Elijah Wood

The mob was eventually able to gain entrance into the jail, where they abducted Neal Gillespie, his son John Gillespie, and Jack Dillingham following them roughing up and “interrogating” the six suspects (Wood). Following the abduction, the three men “were marched toward Spencer, but a halt was made at Henderson’s ball grounds in the edge of the town. There the negroes were given time to confess the crime. They refused either to deny or confess, and were so thoroughly frightened as almost to…

Abraham Lincoln is widely known for his freeing of the slaves and for being the United States sixteenth president but, Lincoln did a lot before his time in presidency. Lincoln was born in Kentucky in February of 1809 to his father Thomas, who did not possess the skill of reading but indeed was a strong father figure even though Abe did not get along very well with him and to Nancy Hanks who died when Abe was small. Abe did numerous chores around the house and farm for a while until he turned…

I was engaged once in my life. My girlfriend desire to get married was so extent that she bought the engagement ring. I was very immature handling relationships, and that usually left me with a heap of misfortunes. I did not care for her, and I took the relationship as a sport. I was unfaithful to her many times over. When I finally had enough courage to leave her for another girl, I did. At first she did not know the full extend to why I had left her. She continually made attempts to win me…

for a Wood cutter position, later in his life he worked as the spokesperson for the Antislavery Society and during the Civil War he acted as A key recruiter for the North to get more African Americans to join the North military. Also Malcolm x as a teenager worked many jobs to keep food on the table he worked at the Roseland Ballroom, shining shoes he also had a job as a kitchen help on the Yankee Clipper train. After prison Malcolm worked with the leader of the Nation of Islam,” Elijah…

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind served as my introduction to screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. Beloved by cinephiles, I have long been ready to catch up with this esteemed filmmaker’s work. Add to that the heartrending premise of this film, and I assumed I would be in for a treat. As it turns out, this was a classic example of a movie that I appreciated more than I enjoyed. This story focuses on Joel (Jim Carrey), a depressed, lonely introvert who leads a very mundane life. One day, on a whim,…

Mark Twain was a writer who used his descriptive power to write wonderful and remarkable stories. Many of which are cherished and read decades later. One of these stories is “The adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. This story is one shrouded in controversy while regarded as too graphic for young kids. Mr. Twain 's writing contained examples of how life was back then. Going so far as referring to colored folks as 'Niggers '. The book showed a good example of society during this time. Like many…

Read John 5:4&5: ' 'Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? ' ' We watch the news or read the newspapers about a battle being fought, rather it 's a war, sporting event or even an election. Everyone is anxious to see who won. The passage in the Bible I asked you to read tells us who is to gain the victory in life. When I accepted…

Two” in 2011, which was his only project that year. Robin Williams had married his third wife, graphic designer Susan Schneider, on October 23,2011 in St Helena, California. In 2012, Robin Williams appeared in the TV comedy “Wilfred”, which stars Elijah…

scanning each person’s wallet and worth. “Yeah,” he continued in a distracted sort of way, “the lumberyard pays the bills, but design is what I love. It’s a lot more fun to spend the afternoon drinking Boiler Makers and hanging wall art, than planking wood. Oops! Is it against the Eighteenth to say that?” “I…

English actor, Andy Serkis is best known for his portrayal as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings films Trilogy. His other notable works include The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011–17). Andy Serkis is married to actress Lorraine Ashbourne. He has three children from his marriage. His net worth is $28 million. He has received an Empire Award and two Saturn Awards in his career. Andrew Clement Serkis was born on April…