Tommy Thompson

In the 1910’s there were many weapons used to fight in World War I The Colt M1911A1 is a semi-automatic pistol that started being used by the military in 1911. The pistol was created by John Browning. The Colt was used in World War I and World War II and in many other battles. The Colt was a standardized sidearm that was given to the American troops. “The Colt M1911A1 is regarded by many as the most successful semi-automatic pistol design of her time - seeing consistent action in a plethora of…

The fog of war is a documentary about the life, former experiences and times of Robert S. McNamara, the previous Secretary of Defense under the Kennedy and Johnson organizations. The piece is a blend between authentic footage and a meeting with Robert McNamara by the chief, Errol Morris. While permitting McNamara to recount the story from his point of view, Morris likewise partitions the film into eleven lessons that can be detracted from McNamara's life. What results is an inside take a gander…

What if all the CAFOs shut down and everyone had to go back to growing their own beef. This would affect all people that live in Indiana because at the beginning prices of meat would skyrocket in the first few years and then level out. (Cohn, 2014) People think this would be both good and bad and I will tell you why. First, we will talk about producers and what will happen to them if there was a law passed that banned CAFOs. If this happened the people who own and work at CAFOs would be out of…

spelled Dollie but our family spells it as Dolly. Before my grandmother passed away on April 9, 2007 she had seven grandchildren. My cousin’s on my father’s side names are Kyle Hendrickes, Colby Hendrickes, Cameron Hendrickes, Micaiah Hendrickes, Ariel Thompson, me and Thomas Hendrickes. And now she has one great grandchild, Hayden Hendrickes. His father’s name is Willie Hendrickes Jr. he was born sometime in the 1943’s we believe but his mother’s mid wife didn’t get to fill out and file his…

finally here. Today was the start of a campaign that would throw the Nazis back to Germany. Today was D-Day. Suddenly, I came startlingly aware to the short cracks of rifles, pops of pistoles, and rattling of machine guns. I gulped and gripped my Thompson tighter. “Bing!” The guy in front of me, Todd, fell backwards, a hole in the center of his helmet and blood trickling down his face. His fall…

Mass School Shooting the headline reads. There is a feeling of collective shock and disbelief. Parents vicariously see their worst nightmares right in front of their eyes. There is feelings of outrage, loss, unknown. The question is asked How can this never happen again, what can the authorities do to prevent this from ever happening again. The view of inadequate Gun Control always leads the way to solve the problem but most would say gun control is adequate and nothing could have stopped this…

With dozens of professional sports stadiums built in the past decade, and many more on the way, it is time to put a halt to public-funded stadiums due to their lack of economic productivity. This is what Raymond Keating argues in his 1997 editorial ‘We Wuz Robbed! The Subsidized Stadium Scam.’ He believes that since taxpayers continue to lose more and more money from taxes and subsidies each year, Congress should eliminate tax breaks for financing stadium construction. Keating begins not by…

the founders of Australian Football, returned to Australia after schooling in England where he was football captain of Rugby School and a brilliant cricketer. The new game was devised by Wills, his cousin H.C.A. Harrison, W.J. Hammersley and J.B. Thompson. The Melbourne Football Club was formed on August 7, 1858 – the year of the code's first recorded match between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar School. AFL is a 121-year-old game and has majorly changed since its creation. Now it has…

Hollywood superstars have been named Thomas as well; however, these actors use the popular derivative Tom, such as Castaway character Tom Hanks and Marvel’s god of mischief Tom Hiddleston (names.org). Other substitutes for the name Thomas include Tommy, Thom, Thompson, and Tomm (Astoria). Despite its many derivatives, the actual name Thomas has always been fairly popular. It is currently the 54th most popular name in the United States. This number is part of a steady, inexplicable decline…

An infamous agribusiness named Monsanto, which is best known for their agricultural biotechnology Genetically Modified (GMO) foods, works on grounds of dubiousness and dishonesty, but they were still able to earn the seal of approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Given the responsibility of testing, Monsanto continued to report the safety of its own GMO foods as being “well.” However, a Monsanto study done on rats that had eaten the GMO food source began growing tumors the size of a…