Lafayette

When asked why she flew, Amelia Earhart answered, “My ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who may want to fly tomorrow’s planes” (Quotes, n.p). Amelia Earhart was easily one of the best pilots in aviation history. On July 3, 1937 Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, disappeared during their attempt to circumnavigate the globe. If successful, Earhart could have been the first woman to accomplish the feat,…

As the novel progresses, various events occur to the siblings that teach them the importance of empathy. One event that teaches Jem empathy is the tragic death of Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. At the time, this event is not very harrowing to Jem, as Mrs. Dubose would relentlessly taunt Jem about how Atticus helping Tom was wrong. After her death, Atticus describes to Jem that Mrs. Dubose had been suffering from a morphine addiction…

In 1988, the Louisiana Legislature reorganized the State’s health and human services agency creating the Department of Social Services (DSS). On July 1, 2010 the Department of Social Services, by law, became the Department of Children and Family Services. The Department of Children and Family Services Orleans (DCFS), Located at 1450 Poydras St. Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70112. DCFS mission is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing…

"Give me liberty, or give me death", the famous concluding words of Patrick Henry 's proposal to collect a militia for Virginia 's defense on March 23, 1775, to the Second Virginia Convention held at Richmond, has rung through the ears of the American people for centuries. As a strong supporter of the freedom attained by the colonial people of the Revolutionary City of Williamsburg, Virginia, Henry was one amongst many our nation 's forefathers to spark the efforts to commence a new nation based…

A man sneaks into a theater hours before its opening and quietly carves a hole in the wall. He returns hours later as a well known public figure to observe the art. What happens next will forever alter the course of American history. How John Wilkes Booth pulled off the most compelling and famous assassinations in history is successfully written about in “Killing Lincoln” by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. In “Killing Lincoln,” the truth about the President’s assassination come to light. The…

Creative Piece ~ To Kill A Mockingbird ~ Additional Chapter ~ After the tragic case that struck Maycomb – misery was spread, people became less social, and less talkative. Maycomb was built over a dominion tradition that would last for generations. There was a social tension between whoever favors colors over justice, people became furious about their segregation. the public started to understand Atticus’s point and how Maycomb needs a new era of peace and justice. As long as the Ewells…

Abigail Jane Scott was born on a frontier farm in Illinois. One of twelve children, she endured the Oregon Trail (age 17), as her family moved west, and experienced the seven painful months of great migration, in 1852. Abigail would see illness and death, as the route was unforgiving. Her mother Anne, would die of cholera, and it kindled an anger, as she realized the treatment of women in America. Her father would bring the family to live in Oregon, and Abigail would attend an academy for 5…

There is little doubt public education in the United States is under intense scrutiny from the American public in recent years. In Mississippi, years of negative student outcomes have created a great deal of negative publicity for the state’s public schools. It is important for educators, whether at the district level, research level, or policymaking level, to continue to study available data to identify areas of weakness with the realm of education and work collaboratively to remedy those…

a result of this, he became extremely independent. He constantly pushed himself in life and strived to be the absolute best at any task he put his mind to. As my brother and I grew up, he went on to college in Baton Rouge while I stayed home in Lafayette to run the family business. We have never been your average brothers. We are super close, very competitive, and we love each other unconditionally, what a combination! Although me may fuss and fight every so often, it has made our bond even…

Boo doesn’t really leave his house but he does still try to talk to some of the people in the town. He starts putting gifts in the tree by his house for Jem and Scout to show how nice he really is he once fix Jem’s pants for him to show his kindness (Lee). Boo was a very heroic man and didn’t whatever he could to help once when Miss Maudie’s house caught on fire and Scout was watching it Boo snuck over and put a blanket around her. When Boo save’s the kids Scout changed her mind about him and…