Joseph Franklin Rutherford

Honor means great respect for what you have done especially big accomplishments. Honor is when someone respects you for your accomplishments. Scientist Ernest Rutherford was born on August 30, 1871, in Spring Grove New Zealand. A pioneer of nuclear physics and the first to split the atom in half he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his theory of atomic structure. His father James had little education and struggled to support the large family of 14 but his mother Martha worked…

My parents came to America through school because where there from colleges are not so great. My parents are from a small place in Africa called Rwanda, it’s a pretty small country and not a lot of people know about it. Well my parents didn’t know each other back in Rwanda but met in America. They came here because they were given the option to come to America paid by the government to take studies and come back. My parents obviously didn’t do that but they got that privilege because they did…

Chester Alan Arthur became the 21st President of the United States in 1881 and served a four-year term up until 1885. Arthur’s presidency is often overlooked and his reputation was neither good nor bad. Although he was an accidental president and in a time of distrust in the political system, Arthur surpassed expectations when he calmed the nation and helped end the corrupt political system that brought him to power. Chester Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont to…

The American Dream is the idea that anybody can become successful and powerful in America, which is commonly seen as the land of hopes, dreams, and opportunity. Regardless of the past and sometimes present, anybody can easily become somebody, as long as they have the discipline and willingness to commit and work hard for the future. However, based on the book Destiny of the Republic, which takes place post Civil War, the American Dream was not truly attainable by anybody. While existing…

Brianna Binion ENC 1101 August 8, 2016 Bernie Sanders means of persuasion In the article “Make College free for all,” Senator Bernie Sanders uses the presidential election as an opportunity to expose the truth why numerous citizens do not achieve “the American dream” (Sanders 3). Sanders argues that a college education should be free for all citizens. Furthermore, he explains why numerous Americans do not get a chance to go to college. In the article “Make College free for all,” Senator Bernie…

Brown received was the Copley Medal. Brown had received this medal in 1839, for his discoveries of vegetable impregnation. This medal was also handed out to many other famous scientists including Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Lister, Charles Darwin, Karl Ernst von Baer, Dmitri Mendeleev, Ernest Rutherford, Elbert Einstein, and Louis Pasteur. The Copley Medal is the highest achievement in the Royal Society. It is given for exceptional research in any branch of science. Brown also received numerous…

In both life and death, James Garfield was a groundbreaking personality. He gained the nomination for presidency by popular vote despite not officially being in the running, and he was awarded the presidency against the democratic nominee using the same unexpected means. His popular character attracted the likes of both those who wished to work with him, and those who wished to harm him besides his down-to-earth way of handling the presidency of the United States of America. On September 19th,…

Rutherford B. Hayes, the nineteenth President of the United States, was born on October 4, 1822, in Ohio. He was the fifth born child to Rutherford and Sofia Bichard Hayes. Before getting the chance to be president, he served In a recognized legitimate, military and congressional posts and was the legislative leader of Ohio. In 1877, Hayes was elected as the 19th president of the United States, after winning one of the most corrupted election in American History. After winning the presidency, he…

In Albert Camus’ novel, “The Stranger”, the absurdist themes of the meaninglessness of human life, living in the moment, irrationality, and lack of conformity to the values of society are best exemplified through the relationships that the protagonist, Meursault, has with those around him. Camus’ characterisation of his anti-hero makes us question the way we must fit into other people’s expectations of our own behaviour, thus forcing us to lie in order to find a secure place within society.…

Presidential scandals affect the entire nation. While some are particularly worse than others, they can also help implement change in things that will make the nation grow stronger. For example, the election of 1876 with former president Rutherford B. Hayes helped the country understand how a president is elected into office and clarified the confusion between the importance of popular vote and electoral vote, which greatly impacted Washington D.C. However, there are other presidential scandals…