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medication wasn’t as great as it is now. And it’s still a thing to die from pneumonia still today. Her people in Auburn, New York which was her home place, erected a plaque in her honor for her death. And the United States Postal Service issued a postage stamp bearing her portrait in 1978. She was then buried with the military rites in Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn, New York. Harriet Tubman’s home was abandoned in 1920, but is now a church today. And people can visit and it’s a museum and is an…

Moths are generally viewed negatively by the general public, most often associated with corruption, death, and deterioration. They are often viewed as pests, destroyers of clothing and crops. However, there is a family of moths that seems to defy the common perception of these creatures. In fact, these moths have been given the names “Emperor Moths” and “Royal Silkworms,” not only because they differ completely from most moths, but because they also are beneficial to humans. Indeed, because of…

People have a belief that the pyramid with the eye symbolizes the illuminati. But is that true? The truth is the pyramid doesn’t mean the illuminati. The illuminati is just a theory to scare people but it actually means strength and duration. The pyramid with the eye above it haves good meanings to it. The 13 steps on the pyramid means the 13 colonies and they put the eye to symbolize that god is always watching. The pyramid was designed by William Barton. William had the idea to add thirteen…

The plans are named after Charles Ponzi, who tricked a huge number of New England inhabitants into putting resources into a postage stamp theory plan back in the 1920s. During a period when the yearly loan fee for financial balances was five percent, Ponzi guaranteed speculators that he could give a half return in only 90 days. Ponzi at first purchased a little number of worldwide…

age of 88 (“Matthew A. Henson”). After his death, he became more widely accepted and has been honored in a number of ways. Today, he has a Navy research ship after him (“Profile: Matthew Henson”) and had the honor of receiving commemoration on a postage stamp (Stewart and Mabunda). In 1988 he was reburied at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia with full military honors (“Matthew A. Henson”). Henson also had a son with an Inuit woman whom he never saw after 1909. The son named Anauakaq…

Benjamin Banneker Have you ever looked at a fifteen cent, 1980 US Postage Stamp? Well if you have not, you should probably consider it because a very intelligent, self-taught man is featured on it. The man's name is Benjamin Banneker. Benjamin Banneker did many jobs and invented many different things. He was a free black man that was born to parents that were freed slaves. (Benjamin Banneker) Benjamin Banneker was a well-liked and respected man by many peers in his field, this was very meaning…

Communication has evolved beyond what one could have imagined just in the fifty some odd years of my life. This journey from my perspective is a great example of never knowing what to expect. If the future is as exciting as the past then who knows where this might lead, we are already back to the cave man’s form of communicating with symbols. My best friend lived across the street and on top of the hill. I remember as a child my main form of communication was yelling at the top of my lungs.…

As a child you cannot wait to vote when you are older, but if that’s what we think when we are young, why do we chose not to vote when we are old enough? The amount of youth voters has been decreasing for the past 45 years. Although there is a smaller turnout of young voters, college students face many challenges when it comes to voting. Youth voting turnout rates can be increased by educational incentives and loosened laws. Ever since 1971, youth voting rates have been decreasing. It is a…

>cases Mastering Teacher Leadership >Abstract This case is about a multistage, communication study of teachers by Wittenberg University’s Department of Education to determine the viability of starting a Master of Education program for Ohio-certified teachers working within school districts serving a five-county area. www.wittenberg.edu >Background Used with permission of Pamela S. Schindler ©2001. Ohio legislators recently implemented new standards for those wishing to…

profits of his beautiful oil and watercolor works. Though he struggled financially during his life like most artists do, he is now widely recognized as one of the most acclaimed watercolor artists ever. Additionally, there was even a commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor after his passing. Winslow Homer’s young life, his artistic career, and specifically his famous watercolor works help to show his life and his legacy. Born on February 24, 1836, Homer revealed his budding artistic…