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In Furman v. Georgia, William Henry Furman was robbing a house and the person that lived there discovered Furman. Furman by accident he claimed, as he was leaving the house he tripped and his firearm shot the owner killing him. His previous statement had been that he had turned and blindly shot the victim. He was found guilty of committing murder during a robbery and was punished to death. However, Furman was never put to death. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision the court decided that…

the Germans were trying to find him everywhere in Europe. Despite being misunderstood, rejected, and hunted by the Nazis, Albert Einstein had a great effect on the world and changed it in many scientific ways. Albert Einstein was born in March 14, 1879 in Wurttemberg, Germany. He died on April 18,1955 in Princeton, New Jersey. How he got from Germany to America is a great story. In Albert Einstein's life, his parent thought he was special, smart and that he could make a big impact in the world.…

Norwegian born in 1828, Henrik Ibsen, the oldest of five children was living in poverty due to the business failures of his father. Ibsen showed great interest in painting and reading; in his teens began painting and writing poetry. At the age of twenty-one, Henrik Ibsen wrote his first play titled, Catilina. His first play was a drama, very much influenced by the style of Shakespeare. It did not receive much notice but did open the door for him to be hired as a writer and manager for the…

Believer of Communism, Leon Trotsky was a Russian Marxist and Soviet politician that led the revolutionary win of the Bolshevik Party in October 1917. Leon Trotsky was the founder and leader of the Red Army, but his revolutionary activity began from a young age. Trotsky was known for being a prolific writer that informed people about his opinions on the aspects of the Russian Revolution and government through numerous journals and articles. Although a comrade and close companion of Vladimir…

When we think of the greats in literature, we think of Ernest Hemingway, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, and Jack London. Though these are not the only names that can convey meaning in the written word. Children’s books are essential in this way, on the surface, they may not look to be anything other than simplistic entertainment, though they are truly rich with deeper meaning. These brightly decorated pieces of literature are vital to children learning about how the world works. They can teach…

Joseph Stalin When people hear the name “the man of steel” should they think of Clark Kent, the crime-fighting hero from the comics? Well how about Joseph Stalin, mass murder and dictator of Communist Russia. One may associate murderer and dictator in a poor fashion, but Joseph Stalin contributed immensely to the future of Russia during his rule. Joseph had the mentality that if you opposed his views then you should be eliminated. The result of that view was an estimated 20 million dead people…

Rhome Nhyle L. Virgo “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” -Confucius (Philosopher, 551 BC - 479BC) This quote teaches us that the only way to learn something is to do it by ourselves. If we just hear it, or see it, we might forget, or somehow remember. Just like the songs that we’ve heard and the movies that we’ve watched. We can just forget them all, but unlike if we experience the real thing or do the same thing, we can deeply understand everything that we need…

gram-negative bacterium, strictly human pathogen and the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection Gonorrhea or “the clap” which has infected both men and women for thousands of years. It is named after Albert Neisser who first isolated it in 1879 (Dixson,2015). The disease it caused Gonorrhea, is a term coined by second century Greek physician Galen stands for “as flow of seed”. It is the second most common sexually transmitted infection in the world (Unemo and Shafer, 2011)…

I woulds have to say my greatest talent would be that i can run really fast. On many occasions i have ran faster than even star athletes in track i may not be able to run for long at full speed but at the speed i go it's amazing i don't wobble and fall down. I really like running it makes me feel unstoppable. One time when i was in 8th grade we were doing relay races and my team always one not just because of me of course but i had a huge hand in our wins. I haven't raced anyone in quite some…

After Edison got funding from the Vanderbilt family and JP Morgan, he set up an electric light company. In 1879 Edison came up with a bulb that used platinum filling in the center. In 1880 Edison decided to use carbonized bamboo as a replacement filament to the platinum. From 1881 to 1882 he traveled around the world making light exhibitions. Through all…