Hampton Roads

I had the pleasure of interviewing Alvita Davis, a Qualified Mental Health Professional who works with Family Behavioral Health & Healing at the Therapeutic Day Treatment program. Alvita, Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) has provided services to at risk youth ages (5-18) in the Hampton Roads area for over ten years, counseling them inside the home as well as in a community setting. Her field of experience covers but is not limited to: anger management, grief/loss, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), oppositional defiance, Mood disorders and low-self-esteem. Although I have known Alvita for years, the thought of sitting down with her to conduct an interview gave me butterflies in my stomach. To ensure we would have the privacy…

The future of naval warfare was impacted by the Battle of Hampton Roads. Because of the blockade, there was a jump forward in science and technology. The invention of the ironclad naval ships threw the idea of wooden vessels out the window, because the ironclad ships capabilities greatly surpassed that of the wooden ships. The Battle of Hampton Roads was a very historic battle because it was the first battle in naval warfare that was between ironclad ships. It was a very significant event that…

However, some battles see a greater emergence of new technology and leadership than others do. The Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War is one of the paramount battles that lead to the growth of the United States Navy, due to the fact this encounter between the Union and Confederate ironclad ships was unlike any other naval engagement that preceded it. On March 9, 1862 after a two-day intense struggle, the Union ironclad, USS Monitor, left Hampton Roads as the victor due to the…

Washington arrived to The Hampton Institute, he only had .50 cent that he had left from working, and his clothes were dirty. Mr. Washington was so excited to be there and felt accomplished by his journey. When He got there he went straight to the mistress in charge and he stated that (“I could see at once that there were doubts in her mind about the wisdom of admitting me as a student” (Booker T. Washington. Excerpt: “up from Slavery. 1901 Page5.) Mr. Washington felt that she was only seeing…

different at the beginning of the influx of second homeowners to the town in the early 1900s. Second, Rangeley is markedly isolated. It is not a place you happen upon, nor is it incredibly convenient to get to like many of the other vacation communities that are close to nearby cities—Cape Cod and the Hamptons, for example. Because of this, there is perhaps a selection effect that is at play—i.e., it is not at all convenient, so one must actively choose Rangeley as their second home—and…

SYNOPSIS: On the 6th of November, 2015, I, CPL. Lessane, along with Deputy Green, Deputy Griffin, and Deputy Jordan, with the Hampton County Sheriff 's Office, responded to 320 Thorn Circle, in the county of Hampton, regarding a disturbance incident. Upon arrival, Deputies made contact with all parties involve and gathered the pertinent information needed to complete this report. INTERVIEW WITH COMPLAINANT: (KRISTINA BARNES) Mrs. Barnes stated she came to the incident location in an attempt…

Kevin and Marcus, who are on the verge of losing their jobs due to a mistake they made letting a drug lord escape. Consequently, they are placed on a seemingly low-risk escort mission for two heiresses: Brittany and Tiffany Wilson. However, they get into a minor accident on the way to the Hamptons, and to prevent the loss of their jobs, Kevin and Marcus must impersonate as Brittany and Tiffany, respectively. At the Hamptons, Kevin and Marcus struggle to keep their double identities in check sine…

prestige suits are visible from all angles. It is the Hamptons! The only place to be for the “it” teens of New York. Three teens; Eliza, Mara, and Jacqui, assent to be au pairs for the affluent Perry family. Free access to their many cars, VIP access to wild parties, and taking care of their over-privileged children are included in the au pair package. Throughout the novel, it is easy to recognize the three distinct personalities of Eliza, Mara and Jacqui. To begin, Eliza Thompson used to be…

Elizabeth River Tolls Every day, two of my brothers leave on a forty to fifty-minute drive to get to the commissary at Scott Annex in Portsmouth, where my brothers work as grocery baggers. They must drive another forty or more minutes to get home, meaning they spend over an hour a day on the roads. My family lives in Norfolk, where the commissary should only be a twenty to thirty-minute drive away. However, my brothers do not want to pay the toll required to take the Downtown tunnel. Thusly,…

That traveled to seven art museums across the United States; including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Cincinnati Art Museum; Hampton University Museum; North Carolina Museum of Art; Wadsworth Athenaeum; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and The California Afro-American Museum. Which including 120 paintings, drawings, murals, and sculptors. Some of his work included was The Upper Room, Dying Solider, and Jubilee: Ghana Harvest Festival. Before his retirement in 1983, Biggers left a fifty-foot…