Hartford, Connecticut

Church was a prominent figure in the Hudson River School of American landscape painters and his career revolved around painting landscapes. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, during the nineteenth century, and at the age of eighteen became the pupil of Thomas Cole in Catskill, New York, after Daniel Wadsworth, a family neighbor and founder of the Wadsworth Atheneum, introduced them. In May 1848, Church was elected…

are able to connect with influential leaders who inspire others with their strong opinions to opt for a change in order for women to be recognized in society. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an early feminist, author and sociologist, born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1860, who encouraged women to gain independence, after suffering acute post-partum depression. Gilman was raised by her mother, Mary Perkins, and her influential aunts, after her father Frederic Beecher abandoned her at a young age.…

At the chronicle of America between the years 1760 and 1860 begins with the separation of colonies with the hopeful aim to birth a nation built from righteousness Independence and freedom. The latter part of this time frame America again will find itself at another defining moment. This time oddly enough was caused by social injustices. Here just as before the clash is the result from another social and humanitarian cause fighting for freedom and Independence this time 4 the humanitarian hand…

I am a Caucasian, over forty, middle class, Christian American female; technically a third generation American of Multicultural European Caucasian decent (I do not find it politically incorrect to label myself Caucasian and will refer to that status as white). Growing up I was called a mutt by my family members for all the different nationalities that I was mixed with; Austrian, Czechoslovakian, Irish, Russian, Lithuanian, Slavic or Polish (not exactly sure). On my mother’s side, my maternal…

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was born on July 3, 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. She struggled as a child after her dad abandoned her and her family. Shortly after, Gilman’s mother slowly detached herself from Gilman and her siblings. Gilman than began to spend most of her time at the public library to overcome her feelings…

Technology and Helicopter Parents Through Kathryn Tyler Throughout Kathryn Tyler’s article, “The Tethered Generation,” she discusses the effects of technology and helicopter parents on the millennial generation. Tyler believes that technology has become an easy way for parents to continue to watch over their children as they age (Tyler 478). Tyler also says technology is helping oppressive parents continue to smother their children and that people in the millennial generation are not becoming…

Before writing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Samuel Langhorne Clemens took on several different careers. He started working at the age of twelve as a store clerk to earn money for his family after his father died. He moved on to different small jobs such as a delivery boy, an apprentice to the town’s blacksmith, and later a compositor with local printers and newspapers (“Twain, Mark”). Clemens was forced to leave school to go work at the Missouri Courier as a printer’s apprentice. Next, he…

Settlement: Birth of a Nation A conglomeration of celebrated and contemptible events has laid the foundation of America. Among these events were people who acted as a catalyst in creating a blossoming nation. Christopher Columbus is arguably the most well known explorer; he is credited with his many voyages to the New World and is incorrectly believed to be the first person to have discovered North America. This paper will discuss how three other explorers, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, and…

According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), influenza cases have been increasing in the state this season “Statewide emergency department visits attributed to the “fever/flu syndrome” are beginning to increase and are now at 4.6%, which is below the level…

King’s Life “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.” was edited by Clayborne Carson. Carson went to his first civil rights demonstration and he saw King for the first time at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. Two decades later, Carson was requested by Mrs. Coretta Scott King to become the director of the King Papers Project. He accepted the offer and became enveloped in King’s writings. The book is compiled of the autobiographical writings King published and edited…