Garrett Morgan was an inventor and businessmen born in Paris Kentucky‚ best known for inventing the earliest model of the gas mask‚ named the Morgan Safety Hood and Smoke Protector‚ and the traffic light. His additions to the scientific world and to everyday life still help us today. Morgan was born in Kentucky on March 4‚ 1877. He only attended elementary school‚ but later hired a private tutor to take care of the rest of his schooling. When Morgan was 18 he left his family to move to Cleveland
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possible I drew my revolver and fired‚ threw my body aside‚ and fired again. The second shot was useless; the Kid fell dead. He never spoke. A struggle or two‚ a little strangling sound as he gasped for breath‚ and the Kid was with his many victims” (Garrett
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Pat Tillman Pat Tillman was an American football player who left his professional career and recruited in the United States Army in June 2002 in. Pat Tillman was born on November 6‚ 1976 in Fremont‚ California he’s the eldest of three sons. He started playing football ever since he was a young boy; he excelled at football in high school. He helped lead Leland High School to the Central Coast Division I Football Championship. Tillman then went to Arizona State University on a football scholarship
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Garrett Morgan Garrett Augustus Morgan was born on March 4‚ 1877 in Paris‚ Kentucky‚ the seventh of eleven children to Sydney and Elizabeth Morgan. His parents had previously been slaves‚ freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. At the early age of 14‚ Morgan decided to travel north to Ohio in the hopes of receiving better education opportunities. During those times‚ there were better opportunities for blacks in the northern part of the country. Still‚ Morgan’s formal education never surpassed
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Pat Summitt Richard Burt Patricia Head Summitt was born on June 14‚ 1952 in Henrietta‚ Tennessee‚ the daughter of Richard and Hazel Albright Head. She was the fourth of five children and the first girl. Known back home as ‘Tricia’ had a father‚ who truly believed in discipline‚ she didn’t mind being tough because its what she learned from her dad‚ but she also had a loving side‚ which she learned from
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East‚ Tillman was redeployed in Afghanistan. On April 22‚ 2004‚ Pat Tilman was killed in the line of duty. “Tillman died courageously while charging uphill to save his platoon from an ambush.” This report came from the pentagon‚ but was later revealed that the United States Army had embellished the story. The statement was fabricated to hide the truth behind his death. The real story unfolded after evidence determined that Pat Tillman was killed from friendly fire. This evidence undermined
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The Lincoln county war took place in New Mexico between 1878 and dragged on through 1881. It was all started between John Tunstall who owns and manages a large ranch operation in Lincoln County. Two Irish men‚ J.J Dolan and L.G Murphy operated the general store in town‚ which was named the house. Through the house the access to lucrative beef contracts with the government was controlled. The bigger ranchers such as John Chisum and Alex McSween didn’t like the thought of merchants controlling the
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Garrett Morgan The African American pioneer inventor of the 1870’s‚ Garrett Morgan‚ was responsible for the life-saving inventions such as the traffic light and gas mask. During his entrepreneurship‚ Garrett just happened to have stumbled across some of his inventions. In this informational essay‚ we will learn about Garrett Morgan’s life and achievements . Garrett Morgan was born on March 4‚ 1877 in Paris‚ Kentucky. He was the son of Elizabeth and Sydney Morgan. He was also the 7th of 11 children
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up that dream to go into the military. Pat Tillman was a football star from Arizona State University and later the Arizona Cardinals. In 2002‚ Tillman put his NFL career on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army to become an ranger along with his brother. With this choice‚ Tillman received a lot of attention from the media‚ but was humble and did not want to make it a big story. When his coach‚ Dave McGinnis‚ from the Arizona Cardinals was asked he answered‚ “Pat knew his purpose in life. Tillman proudly
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Garrett Hardin in his article «Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor» asserts‚ that despite the existence of a competent distribution of various resources between rich and poor countries‚ which is also called «lifeboats» for needy‚ there are pitfalls that could cause critical damage for the citizens of these countries and for the countries as a whole (Hardin‚ 1974). Hardin seeks to convey to readers that people should be clearly aware that all reserves have a certain limit‚ which one
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