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and industries. The building of this canal was first proposed in 1808 and was eventually completed in 1824. At the time, New York State Governor De Witt Clinton envisioned a canal that would link Albany to Buffalo. The idea was criticized by some and given the name “Clinton’s ditch”. The idea turned out to be a critical turning point for the country since it opened up many new possibilities. In the early 19th century the transportation of goods between the east and west was expensive and time

forest from above, the beauty of the landscape and the attention to detail only appear when one descends onto the forest floor and begins walking through the various open trails of God’s Word. Let’s begin by starting our walk from the parking lot of the New Testament. As we walk across the asphalt we start to see the various trails leading through the main encampment area known as the Gospels of Jesus Christ. If you stop and take a moment to look around you will notice the plaques and pictures of God’s

Bourbons. From here, the traditional revelry of "Boeuf Gras," or fatted calf, followed France to her colonies. On March 2, 1699, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans, and named it "Pointe du Mardi Gras" when his men realized it was the eve of the festive holiday. Bienville also established "Fort Louis de la Louisiane" (which is now Mobile) in 1702. In 1703, the tiny settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile

accuracy of the material. In recent years, Wikileaks has acquired mixed public reception, receiving numerous awards and appraisal, as well as harsh criticism. In 2008 and 2009, Wikileaks received the New Media Award, and in 2010, it was listed as a website that could change the way the news works. It was praised as a tool to empower citizens to voice their opinions and report the truth. However, the site received criticism for defacing the value of a journalist. “Journalists

“The Lord loves judgment and forsakes not his saints, they are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.” Psalms 37:28 (KJV) For us the word "judgment" has much more of an overtone of vengeance and self-satisfying revenge than it did for the Jacobeans 400 years ago. For us it paints a picture of a "judgmental" God who gleefully loves to punish in His demands of absolute servitutde. In fact, that is precisely how Christopher Hitchens pictured the Christian God -- as a "vengeful

would be remembered for years to come. Truman Capote was born September, 30, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Throughout his time he was known for his writing in America. What interests me the most about Truman Capote is the fact that his struggled as a child and that struggle was what faced him to be the person he was. He did not have a happy childhood; he came from a rough background. Capote helped “shape” the news by giving that edge needed to make it interesting. As a journalist it is important

Capote shocked the world with a novel unlike anything ever seen before. Capote’s novel “In Cold Blood” not only entranced readers with its often dark and mysterious tone, stunning imagery and controversial elements but introduced its audience to an all new genre, a non-fiction novel. In 2001 Lois T. Stover commented on the complexity and depth found in quality young adult literature, she stated that “Good young adult literature deals with the themes and issues that mirror the concerns of society … it

When we first started to learn about Mesopotamia, I thought it would be boring, but once I heard about the Levee system I was fascinated. It was cool how they invented it more than 300 years ago and still use it today. It’s probably a lot easier today and has improved alot, but its still the same main idea. Sometimes, the Levee was dangerous though. It could break and drown everything. It would be a disaster! Even though it was really dangerous, it was also one of the most useful inventions in America

Hitting the Lottery In the beginning of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” June 27th is as normal as any other summer day in the small village. The morning was described as “clear and sunny” with “flowers blossoming profusely and the grass richly green” (Jackson, 1). The attitudes of the children are rather happy and normal as they begin to gather playing “boisterous[ly]” (Jackson, 1). By the end of the story, the beautiful, normal summer day as described in the beginning is a day that every member

This story begins with Jesus traveling to Jericho, where there is a blind man sitting by the roadside begging, he hears a loud crowd and starts asking what was going on. They told him that “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by” (18:37). Once he hears this news he starts crying to Jesus to have mercy on him, despite the people around him began him to be silent. Jesus hears the blind man’s cry and commands that he be