Fast-talking, fourteen and fresh from boot-camp, Jack Harold Lucas was bound for glory. He was a fire plug of a kid who wanted to fight so badly, that he lied about his age in order to enlist, stowed away on a troopship to get into the war, and was technically missing when he got his first shot at combat. However, this two-fisted punk managed to become the youngest American in history to receive the Medal of Honor. “On February 20, 1945, while fighting Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, the day after the invasion and a week after his seventeenth birthday, Lucas’ life was changed forever.”(Standring Pg.1) Quick to act under fire, Lucas purposely absorbed the shock of two enemy grenades in order to shield his companions. “By his inspiring action and
Charles Tupper (July 2,1821- October 30,1915) The longest-surviving Father of Confederation, Charles Tupper was leader of the Nova Scotia delegates at all three Confederation conferences. In the years following union, he held a number of high political offices, including that of High Commissioner to London. He also holds the dubious distinction of being Canada's shortest-serving prime minister. Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian father of Confederation: as the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. Tupper first ran for office as a Conservative in Nova Scotia in 1855, winning a hotly contested election in Cumberland County againstJoseph Howe(although his own party fared
Commodus Childhood * Was born on the 31 of august AD 161 at Lanuvium * Commodus was one of fourteen children * He was the only one to survive childhood * He had a twin brother that died * He was made caeser at the age of five, to rule alongside his dad (AD 166) Kind of like a junior emperor. * His father was Marcus Aurelius * In AD 177, at the age of 16 he was made Augustus by Marcus Aurelius making him a joint emperor * Even though he was emperor at AD 177, everyone saw Marcus Aurelius as the true emperor * “Commodus indeed led the troops in the wars on the Danube together with his father from AD 178, until the death of Marcus Aurelius in AD 180” (www.roman-empire.net) * “His father died, possibly
Although not truly apparent until the very end of the novel Grants life has taken a complete turn since the beginning when he refused to help Jefferson. Grant starts out denying the requests of Miss Emma and Tante Lou, he finally is forced into it and is unsuccessful, and then he begins to develop a bond with Jefferson and gets serious about changing his life. Finally, he gets through to Jefferson and is brought to tears the day of the execution. “Irene Cole told the class to rise, with their shoulders back. I went up to the desk and turned to face them.
These two platoons went through a dozen camps killing hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese citizens, because this was such scandal, know one knew about it until it was released by the Pentagon on November 13, 1969. (Prados 184) On March 31, President Johnson, in a television address, announced a partial halt to the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam, a call to North Vietnam to begin peace talks. On May 13, formal peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam were openly held in Paris. (Karnow 523) In August, Richard Nixon was nominated for the presidency by the Republican Party. On October 31, 1968, President Johnson announced a complete halt to the bombing of North Vietnam.
AJ Riley Mr. Fuller English 1117 Reading and Writing Critically I 9/25/14 Wise Man Alter Weiner was just like every other kid at the age of 13. He had a normal family and a set loving parents. His real mother died at the age of 4. As he said “I don’t remember her face but my stepmother treated me and my older brother very well. She was devoted to us as she was to her own child.” Alter’s father ran a successful business that he inherited from his parents.
At the time I had no clue what I wanted to do in the future. They described all the different careers and the wonderful future working in the medical field will bring. When I became a freshman at Tempe I enrolled in the medical academy. I was somewhat Interested in finding a job in the medical field, but just not sure what exactly. The H.O.P.E.
Sharon Titus When I was 13 years old, I told my PINS (persons in need of supervision) officer that when I grew up I wanted to be a coroner. I mostly said it to get a reaction, because I was a rebellious kid. As I got older, I realized that I was actually interested in the medical field. When I experienced that role in the Army, I decided that I wanted to be a medical professional. Being a medical professional is a job reserved for people with certain traits and/or personality types.
My Brilliant Paper Over the years I have been asked many questions in my life, but one seems to keep popping up. "What are you going to do when you grow up? ", and for the most part I have always know. In elementary school I wanted to be a doctor, then in middle school I knew what kind of doctor I wanted to be; a pediatrician. And then half way through high school I decided to change my mine once again I decided to become a physical therapist.
I have always had very strong opinions regarding vaccinations; especially now as a parent and a student in the medical assistant program. An old supervisor of mine believed in not vaccinating his children. He believed that he was injecting a ‘poison’ into his child’s body and he didn’t believe in vaccinations. He felt he was protecting his child by not giving him the vaccinations. I asked him one day, “Have you been vaccinated?” He replied, “Yes.” I then asked him, “Do you have poison in your body then?” He didn’t answer my question.