Harry Snyder Jr. was born on September 9, 1913. He was the son of Hendrick, and Mary Snyder, Dutch immigrants who arrived in the U.S. aboard the SS Laurentian in April 1906. Growing up in Seattle, Harry remembers his father as something less than a visionary; he painted houses, apartments, ships, and really anything that needed painting. Although his father was one of the best painters around according to Harry, when it came to finances, his father was quite reckless. They seemed to always run out of money; every time his father would finish a job the family would have a large dinner and invite all of the neighbors canceling out the money he received from the job. The family finally moved to Los Angeles in 1922, so the family and more importantly
Fred Hatch was an American agricultural inventor. It's hard to picture the farmscape without a silo or some type of farmyard, an old run down barn and especially a tower silo. When you think of barns you also should think of silos. The towering, vertical silos we imagine today, especially here located in the Midwest, are a true American innovation and go hand in hand with barns. Farm grain wasn't always stored in silos; it was stored in pits where farmers had to dig out which caused excess spoil in many instances. In 1873, silos were nonexistent.
January 28, 1912, Paul Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming. He was the youngest of five boys, and began taking an interest in art after his oldest brother, Charles Pollock. He later enrolled at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, first doing sculptures, and then later doing paintings. After getting kicked out for starting fights, he moved to New York and shadowed Thomas Hart Benton, attending the Art Students League. Benton’s family took Jackson under their wing. But after his father died suddenly, Pollock became depressed. This lead to excessive drinking and the threatening of Charles’ wife with an ax that he threw at one of Charles’ paintings scheduled for an upcoming exhibition. He was then kicked out, and the Great Depression started to take place.
Name of serial killer: My serial killer is named Richard Chase. He was also known as the “Vampire of Sacramento” or the “Dracula Killer”.
In The United States the number of people in prison is over two million, and of those two million it is estimated that two thirds of them will be back in prison within three years (Correctional Populations). Some people argue that rehabilitation is the most effective way to handle prisoners, but the risks don’t outweigh the benefits, especially for murderers. Nobles was an example of a murderer who appeared rehabilitated, but under close examination of his actions, he was no more than a manipulating sociopath. Nobles was not rehabilitated because his actions in court showed how he felt, his faith was a facade, and he was a schizophrenic.
In 1979 a man named Joe Montana was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. In just two seasons he led the 49ers to their first ever super bowl, and on January 24, 1982, the legend of “Joe Cool” was born. For many years Joe was seen as the greatest QB of all time. He would go on to win three more championships and 3 Super Bowl MVPs while completing many late-game comebacks. He was looked up to many people including a tall, skinny, unathletic kid from San Mateo, California who would grow up to surpass his idol as the greatest QB of all time.
Homer was born in February 1836 and grew up outside of Boston. He gained an early interest in art from his mother. He gained an apprenticeship with an illustrator upon graduating from high school. He would work as a commercial illustrator for many popular publications including Harper’s Weekly. His most famous early work comes from his time as a war correspondent for Harper’s during the American Civil War. He was at many battles but his work focused more on the difficulties and everyday life of soldiers at war and not on the actual battles. The Civil War marked a transition in his career from commercial illustrator to painter. Following the war he would study in Paris and his work would focus on idyllic rural scenes including his work The Country School which he painted in 1871 at the age of 35.
According to Oxford Living Dictionary the word “cult” is defined as a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or as imposing excessive control over members. Although, it might be more commonly known as Separatists, who are consumed by a certain belief, and the leader is someone who believes he or she is chosen by God or some other deity to lead those who are to follow him or her. In 1993 a standoff went viral, many lost their lives. Members and the leader of the Branch Davidians held their beliefs with them to death.
David Taylor is a 3 time all American. He’s one of the most dedicated wrestlers in Penn State history. Once you watch him wrestle you become an instant wrestling fan his motion his non-stop. He wrestles with passion. David has a national title also a Hodge trophy going into his final year as a Nittany lion. David has had a pretty good summer, making the U.S national freestyle team and the World University Games team. Taylors record is 34-0. He graduated this year. He’s known as magic man when hes on the mat. He ended his college career of 134-3.
Jackson Pollock was born January 28, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming. He was raised mainly by his Older brother who greatly influenced his art. “However, Pollock did not start out as a revolutionary painter. He developed the artistic process he became famous for over many years.” (learningenglish.voa news.com)
Tyler Joseph is most known for being the co-founder and frontman of the American band Twenty One Pilots (usually stylized as twenty | one | pilots or twenty øne piløts). He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on December 1st, 1988. He was born to Chris and Kelly Joseph, the first of four children. He has two brothers, Zack and Jay, and a sister, Madison. He and his siblings were homeschooled for most of elementary school and middle school, before later attending a private Christian high school. Throughout his homeschooling and years in high school, basketball was always a big part of his life. His father was a school principal, and his mother a math teacher, and both coached basketball. After practicing for years at home, he went on to play point guard for Worthington Christian School's boy's basketball team.
In the Latin language, the word excelsior, translates to “ever upward.” This word is everywhere; from the New York State slogan to the movie Silver Linings Playbook. This word is also on the bedroom wall and dorm room of eighteen year old Jack Henderson. To him, excelsior means to always think positive and that there is always something greater happening.
In 1930, at age 18, Pollock moved to New York City to live with his brother, Charles. He soon began studying with Charles's art teacher, representational regionalist painter Thomas Hart...
His first job on graduating in 1938 was art director of the Junior League magazine, later he worked in the same capacity for Saks Fifth Avenue department store. At the age of 25, he quit his job and used his small savings to go to Mexico, where he painted a full year before he convinced himself he would never be more than a mediocre.
Born in July of 1882 in New York, Hopper grew up interested in art and encouraged by his parents. After attending both the Correspondence School of Illustrating in New York City and the New York School of Art, Hopper experienced a shift in interest from illustrations to the fine arts1. While studying with the impressionist artist William Merritt Chase and the realistic painter Rober...
Robert Burns was a man who was well respected during his time. His songs, his poetry, and other writings was one of the most influential to present the country of Scotland during that time. Burns leff a great legacy passionate poetry that is remained sung and perform to this day. Not only his poems and his song were cherish, but also for his character.