Death Valley

This past summer, I worked as a Resident Engagement AmeriCorps VISTA for Neighborworks Blackstone River Valley. This work has become a vibrant, central part of my life. Americorps solidified what I believe I want to do in my professional career, as I have gained invaluable professional experience in the nonprofit sector. But more than anything, I learned that…

For example, in the beginning of the story, the narrator describes the valley the characters live in as a “pot”, and the heavy fog that hovers over the land as its “lid.” Through this imagery, the narrator symbolizes the continually growing character of Elisa, as well as the idea of feminism, as a pot, and the opposition created…

The Hudson Valley has a direct and significant impact on the economic progression of New York State. Statistics show that the Hudson Valley yields an unprecedented “$227 billion dollars” to assist the state’s economy (newyorktimes.com). This phenomenon is driven by the International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) providing numerous benefits due to its vast employment rates; thus both positively and negatively affecting local real estate and commercial markets in the Hudson Valley. The IBM…

The Life and Discovery made by Howard Carter The most famous discovery of an Egyptian pharaoh in history is the finding of Tutankhamun’s tomb. He was also known as King Tut. There were many who tried for over more than 3,000 years but failed to find the tomb. It was the discovery by Howard Carter in 1922 that made history. Howard Carter was born in May 9, 1874 in Kensington, London. His father was a successful artist named Samuel Carter. He didn’t grow up living with his parents because he was…

Henry Villier Partridge who fought in the Civil War for the 39th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was lucky enough to survive the experience of the war, but not so many others were. Around 620,000 Americans died in it! That’s nearly half of all deaths from war in U.S. history, with the other half being every single other war (“Military”). But this is the story of Henry V. Partridge, and his life before, in, and after the war. Partridge was born in Norwich, Vermont in 1840. In his family,…

Egypt. As Imhotep got older he became wiser and it was said that he was able to provide "remedies for all diseases" and give "sons to the childless". Imhotep opened a window to new knowledge. He had started a path to modern day Science. Even after his death in 2648 BCE in Egypt, his influence was long-lasting. His legacy was inspirational. Imhotep's innovative ways impulsed on the Egyptians and left them awestruck. So the Egyptians did what anyone would do in that era. make him a god. Imhotep's…

Tell me your name and where you are from? I’m Shiya Gupta .I’m from New Delhi India. I’m a current junior at Penn, studying psychology. What are you studying? I’m studying psychology and consumer behavior. You are a junior or a senior? I’m a senior Tell me how did you end up coming to Penn? It’s an interesting story actually, my cousins came to Penn, before I was-like when I was 10, or something, and they will keep coming back over summer always telling stories about how it was out here,…

ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF HOMES IN THE HUDSON VALLEY There are five different styles of homes situated in the Hudson Valley currently available. Each provides a variety of benefits for the potential homebuyer. The Split Level home - Most of these were constructed in the 1950’s, and are distinguished by their resourceful use of space. The homeowner enters from the front door directly into the main living space – a living room, dining room, and kitchen. One staircase leads to the upstairs…

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania was George Washington’s winter camp for the Continental Army, in Dec. of 1777 to June 1778. Valley Forge was a difficult place to live in, little food, low supplies, tattered clothes, and no shoes. If you had been in Washington’s army would you have quit? No I wouldn’t have quit because, there was a lot of sick people but not many were dying, Washington was getting help, I don’t want to be a “Summer Soldier. I would not have quit Washington’s army. Even though there…

and the city Tenochititlán was the center. They thought there were thirteen layers of heaven and nine layers of the underworld. The temple in Tenochititlán was where heaven and earth were connected. The Aztecs believed that a person’s life after death depended on how that person died. If a person was sacrificed to Huitzilopochtli, then he would become a warrior against the evils and darkness of the world. Others would be reincarnated as animals or humans. Others believed that those who died…