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The Mexican American War The topic is the Mexican American war. Some of the people who were involved were Zachary Taylor, James K. Polk, and Robert F. Stockton. Many battles took place in the Mexican American war. It was a war that Mexico lost. It lasted two years from 1846 to 1848. The Mexican American war was so important in American history because we won what is known today as New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Texas, and western Colorado which Is part of the western expansion.…

I. Country Music Superstar Troyal Garth Brooks better known as Garth Brooks. Has an interesting story in the music industry, starting at a young age Garth sang to perform and always had to be the center of attention. Garth has a huge love for family and friends; the music was just a voice. Nemours albums and music awards made Brooks the king of country music. Who was Garth behind the mic, besides a performer? Looking in his past, present, and future where Garth unleashes stories of childhood,…

Irish author, Charles Handy, once said, “Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning” (“Charles” 2017. Par 7). Handy attempted to convey that growth is prompted by change. This assertion is a lesson that I learned first hand when I moved from Tennessee to Michigan at the age of ten. The move pushed me into adolescence, and I transformed into an entirely different person that year. Later down the road when I saw myself headed down the wrong path because of my lack of…

The Life of Jimmy Buffett Jimmy William Buffett loves to hang out on the beach, crack jokes, drink margaritas, and is an extremely talented man. He was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on December 25, 1946. As a child, he was raised in Mobile, Alabama, where he attended a catholic high school (Bio.com 1). When summer ended, Buffett was always depressed because that meant no more sailing, fishing, shorts, T-shirts, and warm beach days. However, school made him look forward to the next summer…

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Abby Harrison Pope English 1-7 11 April 2016 Current Events Taylor Swift a Surprise to Fans at Ryan’s studio In the big music town of Nashville Tennesse, Taylor Swift and Ryan Seacrest are starting their day by opening Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital studio. A big day for Ryan as this will be one of the many studios he has opened for children. Ryan invited Taylor to come and surprise and talk to fans at the hospital. Taylor gladly accepted the invite “What I saw when I went there was an…

father had to leave my mother and flee because Saddam Hussein was after him, his brother and nephew. My mother had had just given birth to my youngest older brother, Durgham, when my father had to flee. My parents eventually met up years later in Nashville Tn. My father had to work three jobs just to provide for my mother and my brothers. Education is very important to me because of what my parents had to go through to give us a proper education. My mother sacrificed being able to see her…

On July 16, 1862 Elizabeth and James Wells gave birth to Ida B. Wells in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She was their first child out of seven who was born into slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation set her and her family free, however, they still faced racial prejudice and discrimination laws. Her father, James, was active in the Republican Party, especially the Freedman's Aid Society, which soon created Shaw University. Shaw University was established in 1866 and was a college for slaves that…

Wolfgang Mozart mixed with Ne-Yo. Bach blended with the soulful sounds of Adele and soothing cords and progressions of a violin. These are only a few of the characterizations I would use to describe violinist and performer Josh Vietti. Josh brings a distinctive approach to music combining tones of classical with a wide variety of styles from pop to gospel, hip hop jazz and country. He is a musician typically defined as a hip-hop violinist, but Josh Vietti is enormously more than that. He is an…

Memories are amazing things to cherish, and those are what I am hoping to gain on our school trip to Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee in March 2017. This trip is a couple months before I graduate and having this memory to remember all of my life, would be nothing less of spectacular. I can see myself sharing stories of what I did and what I got to experience on this trip to my own kids one day, hoping they get to enjoy something like this as much as I would. I am hoping this trip also helps…