Chester County

Abraham Lincoln was running for President with Anti- Slavery Campaign at this time. The republican candidate then became president on the 4th of March, 1861. Civil War began between the Union and the Confederacy over the abolition of slavery Throughout the four years, proclamation was passed, freeing the slaves in confederate states. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while viewing a play in Ford 's Theater. Andrew Johnson then took over. Then in Dec, slavery was prohibited through the…

People think of drones as only having the task of causing destruction and not contributing to the greater good. They are called war machines, yet drones can be useful for other jobs to help keep the peace inside and outside the borders of the United States. Police, in the United States, take use of aerial surveillance drones to help the law enforcement track criminals. These aircrafts will be able to monitor traffic and crowds to allow for more peace. Plus, drones are a tremendous advantage…

I have graduated from Montgomery County Community College with a degree in liberal arts. I have enrolled in all of the courses I have been interested in thus far while still fitting them into the program requirements for my program. I feel have built an excellent infrastructure to continue onwards towards a Bachelor’s degree in any direction. As for my academic goals, I plan to earn a degree biology and work in the scientific field or health professional field in the future. My personal goals…

The book Go Ask Alice tells the story of a teenage girl who shares the struggles and temptations she faces as a teenager. Every day teenagers are faced with temptation, some stronger than others, some give in easier, but we all go through it. She is trapped. She has no one to go to, no one to open up to — which leads to the start of a diary in which she tells all of her secrets. Go Ask Alice has been classified as a banned book. Banned or challenged books are usually restricted with…

Thorough analysis of clothing choices throughout the years allows for me to be able to gage how ‘fashionable’ my family is and if they followed the trends throughout the time. Both sides of my family are from New York and grew up in Port Chester, a town in Westchester county. My grandmother on my mom’s side immigrated to New York from Southern Italy when she was about seven years old to flee from the Nazi regime. My mom, growing up in a traditional Italian family, went to a private Catholic…

feastday of the local church was approaching, and "well p[er]ceyvynge that the keepynge of generall wakes or Veasts at or aboute certaine Sayntes dayes in the year [was] a thinge that heretofore hath bene overmuche sup[er]stycyously used in that county of Chester," ordered local constables to prevent the festivities; but a group of townspeople "well knowe[n] to be greatly affected & sup[er]sticiously inclined to the observynge & keepinge of the same wakes & such other lyke vayne & abolished…

that she was a virgin and wanted to remain so. She also testified that she was drifting in and out of consciousness when Vo approached her and started feeling her leg and so forth. Later that night, he was taken to prison until officials from the Chester County Bail Agency could investigate his circumstances. The prosecuting judge set several requirements for Vo’s bail, including that he had to surrender his passport, have no contact with the victim, and stay off the WCU campus. Vo also had to…

Tony Luke Jr: Totally Driven Amidst Tragedy The overall goal when we started Totally Driven Entertainment, was that we wanted to entertain our fans. The staff at Totally Driven Entertainment certainly hope that we can entertain our audience, and will continue to do so for years to come. However, the last few years have seen the growth of an alarming new epidemic, and Totally Driven Entertainment feels that we also have a responsibility to speak out on social issues, especially ones that hit…

Specifically, the newly industrialized Japanese jumped at the chance. So instead of Chinese workers taking the jobs of iterant Californians, the Japanese were doing it instead. They came in such great numbers that the California legislature could not create an act quickly enough.[5] Because of this, quiet bitterness began to form in the place of public racism. While the Japanese and other eastern Asians were barred from entering the country in 1924, forty-two years of intense, bitter dislike for…

American Revolutionary War Jacob Miller At 22 years of age, Jacob Miller took up arms in the fight for independence. Jacob enlisted in July of 1775 in Northampton County, in the State of Pennsylvania. It was there, that he joined the 1st Pennsylvanian Regiment and served in a company commanded by Captain Charles Craig. Jacob served with this company for one year, after which he was regularly discharged. Immediately following his discharge, Jacob enlisted in the newly formed Baxter 's…