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In 1918, the family moved to Louis, Missouri where Cornelius has found a job as the manager of the international Shoe Company in St. Louis. His parents were constantly fighting due his father’s violent temper and drinking. Things were even worse for the young Tennessee, who because of a serious bout of diphtheria became less robust than his father wished, resulting in

Griffey Halle Bus 210 Dr. Carl Wysocki Book Summary June 11, 2017 The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy This was a very good and intriguing book to read throughout the past couple weeks. I thought that Darren Hardy made handling money and life very simple and easy unlike other books. I Thought for my summary of the book that I would share some of his great ideas he presented in the book with his wisdom. Success and failure are the results of the choices that we make everyday. Part of the compound

Working in the Depression During the Mid-30’s In 1934 Jerry and Nora (Foley) leave their home in South St. Louis at 2322A South Compton Avenue and move to North St. Louis near Grand Avenue. They rent the upstairs of a house at 4133A Peck. Moving with them are their two daughters, Helen and Ann Flynn. Meanwhile, Frank and Nora (Flynn) Young, who had been living with the Flynns on South Compton, moved into a house in the next block at 4202A Peck. (F32) By 1935 Jerry Flynn has found a new job working

child-care. In 2015, St. Louis City had 6,037 children who received subsidized childcare assistance and St. Louis County had 8,002 children who received subsidized

The Eye of the Needle The Eye of the Needle was always an iconic place along the Missouri until May 1997 when it collapsed under suspicious circumstances. On the expedition of Lewis and Clark, the White Cliffs of Montana was a signature site described by Lewis. One of the extraordinary landmarks was the Eye of the Needle, which Meriwether Lewis first described its scenery by comparing its magnificent rock formations to “elegant ranges of lofting freestone buildings, having their parapets well stocked

Success Is The Key to Life Everyone has a different opinion on the term success. According to the Webster Dictionary, the word success as a noun defined as achieving wealth, respect, or fame. Success can also be measured in many other ways. Many people throughout today's society strive for their own forms of success. Success has many interpretations; while some people's understanding of the term is similar, everyone's definition is a little bit different. To me, success is when someone or something

My hometown is known for being an old classic German immigrant community. The towns name is Columbia, Illinois which is located about 10 miles south of Saint Louis in the southwest region of Illinois. All my life I have lived in Columbia attending school there and always going to town events. Although Columbia isn’t filled with many national historical events or structures, it has a rich local history and important local historical sites. As a kid I visited many of these locations on school field

for basic needs. Right here in America their are kids in: East St. Louis, Camden New Jersey, Washington D.C., Bronx New York, San Antonio Texas, Cincinnati Ohio, southside Chicago, Detroit Michigan, and Alabama who are not given the equal chances to rise in the world. These kids are faced with but not limited to poverty, lack of education, crime, dilapidated housing, insufficient healthcare, hunger and unemployment. East St. Louis “the most distressed city in America”, “ the bottom” 98% of the

Not too long ago in downtown St. Louis Missouri, there was a boy named Cade Burgundy, He was the leader of the second most powerful gang in town. The Market Street Mafia. If you were walking down the streets in St louis and you saw boys in red leather jackets and navy blue pants, you know you’re in trouble. The Mafia was known for their bloody spoon attacks, (they also carried heaters). They would often go to Busch Stadium to watch the game but end up fighting with Dragon gang members and getting

St. Louis, Missouri is famous for the Gateway Arch and the Zoo; however, the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is something that can't be overlooked. At a recent trip, I found a landscape painting that shows the true meaning of human interaction. This panting is called Extensive Landscape With Travellers on a Country Road and was painted by Jan Brueghel the Elder around 1608 to 1610. Some background information about the infamous painter Jan Brueghel is that he was born in 1568 in Brussels, Belgium