1921

According to biography.com Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau in France. He was born to a family who worked in the grain business. Starting off as a young man Matisse worked as a legal clerk then pursued a degree in law in Paris from 1887-1889. When he returned to Saint-Quentin he received an occupation in a law office. Although he already had a steady occupation he began to take drawing classes every morning before work. Matisse was suffering from an illness at 21 years…

fixed and healed in no time! We can thank Earle Dickson was his wonderful invention. His wife can be thanked as well. After all, she is the one who was so clumsy and mindless that she got hurt so many times, leading to the invention of the band-aid. In 1921, Earle Dickson, who lived in New Brunswick, had to go to work, but was worried that his wife might get hurt and need a piece of gauze with tape, which was what they used. He decided to pre-make them, causing the idea of the Band-aid. Although…

The two similarities that I will list in this essay is architecture and the different types of food Chicago and New York City Are two of the biggest cities in the U.S.A. With New York holding 8.5 million people and Chicago with 2.7 million people, the third most populous city in America. Chicago and New York are very similar in many ways. They both have a nickname Chicago's is "The Windy City" and New York's is "The Big Apple". Chicago is home to many magnificent buildings and skyscrapers…

Mikayla Holtz Pd. 9 Shaping of a President: Franklin D. Roosevelt There are obstacles in life, that must be overcome in order to succeed. What does it take to succeed after failure? Failure is something that can break someone down and make them want to give up, but that should never be the answer. If somebody wants to succeed, keep trying and they will get there eventually, because nothing is impossible. In order to succeed and overcome a challenge, one has to continue to work hard to beat the…

limited to the bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine. It has prevented a large number of potential TB deaths each year, yet remains controversial due to its highly variable protection against pulmonary disease. The BCG vaccine has been administered since 1921 and after years of use in countries with high TB rates, its effectiveness at eradicating TB as a public health problem has been suboptimal [1]. While BCG vaccination in infants has been successful at reducing rates of disseminated disease…

poems. Langston Hughes spent most of his days studying English and writing, until eventually he submitted some of his poems and plays into a magazine called Brownies’ Books. But this wasn’t enough for Hughes, he wanted more for himself and on June of 1921, “"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" was published in The Crisis” according to Cindy Dyson’s article…

Although many Americans stood against the Treaty of Versailles, therefore supporting the World War, several other Americans stood by ratification of the Treaty and the end to a long, violent war. First, men in opposition to Wilson’s entry into the war, such as Hoover, believed that war was an unnecessary evil that was prohibiting the United States from prospering economically. In Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson, November 19, 1919 (document 3) Hoover believes that it is necessary to continue…

Golden Gate Bridge Gwen Stilson, Mira Sands, John Del Rivo, Cosme Chavez Period 1, Science 8 March 9, 2015 Question 1: When and Why was the Bridge Built? - Mira The construction of the Golden Gate bridge commenced on January 5, 1933, and its purpose is to connect San Francisco to Marin County across the Golden Gate Strait, which links San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. At an amazing 8981 ft. (2737 m) long, it was the worlds largest suspension until 1964,…

“The most infamous serial killer you’ve never heard of” (Cobb). The Hammersmith Nude Murderer, or also known as Jack the Stripper was a serial killer in the 1960s. This infamous murderer got their name for being very similar to Jack the Ripper for the simple fact that both murderers killed prostitutes. They were also similar for the fact that both caused terror in London, though their killing methods were different they were both feared by the public. The famous murderer known as “Jack the…

collapsed. The PSI (socialists) and the PPI (popular party) who were the two mass organized parties in Italy at the time obtained 156 and 101 seats. The liberals won 220 seats however they lost their control on parliament. Elections in 1921 produced similar results. From 1921 onwards the liberal government needed either the socialists or catholic support in order to…