Jo Grant

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…

This shifts significantly to the point where Jo becomes a character with agency that the reader cares for as an individual. He reappears several times in the novel. He identifies Mademoiselle Hortense’s clothing as the clothing the anonymous lady wore when she approached him in Tom-all-Alone’s (Dickens 314). He is subject to the religious ravings of the overzealous preacher Mr. Chadband on two separate occasions. On one of these occasions, Mrs. Snagsby decides he is the illegitimate child of…

Samantha Jo Paramino Mr. Wells American Government 10 December 2016 Evolution of the Presidency Today’s Presidency is drastically different than when President George Washington was first elected at the end of 1700s. Over the past two hundred and twenty eight years we have had many Presidents in office. Some have been highly praised, some have had to overcome adversity, and some have been corrupt. Do to our changing times the Presidency has had to change and adapt to the ever altering world.…

Poverty and Undocumented Immigrants “What is Poverty” written by Jo Goodwin Parker does a great job defining what poverty is. She uses description with narration to keep the reader engaged. This essay was written some time ago, but it still describes what poverty is in modern times and how people feel it. When Parker wrote this essay she was a single mother with three children, and had no hope of ever coming out of poverty. She explained why and how it is really difficult to get out of poverty…