Memorial Day

The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded in 1917. This league consisted of six teams, called the original six. These teams were the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Rangers. These teams played for twenty five years until the leagues first expansion. Today, there are thirty teams in the NHL. There are six players on the ice, one center, two wings, two defenseman, and a goalie. This is one line, and each team…

As a sports photojournalist, writer and all-weather mountain sports junkie, Jennifer Thorson is focused on getting the most out of life and sharing her perspective with the world. She loves doing the unexpected. Jennifer received her undergraduate from University of Texas in Finance and an MBA from Southern Methodist University and worked in Dallas in wealth management and investments. After being in the corporate world for over a decade, her need for adventure and creativity came calling.…

According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, we have lost a total of 20,789 officers since 1791 to 2015. The number of deaths have done nothing but increase year per year and now we can put an end to that. Our scientists are making a breakthrough in robotics science that the police force…

rest of my life. I would go down the street to play with Oliver and Katie every day, go to the school where all of my friends were, or go to get a Rickers drink at the gas station, everything that was normal to me. Little did I know, things were about to change. It was a normal weekday. I went to school wondering what I was going to learn in class today and what my friends and I were going to do during recess. The day seemed to fly by like it always did. Then, something weird happened. Instead…

This paper will examine how labor unions brought about changes in the work place thus protecting the rights of its workers. There four worker’s rights that I would like to expand upon. First is the 40 hour work week. Secondly is the 8 hour work day. Thirdly is the employees’ occupational safety and health. Lastly is the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title Vll. History What is a labor union? According to the American Heritage Dictionary (2006) defines a labor union as “an organization of wage…

Will I succeed in my classes? Will I be prepared to make the big transition from high school to college? These questions, among other college-related thoughts, were constantly floating around my head throughout the short summer weeks preceding Move-in Day at Allegheny College. Fortunately, I was able to find answers to all of the questions that I had about college life with ease shortly after arriving. Now, after two weeks as a full-time college student, I finally feel that I have settled into…

The Knights of Labor. As mentioned in class on their quest of the eight hour work day. Knights had grown considerably from their grassroots movement of a secret society to an all-inclusive labor union regardless of which trade a person practiced. The Knights hold several accomplishments in the creation of legislation regarding labor laws. Not only did they fight for the eight hour work day but abolition of child labor, equal pay for equal work, and political reforms including the graduated…

The Power of Integrity If you were given a choice: your integrity or your life, which would you chose? In the play, The Crucible, the author, Arthur Miller, reveals that most people chose their life over their integrity. The Crucible illustrates that this decision leads greater chaos and distrust through the hysteria that occurred in Salem in 1692. In this time people start to lie and accuse their neighbor of witchcraft to save themselves from the punishment, while their neighbors either hang…

“What is the hardest part about being a Preacher’s kid?” If I had a penny for every time I got asked this question I would probably be a millionaire, if not a billionaire. As soon as I would tell people that I was a preacher’s kid their first reaction was to look at me up and down, confirming that what I was wearing was “preacher’s kids appropriate clothes”. Others would simply smile in shock or not so happy about my comment. The reactions from each individual were completely different, but I…

Merricat believed everything in her life was standard, there were routines to follow each day and the sisters rarely strayed from their habits. Their “castle” was more of a fortress, most people weren’t allowed in and those who were rarely left. When Charles visited, Merricat treated him as an invader and felt disgusted when he “tainted” everything…