One of the most overlooked, yet integral inventions of the Second Industrial Revolution was that of the cash register by James Ritty. This invention may not have been as flashy or exciting as others of that era, but the invention of the cash register revolutionized the restaurant and retail businesses forever. A simple bar owner from Dayton, Ohio had a huge impact of the commercialization of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Today, people can still experience the effects of Ritty’s invention every time they purchase food at the grocery store or buy clothes at the mall. James Ritty was born into a family of five children.
Jared Odrick was born on December 31, 1987 in Lancaster Pennsylvania. His parents are Howard Odrick and Jan Falk. In March 2010, his dad was laid off from his advertising sales job after nearly four years at a company in New Jersey. Two weeks after he was laid off, his wife was also laid off after nearly 20 years in the corporate offices at Tiffany and Co.. Although Jared is not expected to help out with money, he still does.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier served as a member of Parliament for over forty years. He was the leader of the Liberal party from 1887 to 1919, and prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. His accomplishments were on such a scale that he is remembered today as one of Canada's greatest political leaders. When Laurier became prime minister, he took over a country that had been politically adrift since the death of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1891. Four prime ministers had followed Macdonald in quick succession.
Satchel Paige is was a good pitcher that started out his professional career in the Negro Leagues. He didn’t have a good start to life as he was living in poverty. Other than that, black people at that time were being discriminated, which made life harder for people all black people at that time. He worked for white people for he helped his parents with the family needs. But with all that discrimination, he still managed to fulfill his life.
Brett Favre Austin VanDenPlas “I, most talented players don’t always succeed. Some don’t even make the teams. It’s more what 's inside.” That is a quote from Pro Football Hall of Fame legend Brett Favre. Favre was a quarterback who played for the New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, and the Green Bay Packers, where he is probably known the most.
The achievements Michael Scott Maddox had on the field are second to the encouraging impact he had on the lives of his former players. He was respected by everyone in the program. Maddox was the baseball coach at Jersey Village High School for all but three of his 32-year coaching career. He finished with 527 wins and 17 playoff appearances, retiring from teaching in 2014.
Did you know Kevin Gates was arrested at the age of 13 for joy riding as a passenger. In this essay I will tell you about Kevin Gates 's background, accomplishments, and his inspirer.i think Kevin Gates is a good rapper with a great personality and says what 's one his mind and doesn 't care what people think about him. Kevin Gate 's background was rough he was arrested almost six times. When Kevin Gates was arrested he had to spend thirty-one months but got out in six months for good behaver. Kevin Gates got arrested again in 2015 for kicking a women in the face for grabbing his pant leg while he was singing on stage and was sentenced 180 days in jail because the girl was trying to get his attention for her friend and pulled his pant leg
The theme of the book, I Hunt Killers, is you don’t have to follow in your parents’ footsteps. This is the theme for many reasons. First and foremost, Jazz doesn’t want to be like his father. Jazz’s father was a cold blooded killer who was sent to prison for over 120 murders. Jazz is determined not to become like this and will do anything to avoid killing.
This passage demonstrates the trouble that the author Wes Moore’s family and their friends go through to help send him to military school. Once Wes makes his first attempt at escaping from Valley Forge Military Academy he contacts his mother in an attempt to come home, she then divulged all the sacrifices she’d been making to send him there and steer his life in a better direction. From this, the author hopes to show that people who are supported throughout their lives have a greater chance of success in the future if they strive to reach goals that they set for themselves. The first two paragraphs of this passage show how determined Wes’ mother was to help him change his life.
Rodney Lough Jr worked for his achievements for a long time. He is not fifty year old and he still has the passion to go out and find places to take pictures of. Rodney didn 't go to school for photography until he were older and realized that war his dream career. He were a self-taught man and as you can tell he did a very good job. He did earn his Masters of photography degree from the professional Photographers of America.
Joseph Ritner (1835-1839) Joseph Ritner was an American politician and farmer who served as the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1835 to 1839. Born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1780, Ritner worked as a farmer for most of his life before entering politics. He served in the Pennsylvania state legislature for several years before being elected as governor in 1835. During his tenure as governor, Ritner focused on promoting economic development, particularly in the areas of agriculture and manufacturing.
Growing up, we were all taught not to play with fire because, “It’s dangerous and it will burn you,” our parents said. But no one learns by simply listening; at some point we all touched the stove or campfire, got burned, and effectively never did that again. America is playing with fire now as Rex Tillerson follows President Trump down a path of destruction and bridge burning. The President is setting things ablaze all over the world and the secretary of state must be qualified to quench those flames without getting burned, but can Tillerson do it? Rex Tillerson is nowhere near qualified to be Americas’ secretary of state at this time because he has no political experience, no voice, and is not independent from the President.
The Holocaust was a destruction of many people. There were some people who were resistant against the holocaust. Such as Oskar Schindler who may have just been one person but made a huge difference by saving a thousand people. These heroic people saved many lives and made a great change. Oskar Schindler was born April 28, 1908, in the city of Svitavy, in the Sudetenland now know as Czech Republic.
The inauguration of Virgin Australia Airlines, by Sir Richard Branson, as a domestic carrier in 2000 basically aimed at the convenience of the budget travelers. The Airlines was inaugurated as relaxed informal airline. Sir Richard was open-minded, amiable, and generous with his management team, imaginative, audacious and exclusive in his thoughtfulness. Initially started as a low-cost carrier, the company improved its services to turn itself into a “new-world carrier” as described by themselves (Virgin Blue media release, 2011, para. 2).However all these faltered when Qantas’ past marketing manager took over during 2011.
Five previous C-suite executives sit on the board. These members bring a significant knowledge base in the financial, strategic and general management of large companies. Rounding out the board are two inside directors, Mr. Mendes and Mr. Neil, Diamond's CFO. Furthermore, the board consists of an audit committee, compensation committee, and a nominating & governance committee. Given the wealth of industry knowledge and management experience, the company's board had the capability to successfully govern Diamond Foods as it continued to
