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On April 8, American Sign Language (ASL) 1 went to Bakersfield College to watch “I See the Crowd Roar”. “I See the Crowd Roar” is a movie about William “Dummy” Hoy, who was a Deaf baseball player in the late 1800s. William Hoy, was born on May 23, 1862, but he was not born Deaf, he became Deaf when he was around three years old due to meningitis; from that, he lost his hearing. Baseball was starting to pick up as a common past time and thus as a young boy, William wanted to learn and play just…

The murder named Jack the Ripper is familiar to everyone, and is known to be one of the most brutal killers in Europe, and also the most mysterious. Till this day not a lot is known about the mysterious killer, what is known are the brutal murders, the vile letters from hell, and the legacy of the killer. The murders were all located around east London in Whitechapel and all were women of a certain job title that was referred to as “women of the night" with no more clues of their murderer other…

company since Ford motors 111 years ago. These engineers wanted to prove to the world that electrically powered cars could be better than gas cars. Tesla’s first design was a sports car powertrain built around an AC induction motor which was patented in 1888 by Nikola Tesla. Then in 2008 they released this car as the Tesla Roadster. It amazed the world with its 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds and its ability to travel 245 mile on a single charge. Within a year, there were more than 2,400 roadsters on the…

Alcott The Feminist And The War Nurse “I'm not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship” (Alcott). Louisa May Alcott was an independent woman who believed you should be yourself and never rely on anyone. Alcott was a strong believer in women's rights. Louisa began writing as a teenager. The novelist wrote about her experiences of war, and feminine views, and familiar relations. The author grew up surrounded by intellectual and literary giants. The American novelist Louisa May Alcott…

d active until the early 20th century (1905 or arguably 1910). After a life span of 25 years, Art Nouveau went out of style, as it was succeeded by Art Deco as well as suffered from the social shift caused by World War I. If Art Nouveau was forgotten, how important must it have been? Art Nouveau was immensely important since it was more than an art style. It was a lifestyle of its own. During those 25 years of existence, it was omnipresent. From graphic design, jewelry, architecture, product…

It was made in Australia. The first invention look like a 4 wheel handcart. Also Marcus invented the low voltage ignition for the 4 wheel cart, in 1888. Later in few years people around the world started to built a gasoline car. Through the years the people have been improving on gasoline vehicles. In the 1900s 9 million people had gasoline cars around the world. Today, we are thanking Siegfried…

work surrounding is Still Life by Vincent Van Gogh. The date is November 1884. The scale is 15-3/4 x 22-1/4 in. (40.0 x 56.5 cm). The medium is oil on canvas. Second, I chose is Portrait of the Artist's Mother by Vincent van Gogh. The date is October 1888. The scale is 16 x 12-3/4 in. (40.6 x 32.4 cm). The medium is oil on canvas. My understanding of the works because even though he was going through a hard time and…

professional sports combined. The 11th century French game ¨Pallemaille¨ or ¨Jeu de mail¨, and the 13th century Dutch game ¨Kolven¨ are arguably predecessors to golf. The oldest golf club in America is St. Andrew's Golf Club in Yonkers, New York, built in 1888, 14 years before the sport of Football was even created in 1892. Golf deserves recognition as a sport due to its involvement in sport channels and sporting goods stores along with its old history and vast number of players. Some people do…

The first Black athlete to join the freshman team in 1888 was William Henry Lew for the School of Amherst College, Where he was an all- star popular player known for his skill. He later went on to graduating from Harvard; he became part of an inner circle for President Theodore Roosevelt, He was the first…

final work was in 1961 called “Away From It All.” He was born as Frederick Parrish from his paternal grandmother’s maiden name that was Maxfield, which he later used as his professional first name. At a young age he enrolled at Haverford College in 1888 going for architecture but then left after three years to then join Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1892 and studied under Howard…