Human Genome- It was a research project whos goal was to have an understanding of all the genes of human beings. It was coordinated by the U.S Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.
Mark Mcgwire- In 1998, Mark Mcgwire and Sammy Sosa took part in the home run chase, attempting to break the record of Roger Maris or the New York Yankees. Both players broke the rcord of 61. Sosa hit 66, while Mcgwire hit 70. The years that followed were full of controversy because of the suspicions of these athletes being linked to the use of steroids.
Centennial Park- This park was created for the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, Georgia. On July, 27th, a bomb planted in a suspicious knapsack went off, killing one woman but injured 111 people. Pronounced hero of the day, Richard Jewell a security guard, discovered the bomb and helped clear the area from the explosion.
Oklahoma City- In Waco, Texas the FBI attempted to end a standoff, but they ended up causing the Davidian compound to catch on fire and killed many people. A man named McVeigh wanted revenge so he planted a bomb in a truck out side the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building. It killed 168 people and pulverized the entire north face of the bulding.
Unabomber- The unabomber aka Theodore Kaczynski carried out a series of mail bombings. Kaczynski agreed to cease his bombings if his manifesto was published. His wife recognized his writings and this led to his arrest on april 3rd, 1996.
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Top five 80's movies according to the mother:
1. Fatal Attraction
2. An Officer and a Gentleman
3. Dirty Dancing
4. The Big Chill
5. E.T.
Rosa Parks, Jackie Robbinson, Marlon Brando, and Jack Kerouac are four people we have studied so far who should have the honor of getting their face carved into a rock.
Rosa Parks was a black woman in the 1950's who refused to give up her seat to a white man. She was arrested for her incooperation, which caused and uprise from black americans. A bus boycott was formed, and it ended up being very successful. Parks deserves to be honored for her courageous actions and her impact on desegregation.
Likewise, Jackie Robinson made a huge impact in desegregating American Baseball. Jackie was number fourty-two for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the only black man on the team. He withstood a lot of prejudice remarks from the crowd and even people from his team, but eventually he was able to break baseball's color barrier.
Marlon Brando was an actor in the 1950's. He starred in three major films including "A Street Car Named Desire", "On the Waterfront", and "Wild One". He was considered one of the best actors of all time, and he had a kind of edge to him. He was a role model to many and he inspired a whole new style.
Lastly, Jack Kerouac, an unsung hero, should have his face on my Mount Rushmore. He was a part of the Beat Generation, which was an influential group of writers who challenged the life styles of the middle class during the 1950's. He wrote "On the Road". Jack Kerouac is important because he was one of the first to protest the conformity and lack of purpose going on in the culture at his time. He was a rebel who was able to break through and create an alternate lifestyle.
Dale Meyers has some very well backed-up facts that there was a single bullet that hit both Kennedy and Connelly. He used a computer generated simulation of the zapruder film and animated Kennedy and Connelly's exact movements. Meyers said that when the second bullet goes off, the two men react simultaneously. He showed on his computer that both their bullet wounds are in areas that make perfect sense for a single bullet. It passes in through Kennedy's back, then out his throat continuing into Connelly's back. He also used the fact that their movements coincide with the bullet wounds. Everything Meyer's said makes sense to me, but he forgot to add some important information. His single bullet theory only accounts for two wounds. Connelly also had a bullet pass through his wrist and thigh. How is that possible for one single bullet? Also, Kennedy's fatal shot caused his head to go back and to the left. Back and to the left. Back and to the left! Oswald couldn't possibly shoot a bullet to make Kennedy's head move in that way, since he was positioned behind him. That means there had to be a conspiracy.
Eyewitness Lee Bowers has a very interesting account of what he saw the day our beloved president, John F. Kennedy, was assasinated. Up to today it is still foggy on whether his death was the result of a sole killer, or a conspiracy. Bowers' account makes me turn towards thinking there was definately more than one assasin. Bowers claimed that on November 22nd, 1963, the day Kennedy was killed, he was working in his office and has a good view of the motorcade. He saw two men standing near the grassy knoll. He stated, "These men were the only two strangers in the area. The others were workers whom I knew." Bowers also said that when he heard the shootings begin, he saw a flash of light come from the area where the strange men were standing. Bowers gave this information to the Warren Commission. Later, Bowers was killed in a car crash, and it was said that he was driven off the road by a black car. Very suspicious. I guess we will never know for sure what really went down on that tragic day.
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