Bridgewater, Va. – The Treasury Department announced on Wednesday April 20th, abolitionist, and anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman is to replace the 7th president of the United States, Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. This is a mark in history because she will not only be the first African-American to appear on United States paper currency, but also the first woman in over a century. The original plan was to have a woman replace founding father Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. But that plan was revoked according to Jacob Lew, the Treasury Secretary, when the Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical portraying Hamilton’s life gained a lot of support, as reported by USA Today.
Kametrea Williams was born February 1st , 1999 in Longview,Texas. Kametrea lived in various parts of East Texas until the death of her father in 2012. After her father's death Kametrea and her younger sister (Keeunsha) moved to Dallas, Texas to live with their Uncle (Undray Moore) and Aunt (Yolanda Moore). While living in Dallas Kametrea's Uncle and Aunt encouraged her to go to church and stay connected with the Lord on a personal level. Kametrea's eight grade year at Pearl C.Anderson she joined an organization called Turner 12 who's mission is to help students from various Dallas schools become first generation college graduates.
Although there are many famous Arkansans, James Black has left a vital mark in the history of Arkansas. James Black was born May 1, 1800, in New Jersey(Lu Waters). The names of James Black’s parents are unknown (Lu Waters). James mother died when he was young, and his father remarried (Joshua Williams). James did not get along well with his stepmother and ran away from home at the age of eight to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The campaign for the Constitution was a long one and during it Hamilton, along with John Jay and James Madison, took up the pseudonym “Publius” and wrote essays to newspapers across the nation, encouraging the public to vote in favor of ratifying the Constitution. In all, there were eighty-five essays that came to be known as “The Federalist Papers.” John Jay wrote two, Madison wrote thirty-two, and Hamilton wrote all of the remaining fifty-one. The most well known essay of the collection was Federalist No. 84, written by Hamilton, which first proposed the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in ensure the rights of the states were honored (Foner Web; Witten Web; Hamilton Print). After the Constitution was ratified in 1787 and George Washington was elected as President in 1789, Hamilton was appointed as his Secretary of the Treasury, making him the first to hold the position.
Period 5 Quarter 1 Final Essay by Anish Kashyap Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., The Monsters are due on Maple street by Rod Serling, and Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering in Humans by Matt Bird all show that a utopian society is destined to fail. The ways of life in each society show that utopian societies are destined to fail. In Harrison Bergeron, the society is destined to fail because everyone is the same and they have strict laws. In The Monsters are due on Maple Street, the neighborhood is destined to fail because people are prejudiced against others and people make illogical conclusions.
In these articles you will learn about a man by the name of James Hemings. Born in the year of 1765 in Guinea, Cumberland County, Virginia. James Hemings was a mixed of a quarter of African blood and three quarters of European blood. James’ mother Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings. Betty was also of mixed blood born into slavery her master Martha Eppes.
In today’s society the general attitude towards an individual is conform or be an outcast. It is seen in schools where people who do not fit into specific cliques become outcasts, the weird people. It is seen in the work place as well. People have conformed to standards set by society simply because society has said to do so. Society asks people to change themselves to fit in.
INFORMATIONAL ESSAY My favorite voice actor and singer is Blake Swift. Blake swift was an average guy who started to like voice actors as a kid. He had started to imitate cartoon characters from his favorite shows. A couple of years later Blake had started to train for a voice acting audition for a cartoon song intro for a show called Pokemon.
The Canterbury tales is written by Geoffrey Chaucer takes place in the late 14 hundreds . Chaucer and 30 pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury, and to pass time each pilgrim tells a tale about their life. These tales are told through Chaucer's point of view, where he uses his humor to attract the reader in many different ways. Chaucer’s humor consist of three main attributes , sarcasm, sexism, and appearance. SEXISM - Chaucer uses Sexism to draw humor into The Canterburry Tales.
The Wife of Bath had many interesting characteristics. She appeared physically a little deaf, with a gap. " So wrath was she as to be quite put out of charity." She behaved as a traveler she went to Jerusalem three times. "
In his absence, Bathory handled all of the finances and needs of the people on her own, but slowly began to develop the strange new hobby of torturing young servant girls. Torture wasn’t unusual for the time period, yet it was only used for disciplining and punishment, while Bathory used it for personal pleasure. Bathory was a sexual sadist; a person who experiences sexual arousal from causing pain or anguish to others. Bathory started out inflicting minor tortures such as rubbing honey over a girls naked body so bugs would bite her, but she craved a more invasive and harmful torture.
Amanda Rupe Instructor Waltenberger SOC 242 March 2, 2018 Alexander Maconochie Alexander Maconochie was born February 11, 1787 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, who was a legal agent on the Board of Customs for Scotland, died when Alexander was a young boy. He was then under the guardianship of a close kinsman named Allan Maconochie, who was also known as Lord Meadowbank. By the age of 16, Alexander Maconochie had become a midshipman in the Royal Navy.
After getting her legs amputated when they are blown up by an IED, improvised explosive device. Regardless of her environment she has joy and her attitude remains cheerful even when everyone else sees her condition as a disadvantage. “I used to be sad about having no legs” “but now I realise it’s a blessing in disguise”. She sees that being legless is a blessing as she doesn’t have to marry an older, uglier man. She breaks out of the victim mentality and finds a motivation to go on and inspire others, especially Naveed, “Nor has she ever shown any sign of self-pity.
Scientist, diplomat, and inventor are three elements that describe Benjamin Franklin. Many people know that Benjamin Franklin studied electricity, but he did so much more. As a well known diplomat, Ben Franklin, showed Americans that they should be freed from British rule by fighting for their freedom. He left a lasting legacy as a Revolutionary War hero, a founding father, and a great scientist. The origin of Benjamin Franklin started when he ran away from his family at the age of 17.
In the fourteen century, men were always the superior, head of the household, the breadwinner, but women were always inferior, they would stay at home, do the house work, cook, and never would have a job. Well, times have changed. Women are reaching an equal status to men in political, social and economic matters It’s part of the idea called Feminism. In many ways the Wife of Bath displays many characteristic of women in the 21st century. Instead of being directed by men, she views herself as an independent person.
