Jesse Hawley

Hawley gave his original drafts of the Erie Canal to his friend, an Albany-bound assemblyman, to gain support of the 1809 legislation but, when Hawley’s friend, Joshua Forman, proposed the survey to president Jefferson he turned it down and canalling was

Jesse Owens "I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." -Jesse Owens      Jesse Owens, a black man who contributation to the world will be know to everyone. A man who has broken all the boundaries. A man who has

Megan’s Law: Protecting American Families Everywhere           In the summer of 1994 in Hamilton, New Jersey, a small girl by the name of Megan Kanka was raped and murdered by a convicted pedophile, Jesse Timmendequas. The shocking crime rocked not only the small town, but the entire country. A desperate mother told reporters “Please, please help us find our daughter, she’s a wonderful girl ... she’s only seven. Let her come back.” (www.crimelibrary

I have always been interested in names. At one point in my life, I would spend hours researching them on various websites, saving my favorites for future use in one of the many books I planned on writing. I’m sure my parents, if they had seen my browser history – babynames.com, babycenter.com, bump.com – would have been very concerned. Nevertheless, the existence of these websites is a testament to the fact that I was not the only one who was obsessed; in recent years, interest in names has

Can you imagine embarrassing the infamous Adolf Hitler in front of the whole world? Jesse Owens did that in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It was not an easy road for him to get there, but he did it by putting enough effort and hard work forward. Jesse Owens was able to overcome racial judgment by surviving a poverty struck childhood, training hard in school, and by winning the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Jesse Owens' childhood was unparalleled to any other child's with how hard it was. His parents struggled

Bre Keil-Sauter CAPP English and Composition Mr. Keehan Hour 4 8 November, 2014 Jesse James: Outlaw Or Hero? Jesse James, a man who has been viewed for decades as an outlaw, lived during the Civil War. During the Civil War, many forms of combat existed. One of the most common forms for the South, otherwise known as the Confederate States of America, were groups of guerrilla bands. A guerrilla band is a group of armed civilians that use military tactics such as raids, sabotages, ambushes, hit-and-run

top of the world. I also felt like a father, a hero, a black right’s activist. I was 1 person, but had many faces. Olympics, Here We Come!! Many of you know Jesse Owens for what he did in 1936 in the face of Hitler. Jesse Owens defied Aryans and ran into the open hands of 4 gold medallions. Teammates and Coach When Jesse Owens ran in the 4x100 meter relay, his 3 other

Watch Me.. You Won’t The world record holder Jesse Owens digs his own starting blocks into the cinder track, Ready, Set, Go. Jesse sprints the 100 meters and gains one of four gold medals. Jesse Owens is one of the greatest track athletes that ever lived. He ran jumped and in his later career even won against horses. Many called him the fastest man alive. Although some may say Jesse Owens did not change America’s position on racism, he was an influential and controversial person because he made

Hitler bashed America for allowing African American athletes on its Olympic team. It would be the African American athletes that would help the USA victory behind the help of Jesse Owens. The USA Olympic team won eleven gold medals, which Jesse Owens would win four of them out the six that were won by African American athletes. Jesse dominated every event he was placed in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 400- meter relay and the long jump. Not only did he dominate every race but break records along

Jesse Owens’ full name was James Cleveland Owens. Jesse was born on September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama and died on March 31, 1980 in Tuscan, Arizona. As a kid he was expected to work in cotton fields even when he was sick. He was sick with chronic bronchial congestion and pneumonia. While he was in the fields Jesse had to carry 100 lbs. a day. On Sundays he had to go to church and on Sunday nights he went to bed as soon as the sun went down. He went to bed that early because he had to get up