Nashville

Jackson’s estate. “Roosevelt - one of America’s great coffee drinkers, rumored to consume a gallon of java a day - so enjoyed the brew at the Hermitage, he declared it “good to the last drop.” The coffee was Maxwell House Coffee, named after the fancy Nashville hotel that served it. In 1917, the company began using the slogan in ads in the Post and elsewhere, and for decades it reigned as America’s best-selling coffee.”(Saturday Evening Post). Even vintage slogans used today can still make an…

more independent and to think for himself. For example scott went to the hospital after Louden attempted to hang himself. Scott didn't have to do this and he didn't have any guidance when making that decision. When Scott’s brother wanted to go to Nashville Scott was there to support him to go because he knew it was a good idea. Scott learns about facing consequences in this book. The first time he faces consequences is when he talks to Julia and gets beat up by Vernon. He gets beat up by Vernon…

Jackson’s mother was able to get her two sons released from prison. However, when she proceeded to take her children home, they were clinging on to life by a thread. Robert, Andrew’s only remaining brother, could not stand nor sit straight on horseback without support from his mother. Andrew was in better condition than his brother and had to walk forty-five miles without a jacket or shoes to reach home. A few days after reaching the Jackson’s home Robert passed away. He was the third Jackson…

(Most other countries make poor quality guitars). Gibson is one of the most well known guitar companies out there, thanks to the quality of their guitars. Gibson is an all american company, having manufacturing plants in Nashville, Memphis, and Bozeman. Dean guitars is another good brand of guitar, I own one myself actually. Dean guitars are made in Chicago, Illinois, they are also very high quality, and if you don't believe me, then you can search for Dean guitar reviews…

In the article, “Is Google making us stupid?” Nicholas Carr emphasizes how the internet, and specifically Google, is changing the way our brains think, process, and analyze information. He looks at how new technologies, such as the typewriter and the clock, in the past have affected how our brains have handled change. Google is no different. In recent studies, it has been shown that we can’t take in large portions of reading without our minds getting sidetracked, and Carr argues that Google has…

James Baldwin's essay on “black language” makes a lot of good, quality points on human nature and how people judge each other and our ways of speaking and our actions. Now, he’s not saying that’s absolutely a bad thing, but I feel as though it could be both a good thing AND a bad thing, depending on the situation and how you look at it. I’ve had personal experiences both bad and good from people judging me as a person based on my speech tendencies and my dialect. Although some say it is not…

It all started on an Autumn afternoon back in 2012, when my beloved mother told me that she decided that it was best for me, my sister and her to move to U.S.A. Don’t get me wrong, since I was a little girl, I wanted to travel the world, I wanted to experience new things, meet new people, talk different languages. But not at twelve. I wanted to stay in Barranquilla, Colombia; I wanted to stay with my culture, my traditions, my family and everything that I was accustomed to. However I was only…

Therefore, Andrew Jackson moved to Nashville, Tennessee. As soon as he arrived Jackson quickly fell in love with a married woman named Rachel Donelson Robards. Soon after Jackson and Rachel ran away to the south; Rachael made it clear that she was not happy with her current marriage (Andrew…

A Review of Sick From Freedom Jim Downs, notable historian who researches the civil war and reconstruction’s effect on slaves is the author of the fascinating book Sick From Freedom. The Civil War is infamous for how disease claimed lives of more soldiers than military combat. In his book Downs exemplifies that disease and sickness actually had a more devastating effect on emancipated slaves than on soldiers. Downs encourages readers to look beyond military casualties and consider the public…

I have personally gone through an experience that will validate these findings. On May 2nd 2010 I personally went through a flood in Nashville TN I was attending college and having to study for my federal exams. The flood really messed up my stable routine. After the flood I had to rebuild my condo. I still had a mortgage to pay for so I lived on the second floor and learn to multitask…