Glenn Close

History. Let’s just say theres a reason its called history and not the truth. By dissecting its parts we realize that the word itself conveys its meaning. History is, his story. Taking into consideration that“his” is not always a male but the one thing that stays constant is that his story is never exactly the same as her story or the other guys story and most importantly not, your story. Everyone has different ways of perceiving what is seen, heard, felt and further more understanding those…

Sam Kean, a Washington D.C. writer with works in The New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, The Believer, Air & Space, Science, and The New Scientist, has created a user-friendly book about how to explain the periodic table and the elements that occupy it by writing the book The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World From the Periodic Table of Elements. He provides an insight into the world of chemistry that relates to his audience, even…

actions greedy and selfish, although some did support them with the justification of them just trying to protect their hard-fought patent. Regardless, the actions they took didn’t just drive the public away. Fellow aviator, Octave Chanute, had been a close friend of the brothers for years. He had even helped them with the development with their first plane, even if his participation was and still is often uncredited. This lack of recognition led to an already strained relationship, and after the…

“Bastard out of Carolina,” a story written by Dorothy Allison, takes place in Greenville County, South Carolina. The Story is told in first person from Ruth Anne or more commonly known as Bone. The story starts out with a car accident where Bones mother Anney flies out the car through the front window. She is taken to the hospital and has Bone while she is unconcious. Since Anney is unconcious her sister Ruth and her mother have to fill out Bone’s paperwork. They have it all filled out correctly…

This paper will focus on the history of the Master Fitness Trainer (MFT), how the role was created, then terminated, brought back and their role at the unit level. In the early 1980s, the U.S. Army started to make many changes to many aspects of physical fitness. The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) changed from a five-event combat test to a three-event physical endurance test. In 1981The Department of Defense (DoD) Study of The Military Services Physical Fitness DOD Directive 1308.1,…

The integration of West Germany into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) petrified the Soviet Union and caused them to create their own military and economic alliance known as the Warsaw Pact. Even though it was initially referred to as a Treaty on Friendship, the Soviets became increasingly authoritative in regard to the actions of their so called allies and provided these nations with the impetus to withdraw from the Pact. Two countries that felt the sting of Russian authoritarianism…

Chloe Wheeler English 112 Finley 19th, November 2016 The purpose of this paper is to incorporate research with personal thought and opinion on the subject of a lesser known portion of a historical figure’s life. I chose to do my research on Marilyn Monroe who is known to the public as a sex symbol. I wished to write my paper about her and her involvement in the civil rights movement which seemed to be left out of any available scholarly research. This being said, I changed my subject to her…

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, HI. This attack is what ultimately led the U.S. into World War II. When U.S. citizens are taught about the attack on Pearl Harbor they tend to only hear the horrifying stories of how the U.S. was surprise attacked and did nothing to provoke it. As horrible as it is due to the lives lost and damage caused to the United States’ Naval fleet the U.S. may have instigated and gave reason for Japan to attack. There are…

The governments have been monitoring us, every single move of us perhaps. Ever Since the incident of Edward Snowden broke out, one of those biggest fears in digital age seemed to have come out of hiding, making Hollywood fictions look like playhouse, scattering real suspicions and insecurities into minds. In a sense, it’s like a spectacular 3D film, except for being free of charge and without special glasses. A majority of us believed firmly, despite our occasional cravings for those “worst-case…

Based on the 2015 financial statements from Harvard, The Harvard University endowment is currently worth $37.6 billion. Of that $37.6 billion, Harvard only spends 5% of the endowment, which is $1.88 billion, which leaves the fund with $35.7 billion. Over the past 16 years, Harvard University has made a yearly investment return of 13%, and if the 2016 fiscal year follows this pattern, the investment could potentially grow by $4.6 billion, resulting in a total of $40.3 billion in the endowment…