Six Flags Great America

Engineering feat that created an entirely new way of settlement and trade in the West that had hardly been imagined. The Railroad changed the life of the travelers and settlers in America. A trip from the East Coast to the West Coast that used to take six months then took a mere seven days. Without the intelligence of great men like Theodore Judah and Grenville Dodge, who were Chief Engineers of the Railroad, the thousands of American and Chinese workers, and generous land grants from The…

him. The next year was good news. England repealed the Stamp Act. “The news was brought to Boston in John Hancock’s brig the Harrison,” and John announced it to the public. So after the news, John threw a grand party. “He festooned his house with flags, piled his table high with food, and lighted up all of his windows. When the house was full, he rolled out a 126 gallons cask of Madeira wine.” Everybody was cheering at him as the fireworks were set off. On May 1768, John Hancock was elected to…

Paranoid that one of us would disappear at the airport, my mother kept a close eye on us, for us kids though, it’s a blast being in a new place, seeing different sights and hearing different accents. This the first time my parents had taken all five of us kids overseas. My aunt and uncle, who had been planning this trip for weeks, met us at the airport, thereafter we headed to Long Island. An hour and a half later we arrived at Paul and Shauna. They welcomed us so warmly, moving out of their…

compare to howell and hood’s and Sarinean’s model. Saarinen’s design, which was highly praised and admired by the jury, could have surely won an award on its own. Holabird and Roche’s entry had many fault and received critics from both Europe and America, which made it win third prize. There might have been an inside business involved in picking the winner but Howells and Hood’s entry was highly praised for its beauty. It was exactly what McCormick was looking for and this design fulfilled his…

had thinned to two, Clinton and Sanders. Early within in the election cycle, numerous grass root organizations sprung up in support of Sanders, a registered Independent; he was the new people’s choice. Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist, found a great deal of resistance; the concept of a socialist president is a new paradigm for the American public, many questioned his ability to win the nomination for the next to inherit it, Clinton.…

normal conversation. “What is one thing you want to change today?”, I asked. For about two minutes there was silence and the exchange of curious stares. It was her answer to this question that I learned a lot about America and Colleen. “I respect the culture we live by here in America, but several things need work. I don’t stand for the National Anthem...it is my way of saying that this country needs change.” I did not pose another random question as she immediately dove into the…

journey was facilitated by my sponsors whose financial, social and academic support has made me excellent and an epitome of technological use. My home and country (Pakistan) were the dawn of my journey to technological literacy. I later proceeded to America with an intent learn modernize technologies and have vast experience in using sophisticated technology. Despite the cultural ecological factors that affected my journey away from home, I was able to achieve managerial, integration, creation,…

forces successfully commenced and executed their attack upon Nazi lines by invading the sandy beaches at Normandy, France, freeing Europe from Hitler’s dreadful regime. June 6, 1944, was also the day when the Axis Powers had truly raised their white flags. Although the battle of Stalingrad caused Germany’s first major defeat, the invasion at Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord, proves to be…

World War II: The Four Freedoms Because the United States had been supporting isolationism and were creating and supporting non-interventionist groups, such as the America First Committee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt it was time for a change in America's stance on the involvement of war. To do so, he delivered the Four Freedoms Speech on January 6, 1941. The Four Freedom Speech had been addressed to Congress in effort to move the nation away from the foreign policy of neutrality.…

Washington, which later grew into a bitter personal battle. Washington from 1895, when he made his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech, to 1910 was the most powerful black man in the America. Whatever grant, job placement or any endeavor concerning Blacks that influential whites received was sent to Washington for endorsement or rejection. Hence, the "Tuskegee Machine" became the focal point for Black input/output. DuBois was not opposed to Washington's power, but rather, he was against his…