David V. Marks Research Paper

Michael Malique McManus was born on February 13, 1996 in Cheraw, South Carolina. Malique is the youngest child of Antionette Bostic and Michael McManus (deceased). Growing up he was raised by his mother and step father, Darren Bostic. Living in rural Bennettsville, South Carolina, at a very young age Malique displayed a love for God, Family, Education, and Dance. He graduated from Marlboro County High School ranked fourth in his class while also being named Senior Class President and captain of the Goldrush Dance Team. He currently is a junior History major and dance minor here at the University of South Carolina. Malique is involved in several organizations across campus. Malique works as the student coordinator for the Multicultural Outreach

Born on the 21st of May, 1930, Malcolm Fraser was born in Toorak, Victoria. He was taught in the Melbourne Grammar School, from 1943 to 1948, then was taught in Oxford University, located in London, from 1949. Graduating from Oxford University in 1952, Malcolm Fraser took his career path to becoming a cultivator. He married Tamara Beggs on the 9th of December 1956 and Tamara’s named was changed to Tamie Fraser. They had four children whose names were Mark, born in 1958, Angela, born in 1959, Hugh, born in 1963 and Phoebe, born in 1966. Around the same year as Phoebe was born, Malcolm Fraser was declared the Australian Army Minister, from the 26th of January 1966 to the 28th of February 1983. Being the Australian Army Minister, Malcolm Fraser had argued about the controversial Vietnam War debate. It was about the needs of sending young Australian men, who were under 20 years old were sent to Vietnam.

Mark, who is now age 58, was born on march 2nd, 1957 in Jefferson City, Tennessee. When Mark was younger, he was smart and very hardworking in school. He was a straight-A-student, a good athlete, and one of the only African American students in Jefferson City High School. He graduated at the top of his class, then in 1979, went to the University of Tennessee.

Avriel Benjamin Kaplan was born on April 17, 1989, to Michael Kaplan and Shelly Kaplan in Visalia, California. Since Michael Kaplan was Jewish Avriel Benjamin Kaplan’s name was hard to pronounce, so they called him Avi for short. When Avi Kaplan was five years old his sister was born, Esther Kaplan. He went to school at Mt. Whitney High School. In school, Kaplan was bullied because he was part Jewish. As a freshman in high school, he was asked to join a chamber choir primarily made up of junior and senior students. When Kaplan was 15 he taught himself to play guitar, and later in life, he even performed at restaurants and other places. he performed at Visalia, California coffee houses. Kaplan wrote his first song called “Collision” which is very close to his heart.

Jan Platt was born in 1936 to Peter and Adele Kaminis. From the time she was young Platt was introduced to nature and her love for it only continued to grow. As a family, her parents and her sister, Bobbie Lou, spent their time fishing and swimming all over the Tampa Bay area. Platt attended Hillsborough High School where she excelled. She attended Florida State University where she was the president of the student senate the vice president of the student body. She graduated Pi Beta Kappa (oldest and most respected academic honors society in the United States.). Up until this point in her life one could say she had had it easily. She was met with her first true hardship when she enrolled as the only woman at the University of Florida Law School.

Robert Bruce Hoechner, a longtime musician and world traveler, died Friday, Feb. 5 in Elon, North Carolina. Hoechner, 21, died in an electrical fire at a local tanning salon near Elon University.

William Peace University in downtown Raleigh, NC, is a little, private school that offers single guys degree programs in a large group of human sciences and sciences majors. William Peace University was established in 1857 as the Peace Institute, a learning organization for youngsters in essential evaluations, and to ladies from secondary school to school. Today, William Peace University's central goal is to dispatch their graduates into this present reality, very much outfitted with information, and all around arranged to discover vocations in the associations of tomorrow. One of the ways William Peace readies its understudies for encouraging so as to discover vocation upon graduation is entry level position experience amid their time in school.

John Malcolm Fraser was an Australian politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1975 to 1983. On the 16th of december, 1976, was the enactment of Aboriginal Land rights (Northern Territory) Act. This act secured the Aboriginal right to their ancestors land.This act is significant in that it was the first of the Aboriginal land rights acts, allowing for a claim of title if claimants can provide evidence of their traditional association with land. His motivation, contribution and involvement has still not to this day been forgotten by the Aboriginal people.

Robert Davis was an African American man. He was not a “thug,” he was not a “drunk,” he was a retired school teacher from New Orleans who was in his sixties. He was brutally attacked by three police officers. He suffered a broken nose and other broken bones in his face. The incident was recorded and went viral. Davis was arrested but faced no charges. Three police officers were charged but only two went to trial. In the end, two of the police officers were fired — the third never made it to trial because he had committed suicide. Davis was compensated for the assault.

The senator of the 19th district, Michael Hastings of Orland Hills, Illinois has been a part of many different areas throughout the years from the military to an attorney. According to Hastings’ biography from his website, “He was selected an Illinois All-State Football player, served as student government president and later qualified for an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point” (Sen. Hastings). By attaining a liking from his community he was voted to move higher up throughout the political rankings. Over the years he has been able to handle many situations such as attaining high standing medals and awards which later led to him being elected to the state senate. From his biography he stands to hold the title

Personal computers are now a very common item in many households. More than one million personal computers had been sold and by in the mid 1980s, it had risen to 30 million. Personal computers have been a big help in today’s society, and it also helps me with my homework, research papers, essays, and much more. The first African American ever to receive the honor as IBM fellow was, Dr. Mark Dean. In this research paper, I will highlight the importance of the personal computer and how it has an impact on society then and now.

When he turned 16 he got the opportunity to attend The University of Harvard. He studied at the university

Today’s issue with schools named after our first prime minister, John A. Macdonald may not be worth doing something about but maybe having a good discussion about. Changing the names of monuments and things named after historical figures from the past because of racism is not ideal because of how things were and how people thought in the past which cannot be judged by our present eyes but maybe, the reasons for their wrongdoings could be well understood now for humanity to never make the same mistakes and move forward into a better future where our past is understood and respected but also seen both the good way and the bad way.

The Dred Scott Decision of 1857 ruled that African-Americans, even ones who were not enslaved, were not protected under The Constitution and could never be citizens. This brings up questions that will be answered in this paper. Should slaves be American citizens? Is it morally correct for one to own another human? Does the Dred Scott decision contradict The Declaration of Independence which states that every man is created equal?

It was the year of 1857 and a robust wind blew through the South as the air was filled with both victory and horrific disappointment. An ordinary man named Dred Scott began his journey for his rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Scott’s struggle for freedom would come to make him one of the most famous plaintiffs in American history and a worldwide symbol for emancipation. Scott happened to be of African descent which was an extremely difficult obstacle to live with in early America. The Dred Scott decision made by the supreme court in March of 1857 negatively impacted the United States by empowering the South, contributing to the secession, and expediting the Civil War.