Giovanni da Verrazzano is a french explorer who was sent to explore the coast of America.He was born in 1485 during the 15th century and he settled down in Dieppe a port in France. He was funded by the french king at the time and was sent with four ships. Giovanni explored the coast in boats and there was 4 boats sent to explore the coast but only two of the 4 ships made it to the coast line, the other 2 ships made it but were severely damaged from the storms they encountered. Giovanni set sail to explore the coast in 1508 with 3 other ships who followed him. The two ships they lost were lost because of severe storms off the coast of America. The trip ended in New York where Giovanni and the rest of the travelers landed. The travel there was…
Angelo Pignatti 63, of Revesby in Staten Island, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 1968 at Staten Island Zoo. Born Oct. 14, 1905 near Johnson, he was son of late Marco Pignatti and Stella pignatti. A Staten City resident throughout his life, Angelo was a 1923 graduate of Concord High School. For many years, he was employed by Charles Lennox where he did electric supplying, and wiring. He was a loyal member of the Staten Island Zoo where he was awarded best customer Monkey aquarium. Pignatti never had any children, but he preceded in death by his wife Conchetta. A funeral service which will include a Memorial Service which will begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 6, in the Cherubini McInerny Funeral Home in Staten Island with Pastor…
Francesco Vincent Serpico was born on April 14, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY. At the age of 18 Serpico enlisted in the United States army and spent two years in Korea. In 1959 Frank Serpico graduated form the police academy and was sworn into the New York City Police Department.…
Mike Iaconelli was born in June 17, 1972. In South Philadelphia. And raised in Runnemede,N.J. And devoting his life to fishing. And is one of the best bass professional fisherman. He sponsored by Toyota trucks. And is worldwide known in fishing.…
Gary paulsen born minneapolis minnesota on May 17, 1939-present in his lifetime he became known as an author, but it wasn't always this way. Gary Paulsen as a child lived with his grandmother until age seven Paulsen then went to live with his parents in Manila, Philippines. While living with his parents who continued to argue, Paulsen was frustrated and decided to leave at age 14 working odd jobs at a young age Gary in his early years worked odd jobs like; farm worker, soldier, sailor, trapper, rancher, engineer, truck driver and author…
Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Gary Paulsen is the prolific author of more than 40 books, 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays; primarily for Young Adults. Paulsen's interests in books and reading came when he was a teenager and walked into a library to escape the cold of a Minnesota winter. Once inside, and much to his surprise, the librarian offered him a library card and a book to read (Something About the Author, 1995). Reading helped Paulsen cope with a difficult family situation then and remains a constant in his life today.…
Have you ever thought about what it really means to be a Canadian? What you need to do to even consider yourself to be a part of this country? I believe that Sam Steele could be considered a Canadian. There are many things that he did that made him canadian but the main reason for that is that he was the one who actually fought for Canada.…
From the centuries, world has witnessed a number of bloody wars, holocausts, carnages and cruel genocide, which shattered the lives of millions of innocent people. After witnessing the mass killings and its aftermath consequences, world has not yet learned a lesson and still on the same path of destruction. ‘Hotel Rwanda’, a movie by Terry George, tries to convey the same message to save the world harmony and to maintain social integrity and peace, else the world should ready to witness a massive destruction. This movie is based on the one of the world’s fastest and atrocious historical genocide in Rwanda in 1994. It depicts the true events around the genocide experienced by a hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina played by famous Hollywood actor…
Daniel Tammett is an extraordinary person in more ways than one. He has savant syndrome, which in itself is extremely rare. Savants have skills such as superior memory, lightening calculation, calendar calculating, musical ability, artistic ability, and/or language ability. Daniel has many of these. Daniel also has a “visual, emotional experience of numbers” (2) called synesthesia, which is also “a rare neurological mixing of the senses” (2), and on top of those two disorders, he also has Asperger’s syndrome. Having one of those can be so debilitating that it can be extremely hard to function in the world, but having three?? If someone were to say they had those disorders, it would be assumed that he/she would be living in a hospital because they would need help with daily living. Daniel is strong though, and he never let any of his disorders keep him down. That is a unique thing about him.…
I am a senior in high school and I want to take more challenging courses to complete my final year. My reason for choosing Toccoa Falls College was due to the fact that my local college is full of bureaucracy. I felt that they did not want me there. I never once had that feeling with Toccoa Falls. That is the main reason why I choose this school. Although, the Christian values the school has had something to do with it as well.…
Paul Rusesabgina and his acts of bravery aided the survival of him, his family, and many others during the war between the Hutus and the Tutsis. When the guards rounded up Paul’s family, and some others and told Paul to shoot them he had to make a rapid decision on what to do. He offered the guards money and supplies if they let him and his family go. Another act of heroism Paul committed was when Paul stood up to the general and told him if he didn’t help him and his family then all…
In the film hotel Rwanda, the Tutsis are being hunted and assassinated so paul lets them hide in his hotel and his hotel slowly turns into a refugee camp. This was a big deal for all the people whose lives depended on itI paul could not stand to see all these people die while he got to live so he chose to save them. Which is why this is a significant response to challenges, paul risked his life by saving 1268 people from dying. If…
2012, the Catalan school model has been severely threatened by the Spanish, even though it…
With the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, a bitter Civil War erupted in Ireland between the Pro-Treaty and Anti-Treaty forces. As Commander-In-Chief of the Free State Army, on the 18th of August 1922, Michael Collins announced his intention to inspect the State military posts in the South, having previously returned from earlier inspections to attend Arthur Griffith’s funeral. His colleagues advised him not to go, as he would have to travel through deep IRA territory yet he joked that “no one will shoot me in my own county.” He was proven wrong as 4 days later, he was killed in an ambush at Beal na mBlath.…
Hotel Rwanda challenges one of the most horrendously unpleasant happenings in recent history. While the Hutu extremists of Rwanda commenced a frightening campaign of genocide, massacring hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis while the rest of the world observed and did nothing. Paul is a very successful businessman who smoothly greases the wheels and makes powerful connections in all of Rwandan life. His wife, Tatiana, is a Tutsi. She urges Paul to use his influence to help local Tutsis, who are being harassed and beaten with increasing frequency, but Paul will only use…