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For the great majority of its early life, poetry was as much a science as it was an art. There were many cardinal rules which were never to be questioned, much less broken. And yet, like in all fields of the human experience, progress is only made by those intrepid souls who are willing to question the status quo. The instigators of change have always been men who had a higher regard for progress and truth than they did comfort or tradition. In their day, these men were often labeled as heretics…

a well-known poet and journalist, was born on May 31, 1819 in West Hills, New York. Walt’s love for America and its democracy was contributed from his parents and his upbringing. His younger brothers are even named after his parents favorite American heros such as George Washington Whitman, Andrew Jackson Whitman, and Thomas Jefferson Whitman. Whitman and his family moved to Brooklyn, when he was just three years old. In New York his father hoped to take advantage of the economic opportunities…

Occupy Wall Street began on September 17, 2011, called together by groups such as Adbuster and Anonymous. From a tactical point of view, the movement drew inspiration from both the Arab Spring and the anti-globalization movement. Protesters began camping in Manhattan to protest corporate greed and a resulting loss of financial wellbeing for most of the population, as well as the loss of democratic representation by elected officials. After the Occupy Wall Street camp was established, other…

In New York Burning, author Jill Lepore traces the history of the conspired slave rebellion, which transpired through “[a] series of fires in the winter of 1741.” As “panicked white colonists” began to fear “a slave uprising, [they] set off a cycle of arrests, accusations, hasty trials, executions and more arrests.” This was New York City in 1741 and the victims were predominantly slaves. Through the limited sources found on the slave conspiracy, Jill Lepore questions the validity of the…

The concrete jungle is thought of as many things by many people, but the sunset was definitely spectacular. Manhattan was more than enough for me, but I had to get out of the city. I moved to New jersey, just across the river to Newark, it was just close enough to preserve the beautiful sunset, but far enough to create a more peaceful, less hectic environment. My arrival to Newark was not ideal, I lived in a one room apartment with all of the necessities, but that is it. I worked at a pharmacy…

Empire EJ LeClair Teacher: Kelly Sherman 11/4/2014 The America of the post Independence War was a very different place, New York State had been a loyalist strong hold during the war and this had diminished its standing in the newly formed nation. In 1810 Dewitt Clinton, the current mayor of New York City, had the insane idea to connect New York to Lake Erie via the Mohawk Valley the only western pass in the Appalachian Mountains. This seemingly delusional idea would…

Cobblepot, the patriarch of the family, lead an expansive monopoly on the London shops, but, was almost rooted out by the police by the time Cobblepot turned ten. Moving to Gotham City in the following winter, it didn’t take long for Arthur to begin a new monopoly on the harbors and eventually climbed his way into the upper class of the city. Purchasing a large mansion on the west side of Gotham, they seemed untouchable until Arthur’s newly founded crime business was disrupted only ten later and…

Frank Sinatra was an actor, producer, and singer in the 20th century. He was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants. He had to be delivered with the aid of forceps, which caused severe scarring to his left cheek, neck, and ear, and perforated his ear drum, damage that remained for life. Due to his injuries at birth, his baptism at St. Francis Church in Hoboken was delayed until April 2, 1916. A childhood operation on his mastoid bone left major scarring on his…

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…

How much do you love checkers mate? So much that you would put them all over your head? This man clearly has a passion for the checkered style that was in and out quicker than it took to finish the work on his face. I find it hard to believe anyone loves checkers so much that they think they will be deeply in love with them for the rest of their lives. You have to wonder what people are thinking and where the friends are at times like these. If any of my friends are reading this post, please…