Tragedies and Triumphs Chapters

When horrific things happen, how a person responds can make a difference in the rest of one's life. In this collection, learn how some individuals triumphed in the face of unspeakable tragedies.

This chapter details Jacobo's life after his deportation.

Read a poem about the life of Jarrett Lane, a 22 year-old senior in Civil Engineering.

Braddock gives up boxing to work as alongshoreman to help his family during the Great Depression.

Fighting as a light heavyweight, Braddock pursues boxing, turning pro at the age of 21.

Five hundred years later, the Catholic Church canonizes Joan as a Saint. Joan's life demonstrates the effect one person can have on history.

Find out what happens to war horses during and after WWI - and - learn how the bond between a boy and his horse could not be broken.

On the 28th of July, 1914 WWI begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and the war-alliance dominoes begin to fall. Joey, and others like hi...

John Glenn orbits the earth, but almost becomes lost in space.

Burns follows Wycliffe; both his body and his books are burned.

The WTC collapse traps Port Authority Police officers John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno.

Johnstown 2015

John Wycliffe translates the Bible into English, but Oxford expels him as his writings become more radical.

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