In the book “And Then There Was One”, was a story which detective Annie had to solve of case of missing valuable bluecoat puppies from their cages. Tater, the store owner, Mrs. Sellunow, the one with the keys, Mr. Kees, an expert locksmith were the main suspects, as they were the most recent people who’ve visited the store. Someone wanted to obtain the valuable and rare bluecoat puppies without paying for it. Annie tried to get clues, she found the clue of something trying to sell the bluecoat animals, the sounds of running water, pieces of cloth and furballs of the dogs. Finally, all of the clues clicking in Annie’s mind, she could figure out who the thief was, it was Ms. Sellunow.
A small, fatile shot traveled one whole mile unobstructed through the small town of Briarwood, New jersey before landing and killing an innocent father, friend and husband, Charlie Ward. Michael Mckenzie along with Jenna Ward would forever be changed from his careless, millisecond action. What Michael thought was just a little fun turned out to be just about the exact opposite, He had killed a man and there was no going back. Joe, Josh, and Amy, three characters with seemingly minor roles actually portray huge parts that change and effect the book Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald. These characters brought out the true colors of Michael and Jenna for better or for worse.
Ninoska Suarez History 601 Professor Nierick 10/20/14 Killing For Coal By Thomas G. Andrews Summary: Killing for Coal discusses the conditions in the Colorado coal mines leading up to the Ludlow Massacre and the Ten Day War of 1914. Andrew draws out the major players in the Colorado coal culture including land, labor, capitalized industrialization and labor resistance that give us an overall depiction of the world of coal mining in Colorado. Andrews, begins with an introduction of the graphic images of coal miners being asphyxia and slaughter by militia men and strike breakers hired by Rockefeller-owed Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, these events was later called Ludlow Massacre. These polarizing events produced coal miners to fight back which
Pinkerton subsequently called on James McParland to go undercover against the Mollies. He used the alias ''James McKenna'', made Shenandoah his headquarters and claimed to become a trusted member of the orginization. His assignment was to collect evidence of murder plots and intrigue, and pass the information along to Pinkerton. He also began working with a Pinkerton agent for the purpose of coordinating the eventual arrest and prosecution of members of the Mollies. Although there had been fifty inexplicable murders between 1863 and 1867 in Schuykill County, progress was slow for McParland.
The Micmac were allies of the Maecites and enemies of the
Workers on the railways sought to protest this act, but their activism was put to an end by federal troops. 12. Who was Terrence Powderly and what organization did he found? What were the goals of that organization?
During this time in the world people were scared of the red scarce. People would say that Joseph Mccarthy was the modern
In 1892 while Carnegie was on a visit to Scotland, Frick informed all workers that the contract with current workers would no longer be honored or acceptable and also informed them that anyone who is still interested in continue working would need to switch to a nonunion labor. This greatly outraged the laborers. Frick began to construct a wooden fence around the mill, and called for the assistance of the Pinkertons, a detective agency, but in reality were a well-armed mercenary army of private police officials used to crush labor strikes. The Pinkertons were instructed to arrive by the boat in high hopes that they would go unnoticed. Unfortunately, some scouts had observed the odds in events and were able to realize what
Three Girls Questions 1. The final sentence in the story say that the two girls kissed and accepted their feelings for each other. I was pleasantly surprised of the fact that the two girls were actually in love with each other. Initially I had the notion that the girls were comparing their love of books in a manner that related with loving someone else, however, the real conflict was the girl’s exploration into the process of professing their love for each other. So the understanding of the text was changed drastically by the finally sentence.
In The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, Tim uses a series of war stories to explain what it was like for him and his fellow soldiers in the Vietnam War. While many seem factually untrue, he describes a True war story as one that makes you feel the same emotions and feelings the soldiers had, opposed to true war stories that tell of what actually happened. He explains how the teller “wanted to heat up the truth, to make it burn so hot that you would feel exactly what he felt… facts were formed by sensation, not the other way around…” (O’Brien 89). The stories were made up based off how they felt experiencing it. One specific story, “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong,” recounts the story of a soldier bringing over his girlfriend and the transformation she goes through as she spends time in the jungle.
The Pinkertons guards were also hired in coal,
In her book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Anne Fadiman describes the story of the Lee family and the frightening task they had to to undergo to provide their daughter with medical aid. The Lees along with the other thousands of Hmong immigrants, tried to understand the and navigate the complex and sometimes confusing healthcare system in the United States. As the book points out, the values and ideals of the Hmong culture and the United States health care system are not always the same and sometimes come into great conflict with each other. Lia Lee was unfortunately the person stuck in the middle of this great conflict.
Once upon a time there lived the King and Queen of Alternia. On the first day of October, the King calls for all of the men and women of Alternia to meet in the town square to witness the picking of the new island savior. Since the island was created in the late 1800s, no women have been allowed to receive this illustrious position. On the day of the selection, however, a young women by the name of Lucy Winfield applies for the position, and trains every day rigorously to win. After months of hard work and determination, the King declares Lucy as the new protector of Alternia.
The Dinner Party In The Dinner Party, Mr. and Mrs. Wynnes had thrown a dinner party for some army officers and government attaches. During the party, there was a conversation between Mr. Wynnes and a younger girl about how women react while in a crisis. The girl had said that woman have grown out of the “scream at a mouse” era but Mr. Wynnes disagreed. He believed women still didn’t have much control over their reactions. Later that night, an American naturalist saw Mrs. Wynnes make a weird expression on her face.
The reason for these scare tactics was to force the end the British rule in Northern Ireland. However, it can be said that the IRA were Freedom Fighters as they fought for Ireland’s freedom and they were
