1944

On June 6th, 1944, towards the end of a horrific war, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in order to stop the advance of the German army. This operation was known as D-Day and it was the biggest turning point of World War II. Even 40 years after this battle, Ronald Reagan gave a speech commemorating the men who helped liberate Europe. He spoke to the American people about how not only did these soldiers fight for our nations, but also for freedom. Ronald Reagan, in his speech “On the…

of his men ring out. Visionary Leader When I think of the definition of a visionary leader, General Patton immediately comes to mind. I could sit up here and talk for hours on all the war stories of Gen Patton, but I am going to limit it to late 1944. And cover some topics from that specific time to describe why I feel that he meets the qualifications as a visionary leader. Then I will compare my own traits with some that he had sown. Gen Patton was an extremely motivational individual, so…

The history of the Amphibious Engineer has a long, proud and commemorative history dating back over a thousand years. An Amphibious Engineer is a person who has specific training to build complicate products, machines, systems or structures that arrives from the water or sea. The Amphibious Engineer has been utilized in major conflicts throughout history. The linage of the modern amphibious engineer, can be traced from the Revolutionary War until today’s Modern Engineer. The Amphibious…

Ethan Parks Mrs. Trahan English 2 25 October 2017 The War on Two Fronts The Second World War featured two different theaters of war in the Pacific and Europe. These two theaters had many similarities and differences. These similarities and differences include battles, tactics, climate, and weapons of the war and each nation’s use of these. During World War II the Pacific and European campaigns had a range of battles. Many of the war’s naval battles took place in the Pacific, since ships…

The film American Experience: “Coney Island,” directed by Ric and Ken Burns, depicts Coney Island during its peak. Coney Island started as a small island and gradually grew into a vast tourist attraction. Coney Island’s Golden Age derived from its ability to unify the different social classes and its establishment of public theme parks. Coney Island was discovered by Henry Hudson on September 1, 1609; although, it would not be until 1847 when Coney would be inhabited. Coney was divided into the…

When you see a beautiful girl that became famous you would believe she had an easy life or she became famous because of her looks but it wasn’t that easy for Norma Mortensen. Her childhood wasn’t the best. She eventually became an actress. She died of a barbiturates overdose. She had a very difficult childhood but she didn’t let that get in the way of her success. Marilyn Monroe was born June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Her mother was a film cutter at RKO studios who,…

Imagine being a young teenager, having to hide for your life, wondering when your next is meal is going to be and having your family stripped away from you. Many of us day to day people wouldn’t be able to comprehend having such a troublesome life, but Anne Frank did. Anne Frank took a role in WWII (specifically the Holocaust) by giving us an insight of the lives of the Jewish during the holocaust. Many of the information that we know today about the Holocaust came from her diary. Anne Frank…

In 1939 WWII had begun and the traditional way of life was shaken. The government began campaigns that emphasized the importance of the “healthy body” during wartime. The message stressed that women were of vital importance to promote health and boost morale. Many were anxious about women’s morality and social respectability as they transitioned into the male workforce. These qualities in women represented the female “healthy body” and this transition into the workforce potentially would…

James H. Clark James H. Clark’s childhood is interesting. .James H. Clark was born on March 24, 1944 in Plainview, Texas. During his childhood, he was usually around poverty and people described him as a strong willed boy. People started to know when he was strong willed when his parents divorced when he was 14. He started to live with his mother and they were poor, with their mother only supporting James and his 2 siblings with only $225 dollars a month. During high school, James was usually a…

Have you ever heard of George Herriman? He was a famous cartoonist. What Is it he was famous for, you might ask. Well, he was famous for making the world wide loved comic strip Krazy Katz. It was a story about a cat named Krazy who had many adventures with his friends. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 22nd in 1880. He grew up in New Orleans until he was a teenager. When he was a teenager his family and him moved to Los Angeles to get away from Jim Crow Laws. Growing up he…