A well known artist of the 20th century is Georges Braque, born on May 13, 1882, in Argenteuil, France. Braque took after his father and grandfather in house panting. Braque studied painting from 1897-1899 a the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He took his love for artistic painting to the next level where he then moved to Paris. From 1902-1904 he continued to paint at the Academie Humbert. In 1910 a close artist and friend Pablo Picasso introduced Braque to model Marcelle Lapre which then later married in 1912. Braque also served in the French Army during World War I and sustained wounds to the head in 1915. With his failing health that prevented Braque from creating any large-scale commissioned projects he still continues with his art work in 1917.
Frank Boucher was some Ranger player in my opinion. He was an “Original Ranger”. Among all of the “Original Rangers”, not even Lester Patrick, stayed a Ranger for as long as he did. He contributed 31 years to hockey. He was a club player from 1926 to 1938, was a coach from 1939 to 1948, and was a general manager from 1946 to 1955.
On November 9, 1731, in Ellicott’s Mills, MD, Mary Banneky gave birth to Benjamin Banneker. Benjamin was the son of an ex-slave named Robert, and his mother Mary was the daughter of an Englishwoman named Molly Welsh. The both of his parents were both freed slaves and he was luckily able to escape the torture of slavery as well. His ability to read was taught by his biological grandmother when she’d read him books. He also attended a Quaker school for a very short period of time, but was primarily self-educated. At an early age, he was able to execute making an irrigation system for his family’s farm. He was had the ability to create a wooden clock that was able to compute accurate time for more than 50 years until his passing.
On September 19th, 1863 General Braxton Brag from the Confederates met General James Longstreet also from the Confederates at Chickamauga Creek. They devised a plan to defeat the Union General William S. Rosecrans. They wanted to gain back the town of Chattanooga, this land had been taken from them in an earlier battle. The Confederates had 65,000 soldiers and the union had 60,000 soldiers. The battle resumed the next morning at 9:30, the Confederates gained Lt. General Leonidas K. Polk who reorganized the Confederate army. The Union's left flank was targeted, Rosecrans thought that there was a hole in their line, so he ordered Brig. General Thomas Wood to fill it. Wood knew there was no hole, but to prevent from being reprimanded for not listening,
Reginald Alfred Bush Jr. (born March 2, 1985) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at USC, where he earned consensus All-American honors twice and won the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding player in the nation. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints second overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. While with the Saints, Bush was named an All-Pro in 2008 and won Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 over the Indianapolis Colts. He has also played for the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers.
Like many communities in Tennessee, Briceville's founding was tied to coal mining. Originally known as Slatestone Hollow, early miners used wagons to haul coal to Knoxville until the railroad connected Knoxville and Coal Creek. In 1888, Calvin Brice, who was then the president of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and would later serve a single term in the U.S. Senate, requested the construction of a spur connecting Slatestone Hollow with Coal Creek. Upon completion of the spur, the community was renamed in Brice's honor. Although the population of Briceville has risen and fallen since the community's founding, residents have never been short of pests. Two common pests found in the area are bed bugs and fleas.
Benjamin Banneker was a famous African American because of his political contributions to society as an astronomer and surveyor. Benjamin Banneker lived during several time periods: Colonization and Settlement, the American Revolution, and The New Nation. During the first time period he lived in, Colonization and settlement, other places tried to avoid slavery by keeping work to the townspeople but that resulted in sloppiness and inaccurate work. On the other hand, the southern states the used slavery were more efficient and neat in their work. Later on, during the American Revolution, the blacks were still oppressed by the americans during their war with britain. During this time the slavery continued and it was legal in all states The next era
After starring at the midget level in his hometown, Marty joined the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser in the Quebec Major League in 1989. In 1990, the New Jersey Devils made him the 20th overall pick in the National Hockey League draft. Brodeur appeared briefly in the NHL in 1992 before emerging as one of its top young players in 1993-94, winning the Calder Trophy as the Rookie of the Year and helping the Devils reach the Eastern Conference Finals in the playoffs. The following season, he anchored the team's run to the Stanley Cup championship, allowing just seven goals in the Devils' four-game sweep of the Detroit Red Wings. Brodeur soon cemented his place among the elite players in the NHL. In 1996, he earned his first of 10 All-Star selections and won his first of five Jennings
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Braxton Bragg was born on March 22, 1817 in North Carolina (History.com). Bragg did not talk about his parents but what we do know is that his dad was a contractor and his mom was arrested for killing a freed slave. Though his parents were not the best, his brother was a politician who helped him get into the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1833 (History.com). He flourished at the academy and graduated one year later, he finished fifth out of fifty soldiers.
When I considered a building that reminded me of classical architecture, the first one to come to mind was the First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, PA, the oldest bank building in the United States. Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, proposed the idea of a national bank and Samuel Blodget Jr. was the architect behind the design. Blodget wanted the building to be reminiscent of an Ancient Greek style. The bank was chartered for twenty years and construction on the bank took approximately two years from 1795-1797. At the time, the First Bank of the United States was designed to be significantly larger than the other building around so that it would manifest a message of strength and power. The First Bank of
Pablo Picasso was considered the greatest artist of the 20th century because of his unique styles and techniques. Pablo Ruiz y Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain on October 25, 1881 to a professor of art named Jose Ruiz Blanco and his wife Maria Picasso Lopez. Because of his fathers’ occupation, Picasso’s talent was quickly noticed and appreciated. Don Jose, an art teacher, moved Picasso and his family to La Coruna and then to Barcelona where he was Picasso’s instructor at the fine arts academy. At the age of 10 Picasso made his first paintings, and performed brilliantly on the entrance exams to Barcelona’s School Of Fine Arts. From there he went to the academy of San Fernando Madrid, and returned to Barcelona in 1900. In
Eduardo Manet is French painter born on January 23rd, 1832 in Paris, France. He was born into a very good family. Both of his parents were renowned in their hometowns, his father was a reputable judge and his mother was of royal ancestry. As a son of a reputable judge, his father expected him to pursue a career in law but, Manet wanted to be an artist and his uncle supported Manet through this journey. One time, they visited the Lourve Museum in Paris and Manet gained more motivation to improve his artistic skills. In 1845, Manet enrolled into a drawing course and later he met a fellow art enthusiast, Antonin Proust, who later became one of his closest friends. His father had other ideas, he forced Manet to sail to Rio de Janeiro to gain
The ratification of the sixteenth amendment to the constitution established the federal income tax. The federal income tax is a tax the United States government collects on the wages and income an individual may earn in a year. Each year federal income taxes are collected from millions of Americans based on a progressive taxing formula. The progressive structure of the formula is designed to ensure that each individual no matter their income, pays what is considered a fair taxation rate. If an individual earns more, more taxes are levied against the earned wages and income.
Man’s morality is not that of an ordinary morality, but that of a new morality. This new morality is one of selfishness, not mystical or social.
Society is any group of people usually sharing a common goal. Within a society, most people have morals they follow. Murderers within societies go against one of the biggest morals of all, which is taking away a person’s life. Numerous killers have psychological problems that make them believe violence is an acceptable act. Although killing is a huge problem in this world, many killers do not even realize how they are affecting people’s lives. The reality is, no matter what kind of disorder the murderer may have, killing is still affecting society.