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Anderson literally stumbled over her destiny in the small town of Haven, Maine, on June 21st, 1988. That stumble was the root of the matter; all the rest was nothing but history. 2 Anderson was out that afternoon with Peter, an aging beagle who was now blind in one eye. Peter had been given to her by Jim Gardener in 1976. Anderson had left college the year before with her degree only two months away to move onto her uncle 's place in Haven. She hadn 't realized how lonely she 'd been until Gard

Watson, was able to answer questions by detecting keywords in the question, checking with its vast data base, and giving the most probable answer to the questions asked. Watson competed with previous winners of the game show, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. The overall score was divided into two different games in which Watson soundly beat the two competitors to win the first prize of $1 million. In 2011,

Who is The Man in Black Johnny Cash once said, “Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a lot of territory, country music does.” American icons affect the world with everything they do. They need to be honest, impactful, and well liked. Johnny Cash exhibited the attributes an american icon needs. There are some names in music history that everyone knows, and one of those name is Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash is a legendary

The Art of Reinvention What is reinvention? Reinvention is the art of changing something or someone that existed previously, and assigning it a new designated role. Prior to undergoing a reinvention, someone must experience enough pain in their current situation to aspire a need for it. An effective reinvention is when someone is able to create something completely different out of the life they previously lived. Characters from The Americans, Breaking Bad, and Gone Girl all reinvented themselves

Assumption about documentaries being true, educational only, no imagination needed aren’t correct . There are several documentaries we watched in class that show that documentaries don’t all fall under the same assumptions. A common assumption about documentaries is that there is no imagination needed. “ In a time when the major media recycle the same stories on the same subjects over and over, when they risk little in formal innovation, when they remain beholden to powerful sponsors with their

What is a “Redneck”? Many people consider a “redneck” a person who is easily ready to start a conflict. Some might say that they consider a redneck as trailer trash that allow themselves to get drunk at any time. However, people really could not tell the difference between country and a person that is trailer trash. Many people often look down upon the redneck hillbilly community, because of the meaning, how they portray rednecks shown in the media, and the history behind the community. According

science teacher and coach of the local high school football team. He was indicted by a grand jury for violating the Butler Law on May 25, 1925 and the stage was set for Case Number 5232, Scopes v. State. The main player for the prosecution was William Jennings Bryan, a three-time presidential nominee and former Secretary of State. He was a devout Christian, a prohibitionist, and fighter of evolution. In a way, Bryan embodied the traditional way of life that many fought to keep during the twenties. For

The Battle Between God and Science When children are little they ask simple questions like “Why is the sky blue?”, but as they grow older they ask tougher questions like “Does God exist?” and if so “Why have I never seen him?” Parents easily brush these questions off with “You don’t have to see him to know he exists”, but that only makes the child more frustrated. That’s where parents are wrong though in order to believe then God must be seen; it’s the only logical way that people understand things

The 1920’s were mainly known for the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, and the generation where women were guaranteed the right to vote. The 1920’s has been argued to be either very conservative or liberal, but it can go either way. Although the 1920’s are conservative because of economic reasons involving immigration, the 1920’s are liberally revolutionary because of cultural changes with women and religious changes from the Scopes Trial. Granted, the 1920’s were majorly conservative

The Scopes Trial, formally known as The State of Tennessee vs. Scopes but given the nickname “The Monkey Trial”, has been credited as starting the popular legal dispute between evolution and creationism in the court, and its impact in the 20’s was immeasurable. The interpretation of the case is just as popular, if not more, than the actual result of the case. The worldwide attention and media coverage the case received produced many opinions. Scholar’s opinions range from describing the case as