the second son of Peter Bryant, a doctor and later a state legislator, and Sarah Snell. His maternal ancestry traces back to passengers on the Mayflower; his father's, to colonists who arrived about a dozen years later. Bryant and his family moved to a new home when he was two years old. The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, his boyhood home, is now a museum.…
According to Imahara, (former Mythbusters host Imahara, who met up with Amy Steward, who is the principal meat scientist at Tyson foods.) the dark meat from the drumsticks and the thighs does not go into the McNuggets. However the breast and the rib meat, as well as the chicken tenderloin, are used to make McNuggets. Before McNuggets are made, the entire chicken skin is removed initially, and a small portion is added back in later for extra flavor. Additional ingredients in the McNuggets include of water, sodium phosphates, food starch, salt, wheat starch, dextrose, citric acid, autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavoring, rosemary extract and safflower oil.…
The Night It All Changed When Bob larry Mclarry was in High School his senior year he played basketball and was the number one player. One game he got a pass and was wide open and all of the sudden he went to dunk the ball and someone came from his blind side and fouled him and he went down right on his head but he got up but then fell down when he got up. The medics were out there right away and took him to the hospital right away.…
Police detective, Patrick Maloney was murdered last Wednesday night around 7:30pm in his own home, no suspects have been found yet; search for the murder weapon was unsuccessful. Police don't know who or why someone would have murdered the detective. Patrick Maloney left the police station around 5:45 according to his co-workers. Patrick went home and his wife, Mary Maloney, while she was cooking supper for herself and her husband. She went to the grocery store to get potatoes because she had forgotten to get some.…
Joseph Willcox Jenkins was born to William Jenkins and Genevieve Brosseau in the city of Philadelphia in 1928. Jenkins was exposed to music starting at a young age, likely receiving interest and exposer from his mother, who played piano and sang. Beginning at age six, Jenkins took piano lessons from his mother. As part of his piano instruction, Jenkins recited melodies on the piano and transposed the melodies into different keys as. This practice gave Jenkins a great leap into aural skills training and transposition from an early age.…
Phyllis Wheatley Phyllis Wheatley was born in Senegal, Africa in about 1753, there is no official record of her birth. Phyllis was around the age of seven when she was brought into America as a slave. Phyllis lived her childhood and most of her short adult life as a slave to the Wheatley family in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the most amazing facts about Phyllis Wheatley is although she was a slave who was considered a child prodigy and because of this she was allowed an education that featured theology, philosophy, literature and history. Phyllis Wheatley’s occupation was slave, but her official occupation was poet.…
Just Say No Nick Mitchell was a 15 year old boy who lived near the coast. On a Saturday morning, Nick was hanging out with his eleven year old brother. Ten hours later, Nick was pronounced dead after he had been found in his room by his little brother. Paramedics tried to revive Nick but they were unsuccessful. Police later identified that the 15 year old had overdosed on LSD, which was given to him by his friend.…
Phillis Wheatley: An Outstanding Poet Phillis Wheatley is an African-American poetess. Although she was an African slave Wheatley was one of the best known writers in the middle years of the 1700’s. Wheatley impressed everyone she met, proving to the world that the color of one’s skin indicates one’s intelligence. She was born in Africa, but was kidnapped and shipped to the United States on a boat named “Phillis” thus giving her name. A wealthy man named John Wheatley purchased her.…
YouTuber, Micalyn Foreman, goes against society 's standard of beauty Micalyn Foreman is a inspiring woman who stands for women empowerment and being true to who you are. Her YouTube videos have touched many women and have inspired them to be confident and embrace their natural beauty as well. You can follow her on Instagram at miccheckk12. 1. What made you become interested in YouTube and making videos about hair and beauty?…
Toby Mac Toby Mac is a Christian artist and producer of music. His name goes with many genres of Contemporary Christian music of the modern times. Christian music has changed through the last few years, and Toby Mac has gone through the changes as time moves forward. The reason for choosing Toby Mac is due to the total influence a person has and the impact he has had on the world. Not as just a Christian artist and singer, but he changes the way music sticks in people’s minds and hearts.…
African Poetess I wanted to start off this essay with a nuanced about Phillis Wheatley. About how she not only contributed to the Revolutionary period of U.S. history, but helped shape how it was founded. How through her strength of courage and belief of liberty and peace she able to gain her freedom. You know these things already, she is one of our Founding Mothers.…
Patrick Pearse 1. Who was this leader (relevant biographical information)? Patrick Pearse was a key leader in the Easter Rising (Irish rebellion against British rule). He was an Irish man living in the late 1800s to early 1900s (1879-1916).…