Dwayne Johnson

On April 15, 1855, Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Marry Todd, decided that they were going to Ford’s Theater to attend a play. Little did they know that that night would be their last night together. Although the majority of the citizens during Abraham Lincoln’s time thought that he was a respectable man, he was assassinated in a very brutal way. (History.com, 2015) “Whitehouse.gov” stated that Abraham Lincoln was brought into the world on February 12, 1809 to Nancy and Thomas Lincoln. He was…

Even though Andrew Johnson grew up on the troubled side, he would soon grow up to make an impact on the United States of America that will forever be remembered. On December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson was born in a log cabin in Raleigh, North Carolina to his mother, Mary Polly and his father, Jacob Johnson. Andrew grew up in a rural community where he and his family struggled to make ends meet. On January 4, 1812 Andrew’s father, Jacob Johnson, drowns while trying to save the lives of his two…

Did you know that in 1861 the Union forces required over 2,213,000 men to enlist during the Civil War? From these 2,213,000 men there were 422,000 who suffered fatal deaths and non-fatal wounds (McElroy, 1999). During the Civil War many civilians decided to volunteer, among one which was Walt Whitman, after witnessing such drastic measures taking place. Walt Whitman became emotionally and mentally involved with matters of the Civil War due to his brothers involvement. George Whitman, brother of…

Strive for greatness: What makes Lebron James a great athlete What exactly makes a athlete great? A excellent example of a great athlete is Lebron James. Over the years Lebron has been well established as one of the greatest to play the sport of basketball. Out of 10,000 high school players, only two or three will get the chance to play professional basketball (Shaughnessy, 2011). Every once in a generation there is a Lebron James. But what divided him from those 10,000 high players? A great…

Michael Jordan Have you ever wanted to fly threw the air like MJ? These are three character traits that you didn’t know about Michael J. I think Michael Jordan is a hero because of his athleticism, what do you think? He won 6 championships, WOW! He also averaged 37.1 points a game which gave him NBA rookie of the year award. He was very successful in his career with, 5 most valuable player awards, winning a dunk contest by jumping from the free throw line, and being in 13 all star games. If…

My book Lincoln’s Last Days by Bill O’Reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman is about, as the name suggests, the last days of Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was our nation’s president during the Civil War. He was a great leader who helped bring the Union to victory alongside General Ulysses S. Grant and General George Gordon Meade. However, this book does not only highlight Lincoln’s life during the Civil War, but it also tells what happened during the end of the war and how he was assassinated…

Stephen Curry is a professional basketball player in the NBA. Steph plays as a point guard in the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are the Splash Brothers Duo. Stephens full name is Wardell Stephen Curry II. Steph isn’t the only sporty one in his family, in fact, Stephens whole family is sporty. Steph Curry is a madly successful basketball player. Steph isn’t just successful in Golden State, when Steph was in high school and elementary he was also very successful. On May…

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He is remembered as one of America's utmost leaders because of his large influence on the country. Then, all of a sudden he was killed by John Wilkes Booth at a time when the nation needed him the most to finish the job he had started which was making slaves equal to everyone else. In summer of 1864, John Wilkes Booth began to develop a plan to kidnap President Lincoln, take him to Richmond, which was the confederate…

The Cleveland Cavaliers dominated game 1 with a 115-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Cavs started the game looking stale and fell behind 7-0, but they shook off the rust after only several minutes. Cleveland finished the first quarter with a 33-28 lead. If they plan to game 2 and remain undefeated, they must focus on these three areas. ATTACK THE PAINT AND CRASH THE BOARDS Cleveland entered the game shooting 46.2% from three point range throughout eight games. They were sinking three…

Detroit Pistons routed the visiting Portland Trail Blazer with a 123-103 victory at the Palace of Auburn Hills to hand the visiting team their third straight loss in a row on Sunday evening. Starting guard Reggie Jackson scored a game-high 30 points and an assists short to finished the game with a double-double to lead the Pistons to their 32nd win in 63 games played this season. "I think we played the way we wanted to play tonight," Jackson, who went 11 for 19 from the field and made a perfect…