Jersey Shore

Carol Berkin is a professor of History at Baruch College, and she teaches early American and women’s history. A BRILLIANT SOLUTION: Inventing the American Constitution is a book that involves the independence of United States of America. The years after the Rebellion were the greatest years and the most terrible periods. Even if the nation is eminent their newborn liberty, they did not have a strong central administration that would connect them mutually (Berkin, 2002). Berkin amazingly…

Noon of September 16, 1920, a bomb exploded along Wall Street, executing 38 individuals and left many harmed. The Wall Street Bombing was the most bad fear in the United States until the Oklahoma City assault in 1995 and the 9/11 assaults on the World Trade Center. The bomb's objective was to be the House of Morgan, which was a block over the road from where the explosive had been left out. The Wall Street Bombing is a case of treachery for the Americans that died and injured because of the…

The region was made up of the colonies of New Netherland (New York), Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Even though the Middle region was founded by the Dutch, New Jersey was a Swedish settlement. In 1664, England sent an army to capture New Netherland. Their governor surrendered and by 1674 England was in full control. The king of England at the time, gave the land of New…

Fort Delaware Fort Delaware, was a defensive point that many felt would be perfect to protect ports and anyone trying to attack from the river. It was said from many officials that this Island was an ideal defensive point. This is because it’s a medium to high ground in the Delaware river this was perfect to protect Philadelphia’s ports. Fort Delaware is located on Pea Patch island, this island is called this due to the Pea Patches that grew around it and made up a lot of the island. Fort…

of water that follows is remarkable. If you go in the time of day just before the sun sets, the sky sometimes turns an odd shade of peach. From the ferry you can take in views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the Governor's Island, New Jersey, the lower Manhattan skyline, and the Brooklyn Bridge. A three story high ferry with a deck all around it so you can enjoy New York’s lights. This ride is free of charge and a great way to see New…

Did you know Camden, New Jersey was once a wealthy city. Yes, that is right. The city that is now known as one of the most dangerous cities on the planet was once wealthy. Who would have thought, Camden of all places, to be at one point wealthy. You probably want to know a lot of things, like how did Camden become broke and how it became so dangerous. Before we get into the things you really want to know, we have to first know certain moments that occurred in early Camden days. In…

extra money he got he spent on supplies to help the wounded soldiers and sent money to his mother and his baseless brother. Sometimes fellow writers sent purses of money from both in the states and in England. Later, Whitman settled in Camden, New Jersey in the early 1870s to visit his dying mother at his brother’s house. But then Whitman took a big downfall when he suffered a stroke. In addition, Whitman could never go back to Washington D.C. so he stayed at his brother’s house until 1882…

Carol Burris from the Washington Post writes in the article “How Many Students Are Refusing to Take Common Core Tests This Year” that “New York State rocked the world of test based reform last year when nearly a quarter of a million students opted out of the Grades 3-8 Common Core tests” (Burris 1). Parents opted their kids out of state testing, because they disapproved of Common Core Standards. For people who are not aware of what Common Core Standards are, they are a set of national…

“I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman is a poem about how different people from different backgrounds have one thing in common, being a hardworking American. In this poem, Whitman is using singing to metaphorically symbolize the sounds and the actions of laborers. It is a metaphorical tale in the sense that varied carols are being used to represent how America is made up of many individuals working together as one nation. The tone is an ecstatic display of everyday people working hard and…

The greatest human impact on the water quality of Barnegat Bay is irrigation. Irrigation occurs when water is added to land or crops in order to aid in growth. In the northern parts of the bay, where “peak nitrogen levels have been recorded”, many homeowners continually use lawn fertilizers which carry nutrients in the runoff produced (Seitzinger 6). In addition to being a problem in the northern Barnegat Bay area, in the past few years, “the pollution problem is now being magnified by increased…