1962

Ponyboy is fourteen, and Darry is twenty. Darry has left school to take care of his two younger brothers, Ponyboy and Sodapop, due to the death of their parents. However, Darry tells Ponyboy his reason for leaving was due to him being “dumb” (17). Instead of worrying about himself and his future, Darry takes on the responsibility as parent. Together, the boys and the Greasers face the Socs, “West-side rich kids,” causing them all to grow up in a way (2). The boys are “poorer than the Socs and…

Baker v. Carr was a landmark case decided in 1962. This case brought up the issue of reapportionment, and the view that citizens’ vote value were being reduced when their population and economy were growing and their districts weren’t portioned accordingly, in turn, they were being deprived of their constitutional right to vote in the General Assembly. The Baker v. Carr case presented the issue of whether or not apportionment is a justiciable issue; the final decision of the case provided the…

Museum Visit Extra Credit – “The Rower” by Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso is a famous artist who shaped the course of art across the 20th century and his influences reaches further than any artist of his time. “The Rower” is an oil on canvas created in 1910 that belongs to the formative period of Cubism. The title of this painting is The Rower, but its subject has been the source of discussion as it has many interpretations. Scholars agree it depicts a seated person in profile. Picasso…

Was born in October 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was a civil engineer and his mother worked for the U.S postal service. They lived in Milford Ohio until his father died, and his mom moved the family back to her Native Chicago. As a child George enjoyed visiting Chicago museums, libraries,planetariums,and was a member of the Chicago Rocket Society and various science clubs . In 1957, Carruthers earned his high school diploma from Englewood High School Chicago, also the same year the…

The story of how my grandparents, Paul and Linda Richardson first met, is definitely a unique one. My Grandfather’s childhood was not the ideal family at all, he wished to be on his own after high school. Linda, on the other hand, had a “perfect” family life, her dad was the “love of her life”, and meant the world to her. Paul and Linda obviously had two extremely diverse families that did not mix well. Paul’s mother had much hatred towards Linda for no reason at all. From the time they met to…

PROJECT PROPOSAL OUTLINE Name of Student: Eden Thomas Date of Submission: 12th October, 2017 Proposed Title of Investigation: 1. An analysis of how different port ownership structures can affect the human resource structures at the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago in allowing the Port of Port of Spain to become an economically viable entity. 2. An analysis of how the human resource structures at the Port of Port of Spain affect the ports opportunity of becoming a viable economic entity.…

construe the general goal of the painter, which is to emphasise the sitter, but the brightness does confuse viewers at first sight. The inclusion of an interior space is groundbreaking itself (if we consider the Arnolfini Portrait (fig.2) as a kind of certificate rather than a portrait), but the depiction in Christus’s painting seems immature and the depth of the room defies common sense. As the figure seems too large for this narrow space, it could be inferred that the perspective may not…

education of the New World (2000, p. 367). This body of Catholic Church was aiming at "the peaceful propagation of the Catholic faith...with responsibility for carrying the faith to the new world, and for strengthening and reviving it in the old" (Quaker, 1962, pp. 3-4). This in part explains why propaganda and persuasion are often used interchangeably. For instance, Jackall further claims that propagation of Christian faith was supposedly achieved by peacefully persuading "the lost ones" of all…

In 1955 the Vietnam war was started by the Vietnamese helped by the American forces. It wasn’t until 1962 that the first Australians arrived in South Vietnam. This was the beginning of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. A question to be asked is why did Australia decide to be involved? This is the first of many questions concerning Australia’s involvement during the Vietnam War. In 1954 the French signed the Geneva convention, leaving Vietnam separated into two parts: the North and…

Fifteen minutes till she needed to be on set. Today she was teaching the world how to make Homemade Onion Soup. All the ingredients, utensils, and random things all laid out nicely. The knives sharp, and the onions ready to be chopped. Everybody working getting the cameras ready. Julia came out just barely 2 minutes till they would start. Workers yelling out “places, places everyone.” Then the cameraman yells out 5..4..3..2.. “Hello…” Julia Child changed many people's lives with her cooking,…