Scott Williamson
School
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Expertise
History, Science, Politics, Entertainment
- Scott's first published work can be found on Study Breaks Magazine, where he worked as an intern in 2019.
- He has has written several list-based entertainment articles for Screen Rant.
- Scott became a member of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) in 2014 in recognition of his academic achievements.
Experience
Scott has had a passion for history and writing since his junior year of high school. His writing got him accepted to one of the top honor's colleges in the country. This in turn gave him the tools to branch out to sites such as Study Breaks Magazine and Screen Rant. As an avid reader of topics ranging from food in antiquity to World War II, Grunge.com was the perfect blend of Scott's interests and abilities. One of Scott's ultimate goals is to become a published novelist, historical fiction being the subject of much of his personal writing.
Education
In 2019, Scott graduated from Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in writing, after four years of relevant courses and an internship that served as his first introduction to professional freelance writing.
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Stories By Scott Williamson
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When we think of circles of stones — really, really big stones — we often think of Stonehenge in England. But there are other impressive stone circles, too.
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Astronauts are amazing, with years of training and study before they launch. But even astronauts have to eat. Do they have to check sell-by dates in orbit?
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Depending on who is asked, actress Elizabeth Taylor is remembered by many for her supposedly prominent violet eye color.
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For many, the idea of buying a star and naming it after oneself or a loved one is an extremely powerful symbol. What does it actually mean to buy a star?
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War, no matter how large or small, is a brutal affair, nothing to enter lightly by any nation. The United States requires a declaration of war — sometimes.
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Starting out his political career as a KGB agent under the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin has certainly climbed the ranks in the new post-Cold-War world.
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The world's oceans remain enormous areas of mystery — great depths, great forces, great challenges. Part of the mystery is the fate of ships lost at sea.
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Dick Van Dyke is one of the most recognizable figures in American entertainment history. He's ageless — and age doesn't factor into his marriage, either.
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For decades, China has been dealing with a natural disaster in the western parts of the country, especially Minqin County. This has made life there dangerous.
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This Pacific Ocean island is a large reef formation with a surface/land area of a little over two miles. Until 1946, it had supported a population of settlers.
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Numerous show business personalities have fudged their age — usually down; less often up. Dick Van Dyke's age was fudged for him, by his parents.
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There are a number of issues that come with capital punishment, namely the ethics/optics of the government harvesting organs from prisoners.
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When the Dutch first discovered the continent we now call Australia, they referred to it as New Holland, but this is how Australia got its name.
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While perhaps not one of the most intuitive Hollywood pairings, actress Pamela Anderson and singer Kid Rock were once married from 2006 to 2007.
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The United States has a bountiful selection of national parks, making the wonders of nature available to all. Sometimes those wonders can prove deadly.
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Performers usually work under contract. Some of those contracts have unique stipulations, like Bob Barker's condition for appearing in "Happy Gilmore."
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One of Hugh Hefner's controversial focal points was the Playboy Mansion, a large complex that acted as the residence of both Hefner and the magazine's models.
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American actor Jeff Daniels has proven himself to be a very adaptable actor, having managed to largely avoid being typecast into any particular genre.
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President Abraham Lincoln was a man known for his boundless compassion and empathy. No surprise, perhaps, that those qualities extended beyond human beings.
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On January 16, 2022, Charles McGee died in his sleep at the age of 102. In World War II, McGee trained to fly as one of the Tuskegee Airmen.
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The Jackson family has long been the subject of controversy and rumors. One feud that has lasted for over a decade has been between Paris and Janet Jackson.
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There's an old sailor's saying: "You can't defeat the sea. You can only hope the sea doesn't defeat you." That's especially true off the coast of Norway.
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Jewel theft has been the starting point of novels, films, and TV shows. A real-life jewel heist in Ireland remains unsolved, and the jewels are still missing.
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Astronomers made a remarkable realization when they identified WASP-103b - an exoplanet approximately 1,500 light-years away - as having a "potato-like shape."
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Ever since the Winter Games in 1924, curling has been an Olympic sport in which many countries have competed. Even before, curling had a substantial following.
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Nazi Germany was infamous for a wide range of crimes against humanity. One was widespread looting — anything of value was commandeered and disappeared.
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For centuries, Egyptologists have sought out the artifacts within the Great Pyramids. One of these was the sarcophagus of the Pharaoh Menkaure.