Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 28, 1929. He was the seventh born out of eight siblings. His parents migrated to Detroit from Georgia during 1922. They were part of a mass exodus of African Americans who left the South in the 20's and traveled to northern cities in search o...

The 1930s were times of great depression resulting in sweeping change. All across North America, the tough times were felt by all. The stock market crash of October 29, 1929, sent the entire nation into the longest downward economic spiral of its history, also known as the Great Depression. The m...

Reich's Boats In the late 1970's it was customary for families to have the "dad" as the bread winner. The "Leave it to Beaver" persona poured from home to home and engrossed the budding families to come. Now in the modern day "Gucci" society, a one ...

A Fashion designers design clothing and accessories. Some high-fashion designers are self-employed and design for individual clients. Other high-fashion designers cater to specialty stores or high-fashion department stores. These designers create original garments, as well as those that follow estab...

Medical Technology Advances "First the surgeon would cut off the blood flow with a tourniquet. After that he would take a scalpel and slice through the outlying tissue and flesh. Then he would use a hacksaw-like tool called a capital saw to saw through the bone. It had replaceable blades. ...

My Political Views I consider myself to be a moderate to strong republican. It took me a long time to realize what degree I was. Most people know what party they are but few know how strong their beliefs are. After looking at the republican platform and comparing my views on the issues, which a...

The American Civil War cost more than 600,000 lives. This was a war in which families were torn apart with family members fight for different sides, the Union or Confederacy. The American Civil War is often called the first truly "modern" war, because that conflict experienced the tremendous impact...

Youths Having It Harder Than Suspected Nanette Davis challenges the myth that today' s youth have it easy in her chapter titled " Youth in At-Risk society." Davis shows that being a youth today is much more difficult than the imaginable. Youth have to ...