Indianapolis 500

Excited, nervous, and ready for this new adventure to make my first visit to Poplar Hill Farm, in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Who knew that this place in the backwoods of Jefferson County and I would have a love affair and that in a few years I would be asked to collaborate on a research project for the Poplar Hill School. Armed with hundreds of questions, anticipation and youthful curiosity, I was ready for this journey into the past. Open and receptive to all the stories, they were…

leaves were soaked in sterile 0.005% Tween-20 solution and shaken vigorously for a few minutes to loosen conidia. The suspension was filtrated through cheesecloth and conidia was counted using a hemocytometer. The spore concentration of 100 spores ml-1, 500 spores ml-1, 1000 spores ml-1, 5000 spores ml-1, 10,000 spores ml-1 were prepared by serial dilution. Orchard…

funds thus leaving their properties in disrepair. The neighborhood was declared historical in 1979 and hence any change in paint colors, signage, and upkeep are monitored. The largest penalty for a resident found out of code or noncompliant is a $500 fine and up to 60 days in jail. In the documentary, Ms. Linda Mitchell is a lifelong Olde Towne resident, who inherits her family home. Her home is continually sighted for multiple violations. She suffers for a terminal illness and receives…

Bill France Sr. passed leadership to his son Bill France Jr. this would open the door to even more innovation. In 1979 the Daytona 500 became the first race to broadcast on television for the entirety of the five hundred miles of the race. The 1990’s was once again a decade of expansion for NASCAR by building the New Hampshire International Speedway and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. To this day NASCAR is still expanding, they have started international series and have also changed the cars…

Hiroshima was also picked because it had not been bombed yet and it had military connections. Little Boy was delivered to Tinian by the USS Indianapolis, but shortly after the delivery it was sunk by a Japanese submarine, killing 500 Americans (Hook 240). The saying, “greeting to the Emperor from the men of the Indianapolis,” was written on Little Boy (Hook 24). The Americans put this saying on Little Boy as a sarcastic remark because Japan had no idea the amount of destruction…

announcer.” Sports was the work that gave him the greatest fame which made him the highest-paid sports announcer in the radio business of his team. Along with Boxing, Husing covered several other sport events like seven World Series, Olympic Games, Indianapolis 500 and College football. As part of CBS, Husing took on a wide variety of events. Husing also did special events coverage for the CBS Radio Network where you worked alongside another legendary sportscaster, Mel…

Who are the Japanese War Brides? After World War II, approximately 10,200 marriages between Japanese women and American soldiers stationed in Japan were registered through the American consulate in Japan. Even if small fraction of American soldiers were involved in these mixed-race marriages, it was still a hot issue in the United States. At a time when non-white Americans were still faced heavy discrimination and Japanese-American citizens were still suffering from the effects of internment…

Multinational Corporation operating in a chain of hypermarkets, grocery stores and discount department stores in 28 countries world-wide. It is the largest company in the world in terms of revenue – approximately US$480 billion according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2016 – as well as the largest private employer in the world. Walmart is leading in terms of sustainability, philanthropy and employment opportunity globally. Vision Statement- The company traces its success to the ideals of its…

Evidence of the misuses and dangers of ammonium nitrate can be shown through the event of the Oklahoma City Bombing which took place outside the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in 1995. Approximately 500 people were injured in the explosion with 168 people killed, including 19 children from the nearby daycare center and the site was considered unsafe for almost a month (The Oklahoma City Bombing, 2014). The explosion was created using ammonium nitrate…

to being used in textiles, which has helped countries such as China and Turkestan to develop as a nation. Marijuana is known as being the world’s most versatile plant, as it has shaped the world of science and culture. To begin with, around 500 to 600 C.E, there was a mention of the euphoric properties of cannabis in…