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So I packed my bag and drove home. I began to feel an unexplainable excitement when I finally came to exit 46, my home! I had missed it so much. “Home sweet home.” I whispered as I passed the “Welcome to Hartford” sign. I drove with the biggest smile from cheek to cheek all the way to my parents house. I could literally feel a heartwarming feeling just by walking into the house that I had been longing to see. Everything about it felt so welcoming. Hearing…

Harriet traveled to Washington D.C to meet President Lincoln after her book became popular. Presidents Lincoln’s comment to Harriet was, “so you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this Great War”. Harriet died on July 1, 1896 in Hartford, Connecticut (Harriet Beecher Stowe Web; History.com Staff “Harriet Beecher Stowe” Web; Uncle Tom’s Cabin…

Ole Miss running-back Akeem Judd found his way out of his troubled childhood while growing up, playing football. Judd entered South Durham high school in the fall of 2008 with no real relationship with his father. Judd’s mother, Tammy, raised him and his three older siblings by herself while struggling with substance abuse. She often disappeared for lengths of time, leaving Akeem to fend for himself. Often Akeem would go hungry with no household utilities from the lack of work and he would have…

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…

I’ve wanted to be a teacher for as long as I could remember. Originally, I wanted to teach to make a difference in the lives of others, but I didn’t really know how I was going to do that. I had only wanted to be another resource for students, but to be just that isn’t enough. I need to do something more and be something more. For me, I think the most important thing I’ve learned from this course is from John Dewey. The students need to be able to connect their learning to their everyday lives…

Working Thesis: People are attracted to mysteries because they provide an escape from reality, immerse them into the world where the impossible becomes possible, and let them travel through time and space. Thesis: Mysteries teleport individuals to the world of magic and superstition. Jonathan Gottschall’s The Storytelling Animal provided the topic of creativity for the research project. In chapter 3 “Hell Is Story-Friendly” Gottschall claims that people are attracted to fiction, to violent…

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…

reports as of November 2016 have showed that A total of 66 positive influenza reports have been reported during the current season (August 28 – November 19, 2016). Influenza was reported in seven counties: New Haven (24 reports), Fairfield (17), Hartford (14), Litchfield (4), New London (4), Middlesex (2) and Tolland County (1). Of the 66 positive influenza reports, 48 were Type A (subtype unspecified), 13 were Type A (H3N2), and 5 were influenza B virus”. From the 66 positive influenza reports,…

security weaknesses and potentially gaining access to its functionality and data. Why Penetration Testing Nine out of 10 businesses experienced at least one hacking incident in the past year, marking a 21% increase from 2015, according to a survey by Hartford Steam Boiler. "Sixty-four percent of risk managers say they have experienced more than six hacking incidents in the last year--up from 32% in 2015," said Eric Cernak, cyber practice leader for Munich Re. "U.S. businesses are under…