Oklahoma City National Memorial

The attack on Pearl Harbor struck fear and anger into the people of the U.S. Almost immediately after the attack, Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Suddenly, our national security was questioned and chaos erupted on the West Coast. Citizens in the continental United States thought that the Japanese would attack them next. Focused on revenge, racial tensions mounted towards Japanese-Americans. The unprovoked attack united the American people so intensely that over

Dingnan Zhou Catherine Faircloth ENGL1009 10 December 2014 Boston Bombing, Boston Strong Boston is a city of history. It is founded as one of the oldest city in the United States. The city witnessed ups and downs of the nation through more than two hundred years. People usually recall Boston along with its famous historical symbols, Boston Tea Party, Boston Red Sox and mostly recently, Boston Strong. Boston Strong is a slogan in reaction to the Boston Marathon Bombing, an event we should remember

Because the ANA was slow to admit black nurses, Mahoney strongly supported the development of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (N.A.C.G.N.). When Mahoney gave the welcome address speech at the NACGN’s first annual convention in 1909, she spoke of the inequalities in nursing education and called for a demonstration at the New England

the UK, they have been known to carry out several attacks across Europe (Ward, 2015). One must question whether international or domestic terrorist committed the Boston Marathon bombing. According to David Cyd (executive director of the Oklahoma City memorial), “One thing is clear. You can’t have absolute liberty and privacy and security. There has to be a balance

enough, their home lives should not be. As of 2000, police officers were seven times more likely to commit suicide than other Americans. In addition, police officers had the third highest suicide rate among 130 U. S. occupations. According to the National Association of Police Chiefs, twice as many police officers took their own lives each year as have killed in the line of duty (“World of Criminal Justice, Gale Research,” 2002). This outcome stems from the outward show of how the officers deal with

Social networking has become an undeniable part of our everyday lives. In this day in age, social media serves many purposes, and is often regarded as a vital tool for many individuals, thus producing varying effects among those who engage in it. The introduction of social media and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have led to an increase in communication among individuals. Such a topic can be seemingly complex, due to the varying circumstances in which social media is utilized

On May 31st and June 1st of 1921 the most large-scale racist riot in America occurred. In the wealthiest black community named Greenwood district, also known as “Black Wall Street”, white residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma took to the streets to murder any black man they laid eyes on and to this day an unclear number of blacks were killed. The town was destroyed by fire with hundreds of prosperous small and large-scale businesses ruined, never to flourish again. The advances that the blacks of Greenwood

Question 1: For those of you, who were not old enough to realize what was going on; consider how life has changed in the U.S. from a security point of view from the terrorist attacks. On September 11, 2001, I was seated in my third grade class at the age of eight years old. Every morning we had a “news” station that would automatically come on at 8:30 a.m. called Channel One News, tailored for children. However, after this five minute long news segment ended we started class. I remember commotion

Tony Dungy & Jimmy Johnson Zachary Kelley VVC Paramedic Acadmey Tony Dungy & Jimmy Johnson Both Tony Dungy &Jimmy Johnson have lead very successful careers. Both had many assistant coaching positions before becoming head coach. Following his NFL experience as a player, Dungy was invited to become an assistant coach for his alma mater, the University of Minnesota in 1980. After one season in charge of defensive backs, he was asked to return to the NFL, this time as a coach. He was hired as an assistant

consequences was the Tulsa Race Riots. In 1921, Tulsa Oklahoma was experiencing an economic boom thanks to the discovery of oil. Due to this African Americans also prospered, although confined to the Greenwood section of the city, also referred to as the Black Wall Street, due to a number of wealthy black entrepreneurs residing there. At this time, membership in the Ku Klux Klan was rising and there was an active chapter in Tulsa. On Memorial Day, a riot was triggered by a report in several white