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painting he was all but ignored. None of Wood’s other paintings were ever as successful as American Gothic. Soon after he submitted American Gothic into the Art Institute of Chicago for a competition and the painting won the Norman Wait Harris bronze medal. The Institute then purchased the painting for $300. This was Wood’s first big art sell and his first prize for any work he had done. American Gothic was soon being copied in newspapers but Wood received a hostile response when it was printed…

Growing up in the world of sports, I had a variety of childhood heroes that I looked up too. For me, those childhood heroes were Dwyane Wade and Lebron James. These two phenomenal up and coming NBA athletes, took the league and world by storm when entering in 2003. Each has collected their fair-share of accolades and trophies. From NBA championships, to NBA scoring leaders or NBA first all-Rookie team, both of these individuals have dominated the sport of basketball for over a decade. Although,…

of his friends that made it out alive. Joseph Galloway on the other hand was also in vietnam but as a reporter and journalist. He has lots of stories since he was a part of lots of the action on the front lines. Both of these authors had received a bronze star during their time in vietnam for helping out other wounded soldiers in bad times. After these two were done in vietnam and retired from their main jobs in the military, they both went on to become authors and journalist. Since they had…

The modern Olympics are now an elaborate seventeen-day event that athletes from all around the world spend years training for in order to take home the prized gold medal. With many diverse nations participating, decisions must incorporate a variety of ideas. As a result, the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) were created, “to develop, promote and protect the Olympic Movement in their respective countries,” (“National…

At the beginning of world war II the U.S. is not yet involved. The U.S. air force is exclusively white but that all changed in 1939. The airmen overcame adversity and with their impressive flight records they proved their worth during world war II and in post-war time by being influential in the developments of aviation and breakdown of u.s. Segregation. I talk about the missions, influential people, role in the war. Until the formation of the Tuskegee Airmen, no African American has ever been…

a child. Therefore, since my elementary school, I have always tried my best to get the most from education, even in study or extracurricular activities. During my life, not only did I gain several national, provincial prizes in English like the bronze medal in the National Internet Olympiad of English, the second prize in provincial academic competition,… and scored 93 on TOEFL test, despite difficulties of limited access to study materials, but also I got sport achievements, and other…

An Astronomical Athlete Every success story ever chronicled started with a dream, a huge gargantuan dream that seemed entirely unobtainable. The 1996 bronze medal Olympian, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, sought the title of the greatest professional boxer of all time. He achieved his goal by keeping an unblemished record of forty-nine fights with forty-nine wins, twenty-six by way of knockout, and zero losses (“Floyd Mayweather Jr..”). My own dreams are of no less stature in fact, I intend to…

helicopter) and I'll straddle the guy. Pick him up, and then you can lift me up."(Home of the Heroes) His selfless act of heroism as he hung from an HH-43's cable to rescue a wounded man earned him the Airman's Medal and the Republic of Vietnam's Medal of Military Merit and Gallantry Cross with Bronze…

airline in the 1950s. It was also appointed as the finest new building in British Commonwealth by the Royal Institute of British Architects4. With the unique design and latest building technology in the 20th century, Qantas House had become the Bronze Medal of Royal Institute of British Architects in 1959. It is now one of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Register of 20th Buildings of Significance, also the NSW State Heritage Register. Qantas House was…

Introduction The Olympics started in ancient Olympia Greece, which is located in a valley in Elis, in western Peloponnisos, through which runs the Alpheus River. The Olympics of Ancient Greece were a lot different compared to the Olympics in the modern world. According to the modern world, Olympic athletes have to prove themselves to the extent that they are not only best in their country, but has the ability to compete with other best athletes from all other countries. This is similar to the…