Elbert Frank Cox was born on December 5th 1895 to parents Eugenia D Talbot and Johnson D Cox. His father was already a principal at a high school and took classes at Evansville College and graduated at Indiana University. Elbert was no stranger to success. He was fortunate to live in mixed ethnicity group even though the schools were still segregated. In high school he showed talents mathematics but that wasn’t his first love. He actually played the violin and was offered a full scholarship to Europe to study at the Prague Conservatory of Music. However his math ability proved stronger and he went to Indiana University and studied for the A.B and got it. He got an A in all his exams. He then went to teach at Alves Street School and became…
Elbert Frank Cox On December 5, 1895 Elbert Frank Cox was born. He was an american mathematician who became the first black person in the world to get his PH.D. In mathematics. He spent most of his life as a professor at howard university in washington d.c. In his life he had to overcome stressful times do to his skin color. he didn’t mind it at all. He played the violin through his life. he was offered a scholarship to prague conservatory in bohemia. He chose to study mathematics at indiana…
On December 5th, 1895 in Evansville, Indiana , Johnson and Eugenia Cox gave birth to Elbert Frank Cox. Growing up as the oldest of three brothers, Cox took on his father’s love for education as he was the principal of a local elementary school. When Elbert attended High school he showed an unusual ability in physics as well as mathematics and was immediately appointed to Indiana University. During his studies at Indiana he joined the Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity and was elected to undergraduate…
Ringworm (Dermatophytosis) Crystal Lam Condition Description Another name for this fungal infection is Dermatophytosis as well as Tinea. Ringworm is a fungal infection that is contagious and may happen in any part of an individual or animal’s body. Originally it was thought that the round red spots on the skin were caused by a worm, which is why they named it Ringworm. Later on they realized that it was not caused by a worm and was actually a fungus. Symptoms Ringworm causes a crusted and…
Anglo-Saxon literature was centered around one common theme, exile. The exile in literature is often about the banning of a person from a place. Most writers in this time period wrote an elegy for the things they miss from their time before their exiled. Some writers were forced into exile by others for political reasons while others fled for their own safety. As seen in “The Seafarer”, “The Wanderer”, and “The Wife’s Lament” exile was a major anxiety in Anglo-Saxon literature as the threat…
A ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin that is very common. Ringworm is not from a worm. It can cause a round shape that is very crusty and scaly on the surface of the body. For different skin tones, it may appear as either white or red patches. There are many types of ringworms that can affect different parts of the body. For example if you have a ringworm on your foot, it would be called “Tinea pedis” which is also called “athlete’s foot”. Ringworms can happen to anybody of any age but…
The topic of this report is going to be on the ringworm. A ringworm is a fungal infection that occurs on the top layer of the skin, known as the epidermis. They are distinguished by having rough reddened patches that form in circular designs or pattern, and can be spread from your face, all the way to the toes. The ringworm, also called dermatophytosis, is mainly caused by having direct and or indirect contact with a person, animal or object that is already infected with the disease, or one of…
Sports and Dirt In his essay “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out”, Dave Berry, Focuses on the differences between men and women. He makes assertions about the differences when it comes to dirt and sports. He focuses on this because he believes these are the primary differences. From Personal Experience I would agree hat dirt and sports are examples of differences between the sexes, but Berry misses the point, These are not the major differences between men and women. Dave Berry starts by…
The internet is just only about 5,000 days old, and by that time it has delivered to people a ton of amazing things that nobody could have predicted in the past such as the real estate list, all kinds of government form, a huge amount of photos and video, satellite of the whole earth, or even a piece of information from the phone number, etc. Kevin has points out that most of people learn how to accepted the change from the internet which is amazing thing changing the world and how easily to…
Looking for a Drama filled, love story with an unexpected twist and a happy ending? This could be the right choice for you. But, it will defiantly be a different type of Drama. This episode of the American Horror Story show can be considered to have a Female Gothic sub-genre. The Female Gothic sub-genre deals with women’s transition from an adolescent to adulthood and or post traumatic depression after child birth. This sub-genre has many conventions like a male heroine, Victorian homes,…