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“We are but parts of a whole, and therefore there must exist a power somewhere to preside, and preserve the connexion due order. This power is lodged in the Parliament; and we are as much dependent on Great Britain as a perfectly free people can be on another” (Dickinson). John Dickinson was a patriot until 1776, when he started to question if the colonists really needed to break away from England. He supported colonial rights, but did not support independence from Britain. Dickinson was one out…

The French and Indian War, which was also known as the Seven Years War, was the conflict in which the British fought against the French and their allies, the Indians. The war actually lasted more than seven years, stretching unofficially from 1754 to 1763. The French and Indian War was important because it planted the idea of one specific country controlling the entire land of the New World. Although the British struggled in the early years of the war, Great Britain, along with the American…

transportation did not simply evolve out of the blue, neither did it occur without any forethought. Numerous things have affected them in turning into a notable creator. Everything began in their youth. Orville was born on August 19, 1871, in Dayton, Ohio, and Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867, in Millville, Indiana. Wilbur and Orville's parents are Susan Catherine Koerner and Milton Wright along with five different siblings, although two died shortly after death. Orville died on January 30,…

I remember not knowing whether to be anxious excited or nervous. Maybe a mixture of all three… I mean I was getting to leave my house and family for a weekend and stay in Columbus Ohio with a group of people from my youth group. But, little did I know how exciting this trip would actually be. We loaded up the big blue church bus Friday night after school with anticipation for the trip, although we prolonged the 5 hour drive there. We chose to entertain ourselves with some good ole card games…

Prior to the European colonization of the New World, there had thrived American-Indian tribes aplenty amidst the expanse, including those along the present-day Mississippi river, and the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca tribes associated with their respective empires. There exist numerous commonalities and differences between each of these two groups of native tribes, many of which are built upon the same or variant conceptions with regard to a specific aspect. Namely, the tribes had largely partaken in…

Under the State's recreational use statute, the owner of a property that permits any person either directly or indirectly without charge the use of the property for recreation purposes does not assume responsibility for any injury incurred. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 411.190. A “charge” refers to the admission price or fee asked in return for invitation or permission to enter or go upon the land. Id. In regards to the application of the fee, Midwestern, Inc. determined that the fee must have been…

Steve Prefontaine: A Heartbreaking Legend Everybody is born with a talent, and maybe even more than one. Whether it is singing, painting, sports, and even cooking, but everybody something they excel at. It took Steve Prefontaine a little longer than most kids to find his talent, Running. Steve Prefontaine grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon and just like any boy in middle school, he wanted to play contact sports. Running never even crossed Steve’s mind as a middle schooler. However, coaches did not…

college at either the Ohio State University, or the University of Toledo. For me, the hardest part is not the academics, but deciding which of the two to attend. Among everything Tuition, location and living conditions, and my future major in engineering all impacted my decision the most. Based on this criteria, I will attend college at the Ohio State University in Columbus because of its affordability, location and living conditions, and rank as the best engineering school in Ohio. When…

The Fathers of Modern Aviation were born in the heart of the American Midwest in 1867 and 1871. Their names were Orville and Wilbur Wright, two brothers that would go on to build and fly the first airplane. Their parents, Milton and Susan, were of English and German ancestry. Orville and Wilbur were just two of the seven children born into the Wright family. Orville was the second youngest and Wilbur was born just before him. Orville was quite mischievous in school and often got in trouble,…

My husband and I just decided together that we are going to take the long journey to Oregon. i'm really excited to move to Oregon from Ohio. Also I'll be sad when I have to leave all of the graves of my family, but I'll be happy to start all over. I've been so lonely here in Ohio ever since my mother died, I a, hoping to make new friends along the way. My loneliness is the biggest reason we are leaving. I've been scrambling to gather all of the things we need for the things that we could sell,…