money, or cause overall mayhem throughout the world. Starting off, anger can cause one to perform rash actions. To begin with, if someone can not afford the intellect boosting experiment they could join together with others in similar situations. Baltimore riots from last year had deep poverty as a factor, causing mayhem throughout the town. This could…
his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.”[7] Part two, how he got educated Frederick Douglass was lucky to be sold to another master slave-holder, and he left the plantation to move to Baltimore, Maryland. Once in the hands of the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ault, his life became somewhat easier compared to life on the plantations. Since he was now living in the city, he was able to dress better, eat better and enjoy privileges that were…
escaped Maryland at the age of 20 years old. He escaped for multiple reasons. All Fredrick wanted is to be an educated human being. His master’s wife was the one who was teaching him how to read and write. Later, Mr. Baltimore his master found out what his wife was doing. Mr. Baltimore beat up his wife and so did he beat up Frederick. He moved to New York City and was now using his birth name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. He later became national leader in Massachusetts and New York. One…
morning, as he anticipated.” (Poe’s Final Mystery) Likewise, Poe’s friend and physician Dr. John Carter, shared her concern towards allowing him to travel in his state. Hence, providing evidence for a pre-existing condition. In the 1849 record of Baltimore deaths, Dr. Moran listed Poe’s demise as “Phrenitis.” (Poe’s Final Mystery) No longer possessing scientific use, the term Phrenitis refers to the inflammation of the…
stage at age 19. Alternately, Dr. Q (age 19) had come to live in California. It was for years to contribute afterwards however, that they both would persevere to find better and more lucrative work. In 2011 Dr. Q was put in an issue of Baltimore magazine for “Baltimore top docs” meanwhile Russell Peters named co-host of the 42nd annual NAACP awards. Breaking down stereotypes isn’t something you see quite often. For Dr. Q, that was a by-product of his success. Much in the same way, Russell Peters…
The More You Know, the Better You’ll Poe The most vital things in the creative process are death and alcohol, right? No, but they were for Edgar Allan Poe, the morbidly great poet. Setbacks occurred rampidly for him, but he saw past them in his own, strange way. Drawing from personal experiences with death and grief, Edgar Allan Poe, a beautifully sadistic writer, was the most unique of his time, in turn developing vivid images and heartfelt emotions in his readers. Straight from the start,…
Airport Fiasco Every summer since I was ten years old I have gone to my dad’s house for the summer. It used to be a lengthy, mudane car ride to Idaho, but I didn’t mind because my mom always bought us snacks for the drive and I would sleep most of the way there. It was completely stress-free trip, there and back, until about three years ago. That’s when my dad moved to New Hampshire, which is about a thirty-three hour drive, and my mom was not up for it. That meant my sister and I would have…
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave written by Frederick Douglass portraits the suffering and struggles of the African American people in slavery. Frederick was born in Maryland in the year 1818 and received the name of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. He was a slave for twenty years and a fugitive of slavery for almost nine years. He became one of the most important people to fight for the liberation of all slaves; he died in 1895 with the name of Frederick…
Railroads provided extremely fast transportation, they had a reliable schedule, and were usable year round. Railroads were also a much safer way of transportation, and were far less hazardous. The first major railroad was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, linking ports in Baltimore all the way to Ohio River and was used for transportation as well as shipping trade…
member of the Black Panther party she was put in jail for conspiracy charges against the US government and New York landmarks, but was released a month before Tupac was born. Tupac grew up in poverty most of his young life, in 1984 they moved to Baltimore Maryland because his mother couldn’t keep…