Calhoun County

William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773 in Charles City County, Virginia. Harrison was born two years before the American Revolution so, he saw many horrific things during his childhood. His family lived on a farm thirty-two miles from Yorktown. Due to growing up and being around so much conflict, Harrison did not want to engage in anymore conflict, especially while serving his term in the White House. Harrison’s father wanted his son to become a doctor and practice in medicine,…

My Hero There are heroes all around you, whether you realize it or not. Kathleen Oerther is special to me. Kathleen Oerther is my hero. Kathleen grew up in a family of five altogether. She went to Kellogg Community College and Kalamazoo Valley Community College for a college degree, but dropped out just shy of a degree when she realized she needed to be a wife, a mother, a caretaker, and have a stable job to support her family. She has a family of two boys, two girls, and a husband named…

If the court did find that Bodyworks had a legitimate business interest, the next element that must be met is that the non-compete is not oppressive to the employee or the public health. Petrozza, 373 S.E.2d at 453. A non-compete is oppressive to the employee when it violates the time and territory element. Id. Since the time and territory of the non-compete is reasonable in the present case, the court will find that it is not oppressive to the employee. On the other hand, the court will…

transparently without a license. Some have contended that Mississippi was at that point an open convey weapon state and that the law is bringing on disarray. "The administrators made this creature and now they don't recognize what to do with it," Clarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp said. "The law has been on the books subsequent to 1890 yet the general population have basically overlooked it for such a variety of years. Presently, the law has been out there in the news for quite a while and I'm…

South Carolina By: Soham Kate Introduction Did you know that there is much to learn about South Carolina? Such as a Native American tribe, prominent figures, services, tourism, etc. Santee Did you know that there is a lot to learn about the Santee tribe? Like how they lived, their religion, and their housing such as a longhouse, a tipi, “gabled summer houses, or even conical winter houses covered with mats or skins.” The Santee Indians got their origin name from “iswan’ti”, which means “the…

do something different. I knew exactly who to call as my mentor, Ms. Sandra during the summer I volunteered at the All Saints Center of Concern, she is one of the lead ladies and is very familiar with many of the non-profit organizations around Calhoun County. After meeting and talking with Ms. Sandra Hall for several days we came a conclusion. I wanted to do something that would impact the people around me. For my senior project, I volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of America where I…

The struggle and persistence for identity and sovereignty by the Seminoles from the 1820s to the 1850s served as an early example of the evolutionary process by way of legal channels and treaty language and negotiation to attain them. Their defiance against removal and Creek integration emerged during an era that defined Native American sovereign status and nationhood in relation to American constitutional interpretation. Their struggle was an early example of a civil rights movement that took…

The kids talked about her, as they typically did, not knowing that she could understand every single word spilling out of their mouths. “Look at her nose—look at her eyes! Why are they that small? So weird.” Being one of the only Chinese girls in her Beverly Hills neighborhood was somewhat similar to a museum exhibition, 8-year-old Shoko thought. She stuffed her blonde-haired, blue-eyed Barbie into her backpack and kept walking. In the same moment across the country, 15-year-old Monique stared…

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2014 there were 46.7 million people in poverty with over 21% being under the age of 18 years old (U.S. Census Bureau, 2015). This percentage of poverty is well above other developed countries (Santrock, 2015). For those who live in poverty, acquiring and maintaining basic life necessities such as food, clothing, housing and transportation is a struggle. For someone who has not experienced poverty, the conveniences that life offers, such as a quality…

John F. Kennedy stated three specific pressures that discourage acts of political courage. The first pressure is being criticized by the public, or senators, for the lack of any sort of principles. This may cause a politician to lose focus and forget about what truly matters, the American people and their well-being. while the public may view something they do as wrong, the senator may know more information the public doesn’t and he should do what he thinks is right, no matter the cost (possibly…