Governor of New Jersey

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 29 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Improved Essays

    t 's been a few years since I 've been to Clementon, so having the day off last Wednesday I took a ride up to see the town. In the 1970s I lived in an apartment on Blackwood-Clementon Road in Lindenwold and had a friend who lived on top of the Park Grill. The town had a distinct look, with its older buildings, pool hall, and feed store – something you don 't usually see at the mall. Most of my time there was spent drinking beer in the Park Grill or drinking beer and eating seafood at the Palm…

    • 831 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Thomas Edison revolutionized electricity and progressed the world into a new age of technology. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847. From a young age Edison grew fascinated with natural philosophy and with chemistry in particular. This fascination and curiosity allowed him to gain knowledge that was far above the level of his age. Throughout his entire life Edison had a higher level of intelligence and wit, that achieved his success. Thomas Alva Edison became who he was early in his…

    • 1139 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    On February 11, 1847, one of the world’s greatest inventors was born. His name was Thomas Alva Edison. He was born in Milan, Ohio, and grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. Yes, he was very successful, yet he had almost no schooling. He only spent a few months in school before his schoolteacher mother taught him some at home. Although most of the time he would buy books, visit the library, and teach himself. He also, was in an accident that caused him to go deaf, or mostly deaf, about the time of his…

    • 506 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Ts Edison Research Paper

    • 264 Words
    • 2 Pages

    T.S. Thomas Alva Edison showed a great example of grit, perseverance, and endurance. E.S. He attended school only for three months. Teachers thought he is unable think clearly. S.D. Thomas Edison’s mother taught him at home. He taught himself by reading books, science magazines, and other material. Thomas Edison learned a lot from his own experiments. He was trying his best to become important in life. Edison works really hard to make his family proud of him. E.S. Thomas Edison had…

    • 264 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Thomas Edison is an amazing inventor that helped to change our lives forever. Known for inventing the lightbulb, this was not his only invention and in fact it wasn’t solely his either. Thomas Alva Edison is known as a famous American invertor and entrepreneur. He was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. Al, as he was known, was the last of seven children and he did not learn to speak until was 4 years old. Growing up, after he learned to speak, Al would ask every adult he could to…

    • 1356 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Havvard Case Study

    • 696 Words
    • 3 Pages

    In 1998, Havvard was taken into police custody once again from his grandmother’s house. At the time, it had been suspected that he had been residing with the woman for a while and that was the reason why the officers went there to locate him. They knocked on the door and requested that Havvard reveal himself to them, but he refused to do so. When he didn’t appear as soon as they asked him to, the police officers began to search the home in the hope that they could still find him there. The…

    • 696 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Thomas Alva Edison (nicknamed Al) was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. He began experimenting at an early age. Canals were the roads in the 19th century. When Thomas was 7 his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan for a better future. He didn’t attend public school for very long. Edison, the youngest child in the family, was rather sick and had a great concern for his mother, who had already lost two children in infancy and a third before Edison’s first birthday. Edison loved to read…

    • 764 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    He wasn't the smartest out of the bunch either, he lost his hearing due to the scarlet fever. His hearing got so bad he became deaf so he had to be taken out of public school and be home schooled by his mom. While he was a child he had a job selling news papers, candy, and fruit to make money. His family did not really have a lot when he was young. Many people thought that he was dumb for not talking and comprehending a lot, but that was because of his hearing. He couldn't really understand so…

    • 491 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Inventing Solutions Thomas Edison was born in Millan Ohio on February 11th, 1847. He did not learn to talk until he was almost 4 years old. While in primary school, Thomas often day dreamed and was commonly characterized as being mentally slow by his teachers. Because of those comments, young Edison’s mother took him out of school, and home schooled him. In 1854 his family moved to Port Huron Michigan. Growing up, Edison sold candy and newspapers on trains. He later on became a telegraph…

    • 1140 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    He died in West Orange, New Jersey (biography.com pg.6). He was 84 years, when he died many towns and corporations turned off their lights to honor his death (biography.com pg.5). He could be a tyrant to employees and devastating to competitors. He did not socialize well and usually…

    • 1905 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Page 1 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 50