North Shore City

King Charles payed a Viking leader 7000 livres of silver and gold for the freedom of Paris, this would be the equivalent of 17,429.30US dollars (without inflation). After hearing tales of how generous the Frankish king was Ragnar Lodbrok attacked the city of Paris in 845 CE with 120 long ships and 5000 Viking warriors lead by in hopes of receiving more than was previously given. Contrary to popular belief, the Viking people did not focus their time on raiding towns or monasteries. They focused…

to prove they weren’t part of a larger southern continent. His second expedition took him to Antarctica and many of the same places from 1772 through 1775, and on his third expedition from 1776 through 1779 he searched for a Northwest Passage in North America and Asia, exploring the Pacific, and finally landed in The Sandwich Islands where he was killed. John Cabot:…

Johnny Gioeli is the lead vocalist of the band Crush 40. He was born on the 5th of October 1967 in Brooklyn, New York. Johnny's musical career began after forming a band known as Phaze with his older brother. At the age of 17, he started drumming with the band Killerhit in 1983. By 1987, Johnny and his brother were able to purchase their own lighting rig, truck and tour bus, which was purchased from Jimmy Buffet. After re-locating to Hollywood, Bret Michaels gave Killerhit his former publicist…

the early and mid 1400’s, before colonization, North America was inhabited by an enormous amount of diverse Native American tribes. These tribes were incredibly dispersed across the continent of North America, which resulted in Native Americans populating many different geographical regions. The introduction of settlers from Europe, especially Spain, caused the lives of these Native Americans to transform drastically. When analyzing the history of North American tribes, it is important to note…

people harms society. I will be discussing the Southern strategy in American politics, a former supreme leader of North Korea that abused his power and lastly, Adolf Hitler. In American politics,…

Morocco- The Country that Makes the Soul Grow In the 7th and 8th century, the Arab invasion of Africa prompted the first predominant Muslim dynasty which triggered a domino effect that resulted in Morocco. In 1884, Spain officially started protecting the lands that would soon be known as Morocco. When France became the protectorate of Morocco through the Treaty of Fez in 1912, there was a rebellion shortly after and lead by the Istiqual. Eventually in 1956, the French were removed as the…

I am visiting Long Island City in Queens, New York...and am writing to tell you about an amazing oil on canvas, precisionist cityscape painting from 1928, "East River from the Shelton Hotel", by Georgia O'Keefe. I traveled to Long Island City, to get a glimpse of the location of this breathtaking and detailed piece of O'Keefe's. I believe the message the artist is relying through this piece is that, the factories emit dirty smoke into the atmosphere, which is harsh, and the artist is displeased…

Environmental education exists in a multitude of forms. Some argue that any interaction with nature is environmental education, some would say that is not enough, that environmental education must be facilitated. Regardless of these opinions, environmental education is critical to the education all types of children. It is especially important for children living in urban settings to gain better understandings of their roles in the environment. It is vital that children understand that they are…

to argue that a city is necessary because humans need to rely on one another in order to accomplish tasks. Socrates begins his argument when he states, “So if you approve, why don’t we start by finding out what sort of thing it is in cities? After that we can make a similar inquiry into the individual, trying to find the likeness of the larger version in the form the smaller takes” (line 369). He first proposes the dissection of a city. First, you must look for justice in the city, and once you…

rainforest areas, mining and coastal towns – the same quality they all possess is that they live far from any major city (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2012). Therefore the areas are known to have limited health services and harsher living environments. In 2009, roughly 31% of people lived outside major cities in Australia with more 45-80 year olds than those living in the cities (Australian…