Mike Ross Research Paper

In October 1774, at the First Continental Congress, Joseph Galloway pleaded to his fellow countrymen for unity between the “mother country” and America, but his impressive life within the American system was not enough to break the strong urge for independence. Galloway had chosen to be a loyalist but when he did he was declaring his home as his opposition. Joseph Galloway was a true American that had the potential to play a large part in the future democracy due to his past as a lawyer, as an elected official, and a close relationship with Benjamin Franklin, which were all shown through his appearances in Philadelphia’s Supreme Court, his elected position as Speaker in a provincial assembly, and his correspondence with Franklin. Galloway experienced success while performing his duties in the several different positions he held, but his life in America was not enough to persuade him of America’s power or how influential he could have been in America’s future. His decline in power came after his “Plan of Union” in the First Continental Congress fell short by one vote, and this led him

As Mike even began to study those who worked around the same level as that of his family, he began to piece together his belief that those of the “blue-collar” work force did have their own intelligence from “waitressing and hair styling to plumbing and welding.” (Rose 396) He noticed more and more of them portraying their own intelligence through their work. He says we “[separate] the body from the mind” instead of having them work together. (Rose 397) It was

Mike Joy is a broadcaster best known for his coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Fox Sports. A popular NASCAR announcer, Mike Joy is an American TV sports announcer who currently serves as the lap-by-lap voice of Fox Sports’ coverage. He is also an American actor.

Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. was born July 15, 1940. He was originally from Chicago, Illinois, but moved to Little Rock, Arkansas with his mother and stepfather. His stepfather, William D. Griffen, was a civil engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Simmon’s biological father, William Simmons, died when he was only three years old. Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. eventually dropped out of school and joined the U.S. Navy. In 1963, he left the navy. Two years later, he joined the air force for twenty two years. Simmons retired in 1979 with the rank of master sergeant.

Wayne Bertram Williams is an infamous African-American man convicted of murder and was held responsible for who has been blamed for committing most of the Atlanta Child Murders of 1979 through 1981. Wayne Williams was conceived by his mother, Faye Williams, on May 27 1958. His father’s name was Homer Williams. Wayne Williams was born and raised in Atlanta's Dixie Hills neighborhood of Southwest Atlanta. Both of his parents happened to be teachers. He attended and graduated Fredrick Douglas High School with an honors degree and attended Georgia State University for a year before dropping out. He was fascinated with electronics and attempted several get-rich schemes which cost his parents a lot of money. Growing up, he wanted to be a DJ, so he

Christopher Matthewson also known as “Big Six”, “the Christian gentlemen”, “Matty”, and “Gentleman’s Hurler” played Major League Baseball and was a right handed pitcher and played seventeen seasons with the New York Giants. He was voted the most dominant pitcher in the history of baseball and is ranked in the top ten in many key pitching groups, including wins, shutouts, and ERA, if taking 19th century pitchers statistics into account. Otherwise Matthewson and Walter Johnson would hold the distinction of being the only two pitchers placed in the top ten in both career wins and ERA. In 1936 Christopher got called to be into the Major League Baseball Hall Of Fame, as one of its first couple players. (Wikipedia)

Football is one of America’s greatest sports, but on December 1, 2016 Joe McKnight was at an intersection when one man shot him and killed him. Witness say that the shooter said “I told you not to f*** with me.” This was shooting that made people very unhappy. Fans were devastated. Teams and teammates were on social media talking about this tragic event.

On September 1, North Carolina man by the name of Matthew James Phelps has been charged with murder after stabbing his wife, Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps, to death. Phelps claims he was under the influence of cough and cold medicine and does not recall what time it was when he found his hands and dead wife covered in blood with a bloodied knife nearby. Calling 9-1-1 upon waking up to the gruesome scene, Phelps had sounded dazed and confused, according to the operator, freaking out when he realized what he had done. Taking Coricidin, a cold syrup used to suppress common colds, to fall asleep, Phelps had consumed “more medicine than [he] should have” which had caused a cough-syrup-induced psychosis. However, Coricidin contains an ingredient

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

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.

Even when the Constitution establishes a separation between church and state, traces of religion can still be found in public and government environments, such as the Pledge of Allegiance containing the words ‘under God’, American currency having ‘In God we trust’ and other such events and places. Consequently, this prevalence of Christian ideology violates all Americans’ first amendment right to freedom of and from religion and has a negative impact all citizens as it conflicts with their individual beliefs, religious or not.

“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

In 1997, four men were accused of killing 15-year-old John Hartman in Fairbanks, Alaska. The four men were George Frese, Kevin Pease, Eugene Vent, and Marvin Roberts also known as the “Fairbanks Four”. Three of the men are Native Alaskans, and the forth is Native American, which they claim they were wrongfully accused due to racial discrimination and an outdated form of police interrogation. Marvin Roberts is currently out on parole while the other three are sentenced between 38 to 64 years. Since the beginning of the accusations in 1997, the four men denied killing Hartman. Furthermore, in 2012 William Z. Holmes signed an affidavit stating him and four of his classmates beat up Hartman after driving around town looking for trouble. If the

It was the summer of 1997, a young man named Shaun Parker was born in the Windy City itself, Chicago. As an infant Shaun seemed to love basketball. Any time he was watching basketball on TV and someone tried to change it he would scream at the top of his lungs. He also loved to get basketball themed toys. At this age it was pretty clear what he wanted to be when he grew up. A NBA Superstar.

Established in the threatening world of US law, Suits is comprised of smart, well-dressed professionals who exchange clever remarks in high-end offices that has a spectacular view of the ‘concrete jungle’s’ skyline. Suits is a smooth running modern legal drama, but cases hardly get to the courtroom, instead lawyers try to out skill each other through tricky, skill defying legal loop-holes, waging and risking their way through big deals that could potentially tear down the law firm.