Mary Todd Lincoln

A man named Cameron Todd Willingham who resided in Texas, was convicted of murder in 1992, it was believed that he had set his home on fire with his three children still alive. With this evidence he was put to death in 2002. Later after further evidence was discovered it was sadly too late for Willingham, it was found that none of the evidence used against him was in fact valid. They said they simply misinterpreted the evidence, that the fire was just an accident. They sentenced an innocent,…

Eyes of the innocent What if you found out that someone who seemed totally innocent was actually evil? In the novel by Brad Parks, Eyes of the Innocent, A fast moving fire at about nine o’clock the night before had swept through a house on Littleton Avenue in Newark, killing two little boys, Alonzo and Antoine Harris, ages four and six. An Investigative journalist Carter Ross is obligated to write a story about an apartment fire that took the lives of two young little boys. Carter realize…

One day in January, 2004, Dr. Gerald Hurst, an acclaimed scientist and fire investigator, received a file describing all the evidence of arson gathered in Willingham’s case. Gilbert had come across Hurst’s name and, along with one of Willingham’s relatives, had contacted him, seeking his help. After their pleas, Hurst had agreed to look at the case pro bono, and Reaves, Willingham’s lawyer, had sent him the relevant documents, in the hope that there were grounds for clemency. Hurst opened the…

In the year 1992, Cameron Todd Willingham was convicted to the death penalty by a fire that killed his three kids in which the court believe he had purposely started it. Twelve years later the Texas Forensic Science Commission found that the evidence provided was wrongfully interpreted, and the evidence used against Willingham became invalid. The worst part about this heartbreaking story was that it was later known that the fire was actually accidental, and the mistakes of people costed an…

Margarita Engle’s poem, “The Life of a Digger,” and Erica Funkhouser’s poem, “My Father’s Lunch,” reveal how life as manual laborers are filled with hard and strenuous work. Additionally, both poems concern specific people to show the differences in the repercussions of their work. In Engle’s poem, Henry the digger, finds his job leaves him feeling undignified, whereas in Funkhouser’s poem, the speakers father is rewarded with a good meal and his children’s appreciation. In both poems, the…

victory of the Civil War in Lincoln (2012) by Steven Spielberg. In Spielberg’s film, the end of the Civil War projects the victorious aspects of Lincoln’s leadership through charm, wit, and humor to end slavery and the win the Civil War in 1865. However, the historical focus of this film neglects the significance of The Emancipation Proclamation, the role of Abolitionist leaders, and black leaders, such as Frederick Douglas, in a more collective fight to end slavery. Lincoln is often projected…

The assassination of Lincoln was a tragic moment in United States history. The hate for him came from the Civil War. He had reunited the North and the South. With Lincoln ending slavery he was hated by many of the southerners who had had slaves at the time. Some things that are still not clear today are the conspiracy theory and the reason for it. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809 to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. When Lincoln was nine years old his mother died of tremetol at the…

Abraham Lincoln was born on February the 12 of 1809 in Hardin County Kentucky ("Abraham Lincoln Biography."). He was born to Thoman Lincoln and Nancy Hanks both were proud farmers of Hardin County. Abraham was born in a small cabin near “Sinking Spring Farm” ("Abraham Lincoln Biography."). He later moved with his family to a large farm by Knob Creek ("Abraham Lincoln Biography."). Abraham learned to read on that farm and also learned to become a diligent young man by helping with chorea and…

15, 1855, Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Marry Todd, decided that they were going to Ford’s Theater to attend a play. Little did they know that that night would be their last night together. Although the majority of the citizens during Abraham Lincoln’s time thought that he was a respectable man, he was assassinated in a very brutal way. (History.com, 2015) “Whitehouse.gov” stated that Abraham Lincoln was brought into the world on February 12, 1809 to Nancy and Thomas Lincoln. He was born in…

On the 12 of February 1809 a boy named Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Lincoln came from humble beginnings, living in a log cabin in backwoods Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois and working to help support his family by giving everything he earned to his father. As Lincoln developed into adulthood, countless people and events shaped and refined his views. People who significantly impacted these views included his father, mother, and wife as…