Georgia O'Keeffe

Key Assessment Education 2130 Throughout my observation hours that I completed at South Forsyth Middle School, I learned many things that I can apply to my classroom when I become a teacher. I was cultured inside of the classroom to many new techniques and teaching styles that will be beneficial for my career that is to come. I experienced the classroom in a wide variety due to the different environments I witnessed during my time observing. Taking my experiences from the broad array of students

It was the was the beginning of a new decade, Americans believed the 1960’s were going to be the dawn of the golden age. Many historical feats are occurring, John Steinbeck wins a noble peace prize, Nixon and Kennedy have the first televised debate, Mohamed Ali wins a gold medal and the Civil Rights Movement is at the precipice in America. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Governor George C. Wallace are two prominent figures throughout the Civil Rights Movement. Individually, they deliver historical

The year was 1963, as the chaos of segregation was unfolding in the Southern states, Governor George C. Wallace and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, are at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. In the beginning of the year, Governor Wallace will be addressing his constituents with his well-known, “Segregation Now, Segregation Forever” speech. Nevertheless, it will be seven months later, that Dr. King will convey his message in his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. Individually, they deliver historical

A Cherokee Story: Trail of Tears One of the major atrocities early in the United States (US) expansion came after President Andrew Jackson approved of and signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. This document set the foundation for what would be known as the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was the forceful relocation of give main Native American tribes from their eastern lands, to newly established territories located west of the Mississippi River (Dwyer, 2014, p. 33). After researching the

Everyday, people all over the world are removed from their homes and forced to leave. You could be pushed out of your house from a foreclosure, or pushed out of your country from an extremist. In society today, thousands upon thousands of people are fleeing to a new country they can call “home” and where they can feel safe. Among these people, a big majority are the Syrian people. The Syrian Refugee Crisis has been relevant for about four years since the start of the Syrian civil war that began in

Imagine helping people your think need help, giving them advice and information about the road ahead. All of that gets erased when they come back thinking they own your and take everything valuable and your land and put their own houses where yours are. No more than 200 years ago this happened in America and continues to happen today. The treatment of Native Americans has a very deep history, from relocations to hate crimes, which is still prominent today. The Relocation of Native Americans

The vision of the Manifest destiny related in many ways to the America’s logical past. In the 1840’s fur trappers were almost gone; they were becoming extinct because of the whites taking all the fur trades. The Americans didn’t feel the need to have the Indians as their fur traders. Americans viewed the West as a region that needed to be expanded into democrat nation. The Indians tribes mattered little now to the westward champion expansion. The expansion was not only of fur but they were also getting

When the settlers invaded the Indian’s homeland, they weren’t happy about it. They were very angry. Some were forced out of their homeland, and others decided to stay because they were afraid to leave. The people who stayed were put into reservations. Reservations still exist today; it is land that is reserved for Indians under a treaty or an agreement. The Indians didn’t want to be put into reservations, but they had no other option but to agree with the government. I looked into the reservations

The Way to Rainy Mountain was written by N. Scott Momaday. N. Scott has spent his life telling the tales and history of his people. Therefore, this essay is about his people, the Kiowas, and the journey his Grandmother embarked on she was younger. His Grandmother had passed, therefore, he was returning to Rainy Mountain to visit her grave. His grandmother, Aho, lived in a time when the U.S. Cavalry compelled them out of their lands. In addition, they were unable to concede in their traditions.

Shanon Floretta is the Founder of The Style Vibe, the premium source for eclectic new talent in art, sustainable design, and music. Shanon has wanted her own business since she was very young, as she got older she started doing everything she could to prep for it. Shanon took advanced placement courses in Psychology, English, and Marketing while in high school and by 17, began her now 8 years of experience in retail and management. After high school Shanon moved to Richmond to study Business Administration