Normal, Illinois

Geographic Location Normal, Illinois is part of the Bloomington-Normal Metro area, the state’s seventh biggest prefecture. The road travel in the city thrives, and many rely on the vast routes created by I-39, I-55, and the Interstate 74 to connect them to Chicago and other Illinois cities. Located five miles from the downtown area, the main airport, the Central Illinois Regional Airport, serves direct service to multiple airline hubs across the country. A mass transit system, the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit, revolves its service around Illinois State University. The city itself is an acclaimed haven for wilderness parks and recreation, such as the local planetarium and the Constitution Hiking Trail. Academic Requirements With its fairly demanding scores, Illinois State is…

Joseph Glidden (Barbed Wire) Glidden was an Englishmen that was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was born on January 18, 1813. Shortly after he was born, him and his family moved to the City of Orleans County, New York. Joseph attended school just as a normal child during his young, adolescent years, but soon after, was needed at home for farming help so he only went during the winter months. When Glidden was a teenager, he discovered that he had an interest in teaching. He attended…

victims. He shot Vincent then attacked, brutally and stabbed to death his wife also gouged out Maxine Zazzara eyes out as well. The police had no concrete evidence on Ramirez but on August 24th, 1985 Ramirez would kill his last victims. He says that he was mistakenly identified but he was charged with 14 murders and 31 felonies and after 23 years on death row Ramirez died June 7th, 2013 at the age of 53 from complications related to B-cell lymphoma. The Clown Killer, John Wayne Gacy born March…

Interview with Angelica Music blaring. Colorful lights. Oceans of people dancing and laughing. This what you would imagine the daily life of a college student is. But for Angelica it's nothing like that. At first encounter, she might look like an average teenager with her in style clothing and latest trends but don't let her appearance fool you. As you get to interact more with her you get to see a mature and responsible woman who has a lot to offer to the world. Angelica is a 21-year-old woman…

No one had known that on August 4th, 1961, an individual was born that would one day inspire the world. Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to parents Ann Dunham, an elementary teacher whom later on received her PhD in anthropology, and Barack Hussein Obama Sr., an economist in the Kenyan government. Mr. Obama Jr. is a descendent of a line of strong, independent people. His grandfather, Stanly Dunham, was a World War II veteran and his grandmother worked to become the first…

“Oh Captain! My Captain!” is about a son who is attempting to inform his father about good news, unaware that his father has just passed away in a battle. Walt Whitman, the author of “Oh Captain! My Captain!” laments over the loss of his hero, Abraham Lincoln and viewed him as the greatest president in United States History. Whitman saw a “grand tragedy that promised ultimate purgation and unification for America” in the death of Lincoln (Reynolds). Because of this view on President Lincoln,…

Dorothea Dix was at a young age relatively in charge of keeping house and taking care of her younger siblings due to her mother’s crippling depression and likely other mental illnesses and her father’s abusive achollisim. While her mother likely being her first and most formative experience with mental illness, she was in no way her last. Having always had a fascination with the mentally ill Dorothea took a teaching position at the East Cambridge Women’s prison where she was shocked to see the…

No matter your stance on President Obama or his administration, many would agree that he can passionately deliver a great speech. With 2016 being the finale of his 8-year term, the upcoming State of the Union address will be the last one of Obama’s presidency. As he prepares to address the country on Tuesday, January 12 at 9 p.m. ET, many Americans from all sides of the political spectrum are preparing to watch the President’s final formal speech online. The word on the White House streets is…

In this case presentation it focuses on research on stem cells to find possible ways to cure many disease. A group of scientists created a line of stem cells out of human embryos that could be used for genetic engineering research in November 1998. When George W. Bush became president he received immense pressure to ban the funding and research for stem cell research, and it led him to ban the proposed funding for the research. To support his actions Bush argued that the stem cells found by the…

The comment that draws the most partisan response is when the President states, “how we secured the freedom in every state to marry the person we love.” Republicans are conservative and thus, most refused to cheer for this, unlike the Democrats. How is the President’s presentation? President Obama seems to be cool and collected throughout the whole address. He does not seem to be nervous or scared about what he is addressing, as shown by his body language. His body language emphasizes the…