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Anne-Marie Cusac (Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Roosevelt University) quoted Nathan Deals (Georgia’s Republican Governor) second inaugural address saying, “If you pay your dues to society, if you take advantage of the opportunities to better yourself, if you discipline yourself so that you can regain your freedom and live by the rules of society, you will be given the chance to reclaim your life.” (par. 3). John Turner did just that. Turner was in his early twenties,…

their man’s role. As the war advanced so did the weapons, becoming more efficient and easier to use. The war begins and battles were fought, lives were changed, and weapons had a great influence on the war. On July 16, 1861 Union General Irvin McDowell and his unprepared army marched into Virginia the goal to take the town of Manassas, which was an important railroad…

that encourages autonomous action” (McDowell 213). She claims that the parents teach the children so that they may act on their own, meaning that the adults in the Logan family create agency for their children. In Jani L. Barker’s article, “Racial Identification and Audience in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and the Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963”, Barker focuses on the family unit within the novel, and how the family deals with the concept of racism. While McDowell focuses on the adults and…

discussions with lots of people regarding this issue and he has also paid for a couple of black students tuition, he says he does this because, “We have grounded the manhood out of them[blacks], and the shame is ours, not theirs; and we should pay for it,”(Mcdowell). Twain has even stated this in other articles as well. For instance, “The Damn Human Race” he says “Man is the only Slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves. He has always been a slave in one form or another, and has always held…

In July of 1921, Hatfield was charged with destroying a coal tipple (a machine used to load coal from belts into rail cars) in Mohawk, WV. His court appearance was to be in McDowell County, a coal company stronghold. Several things concerned Hatfield about this charge. He and his counsel sent a letter to the judge presiding over the trial outlining his fear of not returning. His lawyer called the Wheeling Intelligencer which…

Longrifle / Pennsylvania Rifle) Muzzle-Loading Musket." Military Weapons. Militaryfactory, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2017. "Revolutionary War Weapons." History of American Wars - Three Centuries of America's Wars. @copyright 2012-2014, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2017. McDowell, Donald R. "Those Tall American Patriots and Their Long Rifles." Revolutionary War - Longrifles. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 May 2017. "French Charleville Model 1763 Flintlock Musket, Surcharged "US"." The Price of Freedom: French Charleville…

Olivia Olson Dr. Alex Hill Bio A 348 9 December 2016 Tay-Sachs: Why so Selective? There are aspects of nature that puzzle the world. Scientists, as curious as they are, try to figure out and solve nature’s great mysteries. One biological phenomenon that appears is Tay-Sachs disease. This is a disorder that tends to appear in only a handful of populations around the world. For quite sometime it was a mystery as to why this deadly disease tended to only show up in certain populations; but thanks…

In West Virginia no “extensive mining took place until the mid-1800s, although coal was known to be throughout much of the state.” At that time coal usage in West Virginia was mainly for heating living quarters or for retail markets such as a blacksmiths. The inhabitants of Wheeling, West Virginia used coal to heat their homes in 1810, and the “first steamboat to use coal on the Ohio River. In the beginning, local inhabitants would surface mined the coal, using picks and shovels to dig the coal…

professionally examine acting. There she was found by Jack Nicholson. In 1978, Jack Nicholson then featured her in one of his moving pictures, Goin' South, where she played the role as a sassy adventuress in the west. Later after that, Mary married Malcolm McDowell. While they were married, together they had two youngsters. Then in 1980, soon after their marriage, Mary Steenburgen won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Shelokhonov). During this period of time, Mary Steenburgen's…

people say they are against abortion but make exceptions in the case of rape. While I understand where the sentiment comes from, I can’t help but wonder, ‘Why does my sister have any less value, or right to life, because of how she was conceived?’”(McDowell) The baby may not be formed in the way or at the time the mother planned, but that does not mean she should take her own baby’s life. The child is not at fault and should not be treated like they are. If a woman feels uncomfortable raising…