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F. Scott Fitzgerald, born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, was born on September 24, 1896 and died on December 21, 1940. He was named after Francis Scott Key, the writer of the “Star-Spangled Banner”, and also his second cousin three times removed on his fathers ' side. While both of his parents were practicing catholics, Fitzgerald grew up and chose not to follow there path. His mother, Mary McQuillan, was from an Irish-Catholic family, and she came from a family that had made a small fortune in…

Situation Statement History: Origins: Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) was first established in 2005 at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland. The creators, Brad Sappington and Chris Weed, made the game free under a Creative Commons license, allowing suborganizations all over the world to play. Humans vs. Zombies is now played on six continents. Rules and Objectives: Humans vs. Zombies at its core is a game of tag. In the original rules, one player is chosen to be the "Original Zombie" and then tags…

Fundamentally, property insurance claims are critically distinguishable from liability claims in that property insurance is generally intended only to encompass first-party claims. See Parks Real Estate Purchasing Group v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 472 F.3d 33, 41 (2006) (citing 2 Ostrager & Newman, Insurance Coverage Disputes § 21.01[a], at 1303 (13th ed. 2006)). This is so, because the subject of a property coverage property is a thing, whereas the subject of a liability policy is a…

Role of Psychology in Trial Consulting The controversial trial of OJ Simpson has undoubtedly been a great contributor to the increased popularity of the trial consulting in high-profile and high-stake cases. During the trial, a consultant named Jo-Ellan Dimitrius with a PhD in criminology picked the jury who found OJ Simpson not guilty. Trial consultants have been involved in numerous well known high-profile cases such as those of Kobe Bryant’s and Scott Paterson’s (McDermott, 2004). Many trial…

The Manhattan Theatre Club is an extremely prestigious acting company that works both on and off Broadway in New York City. In my interview conducted over the phone with the Assistant Education Director, Amy Harris, I was able to gather a substantial amount of information about the company, like how it functions and how to get a job with the company. The Manhattan Theatre Club started as an Off-Off Broadway company and since 1970 has grown into one of the most acclaimed theatre organizations in…

The play I went to see is A Midsummer’s Night Dream written by William Shakespeare and directed Peter Wray. The play is performed at Towson University’s mainstage theater located in the Center for the Arts building. The Mainstage Theater is a proscenium style theater. The play focuses on several details like acting, set design and props, custom and makeup, lighting and sound. All these elements put together creates an environment that clearly expresses its story to the audience. The play…

Drama, romance, and greed. F. Scott Fitzgerald some how magnificently managed to include all of these components into his writing. F. Scott Fitzgerald was truly a masterful literary artist. Reading his book The Beautiful and Damned was like walking through an art exhibit. All of his assorted technics and elements were flawlessly displayed, and readers should enjoy walking down every aisle. “F. Scott Fitzgerald was born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota.…

10.3791/5059 (2014). "Transformation :: DNA Learning Center." DNALC Blogs. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. "Volume Information." The American Biology Teacher 71.9, Health & Medicine (2009): n. pag. The Transformation Lab. Towson University., 28 Jan. 2013.…

18th and 19th century: The 18th and 19th century can be described as an awakening of social consciousness. This awakening brought previously ignored and cruel practices into light, and one of them was the treatment of patients with mental disorders. They were thought to be possessed by the devil! All of these people with mental disorders were locked away, and treated like animals because people feared them in society. Moral Treatment was developed as a result of this, to focus on the group of…

Can Salt Harm the Environment? For many years, traffic due to road construction has been viewed as different. Driving to work or travelling from place to another with daily traffic due to road construction is becoming a challenge to all American people. The main task for highway engineers in winter is keeping the roads clear and safe from snow. Engineers are obliged to choose construction materials that are environment friendly and ecofriendly. For decades, engineers used the road salt deicing…