Matthew Beck Research Paper

On Friday, September 23, 2016, Justin Pratt was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison. Plus on top of the time remaining on, his murder sentence, which is expiring in May 2017 after pleading guilty to armed robbery. Pratt and his wife entered a man’s home and stole his medication at gunpoint. Justin Pratt felt horrible and embarrassed by his action and said “I’m sorry for what I’ve done, and want to change things”.

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?

James II is 53 when he is crown in 1685. The Parliament, now mostly Tories, were in favor of him, and he claimed that he favored them as well. They rewarded him by letting him raise an army just in time for James of Monmouth rebellion. Monmouth was a bastard son of Charles II and claimed that James had killed quite a few people, including Charles. In July of 1685, the two James met at the Battle of Sedgemoor which resulted in Monmouth’s defeat and eventual execution12. James decided to keep his standing army. Besides being openly Catholic, he also came from a military background. His court was one of dignity. He also kept a tight purse, he doesn’t spend his money on favorites or lavish parties like his brother. He ultimately makes court less interesting and useful for those who wanted to social climb. He believed in order, hierarchy and complete obedience or be dismissed. Although the country, in general, didn’t like Catholics at all, they were mostly okay with James because they knew he was old and was sure to die soon, plus he didn’t have any son, so his successor would be his Protestant daughter Mary. But in 1687 he’s second wife, Mary Beatrice of Modena, also Catholic, became pregnant and on June 10 of 1688, James was born13. Immediately Parliament and the country was in an uproar, Parliament sends word to William of Orange, Mary’s husband, to invade England and take the throne. William agrees and he reaches England in the same year.

Trevor Hall, a singer/songwriter, incorporates Hindu beliefs and teachings into his music; sometimes directly, or in the most subliminal ways. “Green Mountain State”, “Unity” and “You Can’t Rush Your Healing” have all had great influences in my life the past years, keeping me grounded and teaching me to positively explore and dive into my emotions.

A rookie NHL All-Star, the number one overall pick, an 18 year old from Arizona, and the future of the NHL, number 34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews is fifth overall in total goals this season. Auston Matthews was born in San Ramon, California on September 17, 1997 and at two months old, moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. To start, his Uncle had season tickets to then, Phoenix Coyotes games, now Arizona Coyotes, where Auston went to his first hockey game when he was three years old and fell in love with the sport. He first started hockey at age five and was once better at baseball than he was at hockey. He was good baseball because he had good eye-hand coordination and hitting was his strength. Anyhow, there weren't

One of the politicians who have had a significant impact upon state politics was Matthew Gaines in Texas, his biography and impact on the state of Texas is discussed below.

James J Walker is a man that is put down in history as one of New York City’s mayors. Still James J Walker had a darker side to him that the public didn’t witness. James J Walker better known as Jimmy Walker was born June 19, 1881. A young boy that grew up in poverty, not being a great student, and dropped out of college later was graduated from New York Law School in 1904 and later went into politics and joined the State Senate. After many years in the Senate, Jimmy set his sights in on the 1926 elections for Mayor of New York.

John Simpson Kirkpatrick ‘the man with the donkey’ has had an incredible involvement with Australia in the World War One. His life leading up and during the war made contemporary Australia commemorate Simpson because of his sacrifice and the significance of his involvement during the war and his true Australian spirit.

Imagine moving seven time since second grade. Drew Mowry has experienced this. I had the opportunity to interview Drew in my second period English eleven class on August 31, 2016. Before this class i did not know of Drew. Drew is a junior at Hempfield Area High School. During interviewing Drew Mowry, we discussed many interesting things about his family life, school activities, and personality traits and hobbies.

“Let me start with issuing you a challenge: Be better than you are. Set a goal that seems unattainable, and when you reach that goal, set another one even higher.” –Herb Brooks The new rink represents the progression and unity of the sport, school, community, and state. Herb Brooks is a Minnesota icon, from wining a High school state championship all the way to coaching the Minnesota North Stars the U.S. Olympic team and everything in between. Playing high school hockey at St. Paul Johnson high and in 1955 led them to a state championship, after high school Herb went to play for the Minnesota Gophers for four years before trying our for the U.S. Olympic hockey team. From 1962-70 Brooks was on the U.S. National and Olympic team but after playing

What makes a person a hero is their unhabitual nature to inspire others to believe that anyone can do what they want. One such man has earned his way to becoming such a hero: Chris McCandless. Christopher McCandless was a young man who decided to leave his old life, to become Alex Supertramp, and go out to do whatever he saw fit. The controversy around the life and death of Chris McCandless has been highly debated on whether he should be admired as a hero or shamed for being a fool. Chris McCandless has gained the right to be admired for being free-willed, iconic, and brave.

In the passage Justin Carter was arrested for making a terrorist threat on league of

Russell Edwards, the owner of a 126-year-old shawl, which was claimed to have been found at one of Jacks murder scenes, states that he has found DNA evidence identifying Jack. The shawl was believed to have been found at Catherine Eddowes’, the fourth victim, murder scene. Edwards claims that he has a letter that proves that the shawl belonged to Sergeant Simpson, who was on duty the night of Eddowes’ murder (Conner). According to record, Simpson never washed the shawl of the blood and put it into storage, where it stayed until being sold to Edwards. With the DNA samples and the descendants, the blood found on the shawl was a match to Eddowes, and upon discovering semen on the shawl, a match was made to the Kosminski family. Jari Louhelainen,

Aaron Beck was born on July 18th of 1921 in Providence, Rhode Island and is the youngest of five children(Spicher, 2008). He grew up a sickly child, developing fears of blood and suffocation(Corey, 2013). Later in life he would attribute his illness as a child, a motivating experience when entering medical school. Beck came face-to-face with mental illness early in his life. His mother was depressed due to the loss of two children, but Beck felt as if his birth and presence in her life helped aid in his mother’s recovery(Spicher, 2008).

When writing about Robert Burns, there are few details that we need to mention and clarify, not just regarding his literary ambition and work, but also his personal and social life.