Canton, Ohio Essays

  • James Oliver Huberty

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    and shocking killings took place in San Ysidro, California. A man originally from Ohio committed the fourth-deadliest shooting massacre by a single perpetrator in United States history, killing twenty-one and wounding nineteen others. The “McDonald’s Massacre”, as it came to be called, was a tragic event in a San Ysidro McDonalds. James Oliver Huberty was born on October 11, 1942, in the large city of Canton, Ohio. In year three of his life James had gotten polio, and progressively recovered leaving

  • The Theme of Change: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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    The Theme of Change: The Catcher in the Rye Change has one of the large-scale consequences on our inhabits. Even though it is often never observed, change occurs every minute and every second we are living on this world. We live each day without recognising the dissimilarities in us, if it's a personal or a mental change. It's not until we gaze back on our past through recollections and images that we realize how much we've really altered over time. Sometimes, we have to look actually deep and analyze

  • Case Study: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

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    3.1. Background Northeast Ohio refers to the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Ohio and consists of six metropolitan statistical areas and eighteen counties. The region is home to more than 4.3 million people and has three primary airports: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; Akron-Canton Regional Airport; and Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, located 12 miles from downtown Cleveland and within 500 miles of 43% of the U.S. population, is currently

  • William Tell: Fact or Fiction?

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    And it is in this time that the legend of William Tell has its origins. The forest cantons, Uri and Schwyz, wrote a letter of freedom to the emperor. They gained such a freedom. In 1273 Rudolf I of Habsburg had become the emperor. He granted his son the county of Zwaben which included those regions. The freedom disappeared definitely. This occurrence led to a rebellion. After the death of Rudolf I, three cantons, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden founded the Swiss Confederation on 1 august 1291. And all

  • Coming of Age in Mississippi

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    The first main event that I believe led to Anne Moody becoming an activist for Civil Rights was when she was younger, her cousin George Lee was babysitting and he burned down the house in a fit of rage and when Daddy gets home he blames it on Essie Mae (Anne Moody). This foreshadows all of life’s injustices that will be thrown her way. The next time was when she made friends with white neighbors and they decided to go to the movies, Anne couldn’t sit with her friends, she had to sit in the balcony

  • Anne Moody's Journey

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    of paper ... ...Canton. She was persuaded to go to Washington and testify about the racism in Mississippi. On the bus, people were singing freedom songs in high spirits. A fellow activist named Gene turned to Moody and said, “We’re gonna git things straight in Washington, huh?” (Moody, 424). She thought to herself, “I wonder. I really wonder” (Moody, 424). The statement shows Moody’s doubts and frustration with the Movement. She had nothing to show for all her hard work in Canton, and there was no

  • My Football Experience

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    football coach took me to the Penn State versus Ohio State football game last year. The feeling of being able to see a big college football game was incredible. One day after high school football practice my coach had come up to me and asked if I wanted to go to a football game with him. Of course, I said yes, but it did not cross my mind of what game I was going to watch. After I had said yes, he said that he got discount tickets the Penn State versus Ohio State football and wanted me to go with him

  • Alcohol Reflection

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    On Thursday January 21, 2016, I watched Lori Hart present on alcohol safety in the Student Union Auditorium. I had mixed emotions going into the presentation. On the one hand, I was a bit disappointed with the topic. It is very redundant, especially for freshman due to Alcohol Edu and the S.W.A.T. presentation first semester. I understand that it is a truly necessary and popular topic on college campuses because of the tendency of underage and excessive drinking. On the other hand, I was open-minded

  • Isolation in Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio

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    Isolation in Winesburg, Ohio Winesburg, Ohio is a story of lost or nonexistent connections with other human beings. Every character throughout the text has a want, a need, to connect with someone or something. Each individual faces a life of isolation. In most cases the solitary nature of their lives is self-inflicted. This self-punishment seems to be the outcome of a deeply personal hatred towards the characters' perceived differences with the rest of the Winesburg population. This is

  • Shadow And Custodial President

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    the Union. Due to these quarrels Grant aligned himself with the Radical Republican political party. Grant was already well known for his triumphs during the Civil War and was thus, the popular choice for Presidential Nominee. Grant was the son of an Ohio tanner. He was educated at West Point, where he graduated 21st out of 39. Grant fought in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1864 President Abraham Lincoln appointed Grant to the Position of General in Chief. As President, grant had difficulty in

  • Southwestern Ohio Steel Company

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    Southwestern Ohio Steel Company Southwestern Ohio Steel Limited Partnership (SOSLP) was considered to be one of the industry leaders in technology and service. SOSLP sells to approximately 500 customers, twenty five of which produces about two-thirds of the company's sales. Dan Wilson, vice president of sales at SOSLP, had recently received a letter from Matworks requesting SOSLP to provide sponsorship for an upcoming Matworks annual sales meeting. Dan needed to decide if providing sponsorship

  • Kent State Shooting Research Paper

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    On May 4, 1970, the shooting on the Kent State campus took place. The National guard shooting of the students at Kent State University occurred as a result of the students protesting the bombing of Cambodia, which caused the war to expand. The U.S president Nixon sent troops into Cambodia after he promised to withdraw them from Vietnam. On April 30, 1970, when Nixon gave a speech announcing the invasion of Cambodia, anti-war factions rose up across the United States. The speech caused a significant

  • Essay On Rick Barry

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    “Who walks around with their arms over their shoulders? With the underhand shot, you stand there with your arms hanging down in a totally relaxed position. It makes so much sense to me.”-Rick Barry. Rick was known for having an odd, but accurate granny- style free throw shot. He was also extremely good at scoring, and pretty good at everything else. Rick’s full name was Richard Francis Dennis Barry III. Rick Barry was born March 28 1944, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, his birthstone is Aries. Rick’s high

  • Winesburg Ohio Essay

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    Hollow Words in Winesburg, Ohio       Sherwood Anderson, in his masterpiece Winesburg, Ohio was writing against the notion that stories have to have a plot which reveals a moral idea or conclusion. Like the "tales" that Doctor Parcival tells George Willard in "The Philosopher," Anderson's short stories also seem to "begin nowhere and end nowhere" (51). We as readers must, like George Willard, decide if such stories are little more than "a pack of lies" or if rather, "they contain the

  • Choosing a College: Case Western Reserve University vs. The Ohio State University

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    are a variety of factors that finfluenced the final decision. Some of these factors included financial aid, reputation , college experience and college size. Choosing acceptance to Case Western Reserve University was a better choice compared to The Ohio State University. One of the biggest issues that many students and parents have concerning college education is the cost. Due to the state of the economy, affording college has become very difficult. Fortunately, the government is able to provide

  • Physical Therapy Career Paper Examples

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    Debbie received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy from The Ohio State University. Over the course of her career, she has worked at many different hospitals in the Ohio Valley. Even though she had opportunities to work in private clinics and bigger hospitals in more populated areas, she never wanted to leave the small town feel, though it would have meant making

  • You Re Ugly Too Summary

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    Hope Gernert September 23rd, 2016 English 205 Professor Belletto Lorrie Moore’s “You’re Ugly, Too” introduces the reader to Zoë Hendricks, a character who at first glance seems carefree and convivial, as she is known to offer her college students hot chocolate and often sings to them in class. After reading further it becomes clear that Zoë’s raw sarcasm and joking manner are in fact a defense mechanism and her only way of dealing with the situations she is presented with, ones ranging from her

  • The Wright Brothers: A Pioneer Of Aviation

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    The Wright brothers were engineers and pioneers of aviation. Wilbur Wright was born April 16, 1867, near Millville, Indiana. He was the middle child in a family of five children. His father, Milton Wright, was a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. His mother was Susan Catherine Koerner. When Wilbur was a child, his playmate was his younger brother, Orville Wright, born in 1871. The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, and controlled airplane flight. They surpassed their

  • Zaddie Johnson's Impact On The Welding Field

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    Lincoln enrolled in electrical engineering at Ohio State University in 1902. During those years at Ohio State he was captain of the football team, which helped his leadership skills grow. Unfortunately in 1907 he had to leave Ohio State a semester before graduation because of typhoid fever. He was awarded his degree in 1926 (Sorry). Unlike Lincoln, Johnson did not get her education from

  • Worth The Wait Analysis

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    Sunday, June 19th 2016 will be a date that will lay in the hearts of Cleveland sports fans for the rest of their lives. On this day, the Cleveland Cavaliers finished the nearly impossible task of coming back from being down three games to one in the NBA Finals in order to give the city of Cleveland its first professional sports championship in fifty-two years. The team was led by LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and company; together, they made history. After the championship many emotional advertisements