Patrick Nieyman Research Paper

A good friend to George Washington, Nathanael Greene was an important general in the American Revolution that helped the American forces defeat the British. Although his battles didn't always end up in a victories had many victories which made it so we could live in a free country today.

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)

There has been much controversy involving racial injustices. From the many killings by police officers of innocent and unarmed African Americans, to well recognized symbolism that may have negative connotations to some such as the Confederate flag. Many of these problems have been brought up a numerous amount of times, but never resolved. It would be a much better world if there was not any division among us. If finding solutions to these issues is a goal that is desired to be achieved, then only talking about the problem must stop, and action needs to take place. The Tillman building was built in 1894 and was formerly known as the Main Building. The name was changed in 1962 after Benjamin Tillman who was a South Carolina governor, a United

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of 1837, the first higher education institution for African Americans was founded on February 25th given the name Institute for Colored Youth (originally the African Institute). After changing its name again to Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and moving to Delaware County, Pennsylvania, it continues as the oldest predominantly African American school of higher learning. The institute was founded by Richard Humphreys, a Quaker philanthropist who donated 10,000 dollars to establish a school that would educate young African American male and females the skills needed to become more competitive in the job market (Conyers, 1990). The school taught basic subjects such as math, reading and writing, as well as agriculture and mechanics. Humphreys envisioned the institute to train people of color to become teachers who would further instruct more young men and

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 1953, he chose to attend Syracuse University with the help of a friend, Ken Malloy, who also happened to be a lawyer and an alumni of Syracuse. Malloy was instrumental convincing businessmen to pool their money together to pay for his tuition until he could obtain a full athletic scholarship. He got off to a slow start his freshman year when he was overlooked because of his race. He was the only black football player on his team. His sophomore year didn’t prove to be much better until he got a chance to play when one of his teammates got hurt and he was chosen to fill his position. His performance on the field was so dynamic that he was placed in the starting line-up. His talents were not limited to football. While at Syracuse, he also excelled in

Jan Inman, a wife, mother, grandmother, and women for Christ. Jan met her husband while attending, Texas Tech University and has been married for 35 years. She obtained her degree in graphic art and took her degree to work for an architecture firm. One of her greatest accomplishments, as she states, is her children. “My career has been a faithful wife and mother” (Inman. J.). Jan and her family have been blessed to live in various of states and overseas before making Colorado Springs their home. Jan has found her pleasure in serving the Lord and His people. As we all have dealt with pain, and suffering, Jan is no stranger to that feeling. “Took me and dumped me in the desert, but deserts have a purpose” (Inman. J.).

Bernie Glassman, founder of the Zen Peacemakers Order, grew up in a Jewish family and was working as an aeronautical engineer before beginning to study Buddhism under Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi in 1967. Since becoming a Zen teacher in 1976, Glassman has changed the face of Socially Engaged Buddhism in America through his efforts to increase awareness of social issues by bearing witness to them, and through that, minimizing suffering. The main purpose of the Zen Peacemakers’ Order is the same as the main purpose of Buddhism: to minimize the suffering experienced in the world, both for oneself and for others. The ZPO views social action as a form of spiritual practice. Bernie Glassman and the rest of the American founding teachers of this organization

Jamie Nabozny was a victim of bullying all throughout middle and high school. He was physically and verbally abused on many occasions due to his sexual orientation/identifying as gay. Jamie felt trapped and hopeless after being relentlessly bullied day after day. During one of these incidents, students repeatedly kicked Jamie in the library and by doing so (transition), left him aggrieved, bruised and bleeding (sensory details) with little to no self-esteem. When he was found, he had several broken bones which required surgery to repair. Due to this incident and countless others, Nabozny’s parents decided to address the school board regarding the issue. (background info) However, when given

Jack Nimble was the fastest hurdler on his high school track team. In fact, he was so fast that he was able to win the state championship in New York. As a state champion, Jack was invited to compete in the national championship. However, being his first time competing in a national championship, Jack was overwhelmed with anxiety and had lost his confidence. As he practiced for the national championship, Jack was not able to focus as he ran. His coach noticed how he wasn’t able to run as fast as he normally would, as well as jump over hurdles perfectly. As the days grew closer to the Championship, Jack’s coach decided that they shouldn’t practice, instead they should have a talk to help Jack with his anxiety and help him regain his confidence.

Dr. Alan J Nukk Cosmetic and Family Dentistry is a dental clinic that is located in Washingtonville, New York. Their dentist, Dr. Alan Nukk, DMD has practicing dentistry in Washingtonville for more than 40 years. Their services include cosmetic procedures, orthodontics – Invisalign, Zoom! whitening, bridges, dentures, partials, pediatric dentistry, and oral surgery. Dr. Alan J Nukk Cosmetic and Family Dentistry also performs smile restoration, teeth cleaning, and CEREC restoration. Their smile restoration includes composite fillings, inlays, onlays, crowns, and veneers to repair damaged teeth. Their main goal is to help patients keep their teeth for a lifetime. They have a friendly, professional staff who will go out of their way to make sure

Jim Lynn takes material from the Barna Research Group to show the percentages between Christians and non-believers are similar on the questions they posed (p. 57-60). Such questions are - Is there any such thing as a Holy Spirit? Is there such thing as a literal devil? Surprisingly, 55% of born-again Christians deny the Holy Spirit as a living entity and 52% deny the devil as a living entity. Except for channeling, astrology, fortune telling, reincarnation, witches, ghosts, and superstition are within a few percentage points between born-again Christians and non-believers. “Based on the above polls, roughly 1 in every 5 Christians in the U.S. is engaged in occultism, even as they worship God.” (p. 60)

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Elliot Ackerman was born on November 1st, 1994. He grew up in Macomb with four brothers and one sister. Elliot also has a large furry family consisting of three Dachshunds. One of his many brothers—human brothers, could not pronounce “Elliot” giving him the nickname “Yat” (to be fair, the dogs can’t pronounce it either).

WALNUT CREEK — Over the course of 22 years they opened their homes and hearts to 38 children, whose families were in crisis.