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Virginia is a place for sightseers, especially in the fall. Thanks to the trees lining the region's forests, the state's skyline is painted warm colors of red, orange, and yellow. But you don't necessarily have to be visiting Virginia's countryside to experience the visual beauty that it has to offer. There are many roads throughout the state that offer scenic views. In fact, more than 2,500 miles of roadways are designated as scenic byways, according to the Virginia Department of…

age of 83 in his home located near Charlottesville, Virginia. He was a leading figure in America’s early development. Jefferson was a scholarly man which later would prove to be beneficial as he drafted the U.S. Declaration of Independence. He was also the nation’s first secretary of state, second vice president (1797-1801), and the third president (1801-1809). Jefferson also served in the Virginia legislature, Congress, and was governor of Virginia. Later he served as U.S. minister to France. …

The Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony were not meritocracies. The definition of meritocracy is an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth. This system of meritocracy only existed for an elite few in the colonies of Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay, those that were white, wealthy males. While the colonies had slightly different ways of going about it, they each had ways they prevented the people in the lower…

A journey to Georgia Today Gravesend is perhaps best known as the final resting place of Pocahontus and as the site of the London River House, the port authority for the city of London. In 1732 Gravesend, 15 miles east of London on the Thames River, was one of several unrelated port cities that served the capital of England. It was from Gravesend that 114 men, women and children along with James Oglethorpe, pastor Henry Herbert, Doctor William Cox, Captain John Thomas and a crew of 20 set sail…

a slave master, or marching in the streets protesting, humans have always craved freedom. In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry, he states it as bluntly as he can “Give me Liberty, or give me death.” When he gave this notable speech it answered the Americans’ natural desire for independence and his words still apply today. Henry gave his speech to the Virginia Convention on the eve of a revolution. The colonies were unhappy with Britain with their taxation without…

Patrick Henry introduced his speech to the Virginia Convention in 1775. He addressed the issue of what would happen between them and Britain in the near future (a little more than a month before the American Revolution had begun). It’s also known as “Give Me Liberty, or Give me Death”. The overall message of this speech is that it's about Henry introducing his resolution to the Virginia Convention. He wanted to form the local militia in order to be prepared to fight the British, but having it be…

Overall, the night went well. We were busy from the moment we opened to about 8:30 and had a trickled after that. We did not have major issues when it came to students. There were times that the food line did get backed up, but that was mainly from me keeping a fast pace on the register. As the night progressed and it became more spread out as I settled into a more moderate pace. We also experienced a slow down when we started training the new guy Skylar. Bob trained him the bulk of the night…

The Chesapeake and New England colonies had two different and distinct societies. If I had to choose between the two I would choose New England as a place to live. New England was family oriented men, women and children moved to the area. Which means that they had the ability to be more stable and efficient as a community. A family could contain many skills as opposed to the few elite men and their servants may have. Their communities were self-sufficient and they were able to farm, even…

For example, when Jefferson compares the blacks’ imagination to that of the whites, he asserts that blacks are “dull, tasteless, and anomalous” in imagination (381). His words may diminish readers’ intentions to read as some readers may find his words insulting and offensive. Another example in which Jefferson uses insulting language is when he talks about flowing hair. “Add to these, flowing hair, a more elegant symmetry of form, their own judgement in favor of the whites, declared by their…

When the planned terror attack of September 11, 2001 occurred, the United States was not prepared for the emotional devastation or destruction that attack would have on so many people. The damage it created cost the United States billions of dollars in damage repair, relief aid, and debris cleanup after the incident occurred. The fact of the matter is the United States was unprepared and thus, this paper will discuss and analyze the response between the World Trade Center attack, as well as…