Dayton

The store in Minneapolis eventually filled the whole six story original building that Dayton had purchased. By 1920, Dayton Company had become a multi-million-dollar business and began expanding in 1929 by purchasing J.B. Hudson & Son, a local Minneapolis jeweler. In 1938, George Dayton died and passed the fourteen-million-dollar company down to his son Nelson. Dayton Corporation became a fifty-million-dollar company during World War II as consumer goods became increasingly…

that people in Dayton must use their time wisely as they run to places and move quickly. Through Will’s body language the audience are able to learn that live in Dayton is fast and poor because time is limited. The director has also used Costume to show the viewers how poor people in Dayton are. Long shot gives us the full view of what Will is wearing, ie: he has dull clothes which look old and really worn-out. This use of the technique enables the audience to see people in Dayton can’t afford…

writer to earn an international audience. He was born on june 27, 1872 in Dayton Ohio. His parents were freed slaves by the names of Matilda and Joshua Dunbar. Soon after he was born his parents split up but he still had a close bond with both his mother and father. When dunbar was four his mother taught him how to read. Then at the age of six he started to read and recite poems. In 1886 for high school, he attended Dayton Central High School and he was the only African American in his class.…

two realms of Greenwich and Dayton were not only separated by time as currency, but by their social morals. It was referenced on a few occasions that the ghetto was for stealing and death, while this kind of foolishness was constantly unheard of an avoided at all cost in New Greenwich. This kind of anomie that lived in Dayton was the norm and could be seen as caused by their economic system from Marx point of view. There is constant crime experienced for residents of Dayton and timed out bodies…

“The details of the shrine are reminiscent of the architecture of the larger Jain temples from this region and here have been translated into miniature” ("Jain Shrine | Dayton Art Institute"). The piece of art more than likely would have been commissioned by a wealthy Jain for private use. A Jain is a follow of Jainism, whom practices non-violent behaviors to work toward individual perfection. The overall goal for them…

Reporter and author, H.L. Mencken, in his essay, “The Hills of Zion,” recounts a trial In Dayton Tennessee and his experiences there with the townspeople. The trial involved the state and a substitute teacher named Mr.Scopes who was accused of violating a law at that time prohibiting any teachings of evolution.This is the reason he wrote “The Hills of Zion”. This trial is why H.L. Mencken went to Tennessee; he had to cover it. Mencken’s purpose was to convey coverage that was biased against the…

George Rappleyea who lived in Dayton, Tennessee, saw an opportunity to make the city and himself famous. “George Rappleyea, an engineer at Dayton Coal and Iron Company, and also one of the few evolutionists in Dayton, saw this . . . and recognized the opportunity to make the little town of Dayton famous from the publicity of such a trial” (Ching). George saw for a way to make himself and Dayton famous with the controversial Butler Act that was passed. Rappleyea…

The Ku Klux Klan played a huge role in the United States. A state that was popular amongst the Ku Klux Klan was Ohio. But, how did the movement of the Ku Klux Klan come to Ohio? The Ku Klux Klan was a very well known group throughout many periods of history, but who is the Ku Klux Klan, and what did they believe? The Ku Klux Klan, also known as the KKK, is a secret society made up of purely white, male and female, protestant, christians. They believed that they were superior than all other…

Surprisingly, the biggest adjustment I had to go through during this journey was returning home to America. I just had the best experience of my life in Italy with not only discovering myself but also with discovering a new culture, and when I got back I was able to tell everyone my story. Once. People were willing to hear about my study abroad once or twice but after that they either got bored or didn’t care anymore. I felt as if Italy was a new part of me but when I got back I wasn’t allowed…

The Valleycrest Landfill site is 100 acres and it is separated into two sections by Valleycrest Drive: the east and west section. The Valleycrest Landfill is located on 950 Brandt Pike in Dayton, Ohio, right above the Great Miami Aquifer. This aquifer is the sole source of drinking water for the city of Dayton. In comparison to the Tremont City Barrel Fill Site, both sites have the same conditions of concern: the location of a landfill above a water aquifer. Valleycrest Landfill became a solid…