Jersey Devil

New Jersey is full of places where historical events have occurred. One of these places is Journal Square, which is located in Jersey City, NJ. Its history starts when the Lenni Lenape Indians first settled there. In the 1650s, General Peter Stuyvesant had everyone under his rule. Two years later, Stuyvesant engineered the purchase of most of present-day Hudson County from the Indians in return for materials. On November 1660, the Dutch moved in and claimed Bergen Square (now known as Journal…

Both Emily Dickinson’s and Walt Whitman’s poems have numerous differences. Their writing styles differ as well, in that Emily Dickinson’s are short and simple, while Walt Whitman’s are long, complex and largely prose-style. In Whitman’s work, “Song of Myself”, you learn much about the author. The poem was written in phases, and on page 1024, the notes at the bottom of the page describe how the title of this poem was changed throughout the years. I think this is a semblance of how the poem’s…

The American voice is characterized by The theme of hard work. This is demonstrated in Walt Whitman’s poem “ I hear America singing” states that “ the wood cutter’s song the plowboys on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown. this means that they are hard working people that they are passionate in what they do. Those workers are happy to head to work with such Joy.this idea is also found in Obama’s speech that states “her father worked on the oil rings and farm through…

The Kidnapping of the Lindbergh Baby Overview: Charles Augustus Lindbergh was kidnapped at 20 months old on March 1, 1932 on the second floor of the nursery in the Lindbergh home. Document Examination: An analysis of Hauptmann’s handwriting showed similarity to the ransom note. Final Findings: The tool marks, wood was matched to wood in his attic, Condon’s number and address was found, and similar handwriting. The JonBenet Ramsey Case Overview: Six year old JonBenet was found murdered in Boulder…

When I was in 8th grade, I went to Pineland Farms for a street hockey event. The whole high school Gorham ice hockey team, and Jonah, Aidan, Tyler, Camden, and I went to play for a special olympics event. I had no idea what Pineland farms was, or even existed until then. Pineland Farms was a place where parents send their kids with special needs to “cure” them. It was basically a prison for them. It was very similar to what happened to the special needs people in the great depression. After the…

The sounds of his daughters writing reminds the father of the same ambition he had when he was younger. Richard Wilbur was born in New York City on March 1, 1921, Richard Wilbur studied at Amherst College before serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later attended Harvard University. His first book of poems, The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems (Reynal & Hitchcock) was published in 1947. He also wrote "Things of This World" (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1956), for which he received the…

New York State distinctiveness lies in its diversity of politics, cultures, economies and social programs. Described as a proactive and progressive state, New York represents a government unimaginable to many other states. Historically, state governments were looked at as “traditionalist and inactive,” because of their underrepresentation and ineffectiveness. However, New York State has overcome its once growing social problems, fiscal crisis, and having graded one of the least typical states in…

This paper discusses the community health assessment of Baychester, New York located in the Bronx. The reason I choose Baychester for my windshield survey is because it is where I grew up and spent most of my childhood. I have lived in baychester for nearly 15 years, the town of baychester gives me the utmost joy and happiness; seeing people who is of the same heritage and culture as me in my surroundings. Everyone in this neighborhood is close-knit and considers each other family. From my…

Alexander Hamilton was born in Nevis in 1755 as an orphan.As a child, he witnessed the harshness of slavery in Nevis.He came to America to get a better education.While in America, he fought in war getting higher and higher in the ranks. He fought in multiple wars till he was asked by George washington to write his speeches for him.Hamilton was also a member of the Continental Congress, which was looking to make a strong government.When George Washington took office in 1789 he picked Hamilton to…

Throughout One Today, Richard Blanco uses both anecdotal flashbacks and motifs to portray opportunity and equality; conveying a positive view of a shared American experience. Blanco’s use of anecdotal flashbacks help contribute to the positive concept of a shared American experience and connects to Walt Whitman’s poem of I Hear America Singing. In the second paragraph, Blanco describes the similar experiences and daily routines of all Americans. By starting this description with Americans…