Ithaca, New York

The Hudson Valley has a direct and significant impact on the economic progression of New York State. Statistics show that the Hudson Valley yields an unprecedented “$227 billion dollars” to assist the state’s economy (newyorktimes.com). This phenomenon is driven by the International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) providing numerous benefits due to its vast employment rates; thus both positively and negatively affecting local real estate and commercial markets in the Hudson Valley. The IBM…

One of the best ways to spend your holidays is by visiting a beautiful tourist destination and spending some quality time with your loved ones amidst nature. You can choose to go to a national park and recharge in the lap of nature while going on various adventurous thrills. Glacier National Park is one of the options that you can consider. There are two different parks with the same name – Glacier National park – one of them is situated in British Columbia in Canada while the other is in…

To find out more about Ms. Smith’s job and what it is like to be a Speech Pathologist, I conducted a semi-formal interview. During this interview, I asks a series of ten questions. One of these questions was “Who much schooling does it take to be a Speech Pathologist?” Ms. Smith answer by stating “There are two options in Michigan. You have to pass the national test and have your Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) and your Clinician Competencies with our professional organization…

tonight! It all started in Bakersfield, California, where the young Gifford showed off his versatile skills to get him into the University of Southern California. From there, he emerged into one of the legendary figures in the NFL as a player for the New York Giants and broadcasting on ABC’s Monday Night Football. Early Life Struggles and Triumphs On August 16th, 1930, Frank Newton Gifford was born into the family of Weldon and Lola Mae Gifford. Born in the era of the Great Depression and the…

poor health Lorenzo moved his family to the Philadelphia, and created a bee yard in west Philadelphia. The bee yard helped him get over his health issues. As Lorenzo spent more time with the bees and the studying of the bees he began to come up with a new idea to make the beehive more efficient. He stated, “The almost self-evident idea of using the same bee space … came into my mind, and in a moment the suspended movable frames, kept at a suitable distance from each other and the case containing…

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls has been remained the biggest attraction from the ancient times and was known as the Honeymoon destination. There are three waterfalls of which the Niagara Falls are comprised and these are: American Falls, Horseshoe Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. There are many popular must-visit destinations in the Niagara Falls each once offering unique and mind blowing experience. Some of these attractions are: Maid of the Mist If you are hearing this name first time, then you may…

different paper. At first, I was not happy about having to change directions, but now I am very glad Mr. Gardner asked to do this project instead. It gives me a better insight on what to look for and where I might want life if I do not stay in Medina, New York. At first glance, human services and a social worker seemed to me to be almost the same thing. Both fields work to provide services to those people in need, helping them solve their economic or social problems. However, whether one…

I was born in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. This would definitely fall under the umbrella of "small town" as it's reported population during the 2010 census was 1,700. I was never an observant child, as I was always playing video games, reading books, or doing some grade school homework. I remember only knowing a small handful of people, namely just those who lived in our little trailer park at the time. Everyone had that small town eccentricity we so often see romanticized. Next door was Mr. Mahan…

my initial teaching certification in hand, I was excited to teach and challenge the young minds of our great state. As I sent application after application to every school district in the tri-city area, I quickly realized that teachers in Western New York State are a dime-a-dozen. Determined to get my foot in the door somewhere, I substituted during the day and continued working shifts at the country club at night and on weekends. With the school district’s increasingly rigid criteria regarding…

Native American and European Traditions The English people who first immigrated to America slaughtered the Native Americans to near extinction because they thought the Indians were savages, but just how different, or similar, were the two groups. Both the Indians and Europeans had their own versions of a creation story, and they each had a sort of government that included a constitution. Between the two groups there are distinct comparisons and contrasts within the creation stories of the…