Flanders

WWI was the war to end all wars; it is referred by many as the “Great War”. Just what about this war was so great? The changes that happened during the war nearly put an end to all of Europe. It was the aftermath of the war that truly had the largest effect on the world. Five sentences is one paragraph Perhaps one of the most vital parts of information to the start of World War was the large amount of treaties. These treaties meant that if one country was attacked, the countries that the…

lasted a year, then ended when the French surrendered and gave Spain their land back. Disappointed with the outcome, Louis engaged his country in the Franco Dutch War, lasting from 1672-1678. During this time. France was able to acquire more land in Flanders and the…

Silas Deane died from consuming laudanum laced with poison by Edward Bancroft, who thought Deane had to be silenced from knowing something he shouldn’t have. Benjamin Franklin had shared a lodge with both Deane and Bancroft during their business in Paris. The documents received by Franklin had been somehow leaked into the public since “Lord Stormont and the British newspapers made embarrassingly accurate accusations about French aid” (9). It was either Deane or Bancroft that relayed what those…

“BAM!” with the slam of a gavel one life no longer seems to be in existence. Could you imagine having to hold another human's life in your hands as they say any and everything to convince you not to punish them from sob stories to logic, it’s a heavy burden to carry. On one hand you will make the world a better place but you will also be destroying his/hers life within seconds. Do you think you could make the right choice? These kind of choices can cause a dramatic impact on someone's mind.…

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. Regardless of the exact date or location of its origins, one thing is clear – Memorial Day was borne out…

reader about how controversial the topic is by providing a timeline from the very first day capital punishment was implemented. The source is useful because it indicates more information about how effective the death penalty is, for Henderson and Flander provides his prop death penalty point of view effectively. The use of Henderson’s and Flander’s source helps further educate readers of why the subject is so problematic in the eyes of politicians today and gives readers examples of death…

Would you believe me if I told you that there were a series of wars over a city 10s of thousands of years ago that are a main effect on our religion today? The crusades were a series of 9 holy wars which first started in the year 1095. The wars were over a holy city called Jerusalem. The wars were between the Christians and the Muslims. The Christians lost all of the wars to the Muslims except the first one. The Crusades were primarily caused by religious devotion because the Christians wanted…

Book Review Branson explores the lives of two women: Ann Carson and Mary Clarke. Branson writes about these two women in five fact-based chapters. Interesting parts of this book include the hearings of Ann Carson and Richard Smith for John Carson’s slaying. Ann Carson’s successive hearing for the attempt to kidnap Pennsylvania’s Governor to protect Smith from execution. Ann Carson’s trial for using fake bills at the shop and. Clarke, a widow, was a journalist and an author of plays. She earned…

is—easy for many Americans to view through the lens of terrorism. But as I delved deeper into Belgium’s history, my fascination with the country and the tension between its politically and linguistically distinct regions of French Wallonia and Dutch Flanders only grew. With a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award, I will teach English, a politically neutral language in Belgium, to Belgian college students. I will communicate across linguistic and personal barriers, immerse myself in Belgian…

Olive Mudie-Cooke is the artist I have chosen for this research project. Olive Mudie-cooke was a women in the First world war mostly known as a British artist. She is to me an advocate for women everywhere. With aspiring love, courage and inspiration to us all. This women has done so much in her life to help others, as we can see through her watercolors and chalky drawings. To me she was a silent storyteller of her life and to others of the news I wish one day I could aspire to be half the…