Richmond, Virginia

Freedom, to many people does not necessarily mean they are free. There are many degrees and definitions of freedom throughout the history of America many different races, genders, and ethnicities experienced. The varieties of freedom come from multiple groups of people such as slaves, indentured servants, Native Americans, property owners, and Puritans. All of these groups had their own definition of freedom they experienced, ranging from little to no freedom, freedom from the land they possessed

Have you ever watched the T.V. show “Scandal”? Scandal is a T.V. show about an African American lawyer named Olivia Pope. Ms. Pope has been to some of the best schools in the world and is the owner of “Olivia Pope and Associates” employed by four of her best friends. Ms. Pope was the campaign manager for “Fitzgerald Grant III” who got him elected and won him the presidency. But, the whole campaign trail they were having an affair. Also “Being Mary Jane” is a T.V. show about yet another African

Liberty or Death Essay Virginia Statesman, Patrick Henry, in his famous Liberty or Death Speech, implied his reasoning on why Virginia should build up an army to combat British forces and to fight against the British instead of sitting idly. Henry’s purpose was to convince the members of the Virginia House to break away from Great Britain and to wage war against them. He adopts an honest and passionate tone to convince the members of the House to secede from Britain and to fight against the British

Revolutionaries in the Making”, Charles Sydnor paints a brilliant picture of the Virginian men who created the framework for what America is today. The author explains how Virginia itself was the incubator of democracy and that any other colony simply would not have sufficed. Sydnor also explains how unusual but necessary the aristocracies of Virginia played a pivotal role in the development of democracy in the New World. Charles Sydnor also tells us in his book how strong the power of the voters in the new government

I would hate to be at the 911 because that is when the twin towers fell and they rushed into the triangle and I feel sad for the kids that died and for all the people who have no families why did they have to crash into the towers. Why do they not like us and if I was there I will run in circles and hide somewhere good where I will not get hurt I will also find my family and hide them and I will find a car and get in it and drive my family where they will not get hurt and i will go back and get

expertise all within the group (Swales 25). I believe the Future Farmers of America is a great candidate for this topic for that it falls in to the categories listed by Swales. The start of Future Farmers of America came in 1900s in the state of Virginia. Adolescent to teenage males were not interested in farming and did not want to take over the family farms. This led to a homegrown farmer becoming the supervisor of Agriculture Education and set out to fix this problem, Walter Newman. With the help

Leading up to the American Civil War, Sir Walter Scott made a lasting impact on American literature. His romantic style was wildly popular, especially in the southern states. Most of the nation's views on the war at the time were highly romanticized as a result. However, there was nothing romantic about this war. Once soldiers witnessed the horrors of war, many of their romantic views were changed forever. One such soldier was Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. The themes of American literature

Students at Brown University often consider taking a semester of to travel abroad or focus on a writing project, but not Kevin Roose, a journalism student. Instead, Kevin decided to spend a semester undercover at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia which is an institution founded by Jerry Falwell, an ultra-conservative preacher and founder of Thomas Road Baptist Church. Roose wanted to see what conservative Christians were really like, how they truly lived. He took notes during his time at

motives for colonial expansion.      Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay area, was not interested in long-term colonization in America. Most emigrants bound for Virginia were young males, only a handful of women came across the Atlantic to the Chesapeake

Tobacco was a main crop in colonial America that helped stabilize the economy (Cotton 1). Despite the fact that tobacco took the place of the other crops in Virginia, as well as replacing the hunt for gold with tobacco cultivation. It proved to be a major cash crop, especially in Virginia and Maryland (Weeks 3). Tobacco left many people financially troubled because other occupations were disregarded or not as profitable as tobacco farmers (Randel 128). The unemployment that tobacco brought about