Lafayette

Have you ever wondered will today be the day that you leave this earth? Will I ask myself this question every day I wake up and walk the streets of Lafayette La. I was asked to write a reflective paper on a single topic the question was “If I could change one thing in Lafayette Louisiana what would it be? For me that was a hard subject but I found myself asking the same question over and over again but I always ended up with the same answers “Gun control, Texting while driving and just simply…

more connected to Lehigh than just through my grandfather. Although, it doesn’t hurt when my grandfather tells me of his experiences on campus, I understand that Lehigh and I both have a need for community. Through the bed races and the Lehigh vs Lafayette rivalry, it is clear that everyone on campus is supportive and loves being there. As I moved through my high school years I found myself gravitating towards the programs that felt like a family and sticking with those people for the rest of my…

foot on the battlefield, Lafayette would play an important role in the creation of the United States of America. Marquis de Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757, in, Chavaniac, France. To Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette and Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière. He moved in 1759 when his father was killed and his mother moved themselves to Paris. He was raised in Chateau Chavaniac in the mountains of Auvergne until the age of twelve. A fun fact about Marquis de Lafayette is that his full…

I arrived to work at Lafayette Group Home (LGH) on November 11, 2017, at approximately 6:50A.M, for my 7:00 A.M shift. I greeted my co-worker Glenda who was in the kitchen when I arrived and we talked briefly. Afterward, I went to the back bedroom’s to wake up the consumer’ for them to come out into the kitchen for them to take their medications. Glenda left shortly after I returned to the kitchen. At that Point, I got the keys from out of the kitchen cabinet for the medicine closet. When I…

The marquis de Lafayette He has served in America voluntarily with the purpose to fight against Britain. Spielvogel noted that “Lafayette returned to France with ideas of individual liberties and notions of republicanism and popular sovereignty” (567). Influenced by the American Declaration of Independence, the soldiers who came back from America wanted to pursue liberty. Their ideas greatly influenced the early stages of the French Revolution. It should be studied because these people played an…

is talking about the emotions faced by key founding members of our country, they specifically highlight Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette was a French citizen however, several individuals, (including the state of Maryland) considered him to be a United States citizen, as he shared many of the common values our founding fathers did. While this specifically relates to Marquis de Lafayette, we can see the same debate being applied to illegal immigrants today. This is especially true in Mark…

The Princesse de Cleves written by Madame de Lafayette whose main object of analysis is morals. It talks about ethical issues, behavior about sin and virtue in which a person can fall into even if their intensions are the best. The passage we will be discussing happens very early in the novel. In it the princesse de Cleves (Mlle de Chartes) first arrives at the French Court. A place where there are beautiful women everywhere Mlle de Chartes turned heads as soon as she walked in. But she isn’t…

huge aspect to the campaign. Hundreds of black citizens had taken part in the protests. However, getting individuals to join was a struggle. Bernard Lafayette was effective in influencing a movement in Selma by taking small, effective steps to encourage individuals by challenging the system, being strong, and influencing others. Bernard Lafayette was a SNCC field worker in Selma, Alabama who broke the barrier of fear and resignation among blacks. In 1962, Selma, Alabama was a city that was…

things in life, but get no recognition. They don’t get remembered for all the stuff they did in life. I wish to be remembered unlike people like Marquis de Lafayette. Marquis de Lafayette is one of my heros, yet if I would ask the common American they won’t even have a clue to who he is. He was a huge part of the American Revolution. Lafayette taught George Washington how to fight. He even has his own room in George Washington’s house and still nobody…

Marquis de Lafayette Everyone knows about the heroes, like Batman and Superman, who save people all over the world. But what about a hero who helped win a war, join two nations together, and help those nations win their own revolutions? “Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country,” (TheFamousPeople.com) this is a quote by Marquis de Lafayette. Marquis de Lafayette was known as “Hero of Two Worlds. He was a citizen of both America and France. He is, as TheFamousPeople.com says, “a…