Garrett Morgan

Garrett Morgan was born on March 4, 1877 in Paris, Kentucky. At the age of 14, he decided to move to Ohio to receive a better education. He moved to Cincinatti, where he quit school to work as a handyman so that he can survive. He then moved to Cleveland. In 1908, he settled down and had three sons. He also made his own tailoring business and accidentally discovered a liquid, which could be used to prepare hair for straightening. Two years later, after hearing about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, he invented the safety hood and smoke protector. This was a key tool in many fire disasters and World War I in the later years. Later, Morgan created his own version of the traffic light. However, the thing that was so distinctive about his was the shape. It was in the shape of a T. His products was sold throughout the US and soon became a famous millionaire. This traffic light was inspired by an accident that he witnessed. In later years, Morgan would develop glaucoma and would lose 90% of his vision. He would later die on July 27, 1963.

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STEP at NYU

On Saturdays, I go to a place called STEP. It stands for the Science and Technology Entry Program. It is at NYU, which is in Greenwich Village. The program costs $120, and $120 for lunch, and this covers the whole program annually. There are a wide variety of courses for math, from Algebra to Calculus. They also have electives in many career areas and other subjects, like Business and chemistry. I would encourage everyone to come to STEP, since it is fun and in a lively environment.

bASKETBALL gAME

On Jan 29, 2010, a basketball game occurred at Monesson High School against Washington High School. During the game, two girls from different schools started arguing and soon started fighting. Soon after, the basketball players got involved. That's when the incident became dangerous. Police started to use tasers to brake the fight, however they targeted the wrong student. The victim, Mario, only wanted to get his sister, but staff targeted him as though he was the problem. A staff called a cop to assist him and tasered the innocent student. Mario was able to get away but he said after he was tasered, "I felt pain like never before". I think that this wasnt right and they shouldnt have went that far. The kids were pretty small and they could have tried to control them without using a weapon. 

Banneker and Midwood

Banneker vs. Midwood