Southwestern Indiana

The Biography of Samantha Smith Samantha Nicole Smith was born into a small family on April 21st 1998, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Chief Prosecutor Christine Smith and Part Owner/Superintendent Brian Smith, sister of high school graduate and future freshman of Butler University Nathan Smith. Samantha came from a hardworking, family oriented, working class of community involved family members on her father’s side. Her paternal grandmother, Joanne Smith, pushed her four sons to be

London in 2001. After returning to the United States, Young continued his education at Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN where he earned his JD degree from the Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2006. Young and his current wife Jenny got married in 2005 and currently live in Bloomington, IN with their four children: Tucker, Annalise, Abigail, and Ava. The 9th District of Indiana is an area in South-Central Indiana that is made up of thirteen counties from Johnson County following down through IN-37

Un-uniquely Oppressive “The point of history is to learn that our time is not uniquely oppressive.” These wise words rang through Purdue’s Fowler Hall on the night of March 1st*, spoken by famed historian, Rice University professor, and CNN contributor Douglas Brinkley as part of his Presidential Lecture alongside Purdue President Mitch Daniels. During a time where bipartisanship has fallen by the wayside and American politics are in upheaval, I went to Brinkley’s lecture hoping to hear bipartisan

The battle for the state of Indiana is usually quite set. Indiana has long been considered to be a staunch Republican-supporting state, especially in Presidential races. The Hoosier state has only supported a Democratic candidate for president five times since 1900. These include Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt in two elections, Lyndon Johnson, and, by a mere 1% margin, Barak Obama. But, it is also interesting to note that eleven Democrats have been elected Indiana’s governor during that same

Austin Hagood Mrs. Crummey English Comp. 1101 September 16, 2010 Parental Pressure on Teens In the movie, American Teen, there were many types of parental pressures shown on teens entering college. This is a negative trait because more often than not, this leads the teen in the wrong direction or results in the teen making poor decisions. According to the PewResearchCenter, only nine percent of college students think that they need more parental pressure. In life, emotional, traditional and

Tecumseh was a Shawnee Chief who attempted to liberate his confederacy of American Indians to create an independent land from the United States of America, To understand why Tecumseh did what he did and why he is revered as one of the greatest military leaders in history, we look back into the past into his heritage of the Shawnee, his relationship with his brother, Laulewasikaw (later to be named Teakatowah), and his archrival Governor William Henry Harrison. The most important and intriguing aspect

Entering the stage at the American for Prosperity summit in Columbus, Ohio to the song “Eye of the Tiger”, Tea Party sensational Senator Ted Cruz was welcomed to tremendous cheers and applause from over 3,000 activists from around the country. Cruz’s speech began with laying out his agenda he intends to do as President consisting of “rescinding every single illegal and unconstitutional executive order” signed by President Obama. He continues to lay out his busy day one plans as President by investigating

Indiana was admitted on December 11,1816 as the 19th state into the Union when President James Madison signed the congressional resolution admitting Indiana to the Union. It’s capital has been at Indianapolis since 1825. Indiana's economy is mainly based on: Cattle, Milk and Eggs. American Actress Anne Baxter and Actor James Dean both are originally from the state of Indiana. As well, Cartoonist Jim Davis who is famously known for Garfield; and US Acres is also from Indiana. Indianapolis Motor Speedway

This article was written for the Omaha World Herald by Paula Dwyer of the Bloomberg View. This article was published in the tuesday edition of the paper on January 12, 2016. As the title suggests the article points out how Ted Cruz has flip-flopped on an issue conveniently before a major part of the campaign season. According to the article “No one has ever won the Iowa caucus vote without endorsing ethanol” Dwyer, Paula. Before Iowa, Cruz Opposed Ethanol, Omaha World Herald, January 12, 2016

In some societies, there are what seem to be small aspects of that society that create huge impacts on the social, economic and technological development of that society. For the people of Ohio, corn is an example of one such aspect. Even before the arrival of the Europeans, corn played a crucial role in the progress of the civilizations of early Ohio. These people chose to import their food source, rather than use homegrown sources. Their choice to use corn as a crop had serious ramifications on