Frederick Douglass
This simple, whitewashed home inspired Depression-era artist Grant Wood to paint his best-known canvas, "American Gothic." Wood was transfixed by the house, constructed in the Carpenter Gothic vernacular, and the type of people whomight have inhabited it: "I imagined American Gothic people with...
Reading is Important essaysPeople are living in a world where new technological advances have replaced the desire to read. Reading, in my opinion, has become less important to many adults and children. Some children and teenagers prefer to watch a movie
they don’t care about the fame, and they never give up. One of the reasons why heroes are so important is that they risk their lives for us. Heros do this because they care about the people that need help. They do it because they care about us. Some heroes try to help us get ...
"This award represents the culmination of years of hard work to deliver significant long-term improvements right in the heart of a vital segment of the Northeast Corridor," said Amtrak Executive Vice President, Capital Delivery, Laura Mason. "Building the new Frederick Douglass Tunnel along with ...