Biography of Caroline Harrison By: Jennica Valencia Caroline Harrison is known as one of America's first ladies of the United States. She was known as the position after she had married a man by the name of Benjamin Harrison in 1853. She was known as a humorous, fun loving women who became quite fond of reading and painting. But before we go into to detail about her adulthood let's begin from when it all started in early October. On October 1, 1892 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison was born. She had grown up with two sisters with the names of Elizabeth and Mary, and two brothers by the names of John and Henry. Her father was a professor at the Miami University in Oxford. He wanted to make sure that her and her sisters had a good education as her brothers did. Caroline grew up with reading and literature skills which made it easier for her to learn at school. But in…
Introduction Ken Harrison, a deranged sculptor who is injured in a car accident finds himself in the middle of life permanently paralyzed from the neck down. He is dependent on others for his care, survival, and every day primitive needs. Ken is a strong-willed, passionate man dedicated to his art. As he continues to spend time in the hospital he discovers he does not want to continue life depending on doctors, nurses, family, and friends. Yet, the catch is that he wants to be released from…
Name: Carly Dutcher Date: March 28, 2017 Research Paper Scaffold Research Question: Who is my president and what is his legacy? Hook: Benjamin Harrison was the third president who lost the popular vote, but won through the electoral college. This makes us question, was Benjamin Harrison the man who deserved to win? Does he deserve the legacy he has? Research Review: Find three articles or sources about your topic and list the relevant facts from each…
Americans were murdered aboard the Chesapeake, which was an American ship, when they refused to allow their ship to be searched by the British navy. Outraged riddled the American newspapers over this incident. This may have been the final straw before America entered the War of 1812. Disrespect like this infuriated the Americans and led to the war of 1812. One other reason for the War of 1812 was that America desired to expand its domain, and the British prohibited this. Britain encouraged the…
important time in American history it was later to be called “a second independence”. This war is commonly known as the forgotten war. The Brutal War of 1812 The war of 1812 was mainly a battle between Britain and America. It first started because Great Britain was putting restrictions on America’s trading. The United States suffered many costly defeats at the hands of British. American troops were able to repulse British invasions in New York, Baltimore and New Orleans, boosting national…
Space, a vast, black ocean littered with stars dancing along with the silky white moon. For hundreds of years humans studied these stars and on May 25, 1961 President John F. Kennedy had a challenge at the ready, to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade, this inspired series of missions called Apollo. It took NASA six years to land a human being on the moon and fulfill President Kennedy’s challenge along with bringing pride and of course moon rocks to…
Reed, Tolman, Ward and Safyer (2016) did a study on attachment anxiety and “electronic intrusions” in high school dating relationships, which I felt was relevant to my experiences as an adolescent. Attachment theory refers to a system by which an infant forms an attachment to their caregiver and learns whether or not people can be relied upon (Psych of Adolescence 2016). There are three main styles of attachment for infants – secure, anxious and avoidant. John Bowlby describes the theory of…
In 1957, John Lennon met Paul McCartney in grammar school; they instantly became friends over a shared love of music. Within the next 5 years, they would form the most successful band of all time: The Beatles. The world was about to change musically and culturally. Soon, other bands began to rise to fame: Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and The Who. All bands would one day be inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall Of Fame. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling…
Watchmojo is a popular online site which produces daily “Top Ten” videos. The website has placed director Ridley Scott’s 1982 neo-noir film Blade Runner a well-deserved second on its neo-noir ‘best list’. In order to support this opinion this critique will analyse Blade Runner’s production design, iconographic and symbolic image conventions, whilst also undertaking a mise-en-scene analysis of the films image-based neo-noir conventions and associated codes to conclude that Blade Runner does…
The Compromise of 1950 was made to avert a possible Civil War. The Compromise stated when a state was admitted, it was either a slave or free state and another would be free if the first one was a slave state, and vice versa. National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court. After being brought to free territory by his owner, Scott sued for his freedom. The court ruled that he has never free, denied that he was a citizen, and denied him…