Rogers Centre

In 1904, Roger Casement exposed the atrocities occurring in the Congo to the entirety of the world. King Leopold II, who had gained control of the territory at the Brussels Conference, which was a meeting of the European powers in 1876 when he proposed a protectorate over the Congo, was at fault. Leopold had promised that he would abolish slavery in the Congo, bring prosperity and economy to its natives, and made it clear that he would not personally benefit from any of the successes. Casement

Black Sails takes place about 20 years before Treasure Island, during a period historically called the Golden Age of Piracy. From the 1650s to the 1730s pirates did not only roam the caribbean islands, but also cruised up and down the coasts of North America, Africa, and Europe. Modern day films such as Black Sails, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Blackbeard portray not necessarily the accuracy of pirate life, but do show audiences the importance of piracy and its personage, includes their defiance

preventing Australian men’s tennis from reaching the top again. Hewitt, despite being a smaller guy (5-foot-10), battled on the tennis court from the first serve to the final point. The two-time Grand Slam champion unfortunately played during the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal era — His Slam win total

One early settler in Rhode Island was Roger Williams (a founder of Rhode Island) who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was banished because he spoke out against the Court of Massachusetts. Williams had spoken out against the rule of the Court, he questioned the right of authorities to punish religious bickering, and the right to take away Indians land. Another founder was Anne Hutchinson, who was also banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, for religious reasons. Rhode Island

Art, Dinner, Kisses and Walter. Tuesday I had dinner with my mother and her new husband Roger. Before going to dinner, Roger picked me up from the high school and we drove across town to meet with my mother at an art gallery. It was a small yet noticeable building, the outside painted mellow blues and yellows; there was no visible sign that said it was a gallery, no banner or anything, and not much of the art was on display in windows—though none of this would stop you from getting the impression

WELLS FARGO The bank relied on customer service representatives to cross sell its products and hit sales quotas. Because there was much demand on the representatives, they began fraudulently opening customer accounts. (Fortune) Though the accounts were closed before customer realized, some customers were charged fees or their credit was affected by the situation. (Fortune) The bank was forced to return $2.6 million in fees and had to pay $186 million in fines to the government. (Fortune) Wells Fargo

to anger and hurt the citizens of the countries. The lyrics and the tone that are used for this song reflect the feelings of not only Roger Waters, but many other citizens of the time period as well. Pink Floyd shows their credibility throughout the song based on their knowledge of the events. They lived through the events and knew firsthand what was occurring. Roger Waters and the rest of the band were able to put their knowledge into the lyrics and alert other people to the chaos going on around

Locked up for a murder he did not commit, that is the situation Tim Robbin’s character Andy Dufresne was experiencing in The Shawshank Redemption. After befriending a fellow inmate named Ellis “Red” Redding, played by Morgan Freeman, they spend twenty years together in prison. During this time, Andy and Red encounter many obstacles, including a feeling of hopelessness. Contrary to what they may feel, hope is how they endure this time. The Shawshank Redemption was adapted by Frank Darabont from a

Angry Men Everybody on this earth is unique unto themselves. Think about it! Each individual has their own personality, agenda, and history, the same is true of the characters portrayed in 12 Angry Men. Roger Ebert, an American film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times says, the movie 12 Angry Men was the first of forty-three films in the career of director Sidney Lament, who often sought controversial issues (Ebert). This movie focuses on a jury’s deliberation in a capital murder case, where a guilty

which he was seen dragging the body of his limp fiancee out of a casino elevator. After being arrested and spending a year in a pretrial intervention program, Ray Rice was suspended for only 2 games. However, shortly after this, the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, changed the domestic violence policy of the NFL, making it so that first time offenders would receive a 6 game suspension, and second time offenders would be banned for life. Then, on September 9th, another video was released of Rice punching