The Who

John Dalton was born September 6, 1766. He was born in Eaglesfield, England. His parents, Joseph Dalton and Deborah Greenup, were both Quakers which limited many opportunities. Quakers, like many other religions at the time, were not approved of by Catholics. Dalton had two siblings, a sister named Mary and a brother named Jonathon. Jonathon and John both were afflicted with colorblindness. When he was fifteen John and his brother helped a school for Quakers, which they previously attended, in a…

In the story “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, Herman Melville portrays Bartleby to be the perfect worker. Bartleby works nonstop, getting a great deal of work done everyday. However, the Lawyer, whom is also the narrator, is suspicious of Bartleby’s obsession to work “...[having] been quite delighted with his application, had he been cheerfully industrious.” (155). The Lawyer become fascinated with Bartleby’s strange behavior when Bartleby refuses to examine a small document. As the story progresses,…

In The Raven the poem begins with the speaker reading in his chamber. The man is grieving because of the loss of his lover, Lenore. In distraction of his grief, the speaker reads. As he reads, he falls half asleep. Suddenly he hears a knock at his chamber door. He grows afraid, but he then ceases his hesitation. The speaker heads to the door, and he apologizes to the expected visitor, “or madam, truly I implore your forgiveness.” At his arrival, he confronts darkness. After he sees nothing he…

Run-DMC was a hip-hop group that formed in 1983 consisting of 3 crew members. These three members were named Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell. Christmas in Hollis is a single released by Run-DMC about an interaction with Saint Nick in Hollis, Queens, New York. This is where Run-DMC comes from. At first, Run-DMC was not very sure about recording “Christmas in Hollis” because it was very similar sounding to an older track called “Christmas Rappin”…

Following is a summary of the article: “Who by Lying, Who by Cheating, Who by Stealing, and Whom Shall I Say Is Calling?” by Alan Briskinn, posted on 09/28/2015 in the Huffington Post. His article was written post the VW debacle, wherein software was created to mask the large amounts of toxins released from cars sold to public as clean diesel. Results were obvious, devaluation of the share price of VW, forthcoming fines, VW on the top of case studies on Corporate Ethical Breaches. The author…

As said by Bertrand Russell, “War does not determine who is right - only who is left.” It took me by surprise when I was walking by a store there happened to be a young man in a ragged united states military uniform sitting on the ground with a coffee can in between his boots. “Spare change for a soldier?”, Asked the young man. He looked up and asked a woman walking by. “Oh, you poor dear, All I have is 5 dollars on me”, said the woman with a doleful look on her face. I happened to be…

in this chapter. The following is an organized collective of what I have learned, combined with my previous knowledge. First, let’s start with the basics. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Who were the ancient Egyptians? They were an ancient people that we know a lot about, but there are still many mysteries about them. The part of their lives that always caught my attention was how they lived. The regular people of ancient Egypt lived…

“I don’t know where Evan is, honest,” he said holding up his hands for mercy. “But I might know where you can find him. He’s a regular down at The Pussy Corps, a stripe club just up the street. He’s got a real hard-on for one of the girls who work there. Some stripper name Misty. You should look for him there, but I heard something happened there today, a fight or something, somebody got stabbed.” Michael took another swig of the vodka and then placed the bottle back on the counter before…

Eating disorders is an illness that can impact a person 's eating habits and can cause an unhealthy relationship with food. Many people who suffer from eating disorders can attribute the cause of said disorder to various causes such as societal pressures and psychological factors. Furthermore, it has been shown by research that eating disorders can be caused by genetic and biological factors passed down by parents and ancestors. Eating disorders have three different branches characterized by…

smile gets wider, her teeth look brighter, and her laugh is bursting out loud with joy. That's when I know she's happy. She has all sorts of characteristics just like anyone else, but being heroic is her most dominant characteristic. Who is a hero? A hero can be anyone who is caring, strong, confident, and hardworking. My mother is the type of person that will hear someone cry in a public bathroom and will crawl under the door just to help that person out. Like she once did. She was at an…