Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 novel told a fictional story. So, The Help is not inspired by a true story of an ambitious writer in the 1960s, who publishes a book with multiple stories of black maids. However, according to reports, an actual person claimed that one character in the movie was…
While Socrates’ defense was thought provoking, his inflation of self-importance worked against him in his trial, as he failed to persuade the court of his innocent ignorance. Socrates opening statement to the court was not only to build upon his character as favorable but also to lower the character of…
Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by pirates, or slaves bought outside Roman territory. In hard times, it was not uncommon for desperate Roman citizensRoman citizensCitizenship in ancient Rome (Latin: civitas) was a privileged political and legal status afforded to free individuals with respect…
John Ratcliffe (born John Sicklemore; 1549 – December 1609) was an early Jamestown colonist, mariner and captain of Discovery, the smallest of three ships (the other two being The Susan Constant and The Godspeed) that sailed from the Kingdom of England on 19 December 1606, to English-claimed Virginia to found…
He batted left-handed but threw right-handed, baseball’s most desirable combination. Williams was signed by a minor league team in the Pacific Coast League, and after several seasons in San Diego and Minneapolis he was brought up to the Red Sox major league team in 1939. 299 or higher, Mann and…
Paraphrase: The poet does not seem to be very happy with his choice. After many years, perhaps he will be telling with a sigh that his choice was not very rewarding. There were two roads that separated in two different directions. And he chose the road which had been less…
She returned to school as a pre-veterinary major at the University of California, but switched to occupational therapy, earning a degree in the subject from San Jose State College in 1954. Goodall ended her formal education at age 18 when she could not afford a university education. Dame Valerie Jane…
John Keating was based on a real-life professor: Samuel F. Pickering Jr., an English professor at the University of Connecticut. The plot of Dead Poets Society is not a specific true story. However, the setting, atmosphere, and characters are based on writer Tom Schulman’s… John Keating is the charismatic, energetic…
Rivera as Washington head coach, 2020. (Wikipedia). Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera has a long history with military service. He didn’t serve himself, he played for the Chicago Bears after college, part of the famous 1985 Bears defense that won Super Bowl XX. Ron Rivera, Washington Football Team, $7 million…
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt instructed his Justice Department to break up this holding company on the grounds that it was an illegal combination acting in restraint of trade. Using the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the federal government did so and the Northern Securities Company sued to appeal the ruling. What…