Beacon Hill

A dream has been growing inside my soul for quite some time - first as a desire to have a studio where I could paint and write, and then developing to include a gathering place where people could feel encouraged, foster friendship, and find healing. After joining our families in marriage, my husband and I combined our dreams. His - of owning a farm and growing our own food - intertwined with mine of a studio and retreat. As we dream of High Meadows, the fragments of our ideas that once seemed…

The book The Return of the King, by J.R.R Tolkien is one of the lord of the rings book series. This book starts of with Gandalf and a hobbit riding to a city near Mordor. They are going there because the beacons were which meant that the enemy was ready for war. When they arrive at the city they find the city prepared for war. The only people there are men and some young boys because the rest of the city fled. Then it switches over to Rohan which is a king and he knows that war is coming so he…

use of navigation. Nobbys light is also the third lighthouse constructed in NSW after the Macquarie light in 1818 and in the same year with the Hornby lighthouse. Before the establishment of the present lighthouse (1854), the first beacon was lit on this area (Signal Hill) in 1804 with a range of merely 7 kilometres. Later in 1821, an oil burning light in a large metal device was established, which was visible for 12 kilometres, but shortly reverted to coal since the oil light was not reliable.…

on the ship Arabella due to low morale and fright. Reagan had ended his second term in 1989, and gave a farewell address to summarize his term and send America off the its new president. Reagan and Winthrop both created the image of a “city on the hill” to prompt perfection and devout faith in their respective communities, and appealed to brotherhood and the common identity of their audiences to strengthen their arguments. They can be best compared through examining the mutual occasion of a new…

puritans on how to develop a new society in a dangerous environment. During the sermon, Winthrop reminded the colony of its purpose and the reason for existence. Drawing from biblical scripture, Winthrop declared the colonists to be a city set on a hill; chosen by the Lord God for a great work. He declared them to be God’s demonstration…

anticipated his colony to be a “City Upon a Hill” in which all others’ eyes would be upon them following their civilization. He also expected, as Puritans, for his colony to be in a covenant with God. Settling in Boston, Winthrop assisted in the establishment of towns and the building of churches. He was elected governor of…

In Better Than I Know Myself, the reader is introduced to Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale. Stiles is the clumsiest and worst player on Beacon Hills' lacrosse team. Derek is a locally famous lacrosse player who transfers to Beacon High. Derek takes an interest in Stiles when Derek sees bruises on him while changing. It is later revealed that Stiles is not only the team punching bag, but is also being abused both physically and mentally by Matt Daehler, his possessive boyfriend. There are…

and the planet “yields” to his talents. From the highest points in the sky to the blue depths of the ocean, the “lightboned birds” and “lithe fish” are “tamed in the net of his mind.” The strong beasts of the ground “resign” to him: the “lion on the hill,” the “wild horse windy-maned,” and the…

The first support explained what the fugitive slave law was and what it stated. The fugitive slave law stated that “anyone who was caught helping a fugitive slave to escape face thousands of dollars in fines and as many as six months in jail”. It also meant that the North was going to help the South return slaves who had escaped back to their original slave owners. The second support explained why the fugitive law was created. The reading said that the fugitive slave law was created to heal the…

president. This speech was composed of several sections, one being the final section based around the concept of “The Shining City on a Hill”. Being that this was his last broadcast to the people of the nation he expressed his final thoughts of the past 8 years he had lead and assured the people that he lead the them to be a bigger, brighter, shining city on a hill. He accomplished that very well within the speech given. The speech was given to the people of the nation over a television…