Francis Marion

Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. He is known as “a Renaissance man”. While he was great at all of these he is possibly the most famous painter of all times. He was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy and died on May 2, 1519 in France. Only 15 of Da Vinci’s painting are known to exist as his own, some of the most famous include: Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Baptism of Christ, Adoration of the Magi, and Medusa. Leonardo had 16 step/half…

a year. The Dodge Brothers Company remained independent until 1928, when the company became part of the Chrysler Corporation. Like the other mechanics and machinists from other car companies, the three Dodge brothers had a unique background. John Francis Dodge was born on October 25, 1864. Horace Elgin Dodge was born on May 16, 1868. These were the two of the three Dodge siblings. They were born in Niles, Michigan. Delphine Dodge was the third of the siblings. They learned their machinist skills…

5799). Different writers of psychological horror have demonstrated how the negative thought processes, if allowed to prevail, can damage one’s self-esteem and even lead to further isolations and feelings of paranoia (Jarrett 813). Joseph Conrad and Francis Ford Coppola Conrad in their works “Heart of Darkness” and “Apocalypse Now” demonstrate sing real life stories the impact isolation can have on one’s life story. These two stories concentrate generally on the possible negative effect of…

Homeless individuals throughout the city of Chicago are scattered in the streets. Their signs are unappealing to those they’re trying to receive money from. However, a Chicago art student named Ian Todd constructed a project that required him to create hand lettered signs that took about 10 hours each to complete. His goal was to capture people’s attention and as a result it would increase the amount of money homeless people are receiving. In addition, more people would begin to talk about the…

It has been over 50 years since Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty in his 1964 State of the Union address. Since then, our nation has failed to eradicate poverty in the United States. Proof of failure is displayed in high poverty rates, an abundance of homelessness, and inflated crime. Poverty rates fluctuate throughout the years, but the overall trend shows a decline. A common belief is that poverty has improved because the previous poverty rate was 19 percent, and now it has…

There used to be a cross dressing homeless man named Leslie Cochran who lived here that recently passed away. He was so full of life, happy and he always spoke his mind. He became such a local icon that businesses and dishes are now being named after him. He was a vital part of Austin’s Culture and I believe that goes for all homeless people. Austin homeless people are vital to our culture. I don't know how I'd feel if I walked to school and there was no homeless guy sleeping on the bench at my…

A fourteen year old boy named Ponyboy Curtis is coming home from the movies alone. Where Ponyboy lives, is a dangerous place where the Socials (the rich kids from the West) are the bullies. Ponyboy is a Greaser and Greasers are the targets for the Socials to bully. Next, Ponyboy gets attacked by a whole car full of Socials. Luckily, his two older brothers: Darry and Sodapop – and the rest of his gang: Steve, Two-bit, Johnny and Dallas comes to rescue him and chase away the Socials. After this…

The United States Marine Corps is the finest fighting force on this planet, and at thirteen weeks, their basic training program is the longest of all of the United States Military Forces. That thirteen weeks is dedicated towards completely removing all civilian qualities from a person and changing a “whimpering civilian” into a highly trained United States Marine. If the U.S. Government is that dedicated to the concept of training and preparing their troops for what is to come, then that same…

Susan Eloise Hinton, also known as S. E. Hinton, started writing The Outsiders when she was only fifteen years old. Little did she know, the book would win numerous awards and sell over 10 million copies. One of the reasons for the book's success may have been that there were not many books for teens other than the typical girl meets boy stories. She learned many important life lessons and implemented many of them into her books. Three important themes she put into The Outsiders were people are…

In almost every situation, there is an unavoidable problem: being labeled into groups. Through S.E. Hinton’s high school life, she realized how social groups shaped everyone’s life, and she loathed it. The Outsiders is based off real events that take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, S.E. Hinton’s hometown. The novel is based off two separate groups, the Greasers and the Socs. The plot is powerful and exhilarating, but it’s difficult to identify the true outsiders of the story. Even though both the…