Notes on the State of Virginia

They can be attacked or witness a fight and not know how to stop it. During such incidents, security will be available to handle a situation like this. Armed security guards will be more likely to observe student and people walking around and take note on those who seem off and are more depressed and aggressive. They will be able to report any case of depressed students or strangers to school authorities to figure out necessary action. Most cases of shootings, involve a person that was mentally…

There are many Americans today that believe Keystone XL Pipeline is a great idea, because there will be more job opportunities, which will also boost the economy, in the long run the oil will be less expensive, also it will be energy efficient. Nevertheless, there is the opposite side who disagrees with this idea. Many people consider the Keystone XL Pipeline a terrible idea because there will be less job openings in the long run, also it will be harmful to the economy and environment. Such is…

The essays on Adams, Madison and Jefferson are interesting in that they show some of the nuances of the "first" party system. Wood notes that the federalists and republicans were not modern parties in any meaning of the word. The federalists considered themselves the government, and considered the republicans to be subversive elements challenging the government (this was particularly interesting in context of the sedition acts, which the federalists thought was legitimate to protect the…

America continent known as Virginia. It would only make sense then to specify to the Virginia Joint Stock Companies’ colonizers on how to go about establishing a base for financial gain. Another provision of the instructions states, “When they do espie any high lands, Captain Gosland may take twenty of the company across over lands, and carrying a half dozen pickaxes…

In her view, the constitution, like the state constitution, should be ratified by the people before to be sent to the Continental Congress. She clarify “without any means for amending the document prior to ratification, the founding fathers were asked to sign their agreement”. In Massachusetts, “take this or nothing” noted by George Mason, the state delegation introduce the amendments for Congress to be consider after ratification with no…

Thomas Jefferson is one of the most enigmatic and mysterious figures in our history. Often leaving his personal past intentionally vague (burning letters, writing a rather scientific and analytical autobiography), that leaves those who study him in the dark about his deeper psychology. Jefferson is a man that exists in in dualities - the farmer and the politician, the advocate for small government with a wealthy past, the voice of liberty and also the owner of slaves. It is this final dichotomy…

Gardner, born on September 16th, 1839 in Gloucester, Virginia, was a union army soldier during the Civil War. Later in James Gardner’s life, he eventually earned the medal of honor and was amongst many of the first black troops. There is very little information on James Gardner’s early childhood, but James was an oyster seller way before he enlisted into the U.S. army. At the time, James was living in Yorktown, Virginia. Virginia was a free state during the civil war, so James was born a free…

hopes of finding not only validity in their assumed assumptions of the Native Americans, including their potential for reconciliation for their barbaric ways, but also security in of their presumed superiority and advancement. The similarities that Virginia colonists hoped to uncover dealt primarily with the Powhatan tribe’s values, and how those principles influenced their societal…

penalties as normal individuals. The Texas judicial system should apply the clinical practice’s standards when placing the intellectual impairment of the defendant. The United States, after the Supreme Court restored the death penalty since 1976 the state of Texas is responsible for over a third of executions in the state. Nevertheless, Moore v. Texas care required grudging and unique access because it screamed for a crime committed…

Black slavery is among the most controversial issues that have caused various debates among historians in the American society. It is quite critical to note that the history of black slavery commences from 1776 during the American independence to about 1865, the period when the Civil War ended (Leslie 150). During this period, the American government legalized the civil war in their constitution, which allowed the white American to own the black slaves and use them at their own pleasure. As…