Charlottesville

they are highly offensive and for others, the statues are cultural and needs to remain. However, the Confederate statues that largely haunt the South needs to be removed since there are no plausible defense for them. The horrendous events in Charlottesville, Virginia in which a suspected Nazi sympathizer killed a person, reminds us that we have a long way to go with resolving several troublesome societal issues. Almost immediately, calls poured in demanding the removal of troubling Confederate…

As the demands in our society continue to evolve with constant changes, in medicine, technology, and education, so does the attributes in mental health. Today the influx of stress has contributed many mental health disorders, that have resulted in individual crisis; including suicide, substance abuse, and increase in violence. Therfore it is imperative for one to conceptualize with the needs of those that experience crisis and trauma collectively, through careful listening and responsive skills…

Formal Essay #1 : We Need to Defend Speech We Hate In the article ‘We Need to Defend Speech We Hate “by Lee Rowland. In today's society we are often faced with hateful speech. On everyday news and media they point out situations on police brutality and violent riots going because of innocent protest that others found offencive . Children of younger generations have no real understanding of what going on today . If our younger generation is taught how to appropriately taught how to exercise…

“Letter from Birmingham Jail” is a letter written by Dr. King in 1963, that was addressed to several clergymen who had written an open letter criticizing the actions of Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during their protests in Birmingham. Dr. King tells the clergymen that he was unhappy about their statements and criticisms, and that he wishes to address their concerns. Dr. King was arrested and sent to jail for protesting segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King was…

Mitchell Saunders Mrs. Whitmire AP Environmental Science 4th Period 11 October 2014 The Woolly Adelgid: A Forest Nuisance The woolly adelgid, or hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelgis tsugae), is a species of small insect native to Japan that infests eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) trees in the Eastern United States. The insect was first discovered in the United States in Richmond, Virginia around 1954. The infected trees were part of a park located on the…

Many people are still fighting and protesting to show the need for change today. In the film, The Defiant Ones, Johnny asks Cullen, “Why are you getting so mad?” and Cullen replies, “I ain’t getting mad. I’ve been mad my whole life.” (Kramer) In this scene Cullen expresses his built-up anger from dealing with the way people have always treated him for being African American. Even though this film came out in 1958, people in the United States are angry with the racists that fill our world with…

compare and contrast their lives in the different states where they lived. Isom Moseley is a slave who lived in Gee’s band Alabama but was born in Selma-Dallas. On the other hand, Fountain Hughes was a slave in Baltimore, Maryland, but was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. The life of Isom Moseley and…

The idea of patriotism is an integral and fundamental word that describes one’s love for their country and a way to express their right to speech. However, the word is being manipulated to justify the wrongdoings of many people. Patriotism is a word that is changed and manipulated to fit the beliefs of others and varies among everyone. To me patriotism is simple, patriotism means showing love for one’s own country. However, the word patriotism has changed according the era, but, currently, the…

who learned from classical styles, and applied them in ways that best fit the local context of the time. Thomas Jefferson successfully learned from elaborate drawings of Pantheon by Andrea Palladio, invented his own Pantheon- Monticello- in Charlottesville, Virginia, which in 1987 with the nearby University of Virginia, also designed by Jefferson, were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. His success required not only his devotion of architecture, but his understanding of culture…

of Independence; the nation's first secretary of state (1789-94); second vice president (1797-1801); and, as the third president (1801-09), the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed at Monticello (located near Charlottesville, Virginia) on July 4, 1826. This further shows you and tells you that these great men built this great…