Henry Jennings

and Mrs. Henry Jennings and their older children. I ought to explain that in 1905 and 1906 my parents summered with me and my sister Elisabeth (5 years older than I) at Woodington on Lake Rosseau. My father, an ardent fisherman, hearing of charms of Blackstone wrote to Mr. John H. Jennings asking Mr. J. to take mother and himself in to board for a few days, and to meet them by horse-drawn vehicle at Port Cockburn at the head of Lake Joseph (the automobile had not yet penetrated to Blackstone, and the CPR and Canadian Northern Ontario (now CNR) rail lines from Toronto to Parry Sound had not yet been built, though the Grand Trunk came up through Gravenhurst and a branch line ran to Rose Point and Depot Harbor on Parry Island. We two children were left with a nursemaid at Woodington and father and mother took the lake boat up to Port Cockburn. No Mr. Jennings to meet them at the dock, so they asked about him. It turned out that he had never receive father 's letter but providentially had driven over to Port Cockburn that very day to get a load of feed (otherwise I probably would not be writing these pages now). He was pointed out to father in Port Cockburn and took the two (with…

on the island around 1913. Nelson who knew the island before the fire likened the idea of the island 's recovering plants as a Phoenix, the mythological bird that cyclicly rises itself from the dead. A significant part of Nelson 's childhood was influenced by associating with children his own age during the Blackstone summers. Either the children of other summer residences or the children of the permanent families. Of particular note are Willie Moore, Jule Woolman, Cecil Rankin, Ethel and Artie…

In Gladwell’s book he explains, “One was the study that showed how people who watched Peter Jennings on ABC were more likely to vote Republican than people who watched Tom Brokaw or Dan Rather because, in some unconscious way, Jennings was able to signal his affection for Republican Candidate” (Gladwell 151). Gladwell shows that media and outside sources can subconsciously change a person’s worldview. This relates to Bartlett in the way that they both have outside sources and show how those…

is trying to remain virtuous and staying true to who you are and your beliefs. Angelou’s Men is centralized around the topic of sex. More importantly the importance of a woman’s virtue, and how it frails in comparison to that of how a man views it. As young women, we’ve all had “the talk,” telling us that ‘patience is a virtue’ and “once it’s [your virtue] gone you’ll never get it back.” This last set of quotations is not only an import piece of advice my mother has given but also lyrics from…

If You Ain’t Got Love by Mason Jennings encompasses the theme of total love, appreciation, and adoration between parent and child. In the song, Jennings recounts a time in his own life where the life of his child was threatened and he expresses his unwavering love and care toward his child. He sings about how when his child was born they had a heart condition, and he sat with his baby all night long. In the lyrics he says, “I 'm never gonna give you up” referring to how he has committed to love…

When people hear the word redneck, what do they think of? Most would say people who drive pickup trucks, love barbeque, and enjoy the taste of cheap beer. The classic redneck prefers the mullet hair style and generally wears an old, dirty t-shirt, mud drenched pants, and a trucker hat. His truck, which is often more expensive than his trailer house, is old, beat up, lifted several inches high and has a gun rack visible in the rear window. That is just one of the many stereotypes that are…

advertisement made things more appealing to buy and increased the mass consumption of goods on the market. The purchasing of goods was only aided by the development of credit where people could put money down on the items they were buying. The development of credit allowed more people to buy more goods. There was also progress in the consumer market, products were at more affordable prices and things like radio, cars, vacuum cleaners, and refrigerators were becoming a part of everyone’s life.…

commonly used as an educational film to study the Scopes Trial or even more broadly the constant conflict that is presented between science and religion. The film is not to be taken as an accurate depiction of the events occurring in 1925. Although the film does include many historical moments, there are many incorrect displays of events that make the film more dramatic and plausible for the audience. The names and places are slightly altered, however the fundamental chronology is preserved with…

During the 1896 election, William Jennings Bryan, was defeated by the hands of the Republican candidate, William McKinley. William Jennings Bryan had been selected by both the Democrats along with the Populists. The Populists, or The People 's Party, was never able to recover from the defeat. The corporate model had won, they defeated the Populist alternative, which combined public, private, and cooperative ownership. It also offered a more inclusive and humane form of development. However, even…

Choice of destiny By: Pauline. L “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” – William Jennings Bryan. Last two weeks ago, I remembered I was about to have a nice and plentiful dinner outside with my parents. Unfortunately, things didn’t go that smooth as I was expected before. “Pauline, grade 12 is an important year to you, have you decided to go to what kind of stream after graduated from high school?”…