Jema Unger Clase Tres El cinco de octubre Juan Marichal Juan Marichal, former pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, was born on October 3, 1937. He also played for the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He only appeared in one World Series game, despite winning more games than any other pitcher during the 1960s. Marichal was born in a small village of Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic. He has two brothers and a sister.…
As Bridget Bishop looked at the small crowd gathering she said before the box was pulled “I am not a witch, i’m innocent”. The crowd yelled “LIAR” and the the box was pulled, only a rope sustaining Bridget Bishop. This happened during 1692 in Salem. Why were 20 people in Salem hung? What was the cause?…
Saint Cecilia is said to have been born in the 2nd or 3d century A.D in Rome. However, the exact dates are unknown. She is believed to have been to daughter of an extremely wealthy Roman family and was a faithful Christian from birth. Cecilia was given in marriage to a pagan named Valerian, but she had vowed her virginity to God, and wore sackcloth, fasted and prayed in hopes of keeping this promise. Saint Cecilia disclosed her wishes to her husband on their wedding night and told him that an angel watched over her to guard her purity.…
On August 21st, 1904, one of the world’s greatest jazz musicians was born. This great musician was known as William Count Basie. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, where he became a pianist and a player of vaudeville based entertainment. Basie ultimately formed his own big band that had many hits, for example: “Blue Skies” and “One O’Clock Jump.” Basie’s band and music helped to define the ‘swing’ era.…
The Salem Witch Trials began during the late winter and spring of 1692 when a group of young girls began to display strange behavior. They claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused many local women of witchcraft. The first convicted witch was Bridget Bishop and she was hanged. In January 1692, 9-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams began having fits, including violent deformity and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming. After a local doctor, William Griggs, diagnosed bewitchment, other young girls in the community began to display similar symptoms, including Ann Putnam Jr., Mercy Lewis, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Walcott and Mary Warren.…
In Cold Blood Timed Essay In the novel, In Cold Blood,by Truman Capote, an intense murder story unfolds through the perspective of both the victims and murderers. One of the murderers, Perry Smith, seems to hold in more than what one man can handle, which leads to the murders of the Clutter family: Nancy, Bonnie, Herb and Kenyon. Although Perry Smith’s action seems evil or immoral if taken at face value, Capote’s full presentation of his past circumstances and psychiatric analysis makes the reader react more sympathetically than they otherwise would.…
Thematic Synthesis Paper The Crucible and the Scarlet Letter Different forms of punishments among Puritans served the dual purpose of inspiring individuals to repent and preserving certain social norm (ehow.com).This is shown in both “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller and “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne the unique ways for the guilty to suffer for example in the scarlet letter Hester Prynne had to wear a letter of her bosom forever and was used as an example of shame publically. And in the Crucible, Salem witch trials were held in which people were hanged if they did not confess for witchcraft, even if they were innocent. Some characters did not expose their guilt like Rev. Dimmesdale – who was an adulterer and John Proctor—who committed…
El Camino College acquires large amounts of money from students, however, our drinking fountains are dirty, when they work. Private companies on our campus force students to purchase their $1.50 bottle of Dasani since students wish to have clean drinking water. Where is all the money from bottled water purchases and how does a public institution require students to pay money for access to clean drinking water? It costs less than one cent per gallon of water from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, whereas bottled water can cost anywhere from $0.89 to $8.29 per gallon. Water bottles contain BPA, which has been linked to causing cancer and birth defects, which particularly affects women and according to One Tree Life a study conducted…
Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a complex text that explores the different aspects of society and ideals, in particular anti-heroism, through Randle P. McMurphy. McMurphy is used as a narrative tool to connect with the audience, he poses many identifiable traits, most notably his hamartia, his ego. McMurphy is a very accessible character to the readers, from his grittiness to his villain like qualities. McMurphy has an increased moral complexity exhibited by his rejection of traditional values, he is a leader, views himself as a superior, and again alike to an anti-hero his suffering is not senseless.…
We have here, recorded by Luke, the death of Stephen. The first Christian martyr. Stephen was one of the first seven men chosen to be deacons by the early church. God accomplished a lot through Stephen in a very short period of time. Even though Stephen was a man of great spiritual power he also suffered greatly because of his relationship with Jesus.…
When I was eight years old, my family went on a vacation to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Being the extravagant woman that she is, my grandmother spared no expense; we stayed in a Disney hotel with a jungle theme and went to the water parks and restaurants. However, the prospect of going to Cinderella's Castle made me most euphoric. I had always loved Disney and had traveled to Disney World once before, but I was too young to truly remember the trip. The world around me was new and exciting, and Cinderella's Castle embodied all of the magic of Walt Disney World.…
Ignatius Loyola: Saint Ignatius Loyola was a priest and theologist from Spain. He was born on October 23rd 1491 and died on July 31st 1556. He is most famous for being the founder of the society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits. During the 16th century people in Europe were starting to break away from away from the Roman Catholic church and the time of reformation started to take place.…
The Play That Ended with Six Characters Dying. Everyone knows Romeo and Juliet, or at least knows how it ends, Romeo and Juliet die. But not only do Romeo and Juliet die, 4 other characters, Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady Montague, and Paris, also die. Romeo and Juliet died of suicide, Mercutio, Tybalt, and Paris are killed in fights.…
The Our Lady of Laus is an elegant shrine and place of pilgrimage in the south-west part of France, in the town of Saint-Éttiene-le-Laus. The shrine depicts a teenage shepherdess named Benoîte Rencurel kneeling as in prayer to a young Mary holding baby Jesus. When Benoîte saw Mary, she has was told to build a grand chapel, "in honor of my son. " Benoîte was also told to build a house next to the chapel for the priest to live The story of how Benoîte saw Mary dates back to the year 1664 in the town of St. Etienne d'Avancon.…
Dreams are a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. “If you can Dream it you can do it.” By Walt Disney. This is what the poem mainly is about having dreams and remembering your childhood like never before, or wanting to change the dreams you had set in the past as a child. Edgar Allan poe had a difficult childhood that cannot be changed ever again.…