Baltimore

On July 2, 1908 Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was Norma Williams and William Marshall’s second child (“Thurgood Marshall”, 2015). His mother was an elementary school teacher who taught him the importance of an education. She encouraged Thurgood and his brother to learn and think for themselves. His father was a waiter at a whites-only country club who would frequently visit the courthouse on his way home and listen to local cases (“Thurgood Marshall”, 2015). William…

Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts. In his early years his biological father left early on and his biological mom passed away when he was only three years old. He has a younger sister and an older brother which after his mom’s death they all we’re separated. Poe went to live with a wealthy family named the Allan’s. John Allan worked as a Scottish merchant in Richmond, Virginia Allan worked with different goods, including wheat, cloth, tombstones, tobacco, and…

different in every Maryland County and it is determined by the amount of square feet used to calculate the Equivalent Residential Unit and Impervious Unit: the unit of measurement to base the total fee per ERU or IU. One unit of ERU in the city of Baltimore is 1,050 sq. ft., while one ERU in Anne Arundel County is 2,940 sq. ft. Out of all the areas impacted by this fee, only two uses the square footage amount per IU. (Brown, 2014). Many of the local government entities fear that this tax fee…

If you’re a fan of all things NFL and you have a man cave, a den or a living room with empty walls, filling it up with sports collectibles like footballs, football helmets and football jerseys can keep you immersed in the sport you love even during the off-season. If you’ve got lots of space, it’s a good idea to start with bigger pieces that make bigger statements, like autographed football jerseys. When they’re framed and on display, jerseys are eye-catching conversation pieces, especially…

I did my paper on Shel Silverstein.Shel silverstein was a successful kids author, cartoonist, poet, and folk songwriter. He was born in Chicago Illinois on September 25, 1930.He started drawing and writing a young age. He went to study at Chicago academy of fine arts (known today as Art institute of Chicago) but then dropped out to join the army in 1953. While in the army he drew and wrote cartoons where they were published in the Pacific Stars and Stripes magazine. (www.thefamouspeople.com)…

Imagine going from as little as nothing to a worldwide sensation. Oprah Winfrey has had this experience throughout her life, and has brought her to be the person she is today. Winfrey is a academy award-nominated actress, film producer, philanthropist, founder of successful the magazine O, and owns her own television and film studio and production company(Oprah Winfrey). Oprah Winfrey has impacted many people through television, movies, publications, and her philanthropic efforts despite her own…

button up like shirts or polo’s. The set’s were 60’s style and took place mainly on the streets of “baltimore”. I noticed mainly in the sets that for the houses they used the very old mossy green or yellow like wallpaper that they used to put on their walls back in those times. The streets had cars that lined the edge of the streets with the regular stores and houses that really set the theme of baltimore a lot. The studio had a color of color that gave off a very joyful mood to the whole…

Gibbons received rights to operate off the coast of New Jersey by an act of Congress. As a result of this court case, it was decided that Congress is authorized to control commerce and overpower all state intercourse laws. Lastly, the Barron v. Baltimore case ruled that the Bill of Rights, which are the first ten amendments, could absolutely not restrict any powers of the states…

he realized the true humiliation of slavery. He was whipped, starved, and left outside in the dead of winter with nothing but a potato sack. In the spring of 1825, eight-year-old Frederick Douglass was delighted to learn that he was being sent to Baltimore to live with Hugh Auld. After hearing his new mistress, Sophia Auld, read the Bible, he had a sudden burning desire to learn to read. He began to beg his mistress to teach him how to…

Hughes both create speakers who experience prejudice in a predominantly white American society. Countee Cullen’s poem "Incident" tells the story of an African American man recalling an incident in his childhood involving racism in twentieth century Baltimore. Langston Hughes’ “Cross” narrates a biracial man’s contemplation of his parents’ unequal fates in a society that does not accept interracial couples. Consequently, the speaker of “Cross” wonders what will become of his fate, as he is…