Hampden, Maine

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 impacted the United States in ways that changed the nation as a whole. Two states, Missouri and Maine, had different requests that triggered the slavery argument. Missouri had requested to become a slave state, whereas Maine entered as a free state. At this time, tensions grew between the people as a result of pro-slavery and anti-slavery issues. The Missouri compromise was a temporary solution to the questions people had about slavery and territorial rights. As a

unique writing style. Without delving into deeper analysis, there are two distinctive themes that are easily recognizable in the vast majority of Jewett’s anthology of works. Jewett was born and grew up in South Berwick, a small rural town in southern Maine. Many, if not most of

The halls were filled with scrambling teenagers, backpacks were shuffled across the floor, pages were being flipped back and forth, and the casual “Welcome to ____!” from teachers. The desks were rickety, the chairs were uncomfortable, the cluster of chattering from unfamiliar faces, along with the summer heat emitted from the walls. It was freshman year, it was high school. Often, I, and many others imagined, was asked by several family members and teachers growing up, “What do you want to be when

Devyn Vermette Community Engagement SBS 350 I chose to do my Community Engagement experience at Tree Street Youth in Lewiston, Maine. The mission of Tree Street is: To support the youth of Lewiston-Auburn through programs rooted in academics, the arts, and athletics in a safe space that encourages healthy physical, social, emotional, and academic development while building unity across lines of difference. Upon reading this mission statement on their website, I determined that Tree Street

Poet, Edwin Arlington Robinson, created an impressive poem which was written in 1897. Robison wrote the poem “Richard Cory” as a narrative about a gentleman who is wealthy, well educated and admired by many people in his town. Although Robinson begins the poem positive, describing the admiration for the gentleman, he ends the poem with his death. This poem is one of Robinson’s most famous poems that he had created. Robinson was an American poet who attended Harvard and now is remembered for his dramatic

an American mail order, family run, retail company that focuses on outdoor activities. Founded in Freeport Maine by a man named Leon Leonwood Bean who put his life’s work into his company. With both a passion for the environment and doing good for your customers, L.L Bean became one of the most successful companies in the Industry. History Leon Leonwood Bean was born in a small town in Maine in 1912. At just the young age of 6, Leon was left orphaned and found nature to be his outlet. Leon was known

I may be an elected senator for the great state of Maine, but one of the best experiences in my life was simply growing up in Hancock county on the edges of Acadia National Park. I would venture into Bar Harbor sometimes to watch the fisherman bring in the day’s findings and see how excited the tourists were to go whale watching. Just walking around, people watching as I liked to do, I learned a lot about our states industries and what made the economy thrive, the other crazy, lucky inhabitants of

Maine, the Pine Tree State Do you know that Maine is famous for lobsters because it harvests the majority of lobsters in the United States? The population reached to 1.336 million people living in the state of Maine. And the total area of Maine is 35,385 square miles, also known as the biggest state with the most land from the original 13 colonies. Maine became a state of the United States in March 15, 1820. “It was part of the USA as part of the Missouri Compromise, which allowed Maine to enter

borders, Maine is comprised of small, quaint towns who survive mainly because of the abundance of small, hardworking, local businesses. These businesses most typically consist of family owned and operated restaurants, gas stations, and inns, but can be stretched to include dealerships of all sorts as well. Though these businesses work tirelessly to thrive, they possess a demand for customers outside of just local residents. Fortunately, Maine’s whether conditions are generous enough to bless Maine with

Royce Stewart Dunbar took his first name seriously. As a kid, he collected Matchbox Rolls Royce's and dreamed of owning a real one. It seemed fitting he should own the prestige car emblazoned with his name. He never lost that ambition. Over time ambition became obsession and Royce eventually became proud owner of a Rolls Royce. Born in 1943 in Western Australia, Royce joined the Royal Australian Navy as a stores assistant, a month before his 18th birthday, and found himself posted to the HMAS Voyager