Georgia

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…

The case of Gregg v. Georgia starts with a man named Troy Gregg. Troy was imprisoned by the state of Georgia after he was found guilty of armed robbery and murdering two people in 1973. Following Gregg’s trial, the jury found Tory Gregg guilty and sentenced him to death. Troy challenged his remaining death sentence for murder, asked for an appeal, and claimed that his capital sentence was cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the 8th amendment. The Georgia state court ruled that the…

This hunger for innovation is what draws me to engineering at Georgia Tech. Through Georgia Tech’s emphasis on student involvement, I’d have countless opportunities to make that impact beyond the classroom, from pioneering new technologies as an undergraduate researcher to experiencing career fields through the Co-op program. But what truly highlights Georgia Tech for me is its global reach of community and collaboration. Its student-led Invention Studio provides…

Jim Crow Experiences in Georgia Jim Crow laws were enacted between the late 1800s and the early 1900s. The Jim Crow Laws remained in place up until 1965. Jim Crow Laws were recognized and blamed for enforcing the popular term known as “segregation”. Jim Crow gave whites permission to segregate themselves from blacks. Segregation was a serious issue that caused a major uproar among blacks especially. When one thinks of segregation, they think of two things kept separate, however the extent of…

Almost two years ago, in the middle of my sophomore year of high school, I packed up everything and moved from a small town in Georgia to a much larger town in Michigan. I had lived in Georgia for my entire life, and I knew just about everything in Michigan would be different: the accents, the weather, the population of my town, the list goes on. Despite this, I was open to leaving my home state behind. Both of my parents obtained better jobs, and we would be just a few short hours from family…

The Furman v. Georgia case of 1972 put a temporarily hold on the death penalty in the United States. Supreme Court Judges found that the death penalty in this case where Furman dropped his gun while running away from the scene of the crime, and the gun went off and killed…

Habitat for Humanity was founded in Americus, Georgia, in 1976, today it operates around the globe helping to build, renovate and repair affordable houses worldwide. Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis was started in the 1986, in which a small amount of volunteers and staff supported the entire program. The initial home buying process went from application and mortgage process to seeking funding for people and their homes. In the year of 1988, Habitat for Humanity Restore had completed their first…

Georgia O’Keeffe became famous almost on accident. She had mailed a few of her drawing to a friend telling her to keep them to herself. That friend couldn’t help but show them off to the considerably famous photographer Alfred Stieglitz (www.okeeffemuseum.org). Stieglitz included her in a group show of 1916 and began an extraordinary collaboration of the two (120). O’Keeffe is known for her symmetrically balanced work of art, Deer’s Skull with Pedernal (121). The deer skull is flawlessly…

Georgia is home to many great music schools, and programs. Two programs that stick out are Kennesaw State University and Georgia Southern University. Georgia Southern holds better opportunities for those in southeast Georgia, and is recognized just as evenly as Kennesaw. Georgia Southern shines as the best choice between the two colleges. Kennesaw and Georgia Southern are both great choices for someone looking to get a degree in the music field. The programs at these schools are highly…

After touring Georgia College, I became excited for the future ahead of me. I can visualize myself draped in a dark robe, standing on a stage to receive my diploma, thinking nostalgically of the memories I hold with GCSU. I think of the clubs I involved myself in such as environmental initiatives and community service clubs. I notice my peers who helped me to succeed, regardless of how overwhelmed I sometimes felt, who encouraged me and reminded me of my strengths. I reflect on the semester I…