John from Cincinnati

built in 1863 in Cincinnati. It boasted of all the most modern safety equipment, including life belts and boats. By 1865, however, it was not being used as only a pleasure river boat. Many things happened in April of 1865. The Civil War ended, President Lincoln was assassinated, his killer, John Wilkes Booth, was killed, and the Sultana sank. The sinking of a river boat was not the story that gained much front-page news. Confederate-held prisoners of war were being set free from prison all across

was making other plans. I planned to be an artist; however, during my first semester of college; I became a patient at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. I had phenomenal care. I can still recall one Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) nurse’s authoritative voice as she spoke for me, when I could not. I clearly remember her holding my hand and what that meant to me. I withdrew from school; I moved back home and slowly recovered. The journey was life changing. I had never considered being a nurse

Necessity In the middle of August, during my transition from sophomore year to junior year, I started working with my grandfather with his investment business. My grandfather lacked most computer literacy, so I was mainly there to print out reports for his three person company. Working for my grandfather would later set me up with the opportunity to take my first step towards adulthood. Alongside the investment business, my grandfather leases out spaces in his building to five tenants. At the

when Elizabeth was eleven, the family moved from Bristol, England to New York City after her father lost his sugar refinery business in a fire.

In this paper, I will be acting as a Canadian TV newscast that is addressing whether to show live footage of an umpire John McSherry dropping to his death at an MLB game. This feature story that discusses McSherry in an emotional way would be considered a human interest story and showing it would satisfy the curiosity and sympathy of those viewers. The footage would bring awareness to the reality that heart attacks can occur at any time. By pulling on the heartstrings of viewers, this event could

Gay Marriage Couples and Activists Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling After a monumental decision from the US Supreme Court on June 26th, 2015 in favor of a bill legalizing nationwide same sex marriage, the first official same sex marriage license in Cleveland was granted to Chris Richardson and Keith Garrett, a couple stating that they had been together for 18 years. At 12:30 pm the same day, the marriage was performed by Judge Anthony Russo, marking the first legal gay marriage for the city and signifying

In the words of John Wooden, "Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." The talent we have was given to us by God and we need to remember that. Fame was given to us by the talent we have and we need to be grateful for the talent and fame we have. This essay will show you have some people, places, things, and ideas get their fame. Matthew Espinosa wasn't always as famous as he is now. Matthew Espinosa was born and raised in Woodbridge, Virginia

news story reported by Sheryl Stolberg of the New York Times on January 18th, 2016, the University of Cincinnati is to pay nearly five million dollars to the family of a man that was killed by an officer. On July 19, 2015 Sam DuBose was fatally shot during a traffic stop when Officer Ray Tensing shot unarmed DuBose in the head. An independent investigation performed by the University of Cincinnati states that DuBose was pulled over by Officer Tensing for driving a vehicle that was missing a front

what they normally do. “Jimmy Connors plays two tennis matches and winds up with $850,000 and Muhammad Ali fights one bout and winds up with five million bucks. Me, I play one-hundred and ninety games and I’m overpaid!!!-Johnny Bench.” This is a quote from Johnny Bench,

Hello, Cincinnati! All you baseball fans are probably familiar with a famously, ugly baseball player named Pete Rose. Those of you who haven't heard of him, boy, are you in for a treat! We'll explore his early life, along with his baseball career. We can't forget his falling from grace, which caused him being banned from baseball for life! What a story! Get your popcorn, hot dog, and other concessions for your enjoyment. Sit back, and put on some chapstick for the kiss cam. On April 14, 1941, a