Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

In Justice Kennedy’s estimation, this amendment does nothing but “withdraws from homosexuals, but no others, specific legal protection from the injuries caused by discrimination, and it forbids reinstatement of these laws and policies”. Justice Kennedy supports this claim by stating that “enumeration is the essential device used to make the duty not to discriminate concrete and to provide guidance for those who must comply”. This implicates that the various city ordinances were properly…

Being Kidnapped seems like a situation that would be terrible to be in. For one kid, it was the best few days of his life and he did not want to leave. “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry, is a fictional short story. Bill and Sam are the two main characters in the story. With much work they plan to pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme in Western Illinois. To do this they need two thousand dollars. These two men decide to kidnap Ebenezer Dorset’s child and offer a ransom. Bill and Sam take the…

Dr. Harald Sala once said, “Understanding yourself is a step towards inner peace, and a step nearer achieving your unfulfilled ambitions.” This quote is seen throughout the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, however there are characters in the play that know the meaning of understanding yourself and the happiness of success. Ben in the play is Willy’s older brother and is a form of guidance in Willy’s life, so he has a major impact on Willy and unlike his brother, he is very ambitious.…

From the infamous debates between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy to the current 2016 debates with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, debates have given voters an insight into the major political topics circulating around the country, and first hand answers from the candidates themselves. Debates have been known…

Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas in 1930. She graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in economics, and she also received her LL.B. from the Stanford Law School. O'Connor served as Assistant Attorney General of Arizona from 1965 to 1969, and was then appointed to fill a vacancy in the Arizona State Senate. She became the first woman to serve as its Majority Leader. In 1975 she was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court and in 1979 was elevated to the Arizona State…

Ghosts, witches, and family curses aren’t subjects normally found in nineteenth-century romances. And yet, all are present in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s eerie second novel, The House of the Seven Gables. In it, Hawthorne introduces the Pyncheons, a self-righteous, greedy, and slothful people whose destructive hereditary traits arouse the revenge of the humble Maules. In turn, the Pyncheons blame the Maules’ revenge—and, particularly, the ancient curse of accused wizard Matthew Maule—for each…

Sandra Day O’ Connor was a hardworking and revolutionary woman that never gave up even despite extremely challenging career obstacles. Her extreme strength with these obstacles made her able to become the first woman supreme justice. Sandra was born on March 26th, 1930 in El Paso, Texas. Her parents, Ada and Harry O’ Connor, were also hardworking and owned a ranch they called “Lazy B.” At Lazy B, Sandra learned her core values of being a country cowgirl but also, to be on time and studious. Her…

grieving wife’s and later societies description of a wealthy, affluent, political prominent family dynasty known to the world as the Kennedy’s. John F. Kennedy, who was born into this world of privilege, from private schools, servants, and summer homes, would remain a recognizable and much talked about influence for generations to come. John F. Kennedy,” Jack or JFK” as he would be known to many, was an extraordinarily private and extremely mysterious yet unforgettable, and intriguingly charming…

I grew up with John F. Kennedy. Well, not exactly—Kennedy was assassinated a few years before my parents were even born. So, a more accurate statement is that I grew up with my grandfather’s vivid memories of Kennedy and his political career: specific lines from one of Kennedy’s speeches, or even a photo of my grandfather as a teenager in the front row of a Kennedy campaign rally. Politics was an integral part of my childhood—involuntarily—and it is now a crucial part of my identity. I always…

subject to an overdose; she was murdered by Robert Kennedy, along with his co-conspirators Peter Lawford, his brother-in-law, and Dr. Ralph Greenson, Monroe’s psychiatrist. Marilyn Monroe’s sexual relations began with Attorney General Robert Kennedy when he was sent by his brother, JFK, to stop her from contacting the president, with whom she also had an affair with. However, unable to resist the enticing spell of Marilyn Monroe himself, Robert Kennedy soon found himself at the heart of an…