Captain Charles Johnson

As great as Abraham Lincoln was, he never went to college and did not earn a degree. He was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809. Lincoln suffered from depression many times as a child, but he went on to become the 16th president after winning the 1860 election. During that election, President Lincoln did not win a single southern state. He also did not win the popular vote during the election. President Lincoln’s legacy has a positive impact on American society. Everything did not come easy…

Booth shot Lincoln in the head and the bullet, “entered through the occipital bone about one inch to the left of the median line”. (343) Booth jumps onto the stage and breaks his ankle in the process, half running and limping out of Ford’s. Dr. Charles Leale, the first doctor on the scene, assessed Lincoln and pronounced him alive but brain dead. Amidst the chaos, the President is moved to a nearby household where several doctors keep him under watch. Regretfully, there is nothing to be done to…

Indiana State became a team that one could not disregard. The Sycamores would end up in the National Championship facing The Michigan State Spartans who contained the super power: Magic Johnson. The Spartans took home the victory after a nail-biting back-and-forth game. The classic rivalry between Bird and Johnson left room for plenty of competition left in their following…

Andrew Johnson was born in North Carolina to an indigent family, most of which were extremely uneducated and could not read or write. Through years of self-teaching, and with a little help along the way from some friends, Johnson became an adequate speaker and writer. Although, from his background, no one would ever guess that Johnson would eventually rise to one of the most powerful positions in the government, and become the 17 President of the United States of America. Johnson was born in…

President Abraham Lincoln was famously known to be an immaculate orator. Throughout his all too short presidency he was noted for his impressive speaking skills and ability to speak to a large audience. His speaking caused those who were near the president to stop what they were doing and listen carefully to each word he uttered. Such a skill was increasingly significant for a president especially in the time of the most civil unrest in American history. The ability to communicate ideas and…

The American Civil War, or most likely to be known as The Civil War, was the United States of America’s most bloodiest war. Around 620,000 American citizens were killed, with millions more ending up wounded. American art was truly changed during and after this gruesome war. The Civil War caused artist 's’ inspiration to drastically turn dark and have deeper meanings than before. Photographers and the first cameras were around during the Civil War. However, photographers could not easily…

Most bullets, while life changing, only directly impact a select few. Yet one would alter the fate of a country whose values were already being tested. Thousands shed their blood for two different visions of a better tomorrow, and just when the clouds had began to subside, bringing on a single shining ray, one more would suffer the transition between life and death. Despite this, his duties were not yet done, and there is still a wrenching hole that his works could have saved. For the parishes…

Topdog Underdog Suzan-Lori Parks’ play, Topdog Underdog, includes many imagery, symbolism, and metaphors. She uses symbolism in the names she assigns for both actors. Imagery is used to show the type of lives that both characters live in. The characters’ name of Booth and Lincoln symbolizes the President Abraham Lincoln, who fought for African American rights. The final scene, where Booth kills his brother is set up as a metaphor. John Wilkes Booth is Lincoln’s assassin, and was a racist man who…

President Ulysses Grant, Samuel Howe, and Charles Sumner all partook in the planning of the Dominican Republic annexation, but all took slightly different stances on the issue. Annexation of this area was something that took time, planning, and the support of nearly everyone on board. Time and planning were a breeze, but the difficult part came into play when Grant and Howe were trying to convince everyone why annexation would be beneficial for their nation, and for Santo Domingo, but it simply…

On November 9, 1863, Abraham Lincoln watched John Wilkes Booth perform in the play Marble Heart from the same box at Ford's Theatre that he would later be assassinated (UMKC). What turned this well-traveled actor into a cold hard assassin? How did commit such a drastic deed single handily? What abled him to escape that theater and evade the authorities for such a long time? Before finding out any of those answers, John Wilkes Booth’s life has to be learned about from the beginning. Booth was…