Governor of New Jersey

He went to the college of New Jersey which is now an ivy league school, Princeton University. Madison being a very smart and bright kid studied Latin, Greek, Science and Philosophy, and other subjects, he graduated in 1771, though he stayed even longer to continue studying, with the head of the school, the school's president Reverend John Witherspoon. When Madison came from New Jersey back to Virginia in 1772 he was soon caught up in tensions between the…

Tales From A Revolution: The Struggles of A Growing Nation The book, “Tales From A Revolution” highlights some of the most important struggles that early America was facing in the 1600’s. Following the story of multiple individual that time, we see how each of these struggles affected everyone present at the time. A quote from Maya Angelou states that, “History, despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage need not be lived again.” A few of the main struggles that…

Dante, Shakespeare, and the Bible. Walt Whitman worked as a printer in new york city a couple of years later until a fire in the printing district ruined the printing press. When he turned seventeen he got a job…

Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in West Hills, New York. The second of nine kids, which would eventually fall to seven, his family suffered tremendous financial difficulties. While his father was a gifted builder and craftsman, their rural location, and their financially struggling neighbors, made it nearly impossible to maintain a steady income. Ultimately, at eleven, Whitman was forced to leave school to work in printing. Often, Whitman described his childhood as ‘miserable’ because…

Jersey Shore was a popular TV show on MTV between 2009 and 2012 about “Guidos”, or Americans of Italian descent in their twenties who rented a house together on the Jersey Shore, which was aimed at teenagers and people under thirty. Jersey Shore is affecting our culture in a negative way because the majority of people that watched it might have thought differently about Italians and think that’s all that they do. At one point, Jersey Shore became one of the most watched TV shows and I think it…

During my senior year, my Nursing Fundamentals teacher introduced me and my class to a book called, The Pact. She informed us that the book could really impact our outlook on our futures and maybe our careers. She was exactly right, at least in my case. The Pact, is written by three best friends who made a pact at seventeen years old and promised each other they would go to college, graduate and become doctors. These three men did entirely just that, and remain friends till today. Dr. Sampson…

How does one interpret unity in America, after all we live in the United States? In the poems, “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and “I, Too” by Langston Hughes, both authors express what it means for them to live in America. Hughes writes from an African American perspective living in the 1930s, while Walt Whitman writes from a Caucasian perspective living in the mid 1800s. These facts play an important role in interpreting these poems. “I Hear America Singing” and “I, Too” share a…

Frank Sinatra, also known as Francis Albert Sinatra, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on December 12, 1915. He was born to Natalia and Anthony Sinatra at a whopping thirteen pounds. Both of his parents were Italian immigrants. When Frank was just eight years old he began singing to make tips at his local city nightclub and soon became a professional vocalist when he was in his teenage years. Sinatra dropped out of high school shortly before graduation. Sinatra has been considered one of the best…

the Delaware was created in 1851 (metmuseum.org). The painting is 12ft 5in. by 21ft. 3in and is in good condition; there does not appear to be any damage. Washington Crossing the Delaware is currently on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is displayed in a gallery with other American paintings from the same time period. The top part of the painting consists of grey clouds with sunlight and sky streaming through. On the horizon and far off into the background of the…

Newark, New Jersey. The things that shape this documentary is the campaign itself, the tactics the two used, and the people's reaction to the election. Their campaigns could be summed down to experienced leadership (Sharpe James) versus change (Cory Booker). James had been serving as mayor for sixteen years and has brought many changes to Newark. He has done good for the city, and any mistakes he has made, he should know from past experiences to never be repeated again. Booker is someone new…