Syd Mead Research Paper

“There’s no law in Texas… only Yankee law.”. John Wesley Hardin was born on May 26, 1853 in Texas US.His parent’s names were James Hardin and Mary Dixson. His dad was a Methodist Minister.

George Merritt Hoover was born on August 8, 1847 in Caistorville, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada and was a founder of Dodge City, Kansas, and was esentially involved in nearly every facet of life of the renowned frontier town until his death in 1914.

History furnishes few examples of daring and adventure comparable to those of the fur trappers and hunters of the Great West. Jedediah Strong Smith was a was a clerk, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartographer, and explorer. Known for his great contributions for travel, he and his fellow trappers were the forerunners of advancing civilization in the West. They explored the regions west of the Mississippi, from the confines of the Arctic ocean in the North to the borders of Mexico in the South. All without government protection, they traversed through perilous mountain ranges filled with savage foes. Canoed over uncharted waters, and only narrowly escaped. Jedediah’s adventures were often never recorded, and credit was given to those men years after the trail was discovered. Jedediah is the real mountain man we all owe credit to.

Jean Talon was the first and the greatest intendant of New France. He was appointed to be the Intendant of Justice, Public order, and Finances in Canada, Acadia, and Newfoundland by King Louis XIV. He attempted to change the economic base of Canada from fur-trading to agriculture,

Andrew Smith was born on September 9, 1990 in Washington; D.C. Andrew was known to be a tall man. He measured 6-foot-11. His height was a bonus because he had a passion for basketball. He was a star at Covenant Christian high School in Indianapolis. Andrew led the Indiana high school basketball players in rebounding in 2009. In 2010 and 2011, Andrew played on the Butler’s national runner-up teams. He finished his career with 1,147 points and 648 rebounds At Butler he started in 102 of his final 105 games, including the 2011 title game against Connecticut in Houston, Texas. Smith helped Butler University in the spotlight as a member of two Final four teams that reached the N.C.A.A twice. The year before, Butler, which was led by Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack, became the Final Four sentimental favorites.

Garrett Cathey's favorite type of movies are Sports movies like "Friday Night Lights." His music of choice is folk rock, with his favorite artist being "Mumford and Sons." Becoming a physical therapist is a goal that Garrett Cathey is striving to obtain. Watching football, especially college football, is what Garrett considers to be his "happy place."

Dr. J. Matthew Sleeth, his wife, Nancy, and their two children lived the life that most people would refer to as the American dream. A prestigious physician’s career, big house, and more material items than the small family knew what to do with. While working, Sleeth noticed an increase in chronic illnesses, and was brought to his breaking point treating children whose lives were cut short. A highly-educated man, Sleeth, outlined what every person could do to help preserve what God provided to sustain human life, not by doing more, but by doing less. The concepts that were highlighted included: conscious use of natural resources, materialistic views, improved personal habits, critical thinking processes, as well as what life would be like if

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?

June 25,1933 in Mississippi James Meredith was born. James went into the air force and serving for a long time. Meredith applied at Jackson college at the time. After his application was rejected twice he decided to go to National Association Advancement of Colored People,(NAACP) and its local fields secretary Medgar Evers. Arguments of racial was filed in court, but rejected States blocked him from coming to the university.

When the Holocaust is brought up we remember nothing but the agony and disgust of the Nazis takeover in 1930s-1940s Germany. From the Rohm Purge to the abhorrent regulations in camps. In 2017 it gets harder to know the horrors of the holocaust for the people who endured it are becoming harder to find. Merle Smith was alive during this particular time period, and has taken the time to share his experiences of his time in the early 1900s.

Charles Messier was a French astronomer born on June 26, 1730, in Badonviller, France. He was the tenth of twelve children in his family like most wealthier families Messier and his siblings went to school, but in about 1741 he fell out a window while playing and broke his leg, after that his mother took him out of school and taught him herself. He became interested in astronomy after witnessing a comet in 1744 and a solar eclipse in July of 1748 from his hometown. In 1751 he was employed by Joseph Nicolas Delisle, who was an astronomer in the French Navy at the time. Delisle instructed him on how to keep records of his observations, and in May of 1753 Messier documented his first observation, the Mercury transit. By 1764 Messier was made

Clark Wilson was working on his laptop. He was thinking of building a sports car that could do anything . Wilson was only 15 years old but he was one of the smartest kids in the world. Clark lives in a high tech mansion Hollywood working in the laboratory. The walls were titanium and it is as big as a castle. He owned lots a sports cars that he builds because he loves to invent. Wilson has a new project in mind. He’s thinking how to build an engine that would have no sound like Tesla cars. Also He wants the car to drive by itself. On his laptop he has a blueprint of his car and what it looks like. Clark is thinking of what parts he needs for his car. He goes to Sports Car Parts. He walks through the door. “Hello how may I help you?” said

Ever since John Muir’s childhood, he always loved nature. Muir was born April 21, 1838 in beautiful rural Scotland. He loved to escape out into the Scottish wilderness and explore its unknown beauty. Even when he moved to America at age 11, he continued to sneak away from home to explore the wilderness of Wisconsin. But Muir was more than just a man of nature, he was a man of science. He attended the university of Wisconsin, but dropped out; not because of his grades, but because he took the classes he wanted and not the required ones. Muir was an avid inventor, submitting many of his creations to the state fair. Muir once created a “wondrous device that tipped him out of bed before dawn”(Wood 2015). Muir later moved to montreal, Canada to

Recently I visited the Transformers exhibition which is currently being held in the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts from September 17th and December 17th. The museum is located on the Campus of Florida Institute of Technology. The exhibition is curated my China Marks, a contemporary artist, who has brought together the artwork of four artists. She has chosen; Julie Peppito, Gerry Trilling, Garry Noland and Jodie Mack. Each has a very different style, but as you progress through the exhibition it is possible to see how they all link to the title.

George Herbert Mead (February 27, 1863 – April 26, 1931) was an American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists. (Wikipedia, n.d.).