Toledo Essays

Gloria Steinem: Female Activist Gloria Steinem rose to national fame as a feminist leader in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s for her work as a journalist, activist and political organizer. Her tireless efforts to lobby for social and economic equality allowed Gloria to emerge as an enduring symbol of female liberation. She advocates for intersectional feminism which examines the intersections where forms of oppression overlap and looks at the institutions and conditions hindering women from advancing

The state of being inattentive during driving or an action that takes the attention of the driver away during the task of driving is termed as driver distraction. Driver distraction has also been defined as “attention given to a non-driving related activity, typically to the detriment of driving performance” as stated in ISO TC22/SC13/WG8 CD 16673 [1]. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has defined distracted driving as “an activity that could divert a person’s attention

injured at a Toledo Mud Hens game when an intoxicated fan, Daniel Kolleng, hit Jessica Kemper with a small wooden bat. An employee of the Toledo Mud Hens served alcohol to Kolleng when he was already intoxicated. Jessica Kemper contends this motion is made upon the grounds that there are no genuine issues of material facts. Therefore, Jessica Kemper is entitled to judgment as matter of law on her claim. Jessica Kemper is seeking summary judgment in her favor on her claim that the Toledo Mud Hens acted

natural cognitive wonder that is the eye. As it would seem, art itself is transition from the collections of private collectors to online galleries, designed to preserve the work left behind by those who once lived on this plant years ago. Going to the Toledo Art Museum has showed just how much is missing from the works of art because of

The Toledo Museum of Art was founded due to Toledo’s placement as “the glass city of the United States”. In 1888, Edward Libbey moved his glass company to Toledo. In 1901, Libbey and his wife founded the Toledo Museum of Art, without barring anyone from entering. They would gather works of art as well as “collections of glass” during their travels. The couple would make donations of money and property to the museum, but they encouraged the citizens of Toledo to engage within the museum. This created

Comparative Analysis: “The Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo” and “Self-portrait with Isabella Brandt” The Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo was finished by Bronzino in 1545 and is among the most famous works by the artist. The portrait is currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence in Italy. The oil on panel painting depicts Eleanor of Toledo sitting with her hands placed on the shoulders of one of her sons. Eleanor’s gesture in combination with the pomegranate motif on her dress presents her as

Green Toledo 2015 Keith Burris, a journalist for the Toledo Blade, came to Lords University to discuss his ideas and comments on a green Toledo. He expressed his perspective of Toledo’s environmental issues. His prevalent topics caught the audience’s attention, wanting to truly understand the multiple injustices to nature going on around us. Keith Burris began his talk by explaining what he likes to write about as a journalist. He tries to focus on the “heroes of the city,” meaning the citizens

This semester I was able to spend time during field placement with a student teacher from Toledo University. I was able to watch her and talk to her about what works best for teaching and she was able to give pointers on how to sharpen my skills for student teaching. She told me that she has to reteach herself the topics that she will teach. Her reason for this is above all reasons is she wants to know what she is talking about during each new topic. For this reason, I would desire the same as her

ohn Fowles’ The Collector is a book that stands out for various reasons. Not only it depicts two characters diametrically different from one another, but it describes them with such depth and inner scrutiny that it makes it hard to believe only one author has created those opposing protagonists. Another thing standing out in The Collector is the character of Frederick Clegg and the personal mystery hidden in within him, as there is a big degree of difference in between Clegg and a person that would

Homelessness Toledo, Ohio Homelessness is an issue that has persisted for a very long time in several communities across the United States, including Toledo, Ohio, which is located in the state of Ohio. Recently, finding long-term housing has been challenging for many residents of Toledo, particularly families. Because of this, there are now a more significant number of people living on the streets in the city. This essay will investigate the factors that contribute to homelessness in Toledo, discuss

times tie in with books. In terms of The Great Gatsby, El Greco, a revolutionary artist, drew a painting of Toledo that connects with the book. In El Greco’s, Toledo, the city is looked over by God, much like T.J Eckleburg watches over the Valley of Ashes, in Toledo, behind the clouds there hides a storm that will be unleashed on the city much like how the plot played out, the painting Toledo, has many beautiful buildings, but it is still dark much like the Great Gatsby all the beautiful homes and

Tony Packo’s is a bar and grill restaurant that works hand and hand with the Toledo Mudhens, Detroit Tiger’s minor league team. A Hungarian immigrant name Tony who lived on the East side of Toledo founded this restaurant. Tony worked a few labor-intensive jobs and decided that was not for him so he decided to go into the restaurant business. Tony decided he was going to open up a restaurant in downtown Toledo. Once opened, the food received great reviews from the neighborhood. Tony Packo's restaurants

the city of Toledo under King Alphonso were prosperous and featured mutual respect between religions, other eras and locations such as the Reconquista or Almoravid rule were characterized by warfare and hostility between the two religions. If the Christian and Islamic kingdoms of Medieval Spain were to be considered siblings, the relationship could be considered friendly but not particularly close initially, followed by a falling out due to unreconcilable differences. The city of Toledo is an example

Part One: Mechanical engineering has always been one of those, “I could do that when I’m older.” kind of occupations, but I didn’t really become interested until my eighth grade year at Pioneer Middle School. It is only after I took a few classes with a math teacher named Mr. Hollingsworth that I became interested in mechanical engineering. My experience with Mr. Hollingsworth started when I took Problem Solving in the seventh grade, which is an amazing class that entailed building balloon powered

patient-centered care, quality improvement, Informatics, evidence-based practices, teamwork & collaboration, and Safety. Discover and reflect with me as I evaluate how well the hospitals I went to, Mercy Health Behavior Institute, St. Charles, and Promedica Toledo Hospital, implemented

not known why. At first Malone lived in Philadelphia for a year, and then moved to Toledo. When Malone first moved to Toledo, he knew nobody, had no money, but did possess skills such as carpentry and architectural design. Malone designed and built many of Toledo’s famous landmarks such as The Boody House and The Oliver House. While Malone was working on the Oliver House, he met J.C. Hall, a very influential Toledo citizen. This friendship lasted thought Malone’s

Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Nick alludes to the painting The View of Toledo to reminisce his experiences in the vivacious metropolis, New York. In the painting, a river separates two villages. One village on the hill clearly establishes itself as superior, reaching a higher status than the other village in terms of both wealth and geography. Nick likens the painting’s scenery to the East and West Eggs. The painter of The View of Toledo, El Greco, was born in 1541 in Crete as Domenikos Theotokopouolos

The problem with Lake Erie is that it is infested with this toxic algae making it hard for the people of Toledo to drink it. The causes of the bacteria didn’t start in Toledo. It stated hundreds of miles from Toledo. The algae are fed by natural and commercial fertilizers from the watersheds, farms, livestocks, and city sewers. All of the waste from those sources form in the shallowest part of Lake Erie, and when the water warms the bacteria spreads. Other areas around Lake Erie are already experiencing

My students regularly engage in collaborative endeavors using Google Slides or Docs. Working at Toledo Technology Academy, which strongly emphasizes manufacturing technologies and engineering, has pushed me to learn about different technologies that can be incorporated into my lessons. Two examples of this include having biology students design a

A tragedy according to Aristotle 's Poetics, "is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in appropriate and pleasurable language;... in a dramatic rather than narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions." Ma Rainey 's Black Bottom is a play written by, August Wilson, that takes place in a studio in the 1920 's over the course of an afternoon. The bare-bones sequence of this play