The Brass Check

The Embargo Act of 1807 Thomas Jefferson’s History Thomas Jefferson had an interesting life growing up. Peter Jefferson, Thomas’s father, was the third or fourth settler in the United States in the year of 1737. Peter Jefferson, immigrated from Wales to America in 1737 (Jefferson with lots of fresh detail, 2012). Thomas’s father’s education was neglected when he was a child but he had a strong mind, sound judgment and he was eager to learn more information about anything. He didn’t care what it…

Introduction Acid rain is a rain that contains a high concentration of pollutants, chiefly sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal or oil .It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and infrastructure, when the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, react with the water . The chemicals in acid rain can cause paint to peel, corrosion of steel structures such as bridges, and weathering of stone buildings and statues.…

interstate and they bloom and wilt on the whim of the Federal Highway Commission. In the cars zooming by, his hometown invoked a Midwestern nostalgia of simpler times and better people but on any closer examination these little towns are mostly welfare checks and crumbling brick. He was not a native and that made him a rarity. Most of the people there had lived generations on the same dirt. His parents were refugees of the Iran-Iraq war. They had fled Tehran on borrowed funds after their…

Infantry Division. He didn’t expect anyone to be home, but there might be some useful information he could get from anything left behind. Harrisburg also had airports, both commercial and civilian, in which he was interested. He still wanted to check out what was going on in Kenova, West Virginia and the 19th Special Forces group, the unit that he felt was currently stalking him. The truth of the matter was that the 19th SF Group out of West Virginia had pulled its teams out, replaced by…

Johann Strauss, Jr. and The Eagles are both iconic figures of music in their own rights. One a master of light, fun dance music, like polkas and waltzes, and the other a talented rock band that defined a Californian generation. On the surface, “On the Beautiful Blue Danube” and “Hotel California” couldn’t seem more different. Each song was researched, listened to multiple times, and broken down into segments to analyze and after some investigation, it’s obvious that there are some…

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A Mother In Mannville Narrative He has a mother. She left him. What kind of sick person would deprive a child from having a family. It probably wouldn't have been the best family, but it would've been his. While I was still trying to process what Jerry had told me, he spoke. "Did something happen? Are you okay?" His eyes focused on me. "Yes, sorry. I just lost my train of thought," I lied. I, not wanting to continue talking about his mother, quickly changed the subject. "Anyway, I want…

A fit 35 with a well honed body carrying no excess fat. A couple of inches over 6 foot in height. Black hair combed straight back with no parting. Kind brown eyes over drawn cheeks and thin lips. Wearing a white check short sleeve shirt and grey flannelled trouser with woollen cardigan. No shoes on, showing both his socks were darned with different coloured wools. Rose, upstairs in bed, was finding it difficult to read the Daily Express news paper, which was two…

I ran through the dark forest covered mountains. The cold, shilling air zipped through my long, pitch-black hair. The bats flew by me squealing with joy as they tried to race me. All was silent except for the brushing of the leaves and the flapping of wings. I soon heard howling and saw the wolves running in the shadows, joining on the race. My red eyes pierced through the coating of the night and gave me access to the world very few have seen. That many have feared. The night. I flew out of the…