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The Remix of Jack and the Beanstalk by DeMarco Cooley Once upon a time, in a mountain village lived a boy named Jack. He lived with his mother and a cow named Milky-White. They lived on the milk from the cow. They carried the milk to the market day to sell it. One day Milky White was not able to give milk. So, Jack's mother told him to take cow town and sell it, Jack concurred. Jack took the cow’s halter in his hand, starts heading for the market. He didn’t get far and he met an old man…

James A. Garfield James A. Garfield grew up on a farm in Cuyahoga County in Ohio. He was the youngest of three children. At the age of two, his father, Abram Garfield died unexpectedly. Because of his young age, he barely knew of him. Shortly after his father died, he began to help his mother, Eliza Garfield, around the family farm until he turned 16. After his 16th birthday, Garfield decided to run away to help work on and build canal boats that traveled between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.…

On November 9, 1863, Abraham Lincoln watched John Wilkes Booth perform in the play Marble Heart from the same box at Ford's Theatre that he would later be assassinated (UMKC). What turned this well-traveled actor into a cold hard assassin? How did commit such a drastic deed single handily? What abled him to escape that theater and evade the authorities for such a long time? Before finding out any of those answers, John Wilkes Booth’s life has to be learned about from the beginning. Booth was…

Case 1: Highway Safety Improvements David Weber wanted to install some new signal that were known to reduce accidents. There was only $50 000 at his disposal that afforded him to implement them at only one intersection. David was faced with a challenge of having to choose between two intersections, a rural and an urban intersection. This case can be argued from an act utilitarian perspective using cost-benefit analysis that the course of action that produces the greatest benefit relative to cost…

The book, The Harvest Gypsies, is primarily a collection of news articles that John Steinbeck had written originally for The San Francisco News. In the collection, he illuminates the hardship that migrant workers experienced in the time of the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Steinbeck does this excellently through his usage of vivid imagery and jarring stories of family’s struggling to survive. In the opening chapter, Steinbeck holds migrant workers in high regard even going as far as saying…

are the same, society becomes efficient because everyone thinks in the same way. When people are identical, they will respond in identical ways, reducing conflict, thus making society more efficient and stable. Another reference to efficiency is to Henry Ford, an American industrialist, the…

The Ford Mustang has been an American icon since Ford introduced it as a 2-seat concept car at the world's fair, built on the compact Ford Falcon platform in 1962. The car evolved into a 4-seater and was officially released partway through 1964 as a 1965 model. Ford’s intention with the Mustang was to fill a gap between the average commuter car and the Corvette. The Mustang inspired a new class of cars referred to as “pony cars.” Pony cars were affordable compact cars with sporty styling and an…

John Steinbeck is a world renowned author in America. He has written great novels such as: Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. In both novels, Steinbeck references The Great Depression. Steinbeck uses setting, tone, and characterization to reveal the plight of the Great Depression in these classic novels. First, Steinbeck uses California as the setting of The Grapes of Wrath. California is an Eden of sorts. The Joad family wants to live in this beautiful place. “we all live east of Eden ..…

Jim Casy who was a preacher, met Tom on his way back from McAlester and since then he became a member of the Joads. He asked the Joads if he can ride along with them to California for a new life. The Joads agreed to let him ride along with them to California. Over the trip Casy helped the Joads with anything he could such as helping with off loading or loading the truck, praying, and protecting the family. When the Joads arrived to California they needed a place to stay. A large, crowded,…

Following the industrial revolution mass production was on the rise, Henry Ford improved this idea in his production of automobiles. Henry Ford’s assembly line not only encouraged mass production at a faster pace, but the affordable cost allowed access to the common American family. The automobile created a new market in the economy allowing America to…