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On President’s Day in 2012 a group of historians at new Ford's Theatre Center for Education and Leadership in Washington D.C. decided to commemorate their 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. They decided to make a monument using all the books written about Abraham Lincoln, which resulted in a tower of over 15,000 books—measuring about eight feet around and 34 feet tall (Forget Lincoln Logs). Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of thousands of books, television shows, and even movies such as;…

We hear that America is the land of the free, and that it is a place governed by the citizens of this country for the citizens of this country. Furthermore, we are taught as children the idea that no matter what race, gender, or sex you are that we could aspire to be whatever we desired in life. Alternatively, however, that telltale proves to be distorted in America due to prejudice based upon the very factors claimed to be nonessential but it is still an ideal goal of which Americans live and…

The Attacks on September 11, 2001 On the morning of September 11, 2001 a series of terrorist attacks occurred in the United States and Washington, D.C. The purpose was to weaken the United States’ economy by hurting it’s most important centers of income and power. The plan of the terrorists were to hit Wall Street, the Pentagon, and the White House. In the end, the planes attacking the Pentagon and Wall Street were successful for the attackers, but devastating for America. The total number…

September 11, 2001. Four airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda militants. Three of the planes hit their target. One plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The other two were flown into the World Trade Center. Over 3,000 people died as a result of these attacks. It was a terrible, horrific event. And what makes it worse is the fact that these American deaths were in vain. Because the terrorists won. This not because of the body count. This is because they were able to terrorize America and…

Medina, Deserie Period:3 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis left an everlasting legacy on not only the White House but women, the 60s era, a presidential widow widely known for her fashion symbol and elegance. Jacqueline Bouvier was born in South Hampton New York July 28, 1929. Her parents divorce at the age of 10. Early age Jacqueline…

On the day September 18,2001 the first anthrax attack happened only one week after the attack on the twin towers. “The Anthrax attacks started on the east coast around Boston then traveled throughout the country.”(Alex Collins 1)The first guy died a couple days after and the world realized that anthrax was deadly and was coming for the country.”A terrorist attack in the United States on our home territory”(Alex Collins 2). A panic went off in every nook and cranny in the country. Most biomedical…

As a personal safe haven, the average American citizen desires the protection of their homes through the placement of security measures around their property. Some people place surveillance cameras and motion sensors around their houses and businesses to protect themselves from theft and unwelcome visitors. The surveillance cameras violate a citizen’s freedom of privacy for the safety of the citizen’s home because it watches the citizen without their permission. Similar to the telescreens in…

Monuments are meant to be built for the people that did something special that warrants their recognition. Memorials or monuments are usually built for presidents, important people, or heads of a big organization so they can be remembered for years to come. So when building a monument ask these question, who is it for? Why are you building it? What exactly is it there for? The decision to build a monument for someone is based on several things. For instance, they built Mount Rushmore to…

On October 14th my class went to Springfield IL the capital of Illinois. We enjoyed a 3 hour bus ride to Springfield and when we arrived we saw some awesome museums and even Lincoln's house! But, the coolest thing that I believe we did was seeing Lincoln's tomb. As we rounded the bend and the anticipation was growing we finally saw the giant monument in his honor; it was magnificent. But, as if that wasn't cool enough their was a giant Lincoln head! Strangely the statue was quite dirty except…

Paul Breines was a freedom rider at the age of 20. He was born in Queens, NY. The College he attended was The University of Wisconsin where he received his PhD in Modern Europe Intellectual History specialization in philosophy. Now he is the professor of Boston College where he has worked for 35 years. Mr. Breines created the first LGBT history class at Boston College. During the speech he talked about many events happening in 1961. He brought up a book called “ Breach Of Peace”…