G. K. Chesterton Research Paper

You just won a contest! You are very happy and can not wait to share your joy. You are living what Frederick Law Olmsted engaged in. He had to take part in a designing contest to win the right to build New York a park, soon to be known as, Central Park. Frederick Law Olmsted was an impactful and accomplished landscape architect. He showed the world about his works, and made fantasies of green grass and luscious trees come to a reality. He always made sure that everything went smoothingly. Frederick’s most famous quote was, “This is just what I have thought when I have seen slaves at work- they seem to go through the motions of labor without putting strength into them. They keep their powers in reserve for their own use at night, perhaps.” (Frederick

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15 , 1929 and died on April 4, 1968. He was born Michael Luther King Jr. but decided to change his name to Martin. Both Martin Luther’s grandfather and father were pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Martin Luther carried on the tradition and served as pastor from 1960-1968 (Nobel Prize, 1). He was a big part of the civil rights movement for his race. In fact he was the most important voice in this movement. Dr. King is know for his nonviolent resistance to overcome injustice. Throughout his life he tried his hardest to make people understand that “all men are created equal”(American

There are many historical sites in Albany, Georgia. When visiting the city, you may be wondering where to start. Well, why not start at the welcome center? If you're a history buff, there's no better place to begin learning about the history of Albany.

620000 people died in the Civil War and Vermont’s population was almost half that in 1860. William Yarrington fought in many battles, but most were not documented well. These battles would be like all the rest in the gore and bloody way. The braver that each young man had, been indescribable because their soldiers and friends falling dead in every battle. Through it all he stayed strong and courageous no matter what.

For my presentation, I would like to present a president not known much in this time and age but one who, in 1880, made drastic changes to the American government. This man was Chester A. Arthur. The following material is what I have learned in American Government for only but one year, I have still learned more than what I already knew at the beginning of my high school career. I have gained a better understanding of the American political system as well as the history of the system. The second is that I can now put everyday events that happen and see how they correlate to the political system which affects everyday life. The last fundamental that I learned was how to do research.

On July 22, 1730 Daniel Carroll was born at Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Daniel Carroll came from an Irish descent. His family was one of the United States’ great wealthy colonial catholic families. His brother, John Carroll, became the first Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States.

After the killing of 19-year-old William Kindred in February of 1978, Gacy's crawlspace was so full of bodies that he had to resort to dumping Kindred and the remainder of his victims into the Des Plaines River. The other victims that were dumped off of the I-55 bridge into the Des Plaines River included 20-year-old Timothy O'Rourke, 19-year-old Frank Landingin, 21-year-old James Mazzara, and 15-year-old Robert Piest.

John Wayne Gacy was born Chicago, Illinois on March 17, 1942. He is the middle child of the three, his older sister Joanne and his younger sister Karen. As a child he was known as a quiet boy who worked as a newspaper boy, bagged groceries, and did boy scout activities. He seem to be a normal boy, well-liked by his teachers, co-workers, and friends. However, his relationship with his father was very violent. His father would frequently beat him, Gacy’s friends, who would witness the beating, say that his father would hit Gacy for no reason. His father was an alcoholic with a violent temper, and was homophobic. At the age of eleven, he suffered a blow to the head from the swings. This caused to have frequent blackouts for five years. Gacy’s blackouts stopped once the doctors found a clot in his brain.

To become a president you must be 35 years old. You must be a resident of the United States for 14 years. Must be a natural-born citizen of the United States (can be born abroad of parents who are American citizens).When you become president you serve as commander in chief of the armed forces, commission officers of the armed forces, receive ambassadors, and appoint officials to lesser offices. The president is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress.

It was learned that former NBA center Samuel Dalembert got into handcuffs lately. He has taken a mugshot lately courtesy of the Palm Beach Sheriff's office. On Sunday, he was arrested for battery charges after hitting his girlfriend. Not only that he hits his girlfriend, but her cousin as well. After a 911 call at Dalembert's home, the woman and cousin told them that there's nothing wrong with them and Dalembert. However, the 7-foot 240-pound NBA basketball player was completely upset. You know why? It's because he already found out that his girlfriend and two kids are leaving for Orlando. As a result, he pushed away his girlfriend as what the cousin told the police. Not only that, the cousin claimed to be choked by Dalembert during intervention. For two counts of battery, Samuel Dalembert was arrested by the police at their home. However, he was released after his arrest.

Dr. Benn Carson is a retired African American neurosurgeon and a Republican candidate for president. He has been called names by the liberal black community for many of his "unpopular" stances. His views make him, they say, an Uncle Tom and a traitor to his race.

He got into a motorcycle accident and he received a $15,000 settlement off it. Because Kemper couldn't work, he decided to use the money to buy a car and pick up young female hitchhikers around the area. At first, he would take them safely to their destination, but then he delved into his disturbing fantasies and began buying tools he might need to kill them with like a gun, knife and handcuffs. His first two victims were Mary Ann Pesce and Anita Luchese, who were students at Fresno State College that went hitchhiking to Stanford University while staying in Berkeley. Edmund Kemper picked them up on May 7, 1972. While driving around for a bit, Kemper took his gun out of under his seat and drove them into a isolated area. He took Anita into the

His first book was The Garden of Abdul Gasazi in 1979. He showed the world that he was a talented storybook writer. The public responded by buying more than a million copies. This book also received a Caldecott Medal Award. He would follow up with wonderful books such as The Mysteries of Harris Bur*censored*.

H.G. Wells, author of mind blowing novel The War of The Worlds, used foreshadowing and both external and internal conflicts to show the theme those humans should not assume that they are the superior race. Wells was the author of more than 100 books, almost half of them nonfiction, published over a span of 52 years.

What is the background of the author? What are his qualifications to write this book?