In the ’32 film Tony has a relatively close relationship with his mother and siblings, and people openly question his affections for his sister Francesca. In the ’83 movie, Tony is estranged from his family, his mother despises him and he becomes close with his sister Gina. Throughout Brian DiPalma’s…
Jefferson was not the first to introduce macaroni (with or without cheese) to America, nor did he invent the recipe as some have claimed. Macaroni and Cheese Though he probably wasn’t the first person to introduce Americans to the ooey gooey goodness of macaroni drenched with cheese, Jefferson did have…
While in the arena, Titus went completely savage and resorted to cannibalism. As soon as he made a kill, he would eat his victims’ hearts. Titus ’s dad hasn’t been home in weeks, and his mom is angry. Smell Factor runs around,… (full context) One afternoon, Violet shows up at…
From 1775 to 1783, American Patriots fought the British. The war was called the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson never fought as a soldier. Instead he used powerful words to fight for independence. What was Thomas Jefferson role in the Revolutionary War? During the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), Jefferson served in…
To Catch a Predator is an American reality television series in the television news magazine program Dateline NBC featuring confrontations with host Chris Hansen, partly filmed with a hidden camera, of adult men arriving at a sting house to have sex with a minor and typically being arrested as a…
Two bear cubs were the most unusual animals to be in residence at the White House during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency (1801-1809). Two bear cubs (stock photo) In an October 1807 letter to President Thomas Jefferson that accompanied a gift of two grizzly bear cubs, Capt. Zebulon Pike wrote that the…
Though Balto often gets the credit for saving the town of Nome, it was Togo, a Siberian Husky, who led his team across the most dangerous leg of the journey. Named after Heihachiro Togo, a Japanese Admiral who fought in the war between Russia and Japan (1904-05), Togo was the…
Driven from his home by the British and heavily criticized during his last year in office, he decided to abandon politics and retire to Monticello. The death of his wife in 1782 changed his plans. Although he lost his wife at a young age long before residing in the White…
Tolkien’s involvement in the battle lasted from July to October 1916 during which he served as a Battalion Signalling Officer to the 11 of The Lancashire Fusiliers. His unit operated mainly in the northern section of the Somme and was stationed in the Beaumont-Hamel, Serre, and Leipzig salient trenches. Tolkien…
Jefferson played violin — and less frequently, cello — throughout his life. He claimed that as a youth, he practiced three hours a day, and he played well enough to participate in weekly concerts at the Governor’s Palace while a student in Williamsburg. Jefferson played violin — and less frequently,…