Charleston

Throughout my high school career, I was involved in multiple extracurricular activities. I attended Greenville Senior High Academy of Law, Finance, and Business where I was a law magnet student. All four years I was a part of the Beta Club and the National Honor Society. My sophomore year I was a member of the golf team. Being that my father died of Cancer when I was six, I was a member of the Relay for Life committee. My freshman to junior year, I was apart of my school’s Navy Junior Reserve…

In our country, there is a constant fear of safety, whether it is at home, work, school, or even at a church. Gun control has become an issue of controversy all throughout the years and is still a huge problem today. Many believe that under the second amendment every American citizen has the right to own a gun for protective purposes; although this is true, it is not an unlimited right to own a gun and carry it near sensitive places such as schools or government buildings. There have been…

Dance in the 1920s The 1920s was a turning point for dance and everything around it in this era. This time got the name of the “roaring 20’s” and it was anything, but boring. It was also called the “Jazz Age” which pushed forward more dance and jazz at the time. The 1920s were known for many things such as the parties and flappers, but it is truly a decade that changed dance and how it was viewed. At this time people were trying to find outlets from going through the war, and dance was one…

his men to fight for the Union cause. Soon Shaw led the 54th Massachusetts took part in operations against Charleston South Carolina, including the 54th Massachusetts infantry took part in operations against Charleston, South Carolina, including the Battle of Grimball's Landing on July 16, 1863. Few days later, Shaw, backed by two more brigades, attacked the Fort Wagner near the Charleston Harbor (a confederate strong hold). While fighting courageously, many members of the 54th Massachusetts…

American War. I was then promoted to the rank of Major, commanding the 1st Regiment of Artillery. When South Carolina broke away from the Union in 1820, I was put in command of the U.S. army garrison in Charleston, South Carolina. My command of 85 soldiers and I were positioned at Fort Moultrie in Charleston Harbor. On December 26, I moved my force to Fort Sumter fearing the safety of my men. After Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated on March 1861, we only very limited worth of supplies in the…

wealth for personal satisfaction and nothing else. The UC mission statement looks at this from another angle that gives it a deeper meaning. It does also involve a positive impact of the work on the graduate’s community and the world (University of Charleston, 2015, p.11). I have chosen nursing as a career not because of it been seen as a lucrative career or the ready availability of job after being licensed as some think but because I see it as an opportunity to instill hopes into the hopeless.…

Douglas was up for reelection in the U.S. Senate and Lincoln was running to take his place as a Republican. (History.com staff, “Lincoln-Douglas Debates”, Paragraph 2) The first debate was in Ottawa, then Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy, and Alton. In Charleston, Lincoln opened his speech talking about when a gentleman asked him if he really was in favor of making whites and african americans perfectly equal. Lincoln answered the gentlemans question in his speech. The answer…

John C. Breckenridge. National (Southern) Democratic Platform. Adopted at Charleston and Baltimore,1860. Print. Summary of Source: In 1860, from Charleston and Baltimore, the National(southern) Democratic platform presented their resolutions to the people of America. They believe that the new territories admitted to the united states should allow the people to vote whether or not it will become a free state or a slave state. The people were also allowed to settle into these new…

Denmark Vesey lived a comfortable life as a slave; he didn’t work on the plantation fields, and he had a certain amount of freedom where he could go wherever he needed to go; even though he was still a slave. After Captain Vesey had settled in Charleston as ship handler, Demark Vesey married an enslaved woman by the name of Beck, and he gave her three children who were born…

Social media is becoming an outlet for people all around the world to come together and talk on one big surface. Many people use social media to advertise for things or use it as blog to broadcast views. Twitter sparks conversations that appeals to a wide population, this could be because the subject is funny or it could be because the conversation is serious and people want to voice their opinion. Conversations on twitter that have controversy tend to blow up no matter who or what is involved.…