Before examining the ways in which different groups tailor Chief Oshkosh’s afterlife to suit their interests, a basic understanding of the life of Chief Oshkosh becomes necessary to fully grasp the duplicity of his character. Born in 1795, Chief Oshkosh grew up in a tumultuous period in Menominee history. The Menominees had been entrenched in battles before with rival tribes such as the Winnebago and Chippewa, but American encroachment on land increased the frequency of these clashes. While the Menominee Nation remained officially neutral in the War of 1812, a 19-year-old Chief Oshkosh fought alongside other great Native American resistance fighters such as Tomah, White Elk, and Tecumseh against the United States. But Chief Oshkosh the Brave would soon transition from a warrior to a leader.…
Charles H. Odom was born on February 29th, 1932 in Arlington Kansas in Reno County. He was the son of Barney E. Odom and Mildred R. Odom. He was 32 when he died via gas chamber on March 6th, 1964. He was arrested on July 23rd, 1961 for the rape of a thirteen year old girl, Lisa Schuh. He was a resident of Wellington, Kansas.…
I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Paul Schultz as Chief of Police of the Canon City Police Department for the past four years. During this time, Chief Schultz has done an outstanding job. He was hired as a change agent after the City’s police department fell into a state of disarray. Upon his hire, he was given many goals, all of which intended to make the Cañon City Police Department not only one of the best departments in the state but also one that is in alignment with the community values.…
While there are many interesting people in the world, Rex Walls is a man who is probably way more interesting than any other man you will meet in your life. Rex Walls, the father of four children, is a amazing man, who can do all sorts of things! Rex has done many great things, and bad things, but he is a good parent and will be told on in the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. Rex is suffering from a disease, alcohol addiction, but he makes up for his sickness by being incredibly smart and adventurous.…
Greg Gaines’ is a self conscious teen who's overwhelming insecurities are stopping him from living his life to the fullest. Greg’s and his only friend Earl Jackson, share a love of old films together. This drives them to produce their own short films inspired by their favorite movies which they refuse to show anyone. Greg’s life started to change when his mom insisted that he get back in touch with an old friend of his called Rachel, who unfortunately had been diagnosed with leukemia. To Greg’s dismay, his mom thought it would cheer Rachel up to spend…
Steve Lawrence Shimer didn’t have a allowance. The thing he could recall was that his brother Mark always cheated at cards. Steve went to school in Timothy Lutheran in Chicago and went to Williams Bay High School in Williams Bay. The thing that he respects about his parents is that they were hardworking. Favorite family tradition was his mom would alway make Glug for christmas.…
James H. Morrison: Rights for All Louisiana Congressman James Morrison, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1967, did not fit the mold of a Deep South white politician in the 20th century. A moderate on civil rights issues, rather than a typical staunch segregationist, he supported the important Voting Rights Act of 1965, which aimed to extend a voice to voiceless southern blacks. In voting for this act, Morrison lost re-election to Congress in 1966 (“J.H Morrison”). Morrison voted for the Act, exemplifying political courage as described by John F. Kennedy in Profiles in Courage when he “triumphed over all personal and political considerations” and followed his conscience (Kennedy 18). The Voting Rights…
West Texas A&M University Bertrand Russell once said, “The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” This means that you can be inspired by anything that you love, but you will only get places from your knowledge. West Texas A&M University, West Texas State Normal College, is ranked number 1 Best Online Bachelor's in Public Health / Health Science, and will help me learn and succeed in a future in the medical field. West Texas A&M is a public University located on 2501 4th Ave, Canyon, Texas 79016. Canyon’s population is 15,138, and West Texas A&M…
Born as Stephen Gilchrist Glover on 13th of June 1974, in Wimbledon, London to a Canadian-American parents. Most people know him by his stage name Steve-O. Best known as a member of MTV's most successful prank series "Jackass", Steve-O gained popularity doing dangerous and self-inflicting injuries. Steve O's eccentric nature landed him several gigs in the entertainment industry from Jackass interconnected films, the Wildboyz series, to releasing Don't Try This at Home - DVD. You may be wondering just how rich is Steve-O? The Squander will tell you how much Steve-O net worth is and some shocking details about him.…
Forrest Ackerman, a renown Science Fiction specialist, was born on November 24, 1916 in Los Angeles. His grandpa and grandma, George and Bell Herbert, made a huge impact on Ackerman’s interests in monsters and aliens. As a child, his grandmother influenced him by reading ghost stories while his grandpa drew pictures of monsters and aliens and brought him to as many as seven movies a day. His eccentric imagination of extraterrestrials encouraged and sparked his career as a Science Fiction publisher. Ackerman’s broad fancy inspired any writers and films during his generation.…
Such experiences can cause people to think twice about how they are living their lives. David Reimer was brought up a girl by his parents and society. He wore dresses and had long hair. However David loved to play with his brother Brian’s toys. David was restricted mostly to the dolls and cooking items that his parents bought him but once in a while, his brother would let him play with his trucks and cars.…
The works of both Francis Bacon and Walter Fredrick Osbourne inspire imagination and intrigue. Born nearly 50 years apart, these two artists have very different styles, which attributes directly into their artwork. Osbourne, worked in many different classical art styles thought his short life. His last piece of work that we examined at the gallery, Tea in The Garden, was painted in a unique combination of the naturalist and impressionist styles.…
What is OSAP? The Ontario Student Assistance Program or OSAP is an Ontario and federal government funded program aiding students with funding their post-secondary education. OSAP offers grants; free money that does not have to be paid back and student loans that have to be paid back. OSAP offers money to students attending any public or private postsecondary schools in the world, as long as OSAP recognizes it.…
Al Shugart, the ostentatious prime supporter of Seagate Innovation LLC who once ran his Bernese mountain canine Ernest for Congress, kicked the bucket Tuesday in a Monterey doctor's facility taking after complexities from heart surgery he had a month and a half back. He was 76. Mr. Shugart is viewed as one of the fathers of the PC circle drive, setting him in a pantheon of Silicon Valley luminaires. Alan F. Shugart was conceived in Los Angeles in 1930 and got a four year college education in designing material science from the College of Redlands in San Bernardino District. He was a designer at IBM amid the 1960s and built up the drives, which were along these lines enhanced and utilized as a generally shoddy and proficient path for putting away information on a huge number…
The thing that stands out in MC Escher is the fictitious reality that grasps our imagination when we experience his art. Escher’s art consisted of woodwork, optical illusions and printmaking. Most believe that Escher must have had a complex mind to be able to conjure elaborate two and three-dimensional planes that falsely tickle our mind. When art critics have interviewed Escher they try to pick his mind to see how he developed ideas that had so much depth and perception, finding out about his childhood, adulthood and everything he's ever learned to understand what inspired him. To this day his work is used in lessons for students K-12, inspiring art with math and vice versa.…