Lucy Maud Montgomery

Baptist church in Montgomery Alabama, during his sermons he would often encourage his congregation to get involved in community and social matters, speaking about the importance in voting. In 1955 Martin Luther King Jr returned to Atlanta Georgia taking his place at the pulpit preaching for the Ebenezer Baptist church and working on his Dissertation and earned his PhD. After the arrest of Rosa Parks on 01 December of 1955. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would get involved in the Montgomery Bus…

May 14th, 1961, a date that marked the start of one of the most important movements that occurred in the Civil Rights Movement, the Freedom Rides. Seven African Americans and six whites left on a bus from Washington D.C. that was bound for the deep south (CORE,2014). Their goal was to test the supreme court ruling of the legal case Boynton v. Virginia 1960, which declared that segregation in interstate buses and railroad stations was unconstitutional (CORE,2014). The Freedom Rides were so…

television industry, the values and norms presented, from a bigger picture, are principally similar. One of the many aspects of TV values that has changed is the role of men and women in society. In “I Love Lucy”, Ricky is seen as the breadwinner and Lucy the housewife. In the beginning of the show, Lucy is mending Ricky’s socks and then is later asked to make Ricky breakfast or else he’d go hungry. In…

My earliest memories of literacy take me back to the times I had with my grandmother. I should begin by stating she is not grandma, she is now and forever will be my Oma. As a little girl when my parents were at work, I would spend my days at my grandparents, and in particular with my Oma. I loved it at my grandparents as a child, and I still love being there to this day; it is like my second home. My grandparents live in a house they built on a lake in White Pigeon, Michigan. Every summer I…

In the evaluation and reading of the book “Notorious Benedict Arnold” by Steve Sheinkin, it is clear that Benedict Arnold was an amazing hero in the Revolutionary War for the continental army. Time After time Arnold shows himself to be selfless and courageous in fighting certain battles against the much more advanced and experience British military, despite the overwhelming odds of defeat for the American armies. While reading the book, many different opportunities are developed on how Arnold…

On August 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and Abby Borden were murdered -the murder weapon was believed to be an ax- in Fall River Massachusetts. However, aside from the deaths, there were no signs of disturbance in the house, as well as the murder weapon was nowhere to be found (Robertson, 1996). After investigating suspects outside of the immediate family, the attention had shifted to Lizzie Borden, the daughter of Andrew Borden, and Bridget Sullivan, the family’s domestic. However, attention soon…

In the small town of Fall River, Massachusetts, Abby and Andrew Borden were brutally murdered in their own home. This incident became known as the Fall River Murders. It is one of the most mysterious murder cases in American History. Through all the investigations and proceedings, no one has been able to explain who had done it or why they did it. The assassinations, investigations, and trials have been thoroughly looked at for any missing evidence of the Fall River Murders. A few days…

In 2005, a new medical drama series called, Grey’s anatomy was aired on TV and is still running up to eleven seasons till today. This show takes place in Seattle, Washington but is filmed in Los Angeles, California. Grey’s anatomy is briefly about interns who graduated from medical school and are now working in a hospital called the Seattle Grace hospital. Overall, the show centers around the main character Meredith Grey and her fellow relationships with her friends Izzy, Christina, George,…

famous actress. The entertainment industry was greatly impacted by the pioneer Lucille Ball through her achievements with her career, her famous show I Love Lucy, and her billion dollar Empire. It was hard for “The Queen of Comedy”, (http://www.people.com/people/archive/article /020120220, 00.html) Lucille Ball, to get to the success that I Love Lucy gave her. She had dreamed of becoming a famous actress since the age of 12. She attended the John Murray Anderson/ Robert Milton School of Theater…

I don 't believe I have missed a single "Countdown to Christmas" movie this year on the Hallmark Channel nor its sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. While I have my personal favorites, there is no denying that a massive hit this year was their film A Heavenly Christmas starring Eric McCormack, Kristin Davis, and the legendary Shirley MacClaine. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and when I discovered that Gregg McBride was the screenwriter for this Yuletide treat, I quickly…