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Humanity is a collective group of thinkers, scattered across time and space, and, as such, no invention can be attributed to a single person, rather several people who continue to make innovations and improvements upon the design. It may then be argued that inventions aren't created, but grown through the ages until it is perfected. Such is the case with Thomas Newcomen, who, through improvements upon the design made by Thomas Savery, led to one of the major catalysts of the Industrial…

Nations and granted this authority exclusively to the federal government by way of classifying tribal nations as,“Distinct political communities, having territorial boundaries, within which their authority is exclusive.” The court ruled in favor of Worcester claiming that Georgia had no grounds to enforce it’s laws on the Cherokee Nation since their lands were considered to be outside the jurisdiction from the state. This decision extended the reach of the federal government over tribal land,…

Sir Edward Elgar was an English composer born in Broadheath, Worcestershire to “a Worcester piano tuner and music-shopkeeper and his Roman Catholic wife” in 1857 (Kennedy). He learned the violin, piano, and organ at a young age (Kennedy). Beyond his violin lessons he had no formal training. However, he received much “praise as a child for piano improvisations” (McVeagh). After the age of 16, he left his father’s business and was freelance musician for the rest of his life (McVeagh). He took on…

Environmental Issue Paper, Justin Roch, ENG 101 E, 11/15/16 In the past couple of decades, an unprecedented threat to North America’s trees and forests has emerged in the form of two invasive species of beetles, the Asian Longhorned Beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer. Both beetles are major pests of widespread forest and neighborhood trees, and if left unchecked, have the potential to completely change the character of our forests. Although not as widely known as some higher-profile environmental…

have a life changing impact in her time period and our world today. Dix had a love for teaching. She had strong desires to help girls learn and grow more with intelligence. At the age of twelve, she moved to Boston with her grandmother and then to Worcester, Massachusetts with her aunt at the age of fourteen. In order to fulfill her desire to teach, she founded the Dix Mansion, a school for girls, along with a charity school that allowed poor girls to get an education for free. She continued…

war was the answer. It was not until Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 that it allowed to move Indians further west that became a real problem for the tribes. Arguments and disagreements were even taken to court like the two cases, Worcester v. Georgia and Cherokee…

Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents are Susan Bean and Frederik Perkins. Her parents were from Marine, both of them. They owned a business. The business they owned was a stationer. A lot of her childhood was spent in Massachusetts. A town called Worcester. Her name was not always Frances. When she was born her name was Frannie Coralie. That was her christened name. She changed her name when she joined a church in 1905. The church she joined was called Episcopal. Where she most of her life is…

“Let me be a free man. Free to travel. Free to stop. Free to work. Free to think and talk and act for myself” - Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe Johnson v. McIntosh. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia. Worcester v. Georgia. The "Marshall Trilogy. In these three cases, the United States Supreme Court established the doctrinal basis for interpreting federal Native law and defined tribal sovereignty. In the first of three landmark court cases, Johnson v. McIntosh, the court ruled that Native…

The Correlation Between Learning Disabilities and Juvenile Delinquency People with learning disabilities come from different social economic race ethnic groups. Like any other disorders, Learning disabilities does not discriminate. It can affect people from any backgrounds, social or economic group. A learning disability is hard to explain due to it having many definitions depending on whom you are asking. Many people have the options on what is a learning disability and who has it.…

The Founding Fathers of America, people such as John Adams, greatly influenced events before and during the Revolution that would lead to drastic changes and great events in America’s history. Adams was a patriot from a very early time before the Revolution, and pushed American independence to fully split from tyranny. Adams was involved in many political issues and positions, and would use these positions to foster the fledgling nation towards glory. John Adams was the eldest of three brothers…