AMUNDSEN AND SCOTT The chilling tundra of the antarctic restrained anyone from exploring antarctic for years. Amundsen and Scott‚ two very brave men chose to attempt to reach the south pole. The prowess in both men was incredibly heroic. Amundsen and Scott knew it was a treacherous journey but were up for the task. Only one man could be the first‚ and Amundsen was most definitely the successor. Amundsen had prepared for this journey all his life. While Scott flew by the seat of his pants
Premium Antarctica North Pole
It is believed that Scott Joplin was on born November 24‚ 1868. No one really knows the exact date of his birth‚ but research by ragtime historian Ed Berlin revealed that he was born sometime between June 1867 and January 1868. His information is based on a U.S Census. Scott Joplin’s parents were Florence Givens and Jiles Joplin. They notice Scott Joplin’s music ability at an early age. His mother cleaned houses so that Scott Joplin would have a place to practice his music. His father worked hard
Premium Family Mother Jazz
Pols 1 Yusta 5/6/14 The Dred Scott Decision Dred Scott was an African American man born into slavery around 1800. He wanted what all enslaved people wanted. He wanted his freedom. Dred Scott vs. Stanford was a landmark Supreme court case that was a major player in the secession of the southern states. The bravery‚ courage and determination of Dred Scott was one of the the first steps in a long road to freedom. Around 1820‚ during the time
Premium Slavery in the United States American Civil War Dred Scott v. Sandford
Lily Roe Scott isn’t your normal girl in all sense and purposes. Her entire life all she wanted was to be normal and live a normal life‚ but that wasn’t what her mother and step-father had in mind for her. From an early age she was traveling the world and learning new customs including when it came to who her family was. Born in June of 1989 in Tree Hill‚ North Carolina to Karen Roe and Keith Alan Scott; except when Lily was born her father had been dead for almost a year. Soon after Lily was born
Premium Family Love
Rough Draft The Jazz Age was the rave of the ‘20s and the main guy of it all was young Francis Scott Fitzgerald. In his life he experienced poverty‚ love‚ alcoholism‚ marriage‚ and economic loss. The story of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his greatest stories revealing his life is what the 1920s give us. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota into an Irish-Catholic family. His father‚ Edward Fitzgerald‚ was the owner of a furniture business in St. Paul. He soon then lost the job
Premium F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24‚ 1896 – December 21‚ 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories‚ whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age‚ a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.[1] Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and Damned‚ The Great Gatsby—his most famous—and Tender Is the Night. A fifth
Premium F. Scott Fitzgerald
name of Ginevra King‚ supposedly told him that after Fitzgerald asked for Ginevra’s hand in marriage. The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most renowned book‚ and still one of the most read novels in American literature. A book with this much success was obviously was a product of great influence. The Great Gatsby draws many extensive parallels between F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life and this novel. These similarities range from basing characters off important people from his personal life to
Premium F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Ginevra King
“O‚ say can you see‚ by the dawns early light…” these are some of the words that made Francis Scott Key famous. When Francis Scott Key was a child‚ he lived on an estate called “Terra Rubra‚” in Maryland. After he graduated grammar school‚ he began to study law. After that he became famous‚ because he wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner .” Childhood Francis Scott Key was born August 1‚ 1779 and is the child of Ann Dagworthy (Charlton) and Capt. John Ross‚ he has one sibling and her name is Ann
Premium The Star-Spangled Banner
The novel‚ Triage‚ by Scott Anderson‚ chronicles war photojournalist Mark Walsh’s experiences as he struggles through the hardships of his occupation and the challenges of daily life. By incorporating themes such as guilt‚ forgiveness‚ the nature of modern war‚ and sense of belonging‚ Anderson is able to link characters and create complex parallel stories while maintaining an appealing plot. When Mark is hit by an artillery shell in Kurdistan his world is turned upside down. He survives but his
Premium Death Civil war World War II
Coretta; The Story of Coretta Scott King Octavia Vivian Coretta Scott King is widely recognized as the wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. But in her own right she was a civil rights activist‚ vocalist and mother of four children. The struggles that she faced in her life were insurmountable. At a young age‚ she lost the love of her life and raised four children alone. But the grounding factor through all of her trials and tribulations was her strong belief
Premium Coretta Scott King Martin Luther King, Jr.