On September seventeenth nineteen ninety a soon to be an esteemed entrepreneur J. Willard Marriott was born to an underprivileged sheep herder in Utah. Though J.W went to school he spent the majority of his time herding and transporting sheep with his father. He soon was encouraged to drop out to maintain the farm full time. Working on the farm gave Marriott a strong work ethic along with a humble personality, theses qualities would end up being what J.W was known for. Marriott was a real life cowboy the only time he was ever given a chance to leave the ranch was when he went on a odyssey to preach the Mormon religion. During this expedition he traveled East. Once he concluded his time preaching he made a special trip to Washington
To begin with as a child, Johnson was very innovative and curious, he built his own go cart out a lawnmower
Lawrence Willoughby, an African American male, was born in 1881 in Pitt County, North Carolina. He was the son of Lannie Anderson and X Willoughby. Lawrence married at 22,a woman by the name of Jennie Best on December 20, 1903. Records says that the two married in Pitt County, North Carolina. They had eight children in 13 years. He died on August 4, 1951, in Greenville, North Carolina, at the age of 70.
Though Walton was rather successful in his business ventures, he couldn’t afford graduate school, specifically the Wharton School of Finance, and instead accepted a job at JC Penny as a management trainee; Walton’s first retail job, where he worked for little over a year. After serving in the second world war, Walton, under slight regulation from his wife, opened up a Ben Franklin variety store in the small town of Newport, Arkansas. Owning a retail store at the age of twenty-seven taught ...
Arthur Wharton wasn't treated right once he joined a professional soccer team in 1886.People didn't believe that Arthur will make it so far with football because of skin colour. Arthur Wharton accomplished a lot from playing his best and ignoring the hate and comments.He was born with lots of respect from his family but once he joined football he had to face challenges with his family.
Over a three week period in October 2002 a series of random sniper attacks paralyzed the Washington D.C. area. The shootings happened in in various establishments such as super markets, gas stations, restaurants and near schools turning normal tranquil areas into chaotic murder fields. There were no age group, gender or ethnicity that was safe, Victims were randomly selected and everyone was targeted. After the murderous spree, ten people were declared dead and several others wounded. The perpetrators were finally apprehended while they were sleeping at a resting spot and later identified as forty-one-year-old John Allen Muhammad and his seventeen-year-old Jamaican-American protégé, Lee Boyd Malvo.
Labor leader and advocate of legislative labor reform, Samuel Gompers was globally recognized for being a cornerstone in the sustaining legacy that is the American Federation of Labor. Gompers was born to a Jewish working class couple in London on the 27th of January in 1850. His childhood was short lived, for he was forced to mature early on. After only four years of receiving an elementary school education, Gompers was taken in and apprenticed to a shoemaker at the age of ten. He would quickly switch off trades and become apprenticed to a cigar maker in the east end of London; Gompers would continue with the cigar trade for a quarter of a century.
James Gatz, was a poor farm boy who saw his life as living in poverty. He
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.
Jedediah Smith was the greatest hunter in American history. Jedediah was a beaver trapper. He would walk almost every year 1000 miles over the Rockies and would get 600 beaver pelts a year. He was very Christian; he did not smoke or drink. He was very smart, because he worked with the Native Americans. They helped him with shortcuts, nursed his man and helped him with food. He was attacked by a bear, ...
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage that counts.” (Winston Churchill, famous writer and was part of the prime minister of the United Kingdom). Garrett Morgan, was viewed as a hero by many people in America, he was not perfect, he made a lot of mistakes. Even though Garrett Morgan made mistakes, he kept going with a positive attitude, until he successfully finished his projects. But what type of character or characteristics did he have to make him this great entrepreneur? Three characteristics that Garrett Morgan
Twenty years ago on April 18, 1996 Shannon Sanderson was murdered by a gentleman named Gerald Powers. It all started early that night when Shannon went to spend the evening gambling down in Tunica, Mississippi alone because earlier that night she got into an argument with her husband, Robert Sanderson. Shannon won $5,000 playing blackjack then cashed out shortly after and was escorted to her car by a security guard. She arrived at her house around 4:45 am when a man came up and abducted her. Her father in-law and her next door neighbors heard dogs barking and went to see what was happening. Her father in-law heard a man's voice and thought it was her husband, however, the neighbor heard a scream and a thud and saw a man drive away in a car.
Of all the empires that have come and gone, none have left a mark as visible as Rome’s. With an empire as great as Rome many great things come from them. Of all the great pieces of art to come out of Rome, almost none are as great as the Capitoline Wolf. It’s a master work that's so remarkable that it can be seen all throughout Rome. It’s for good reason too— the Capitoline Wolf legend has to do with the very foundation of Rome. What's important about the Capitoline Wolf is the story behind it, how it compares to other Roman artworks, and its modern day influence.
Ellsworth Milton Statler sparked a revolution in the hospitality industry. From the time he was a small boy he always had the dream of working in hotels and eventually creating his own hotel. That journey from a small boy to the famous individual he became was not easy; however through his perseverance, commitment, and dedication to his own dreams he created a legacy through his accomplishments that still have an impact in the hospitality industry today.
The Sun is a star, just like the other ones humans can see in the atmosphere at night. The Sun is actually much closer. In fact, our Sun is a somewhat traditional star, it is not too big or too small, it isn’t even that young or really old. Just an ordinary star. However, as a result of the Sun being so close to Earth, Astronomers believe the Sun is the star we can easily study. The Sun contains some basic elements that can be found on Earth. The Sun is estimated at 92% hydrogen and 8% helium.