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Charles Coughlin was a controversial priest and a radio operator during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Coughlin influenced many people and had millions tuning into his weekly shows. He influenced many people and gave them hope. Coughlin was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on October 25, 1891 (Father Coughlin). His father, Thomas J. Coughlin, was an Indian born Great Lake seaman. His mother, Amelia Mahoney, was a seamstress. Charles Coughlin was an only child. Coughlin went to Catholic schools,…

Charles Darwin’s way of thinking expanded far beyond his area of expertise, it expended all the way to psychology, physics, literature and even politics and economics. If you asked him “How much of his work would impact other fields?” personally I do not think he would have known. Darwinian thinking is now deeply engraved in areas such as economics and even business administration. Through this paper I will attempt to see how Darwin interacted with economists of his time such as Karl Marx, how…

Duke Schultz, born Arthur Flegenhiemer in 1902, was a very notable American East coast gangster who was remarkably successful during and after the prohibition era. Schultz successfully carved out his own chunk of success in the violent New York organized crime world by being even more ruthless and violent than any competitors. Schultz helped shape the culture at the time but also was very much shaped by the culture that he worked his way to the top of. He was a very successful European jew in an…

“A large number of women [have] brains closer in size to those of gorillas than to the most developed male brains”, according to Le Bon, social “scientist” and “important” figure in the sphere of Social Darwinists, in his book The Crowd. Social Darwinists were people who analyzed concepts of survival of the fittest and applied them to everyday social aspects. In Le Bon’s case, he applied Social Darwinism to the differences between men and women, and how men were “incredibly” superior. This…

Fugate June 25, 1959 Lincoln, Nebraska finally was able to rest. Charles Raymond Starkweather was executed after the terrible murders of 11 people and 2 dogs, 10 of the murders with his partner, and girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate. From starting in Lincoln, Nebraska to ending in Douglas, Wyoming, the mystery of these murders were finally over, but left many scars and nightmares on the families that had loved ones taken from them. Charles Starkweather and his partner Caril Fugates showed many…

Sink or swim 50 years back most everyone heard the story of how humans had evolved over time. It was claimed that our ancestors, apes, had been separated between jungle and desert. Comparing physical traits of both apes and humans, there is a dramatic difference. Apes on four legs, covered in layers of fur… Then there are the humans, standing tall upon two legs, having no fur. The original theory is that when our ancestors parted in two opposite environments they had simply adapted different…

A notorious criminal, Charles Miles Manson, was the center of a sadistic cult that afflicted many throughout the 1960s. Manson and his sect came to typify the aphotic marginal of an aeon that many usually affiliate with amity and unrecompensed love. During this spree, he commanded others to commit a series of crimes including thievery, assault, and even murder while under the influence of The Beatles and recreational drugs. Charles Manson was born to a sixteen year old girl who abandoned him due…

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens tells the story of Pip, a common orphan boy who dreams of being a gentleman. The novel is set in Victorian England and follows Pip’s encounters with many colorful characters throughout his rise through the social classes. At the center of Pip’s story is the weather. Dickens uses it as a tool to share aspects of the story. Although he may use the weather just to explain the setting of the novel, Dickens actually utilizes it to foreshadow what will happen next…

Charles Darwin on Religion and Science Charles Darwin was always thrilled by the natural environment around him. His love for nature led to his scientific exploits as seen with the natural theory of evolution and the theory of natural selection. He saw science as a key to understanding natural occurrences. His perception of science was seen from the way he handled religious issues like morality and ethics. He was ethical in his expressions of nature and science. The diversity of animals and…

Charles Darwin was a naturalist from the 19th century. He studied finches during his voyage to the Galapagos Islands. Another organism he studied on his voyage was tortoises. Two different organisms that Darwin studied after his voyage to the Galapagos Islands are pigeons and earthworms. The pigeon was the most important bird that Charles Darwin studied. One thing he learned about the different species of pigeons, is there were various breeds. The different types of pigeons interested many…