“That’s ok, it can be confusing your first time here” replied one of the other counselors. At this point, the path split going in three ways to Charlotte, Walnut, and Beech Cabins. As Jamie and I took the path to Charlotte cabin I told Jamie that “Bradford Woods is a completely accessible property, even the trails are wide enough to have to have two wheelchairs side-by-side. Even the amphitheater seats can flip up, allowing wheelchairs to be placed anywhere in the amphitheater.…
Sheep generally live ten to twelve years with an average gestation period of 147 days. Male sheep can weigh up to 350 lbs; while female sheep weigh up to 220 lbs (Bradford, 2015). Sheep are weaned from four to six months. Sheep have a total of 32 teeth with 8 incisors and 24 molars (Merino Sheep). Sheep are precocious and gregarious (onekind). Male sheep tend to live with other males, which are called bachelor herds…
Bjelke-Petersen declared that information on the disease would just promote and encourage vice, and therefore his government would not provide such information. Fortunately, Bert’s long time friend, well known STD and AIDS Specialist, Dr. David Bradford, head of Melbourne's Sexual Health Clinic, readily agreed to send literature to Cairns, which Bert then distributed at gay and lesbian parties. He started an AIDS Committee in Cairns, to supplement the work of the Queensland AIDS Committee…
Margaret Mcmillian and Rachel Mcmillian Rachel Mcmillian was born on the 25th March 1859. Margaret Mcmillian was born on the 20th of July 1860. Their original birth place was New York but their parents came from inverness and had moved to America in 1840 where the two sisters were born. In 1865 Rachel and Margaret’s father and sister died of scarlet fever. After the death of her husband and daughter their mother decided to move them back to scotland. In 1874 Margaret recovered her hearing after…
While in England the settlers had heard the new land was filled with all sorts of resources. However while inhabiting the new land the settlers had trouble find food, until they found corn that was previously planted by the Indians. William Bradford notes this in the following text “...found in them divers fair Indian baskets filled with corn and some in ear, fair and good, of divers colours…” ( 11). These lines clarify the discovery of corn which kept the settlers alive until they could adapt…
United State Geological Survey, and assigned as one of the four formations to the Susquehanna Group. Replaces most of the wrongs formerly believed to be included in the Chemung formation (National Geologic Map Database). The Formation can be seen in Bradford, Blair, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mckean, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The Lock Haven Formation underlies the Catskill Formation composed of primarily of gray to red sandstone and overlies the…
Both John Winthrop and William Bradford came to America with the hope of creating their version of a perfect society; however, they had different fundamental political stances. John Winthrop, an English Puritan lawyer and co-founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, authored A Model of…
If you look above the music wing’s entrance, you will see a sign that says “Committed to Excellence.” This sign wouldn’t be there without some of the dedicated musicians that are committed to what they do. The best example of devotion and passion for what they do isn’t a student, but an instructor. Miss. Kathleen Thumpston is one of the most inspiring people I know, not only because of her ability to push students to strive to do the best that they can, but also because she is a great role model…
Is Anne Bradstreet rebelling against traditional Puritan/Pilgrim values? Anne Bradstreet was a premiere poet in young America and paved the way for both past and modern day poets to express themselves with limited fear of the consequences. Despite living in a community that was not too tolerant of anything outside the social norms, she composed elegant poetry that often challenged the minds, and sometimes broke taboo. Her versatility and ability to produce elegant and relatable poetry…
began to live in a different country their lives were changed forever. They changed into many things, such as leaders, farmers, builders, or hunters. The texts “Of Plymouth Plantation,” by William Bradford and “Blaxican” by Richard Rodriguez both show how America changes others greatly. William Bradford wrote an intriguing piece on when the Mayflower had just arrived in America. The story, “Of Plymouth Plantation,” shows how the pilgrims had to alter their lives in order to survive. When…