Grant Achatz

Ulysses S. Grant. During the spring of 1865, Lee wanted to meet with Grant in the a nearby house in Appomattox County to have a discussion, which ultimately lead to the south’s surrender to the Union. The house was owned by Wilmer McLean, and the United States National Park Service stated on the park’s website that he “decided to move his family to the relative safety” from the war, which he thought would be found in the “small village of Appomattox Court House” (“Wilmer McLean”). Amicably,…

After my day off, I returned back to the officer involved death (OIDs) investigation school today. Today was the last day of this school and it consisted of a day filled with a roleplay for the school participants to test their knowledge. Law enforcement officers (LEOs) from all over the state were here in Madison all week learning about what OIDs are and how to investigate them. OIDs are especially sensitive situations because there are often other issues questioned throughout the investigation…

The first college I did research on was the university of Florida which is also my number one choice for the college I want to go to. University of Florida or UF home of the gators located in Gainesville Florida was recently ranked number 14 of all the university’s in the country, it is very big in athletics, science and in the medical field. UF also has many opportunities such as jobs, honor programs in fact more than 3,400 UF students participate in these honor programs they also have many…

In a topic that is widely discussed on campus and seems like a no brainer to many has had a bunch of people working, wondering, and wishing. From 1897 to 1986 Wichita State University played competitive football at many different levels including the KCAC, CIAC, and our current conference of the Missouri Valley. Boasting a 375-402-47 record and 14 conference titles the Shockers were at best a sub-par team. Over history the Shocker football team endured some tough times and none were more…

Morrill act was made to make college for that was based on agriculture, the mechanic arts, and military tactics with not forgetting about literary or scientific studies. The establishment of the land grant allowed states to have 30,000 acres of public land for each member in Congress. The land grant gave the opportunity for colleges so then that made it possible for more of the public to go and get a higher education. Since the nation was torn apart because of the Civil War the nation would be…

The school launched as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (or Mississippi A&M), one of the countrywide land-grant colleges created after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. In 1958 the Legislature retitled the school as Mississippi State University in acknowledgment of its academic growth and addition of graduate programs. The College of Veterinary Medicine…

walks through the life of Oscar Grant III, 24 hours before his murder. The ethnophaulism that is used is both derogatory and uncalled for; As well, the prejudice that someone encounters on a daily basis is unbelievably sad. The struggles of minority people in the United States often disregarded, and the outcome of hate crimes and prejudice is becoming an enormous problem. The movie Fruitvale Station covers a 24-hour, minute by minute_ fictional_ play by play of Oscar Grant III life. Oscar was a…

Get to know the Chef and you will start to enjoy dining out even more. The British musician who penned these words was not writing for a fantastical--out of the world song when he penned these, rather he was speaking his heart out about his love for food and dining. Indeed, fine dining is a high art and the chefs are the true artists. There have been many maestros in the culinary stage. From Michel Guérard to Paul Bocuse to Jiro Ono. Here’s a list of world’s most justifiably revered chefs of…