Brick Township

Veterans Haven North (VHN) is a transitional housing agency that is run by New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. VHN is located in Glen Gardner a small town in Hunterdon County NJ. VHN is fairly isolated located up a curvy hilly road set back in the woods of Glen Gardner. Glen Gardner is in a suburban area and the houses are fairly close together. The houses are nondescript, the majority appearing to be three or four bedroom homes of small to average size. This is subjective,…

No movie is more famous for creating a world of wonder than the Wizard of Oz. Beyond the 124 little people and it’s ten leading roles, this film broke the mold of how children’s stories could be adapted onto the big screen. The Wizard of Oz truly inspired fantasy and excitement in its era. Some believe that its inspiration was through the recent children’s novels that had been successfully adapted into Disney movies. Some of the original producers actually believed that the audience might reject…

Lego land 2009 It was July 9th 2009 my 8th birthday, and at the time my life was consumed by my obsession with Lego sets, even though I was known to rage when I couldn’t figure out a difficult part. We were visiting family in California and it just so happened that it was my birthday. And my parents surprised me with a day in Lego land. As we drive up to Lego Land, about every 500 feet there is a letter made out of Legos, W-E-L-C-O-M-E, it spells. After we got our ticket to park we found…

I am writing this letter of recommendation on behalf of Andrew Lindenbaum. It has been my privilege to have known Andrew and his family for more than ten years. During this time, I have observed Andrew in both school as well as social settings and Andrew has distinguished himself, as an exceptional person of great character. His prominent attributes are not only evident in the classroom, but on the athletic field and in his community. In the classroom, Andrew has dedicated himself to a…

12). The research site, and social milieu, chosen for this observation was Starbucks of Ocean Township, Oakhurst, NJ. The specific question to be explored was, is there a common observable pattern of culture sharing among the patrons of…

people, most of whom are professionals who earn over $100,000 per year. From kindergarten to eighth grade, Glencoe's children attend one of the three age-centered schools operated by Glencoe School District 35, followed by attendance at the New Trier Township High School. The high school is known as one of Illinois' premier schools for academics, with 98 percent of the graduating students enrolling in college. Glencoe's population consists primarily of married couples that generously support…

is a nature preservation while Roscoe Village is a historical town. Dawes Arboretum has powerful history behind its upcoming. Dawes Arboretum was established in 1929. Beman Dawes bought one hundred forty acres of the Brumback Farm in the Licking Township. The farm was known as “Woodland.” “Beman felt the farm was well situated.”(Dawes Arboretum) His family renamed the farm “Daweswood.” Beman and his wife Bertie Dawes had passed “Their love of nature onto their four sons and daughter,” (Dawes…

Lapeer is beautifully historic. The city was founded by Alvin Hart who was born in 1804 in New York. Alvin, his brother Oliver, and a friend left New York in 1831 to seek out land in Michigan. After a stop in Pontiac, MI, the trio learned about the area that is now Lapeer after talking to a judge who owned a sizable chunk of land in the area. The trio headed north and liked what they saw. They camped under an elm tree along Farmer’s Creek. While camping at this location the trio attempted to…

Khayelitsha, Cape Town South Africa Map of South African slum, Khayelitsha Introduction: Khayelitsha is a slum located south east from cape town in south Africa as shown in the diagrams above. The township 25 km from cape York and 19km from Wynberg and the name Khayelitsha is a name of Xhosa (South African person generally living in the East Cape) origin which means ‘new home.’ There are 5 characteristics a place must have to be deemed a slum and Khayelitsha ticks those 5 categories. These…

In northeast Finney County, 27 miles from Garden City, sits a house with wooden siding and a stone shed with a metal roof. To those that passing by it is a common scene in western Kansas. Though the house is fairly new, this shed is nearly one hundred and thirty years old. Though now it is used as a place for storing and repairing farm equipment, it was once a schoolhouse for the town of Eminence. Not only is the town of Eminence gone but also is the county it was a part of. Both are now…