Crenshanda Williams, a Houston Texas police phone operator is being charged for allegedly hanging up on multiple emergency calls. She was caught saying "Ain 't nobody got time for this. For real," after she hung up on one of the calls. She told police that the reason on why she hung up on those calls was due to her not wanting to talk to anyone at that time.
The Rise of Daniel Hale Williams Daniel Hale Williams III was an extraordinary African American surgeon. Dr. Williams, the son of a barber, was a free African American born during the 1800s to Daniel Hale Williams II and Sarah Williams. Dr. Williams’ family was heavily impacted by the ongoing history at the time. Furthermore, Dr. Williams’ ancestors were slaves. Daniel’s ancestors on both sides were a mixture of European, Native American, and African American.
“Philip the II succeeded his father as the sovereign of Spain,Sicily,MIlian, the Netherlands,France Carte Mexico, and Peru” ( Lincoln Library Press).” Although Philip’s region extended for over 40 years in many ways he never outlasted the enormous shadow of his father” (Lincoln Library Press). Charles V had a better reign and left spain in a much better place than Philip II.Charles V unparalleled successes in the New World, and kept Spain at the very pinnacle of world power, a position she did not relinquish for 100 years(World History in Context). Also Philip’s II rule was not as good as his father's rule was because Philip tried to force policies on to his people which Charles the V did not do(OI). Since Philip II tried forcing policies on The Netherlands, which made the Netherlands revolt and it allowed the Netherlands to gain their independence after a long war that took 82
Elder Shawn William Wright was born on August 6, 1982 and is a native of Charlottesville, VA. He is the son of Pastor James W. Wright, Sr. and First Lady Carolyn Napier Wright. In the year 2000, Eld. Wright graduated with honors from Charlottesville High School. He continued his education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
Absolute monarchies had all the power in Europe. Their kingdoms were powerful and accomplished. Although absolute monarchies empowered and enriched their kingdoms, they were still largely detrimental because of King Louis XIV of France, debt, Frederick the Great’s seizure of Silesia, and the city of St. Petersburg. King Louis XIV of France was an absolute monarch.
Philip II was the King of Spain and he once said, “I would rather lose all my lands and hundreds of lives than be king over heretics,”(izquotes) and this is relevant because heretics was a conflict during his reign. Philip was born into a royal family with his farther being The Holy Roman Emperor, and once he died Philip inherited Spain. During Philips reign he used a certain concept for his method of running the government, and he had to deal with many encounters of foreign policy including the Spanish Armada. During Philips reign he influenced history by winning a great victory for the Catholic church which influenced religion and is still important in history today, he also prevented the spread of heresy, and his intervention in France was
William Paterson In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the Constitutional Convention concluded with 38 of the 41 delegates signing the United States Constitution. Among those 38 men was William Paterson of New Jersey. William Paterson came to America from Ireland when he was just years old. His father did well in manufacturing and selling tin goods which allowed William a good education in private schools. He entered the College of New Jersey which is now Princeton at the age of 14.
Thanksgiving a time where people sit around the table and be thankful for the things they have. However, many people know of how it became a holiday, but people don’t know is who started this holiday. The man who had started Thanksgiving was named William Bradford; It started from his marriage ceremony in the New World where the (Johnson) Wampanoags Native Americans (Whitehurst and Ruffin 18) brought over turkeys and deer to feast on (Johnson). William Bradford was the second governor of Plymouth for his wisdom and leadership; he ran for governor for thirty years with a five year break.
William Hearst, born in San Francisco, was raised by wealthy parents who had given him the best education in the country; he attended private schools all throughout his life, sent to Europe on tour, and when it came for his higher education, Hearst attended Harvard college. In college he started his love for crude and sensationalist writing, with his Harvard lampoon newspaper. Hearst, all throughout college was inspired by the New York World and its brilliant publisher, Joseph Pulitzer. So, when opportunity struck and Hearst’s multimillion dollar father had bought a failing paper, the San Francisco Examiner, Hearst invested all his power to create the best paper. Hearst hired the most incredible and up in coming writers of the century, such as Mark
the churches and stirred their quiet pools. Meetings after meetings are held. The same energetic souls are found busy at their respective work as well as they are engaged in many good works too. But Meyer warns that one must beware that one does not substitute the active for the contemplative, the valley for the mountaintop. One should have time to be alone with God.
Aryan Zaveri Mrs. Schmidt Period 1 2 December 2016 Abortion Abortion has been a controversial topic that has caused divisions within our countries for a long time now. Many people are pro-life, they believe that performing an abortion on an unborn baby is the equivalent of murder, and should not be legal. Period. On the other hand, we have people that are pro-choice--they believe that since women are the ones that have to carry around what’s basically a parasite in their body for nine months and then care for it, they should be able to choose whether or not they actually want to have the child. Back and forth, back and forth.
In the late 16th century, Catholic Spain was defeated by the no longer oppressed Dutch Republic, with the aid of Protestant England. This opened a gateway to the New World and the Dutch had risen as a leading colonial power in the 17th century. Now that they had an advantage in power,
I was born and raised in Miami, Florida by Haitian Parents, with strong conservative family values. These values have shaped me into the man I am today. Growing up, my parents and sister were my best friends. In fact, the competition between my sister and I motivated me to study hard, and the love received from my parents gave me the confidence necessary to attain personal development at its finest. Unfortunately, I have witnessed first-hand the destruction that disease can implement on a unified family.
The Sound of Silence is a constructed aluminium, rectangular theatre installation where Alfredo Jaar tells the story of the South African photojournalist Kevin Carter and the controversial photograph he took in Sudan during the famine in 1993, the photograph famously known as "The Vulture and The Girl". Using the isolation of light and a narrative of Carters collected writings, to engage the viewer to focus on to a deeper path of understanding the human response to the intricacies of being an eyewitness to another human suffering. To understanding the reverberations of documentary photographs and the ways they can often be seen to exploit their subjects and implicate their makers. The eight-minute long movie allows for the devastating real-life story, to unfold.
What would you do if you were the king of a giant country like Spain? King Philip was just that and for a long time. He was king of Spain for fourth-two years and accomplished many great tasks. Philip II was a great ruler of Spain and helped the country out a lot. He influenced Spain by making Madrid, Spain’s capital, starting the Spanish Golden Age, and defeating the French army at St. Quentin.
