Celebration, dancing in the streets as the Apollo 11 mission was successful. Confetti, American flags amongst other things lined the streets of New York as the Tickertape parade was processed down the streets, with the astronauts leading the way. Rolling past Wall Street, the Empire State building and other monuments. Armstrong and Aldrin had gotten…
dream” is to become filthy rich. In the 1800’s it was much more difficult to become a millionaire. However, a select few conquered this achievement. Andrew Carnegie was one of these select few. He became one of the first “captains of industry” in America. Being successful, Andrew Carnegie made his fortune by living out his dream in the growing nation. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835. He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. He was proud of his Scottish heritage. Carnegie once said,…
essentially being made into second class citizens within their own countries. Even in America, the biggest melting pot of the world, the notorious “land of the free”, this occurs despite President Obama’s recent executive order banning federal contractors from discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees and…
tragedies. A major portion of the United States of America’s history is the military, who they are, how they came to be, what they have done, and what they are currently doing. Without the military, it is rather likely that America would not be America and would still be a colony of Great Britain instead. It is due to this that it is important to note how the military has affected American citizens in all aspects of life, and not just…
In the American novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes the American Dream through the main characters’ relationships, and the complex settings in which the novel takes place. The novel teaches the reader of the corruptness of the American Dream by using the locations of East Egg and West Egg to highlight the difference between old and new money. The reader sees this along with the Valley of Ashes, the place in between the Eggs and New York City, which shows the true nature of…
sent to live with his Aunts when his mother passed away. Lincoln, Illinois became his new home and he said it has always been a source of pride and inspiration to him. During the Great Depression, life was extremely hard for him; he took it by reinforcing his work ethnic by doing many part-time jobs. He worked fifty-six hours per week and attended school full time in his senior year. The very first…
three thing that it means to be an American? Silence. Anyone? Anyone at all? Seriously?! it can’t be that hard trying to figure out three things that makes us an American! Fellow Americans this is a serious disappointment and an embarrassment to our great country. Really it can’t be that hard to figure out three things that makes each and everyone of us an American, please anybody, tell me three things that does it mean to be an American? Knowing your rights is one thing on what does it mean to…
07:25 hours. It was cold. It normally was that high in the sky. Ocima Iwominso was a Japanese pilot of a torpedo bomber in 1941. He flew in formation with many other planes. They all knew their target a military base on a small Pacific chain in the middle of the ocean.Ocima knew he only had one order, aim for the ships. They wanted to cripple the fleet of the country that controlled this island. He looked at the clock in his plane, the time was 07:55. They were only a few minutes away from the…
June 8th, 1844, at Maple Arbor Farm, Porter County, Indiana. His parents were William and Sally Barnard and he had 8 older siblings. He grew up working on his father’s farm. Joe had a love for learning at an early age. He enjoyed reading books by great authors of the time. When he was a kid he spent, time learning at the local public schools. When Joe was older he decided to go and study at Valparaiso Male and Female College for two years. When the Civil War began, Joe didn’t hesitate to enlist…
Benjamin Franklin held many occupations throughout his life such as, diplomat, scientist, writer, inventor, and printer. One of his proverbs states, “Great famine when wolves eat wolves” (Franklin 11). The American Revolution ended in the loss of many lives, due to a quest for freedom. Even before the Patriots fought back, there were many events that led to the war. On February 22, 1732, George Washington was born. He played a major role in the American Revolution as the commander in chief of…