Fenway Park

Obama Presidential Center, which will be located on 63rd and Stony Island in Jackson Park, is close in proximity to the Washington Park neighborhood (Kennedy, 2016). Due to open in 2021, this presidential center is the first of its kind, as it is the first presidential library in an urban city and the first presidential library of an African American president. Many community leaders and residents in Washington Park believe it will have the potential to uplift their community economically. This…

Rosa Parks was sitting in the first row for coloured people on the bus. There was no more seats left in the “white” section. The bus driver then told her and three others to move back, so the white people didn’t have to sit with the blacks. Rosa refused to move and got arrested. Rosa went to court and was found guilty and was fined $14. Rosa then had to overcome personal and financial hardships. She lost her job as a seamstress. She faced threats to her family and people who supported her…

IN A THRILL RIDE The Giant Drop Thrill Behind Thrill Rides Since the 1550 amusement parks have flourished among people young and old. Their elaborate shows and fun exhibits create a fun and enjoyable day for old (Goodmagic.com, n.d.). As the years have gone by the attractions have increased. From a simple park full of shows and beautiful landscapes, to the advanced thrill rides that fill modern day amusement parks. The thought of the body being affected by large amounts of force and g-force…

Not long after the passing of Emmet Till couple of months after the fact, the 43 years of age common right extremist Rosa Parks who filled in as a secretary for the neighborhood office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks got captured for declining to surrender her seat on the isolated city transport to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. This drove the isolation of open transportation to go under assault. The law required that when…

only major amusement park when Six Flags decided to close the gates to AstroWorld after operating since the summer of 1968. B. AstroWorld was once full of history and thrilling attractions, and although some of the rides have been taken elsewhere, it may soon be open for business under a new name. C. Now, unless you are a native Houstonian or visited Houston when AstroWorld was still up and running, then you probably weren’t even aware that Houston once had its own theme park. D. Though it may…

When I was about nine years old, my family was debating about going to Cedar Point the upcoming weekend. I hadn't rode many roller coasters in my life at that time because I was only nine. Of course, trying to be manly, I totally agreed with their decision. My parents told me how big the roller coasters are, and how the roller coasters are some of the biggest in the world. I acted like I wasn't scared, and was talking about how I didn't care about the size of the roller coasters. When that…

When I was ten years old, I decided to try something new. I was with my bestfriend, my cousin, and her boyfriend at Dollywood. It was the summer before fifth grade, so I wanted to try something adventurous. My cousin and her boyfriend were about to ride Thunderhead, and they were pressuring me to ride it too. They told me I need to ride a roller coaster before middle school and it would make me cool. Well I thought if anything could make me fit in more, I should do it. When we were standing in…

Bletchley Park is located in Buckinghamshire, and during World War Two, was Britain’s main code breaking centre. Several German codes from the Enigma and Lorenz machines were decoded here. Many historians, after a lot of research, have come to the conclusion that the intelligence produced by the workers at Bletchley Park shortened World War Two by 2– 4 years! In addition, without these codes having been figured out, the outcome of the war could have been different. Alan Turing was one of…

Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist, takes a stand when she refused to give her seat up to a white passenger. Immediately after the incident occurred, the city of Alabama lifted the law for segregation on city buses as well. The Montgomery city code declared that the bus drivers were like “police officers” as long as they were driving the bus. This means they have the right to keep colored and whites segregated.As the first lady of civil rights she is known as the “Mother of Freedom”. Some…

Heros in the past. some of the people in the past changed history that effected the future."For Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955, courage ment refusing to give up her seat on a public bus." (Source 1) She was standing up for her rites at the time on the bus. "When Rosa parksboarded that bus in 1955, she sat down in the first row of seats designated fo African Americans. Montomery law reserved the front ten rows of seats on the bus for white passengers. Sometimes the buses became very crowded…