Griswold v. Connecticut

The American Revolution was caused by much more than the simple concept of no taxation without representation; its roots can be found dozens of years prior, in 1763 and the years that followed, as well as back to the early history of colonial North America. Two authors and historians, Colin Calloway, who wrote The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America, and Eric Foner, who authored Give Me Liberty! an American History, offer two comprehensive viewpoints into the origins…

The diversity of the U.S. traces back to the beginning when the northern and southern colonies were established. Northern colonies were founded by pilgrims who wanted religious freedom, whereas southern colonies were founded to grant colonists opportunities for land ownership. Their differences and similarities in economic, political and religious is what shaped our country into what we are today. However their differences caused strife and a lack of understanding that eventually led to the…

Allocation of the state’s resources has shown a concentration in the city schools as a result of the influx of need required from the staff and students. In the Connecticut Constitution, the amendments guarantee citizens to their right to an equal education free of segregation. For the defendants, they presented an argument focused primarily on the interpretation of the Federal Constitution. Justice Peters’ ruled in favor of the plaintiffs due to the inability for the principles of the Federal…

To form a more perfect union, “We the People” need to fight to restrain the size of the government to prevent encroachment on the rights of individuals and families by an unrestrained and massive centralized governance system. This great nation found its beginnings in separating from the excessively powerful and abusively controlling government of Great Britain, proving that a big government society is destined to fail. The 13 colonies, starting in 1607, when Jamestown was founded in Virginia,…

New England Forests When the pilgrims arrived in 1620, they cut down most of the forests in the New England area in order to clear land for farming and to build houses. However, from 1850 to 1950, many people abandoned farms in favor of jobs in the textile industry. Others moved away because the land in the Midwest was cheaper. In any case, once these farmers left, the forest ecosystem began to recover. Seeds were carried to the abandoned fields by animals and the wind. Over time, the fields had…

Glaciation had four major effects on Connecticut. The first one is Jobs pond, a kettle hole. A kettle hole is a chunk of glacier that broke off and sat in one spot. The glacier melted and created a pond ( Jobs pond). However there is no tributaries coming in or out of this pond so the only other…

The team to watch this year in the NCAA tournament is the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team. Their perfect one hundred and eight game streak and four back to back national championships has earned them the title, Dynasty. While this resume is almost uncomparable with any other sports record out there, there are those who believe that the UConn Huskies are hurting the progress of women's basketball and overall the progress of women's sports. Jack Brewster, of the University Wire…

Luna Smith sat down on her black leather couch with a cup of raspberry ice tea in hand. She turned to her right and picked up the TV remote from a glass side table. She then pushed the on button to turn on the flat screen TV after a long day at the courthouse of Virginia as a lawyer. She then pushed the rubber keys five and seven to turn on the CW since it was 8:55 (which is a channel made by the CBS and Warner Bros) to watch the new episode of Supernatural. (Supernatural is a show where two…

Newton! Newton is one of the most beautiful and calmest towns that I have ever lived in. It has the best restaurants and doughnuts! The town is also well taken care of and has great school districts along with many wonderful sports that start in middle school and are offered to the students. You don't see many run down buildings and all of the houses are nice and well taken care of. There are many wonderful reasons why you should move to Newton. First of all Newton is known for the the…

From around 1780 to around 1840, America struggled with the Constitutional Convention, Federalism and anti-federalism, the war of 1812 during the Jeffersonian age, the Jacksonian age, and the fight for equal right for all people living in America. Struggling through these events is what made America become the country it is today. In 1787, the Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the major dissuasions at the Convention was how the states would be…