Mrs. Stevenson Who is this Mrs. Stevenson‚ you may ask. Well‚ she is the main character of the drama‚ “Sorry‚ Wrong Number”‚ by Lucille Fletcher. In the story‚ she tried to call her husband‚ but heard a conversation about murder plot to kill a woman alone in her house. She tries to stop this murder from happening and gets people to help her‚ but more and more problems form as the play goes on. Some these problems may have formed because of her traits. Some of Mrs. Stevenson’s traits are that she
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Jacques Cousteau Filmmaker‚ Military Leader‚ Scientist‚ Photographer‚ Inventor‚ Explorer. Jacques loved what he did and he cherished the moments that he had doing all the things he loved went around the world sharing the moments that he had and fascinating experience amazing people. When Jacques was young he didn’t do well in school by the age of 13 he went to boarding school in 1933 Jacques was in a car accident nearly took his life. He took up daily swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. One of his
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with people being convicted. Mr. Stevenson eventually comes to the conclusion that America tends to condemn the most vulnerable of us. He also concluded that‚ just because you may be African American you have a higher chance of being incarcerated. In life‚ there will always be someone that can jump higher or fun faster‚ but that also means that there is always someone that is below us. We always want to be better than someone if we admit it or not. Mr. Stevenson concluded that we condemn the most
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#1- The author Bryan Stevenson writes Just Mercy which is about a mix of a bunch of wrongly convicted people who are put on death row. Bryan Stevenson being an attorney had faced an enormous amount of cases with wrongly convicted people. Stevenson writes the book in a very serious tone and to the point. This is because he wants the reader to really feel the frustration and anger that him and the convicted person felt during the trials. Stevenson states in the book “We have a system of justice in
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Jacques Cartier was born on December 31‚ 1491 in St. Malo. St. Malo is an island seaport on the coast of Brittany. He grew up around the water‚ and was most likely fishing. Jacques spent very little time at home‚ as he was often sailing. In 1520‚ Cartier married Catherine Des Granches. They did not have any kids though. Cartier spoke Portuguese which leads us to think that he may have been on a portuguese ship that explored the coast of South America. Some claim that in 1532‚ Cartier was a master
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Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the best poets in America. He lived in the nineteenth century‚ a time when the industrial revolution took place. His poems challenged people with his type of writing. His poems are still read today after his death in 1894. One of Stevenson’s jobs was a writer and a lawyer. “When he was 21 years old‚ Stevenson openly declared his intention of becoming a writer against the strong opposition of his father. Agreeing to study law as a compromise. Stevenson was admitted
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filled with danger. The story quickly ends with David’s uncle promising to give the boy his fair share of the property and David’s realization that Alan’s friendship is more valuable than anything in his life. Intertwined with the main plot‚ Stevenson successfully weaves Scottish history in the background. The Jacobites‚ a rebel group to which Alan belongs‚ is fighting against the policies of the English king. David is shocked to learn that his friend has deserted the British army and supports
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Jacques Cousteau spent much of his life in‚ on‚ and around the water and changed the way people see the other 71% of the world. A man who lived through World War II and did not run from it‚ but help with the war efforts; all the while continuing his study of the depths below. Inventing‚ publishing‚ and documenting‚ each step of the way to give him a world-wide status. While Cousteau was born on June‚ 11‚ 1910; his story significantly begun at age 26 (6 years after he joined the army to become an
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tortured as prisoners of war. Imagine trying to forget every trace of the torture you’ve been through and to precede with your life as a normal person. This was the case with many POW’s like Johnny"s dad. In the short story‚ Marine Corps Issue by David Mclean‚ Johnny’s dad is like a turtle in a way because on the outside it’s solid and rough‚ however‚ on the inside‚ the turtle is very fragile and vulnerable. His character presents people with a false intuition of being tough and hardcore but within him
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ballooning and science in such a way as Jacques Charles. He devoted his life to studying ballooning and in turn found a well-known scientific discovery. He was not always interested in the sport of ballooning or science‚ but he ended up discovering a way to change ballooning and science at the same time. Born November 12‚ 1746 in Beaugency France was a boy named Jacques Charles (Jacques). His nationality was French and his occupation was a physicist (“Jacques” Science). Charles began his professional
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