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Cough Medicine to Dangerous Drug The article “The Heroine Drug History & Facts,” published by Heroininfo.org, (2010) is about heroin’s background and where most of the heroin is produced from today. The article notes that “diacetylmorphine,” which derives from the opium in poppy plants, was created in 1874 by a chemist in England named C. R. Alder Wright when he conducted an experiment in which he boiled morphine with other “various acids”. The drug did not gain much traction until it was…

Futura was a typeface designed by Paul Renner, a Prussian-born artist who spent most of his life in Germany. Renner worked on Futura between 1924 and 1926 and it was officially released in 1927. Renner, a member of the Deutscher Werkbund (German Association of Craftsmen), a group of people who focused on elevating aesthetic qualities in commercial products (Burke). In addition to his experience working in Werkbund, Renner was also inspired by the New Typography movements including the Bauhaus…

since the American Revolution, it has greeted the immigrants coming to the New York Harbor, guarenting freedom and opportunity to them. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot-tall building, that indicates American freedom and was dedicated in 1876. In 1924, the statue became a national monument, and in 1933 it was cared for by the National Park Service. Liberty Island and Ellis Island were conbined as the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965. The statue…

allowed her to become a composer by studying Adolf Weidig. Adolf helped Ruth see her future as a composer and helped her to start paving her way during the year of 1924 where she began to develop her voice known as “ultra modern”. While Crawford continued to study theory and composition with Weidig at the American Conservatory of Music, in 1924 she also began private piano lessons with Djane Lavoie Herz (Tick 25). During this time, Crawford also met the leading Chicago poet Carl Sandburg whose…

Winston "Winnie" Churchill Winston Churchill was born on November 30th, 1874 in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom in the Blenheim Palace. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is a known as one of the world's greatest leaders along with many titles such as Prime Minister, Journalist, Author, Orator, Statesman, Soldier and Historian. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts" - Winston Churchill. Churchill was raised in a very aristocratic family with his…

The Confluence of European Ideology in Franz Kafka’s Fiction Abstract: Franz Kafka one of the major German language novelist and short story writer was born on July 3, 1883 at Prague. His posthumous works brought him fame not only in Germany, but in Europe as well. By 1946 Kafka’s works had a great effect abroad, and especially in translation. Apart from Max Brod who was the first commentator and publisher of the first Franz Kafka biography, we have Edwin and Willa Muir, principle English…

Toastmasters International (TI) is non-for-profit educational organization. It helps individuals from diverse backgrounds and specialties improve their leadership and communication skills. TI first club was founded in October, 1924 by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley - the director of education of Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) in Santa Ana, California, U.S. at that time. Dr. Smedley formed the first group of speakers there when he realized the pressing need of YMCA members to communicate, lead and…

For my painting I choose to do something called “Oak Leaves” by Georgia O'Keeffe. O'Keeffe is known for her paintings of over sized flowers and has been called the “Mother of American Modernism”. Georgia is a very good artist and most of he paints are by things that inspire her. O’Keeffe trained to be a artist in Chicago. Her life revolved around her art. Georgia was born on November 15th,1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on a wheat farm. During her childhood she lived in mainly lived in Wisconsin…

The racial ideology among early European settlers to the Americas was clear from the moment Europeans stepped onto its shores. White Europeans came to conquer the Americas and retrieve its riches. Finding gold for Spain was Columbus’s main objective, even the Vikings came to North America just for the timber. Europeans did not have regard for the native people of the Americas and exploited them to their own advantage. Spanish explorers called conquistadors, or conquerors, tells the story of…

Native Americans Historically, Native Americans have participated in military operations since the colonization of America during the 17th century (Nancy,2005). Their involvement expanded during the late 1800’s when they were drafted to serve in segregated units however, they were still not able to claim U.S citizenship. During World War I, Native Americans did not receive equal treatment compared with Caucasian soldiers. The Navajo and Apache “code talkers” were responsible for significant…