The Johnston Gate The monumental iron gates still stand today strong today. The gates overall presence dividing the busy streets of Cambridge and the tranquility of Harvard Yard. Just north of Harvard Square stands Johnston gate, for students to enter daily and for city goers and tourists to pass by. Despite its bold and perhaps intimidating appearance, seas of people flood through to catch a glimpse of Harvard Yard and to stop to take a picture with the famous John Harvard Statue. The gate however, has not been present since the institution's founding. Samuel Johnston was a proud member of Harvard’s graduating class of 1855. Several years later, Johnston decided to donate 10,000 dollars to build a gate, leading to the entrance of the famous Harvard Yard. The gate was designed by Charles McKim, an architect and a graduate of Harvard. He designed the gates to have a lavish design, and to be constructed of metals and hand-made red bricks; the bricks …show more content…
People were outraged by the gates appearance due to it’s overdone appearance. The complex design was not seen as tasteful and contradicted the Puritan values that the school was founded upon. The symbolism within the design of the gate still had a cross at the top of the fence representing the Divinity School and Harvard’s Puritan founding. The gate also displays a VERITAS shield on the brick columns that the gate is supported by. Despite the controversial response when first constructed, the gate still stands 126 years later. The gate is seen by many daily and welcomes students and visitors to the Harvard we know today. From the very beginning the Johnston Gate was intended to be Harvard Yard’s main portal. Building the lavish iron gate was a way of making the entrance built to last and also official. The grand entryway has a way of welcoming people to explore the famous sights of the
“The time is now at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are or be Freemen or Slaves.” -George Washington. It all started on a cold and wintry day in December. Soldiers began to make a winter camp at Valley Forge, about 18 miles west of Philadelphia.In October Washington's army retreated from Boston and New York in October, and just recently had failed in keeping the British out of Philadelphia. Philadelphia is the Forming Nation's Capitol. The army retreated to Valley forge, where they would stay for the next many months.They would stay until they could defeat the British in Philadelphia, in which the British set up base comfortably. I am a 9 month soldier, and my contract ends on March first.
Kit foxes, also called Vulpes Macrotis are among the smallest foxes in America. The kit fox is very easily mistaken for a dog however when you look at their appearance you realize that proportions are not that of a dog's. Many people often confuse the kit fox with its larger cousin, the grey desert fox.
Lately I have been hearing a lot about security of patient’s health records and how people are losing their jobs behind accessing information that they have no need to be in. It got me to wondering just how secure our personal information is from prying eyes and how who is alerted when these prying eye are in information that doesn’t concern them. So, when I ran across this article “Security Audits of Electronic Health Information” and “HIPAA Security Rule Overview” it caught my eye and curiosity on how they might work hand in hand when it comes to protecting what information is accessed by personnel. So, I choose these articles to get more information on this topic.
Neil Johnson is a singer-songwriter from the northwestern, United States. Raised up from a family of traveling musicians, Neil has developed a passion for the pickup gig, the "show up and blow doors" mentality, the "where did this guy come from?!" league. It's gotten him into trouble and it's gotten him into the hearts of many who have had the pleasure of watching his performance.
It was the year 1777. The Revolutionary War is breaking out and George Washington and his army are making camp at Valley Forge during a dreadful winter. It was the week before Christmas when Valley Forge was established. 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia,at valley Forge, George Washington was at valley Forge to watch the British. The total troops at Valley Forge was in December 1777 was 12,000. Then in February 1778 there was 8,000. So my question is: Had you been a soldier at Valley Forge, would you have quit? I have decided to not re-enlist for three reasons which are 12 men living in one hut, not wanting to get smallpox and dysentery, and I do not want to die.
I have known Mr. Jerry Watson since 2000. At that time, he was reacquainting himself with civilian life after retiring from the twenty-plus years of service to our country as an Army Pilot. Mr. Watson has been employed by the Alaska Department of Corrections for over fifteen years and has become the invaluable professional spokesman of the justice system during this time. Moreover, Mr. Watson has maintained a substantial achievement performance. This is apparent, he has successfully occupied every available position within his facility. From Floor Officer to Assistant Superintendent, has progression was not stopped by his ability, but, because he could not fill an occupied position. From his professional presentations given at tours of the facility to his on the record testimonials given as an expert witness, he is skilled in engaging all audiences. I’m as confident in his abilities. Moreover, the State of Alaska, Department of Corrections has placed in a position that requires knowledge, skills, ability, and patients. All of which could benefit you.
What is an athlete? An athlete is someone who strives for first place and works hard to get there. There has been many controversies over whether or not NASCAR drivers are considered athletes or not. However, NASCAR drivers are considered athletes. Take five time championship winner Jimmy Johnson for example. Jimmy Johnson is an athlete because he practices as often as he can and he participates in a highly competitive and challenging sport.
William Johnson was a slave before being freed at age 11, along with his mother, Amy, and sister, Adelia. He got his barber shop in 1830 from his half brother, James Miller. After starting his barber shop, he keeps a diary and he used it until he died. He also owned a bathhouse and bookstore.He married named Ann Battles, who was also a free african american. They had about 11 children before Johnson died. He lived in the free town of Natchez, and he almost had about three thousand dollars in 1835. Johnson was friends with other freed african americans like Robert McCary and hunted and fished with them. Johnson and Baylor Winn got into a dispute and it ended in Johnson`s favor in court. Winn was upset and shot Johnson when he was returning to
In “How To Read Like A Professor,” by Thomas C. Foster, The fence between the boy and the girl is obviously symbolizing a barrier between the two such as a fence and a brick wall. Although everyone can have different interpretations when it comes to symbols, as you can see by reading everyone else’s posts, most people interpret symbols the same way. Along with serving as a barrie. He sees what he wants because fences are see through. For Example, have a fence in between houses allows you to talk to the neighbors. In other neighborhoods there are brick walls which are more tougher and doesn't allow others to see. As Chris said, if it were a wall, the boy wouldn’t have been nearly as tempted to talk to her. Although Scott’s reply to Chris was more of a joke as it was a point. If a brick wall was between the two, conversation would have been very difficult because they won't be able to see each
William Johnson was born a slave in the year 1809 but was freed by his owner, probably his father in 1820. His owner had earlier released William’s sister and mother. William Johnson upon being freed became a barber apprentice in Natchez town. William’s brother-in-law had a barbershop which he took over in 1830 and later on got married to Amy Battles. They had eleven children. Amy was a free person and just like William was black (National Humanities Center Resource Toolbox, 2007). William Johnson went on to operate several barbershops, owned land, and rented buildings. He also had a bathhouse and regularly loaned white and black people money which was paid at an interest. Like other free blacks in the South, William Johnson owned slaves and at times sold them too. The diary is a record of his daily personal endeavors, majorly about the payment of his debts, the items he bought and the running of his family. William was murdered by a free black man, Baylor Winn, with whom they had a boundary conflict. Despite his murderer being identified, he escaped prosecution since according to his evidence, he was a white man, and so no black man could testify against him (Humanities Center Resource Toolbox, 2007).
There are three distinct categories of students who attend Forsyth Technical Community College: the hyper high school students, the young adult students, and the mature older students. Of course, there are outliers to each of these categories, but the majority of students fall within these three groups.
Bryan Johnson: a son, a brother, a uncle, a friend, a lover, a athlete and outdoor enthusiast. Bryan Johnson is a man with many hats, depending on the day you may see several of these. When he is not working, Bryan loves to be in the outdoors or spend time with his family. Bryan is tough as nails, however, on the inside he is softer then cotton candy.
The play “Fence” by August Wilson’s has a connection with real world fence. “The yard is a small dirt yard, partially fenced, except for the last scene, with a wooden sawhorse, a pile of lumber, and other fence-building equipment set off to the side. The Opposite is a tree from which hangs a ball made of rags. A baseball bat leans against the tree. Two oil drums serve as garbage receptacles and sit near the house at right to complete the setting” (Wilson 2). He mentions that the fence has three parts open, unopened and cornerstone. The word yard and fence are symbolically represented structure and dream of country, society and Troy’s family.
The gate is an important symbol throughout the novel and carries great significance. The author chooses this to be a symbol because Janie, the main character, passes through a literal gate in the story whenever her life is about to change. There are three instances where Janie passes through a gate and soon after, her life takes a turn, either beneficial or upsetting. "She thought awhile and decided that her
When the United States of America joined World War 1 in 1917 the rst of the world had been at war for three years. The U.S. deployed an estimated 4,355,000 troops to around the world. Around 204,004 of them returned home injured. Henry Johnson was one of those soldiers.