Hope and Glory

John Hope Franklin tells a story of something that happened when he was only seven years old in the story of “The Train from Hate”. It involves Franklin’s father which had moved to Tulsa to be able to support his family, while John, his mother, and his sister had still lived in Rentiesville Oklahoma. After researching more into the story I found that Charles Haskins, had done a lecture on Franklin, explaining Franklin’s father did not feel safe with his family being around the racial riots…

Imagine a journey that could take you around an entire continent, into uncharted waters that have never before been explored by any other European explorers, facing dangers and establishing ports that would change the trading future of Europe. My report is about the life and expedition of Bartolomeu Diaz, one of the most important people during the Age of Exploration, and the leader of the expedition that would round the southern tip of Africa, opening up trade to India and Asia, and cutting out…

The three signature strengths I used was love, gratitude and hope. These strengths fell in between one and six, total was 24, in my VIA Character report. As I go throughout my day I will display love to others, I always try to show gratitude, for all the good and bad things happen in my life. I do keep hope alive in my brain, dreaming of a better future for mankind. When I think about my day, its homework/study day, Wednesday October 5. I came into a problem in my Positive Psychology…

John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin was a highly admired American historian and social activist, he is best known for his scholarship that focused on Southern history and racial politics. His groundbreaking work, From Slavery to Freedom, was first released in 1947 and sold more than three million copies worldwide and with many other titles to follow (Yarrow). Apart from being an historian and author, Franklin was also former president for many honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa,…

Kelsey and Angela walked in silence towards the parking lot. Kelsey could tell that she was nervous, and didn’t want to push her to talk. Upon seeing Derek and Ben in the parking lot, she reached over and squeezed Angela’s hand. “You’ll do great.” She whispered before leading her over to where the two boys were waiting. “Hello gorgeous.” Ben called to her, jogging over to the two of them and pulling Kelsey in for a kiss. “We could have walked up to grab you.” “Oh no that’s okay,” Kelsey…

that and how that is going to – Male Participant 1: We are not going to have a garage in the future either. Female Participant 1: I know, and like my daughter is never going to drive a car, that is so bizarre. Female Participant 2: You had better hope she never does because, like my kids, we have all these backup cameras and I tell them to not look at the backup camera, learn how to do it on your own. Female Participant 1: Right. Female Participant 2: So, when you get into a car that…

In Sherman Alexie’s Story, This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona, Victor is a complex character in ways. On the outside he is more closed off and and tries to act “normal” and that he is above others who aren’t in that definition of normal. But on the inside he knows that he shouldn’t be like that. He holds regret for treating Thomas Builds-the-fire the way he does growing up. They were friends when they were younger, but by their teenage years Victor had drifted away. One night, “when…

My hypocrisy is saying one thing and then doing another thing. Know I try and not going as much as I probably unknowingly sis it when I was younger. Some of the reason that this may be is because I did not grow up in a Christian home, but my parents did go to church and my sister and I went to Sunday school. We also did go to a catholic school. There are going to be times when this is going to still happen because we are not perfect people. So why should it matter what we say and do? Yes, this…

“I know, I know, just bear with me for a minute. Whether we like it or not, the Common Core State Standards are here to stay. So, by a show of hands, how many of you know what the Common Core is?” Every hand in the room went up. “Okay, who would like to give me a thumbnail sketch?” Several hands rose excitedly. “Yes, you,” James said, pointing to a boy in the back row. “The Common Core is another blatant attempt by the federal government to take over control of public education, and centralize…

will do the mother thing and intercept her at the door. I will let her know I am proud of her and support her decision. I will say, I can’t wait to meet my son-in-law, while wearing a smile on my face. Mother psychology! God forgive me in advance. I hope I don’t choke on my own venom as I speak.” Suddenly, abrupt yelling was heard in the entrance of the café. The ladies opened the door to the kitchen to see what was going on. It was Mauricio, who was on the phone with Jean-Pierre trying to get…