Edward Hicks Research Paper

Anson Jones was an important part of the annexation of Texas. Without the help of Anson, it wouldn’t have been possible for Texas to be annexed to the U.S.

Each man carries with him at least one token that represents his internal monologue during war. Soldiers are called to bear unimaginable burdens, not only physically but also emotionally. O’Brien notes, “there was at least the single abiding certainty that they would never be at a loss for things to carry” (1023). The items represented much more than a lucky token as they personify themselves as a character in a play. Each man’s item represents a different tragedy of war. From Dave Jensen 's toothpaste and assorted hygienic supplies to Ted Lavender’s tranquilizers and high quantities of dope; these items represent each man’s ideal paradise. Formed by their imagination, the tokens help them play in the desolate setting of war. Rat Kiley’s paradise is in the form of comic relief in his many articles of

The author, Tim O’Brien gives us a detailed prescription of each item that the soldiers carried with them. “The things they carried were determined by necessity” (389). Each soldier took something that has huge significance and impact with them to the war front. Also a vivid description of the reason why what was kept where gave a better insight into how important each item was to the soldiers. The use of “slangs” to describe certain things, like M&M, which meant medical supplies (392) is also a significant topic in the story. “what they carried varied by mission”, “When a mission took them to the mountains, they carried mosquito netting, machetes, canvas tarps, and extra bug juice” (393). The reality with which one can relate to soldiers’s reason for carrying what they carried, is vividly described by the author. It describes how “Kiowa always took along his

← EDIT FOR THIS TO BE CLEAR “The Things They Carried” presents artifacts and identifies their connotation. For example, a simple pebble picked up by Martha on the Jersey shoreline and sent to Jimmy Cross as a good-luck token became much more significant once in his hands. His interpretation of the gift was that it was a romantic symbol of her truest feelings for him. Alas, O’Brien writes that Martha stated, “It was this separate-but-together quality, she wrote, that had inspired her to pick up the pebble and to carry it in her breast pocket for several days, where it seemed weightless, and then to send it through the mail, by air, as a token of her truest feelings for him”

Would you have ever thought that a blind African American kid could ever become a professional pianist, well this was the case with John William Boone. John was a blind African American boy who lived with his mother in Warrensburg. John help change the way people listen and make music with his way to hear sounds or news that makes him make music that sounds or resembles that sound.

Billy Gene Phillips Sr. was born to Clara Faye and Carl James Phillips on January 15, 1958 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. My grandfather grew up in Oklahoma City for the most part of his life. He was raised with three siblings, James Dean Phillips, Donna Faye Conway, and Virginia Ann Terry. He was the second to youngest child in his family. At the age of sixteen he met my grandmother Bonnie Walker, which later married on February 6, 1976 at the age of nineteen. They lived in Dibble, Oklahoma, where they raised five kids, David Phillips, Billy Phillips Jr., Bonnie Phillips, Regenia Phillips, and Virginia Phillips. He had seven grandchildren. In 2003 he fought his son Billy Phillips Jr. In a custody battle for three of his grandchildren, because he didn't believe they were given the best life.

Michael Thomas a 23-year old, 6’3, 209 pound dynamic wide receiver out of Ohio State. Look at any mock draft, any big board, or any prospect rankings and look for Thomas. What do you see? I looked at a combination of over 100 different mock drafts, big boards, and player rankings, and much to my surprise, on average Thomas was rated as the sixth best receiver in the draft.

signatures engraved in it and a poem. This became one of his most prised possessions and was

Patrick Lee Riley, Jr, was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up loving the game of baseball . He played on the varsity baseball team at Hickman Mills High School and after his graduation in 2007 he received a athletic scholarship from Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska were he received his bachelors of Psychology . Patrick's goals at that time was to pursue his childhood goal of playing in the NBA. He had an opportunity to go over seas to play professional basketball but the Lord had taken control of his heart and his love for Christ and to do his will superseded is desire to chase his childhood dream of playing professional basketball. So Patrick yielded his life to Christ completely and he is currently taking courses

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the owner of the knot-hole item’s intent is to buy a friendship with Scout and Jem; they he or she gives hand-carved detailed figurines of them to the children, and gives them a valuable watch. These items are found between an October and November in the 1930s, after deciding that what they find in the knot-hole is theirs. Jem and Scout find “almost perfect miniatures of two children” made out of soap in the knot-hole, Jem says he has “never seen any these good” (Lee 80). When somebody is trying to buy friendship, they will often give a person rare objects. Scout and Jem’s reaction to the carvings implies that they are uncommonly carved with great skill, a skill that is rare in Maycomb, and

For this DB, I will review the Small Ivory Chest with Scenes from Courtly Romances, explaining its meaning to its culture during its time, then comparing it to our times culture. The Ivory Chest consists of multiple Ivory plaques held together by metal strips, hinges, handle, and a lock. Boxes such as these were inscribed with various romantic themes, with this particular box romantic themes follows a single romantic story set in sequential episodes. The boxes were given to woman by either smitten men wanting to who them, or as wedding presents offered by a groom. Since products such as these would be reserved for those of higher class, these reflect both the possible joy, or sorrow that could come of marriages in a time were high class weddings

Another item I chose was paint and a paint brush. These items represent Josh’s new friend Romeo, who is an artist. Romeo was a friend of Josh’s parents and soon becomes a friend and teacher to Josh. At the end of the story Josh finds out that Romeo even created his father out of a bolder in his memory.

The Sambo doll is another significant item in the narrator's briefcase, the kind that Clifton sold.

These gifts “would make things easier because he worked hard his whole life.” This was the

The movie, The Ultimate Gift, is a moving example of how one man, who while in search for the “ultimate gift,” actually learned and gained many more precious gifts along the way. Jason Stevens was a man on a mission to get to the big pay-off at the end of his quest but thanks to his wise grandfather Jason gained much more than just money. Throughout his journey in the movie Jason was taught and given the gift of hard work, the gift of love, the gift of friendship, etc. After learning and receiving these gifts, it was only then that Jason would receive and truly be able to appreciate the ultimate gift that his grandfather had waiting for him. Jason struggled to complete the tasks, but with the completion of each task, he then was motivated to move on to the next task. This motivation to achieve certain “gifts” and then move on to the next one is explained in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow believed that people are motivated to achieve certain needs and then when the need is actualized then they will move on to the next one. The stages in Maslow’s Hierarchy are psychological, safety, social, esteem, and self- actualization. In The Ultimate Gift, Jason, in order to receive his grand prize, goes through stages within his missions that are very much like the steps in Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs.