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The beliefs and values embraced by Thomas Jefferson in his Letter to James Madison can be seen by some as archaic and insensible to a growing society. Although America’s values on the basis of economy and society have shifted somewhat, a few of his ideas can still be interwoven into how America regards itself. Another writing of Jefferson’s will be referenced in the course of this essay, since it has a clearer sense of why Jefferson felt the way he did about agrarian societies. This writing is…

In 1835, Ladd & Co. is the first successful sugar plantation company in Hawaii and marked the beginning of the sugar industry. Ladd & Co. began their sugar company in Koloa, Kauai, in which they signed a lease with King Kamehameha III for a 980 acres of land. The Founders of Ladd & Co. wanted to fortune for the sugar that they created. “Sugar provided the Hawaiian Islands with a foundation, playing a key part in bringing the Islands into a cosmopolitan society.” Sugar became the dominant…

The name Ullman and Woolman were interchangeable throughout the years, however, Woolman became the preferred spelling for Thomas and his family, from the time of his leaving the family home in Foley and moving to Parry Sound proper on his marriage to Rebecca on January 28, 1880. There he started out as the near ubiquitous lumberman and a new dad. Edith was born just a comfortable nine months later on November 13, 1880. It was too tough a go for him in the mills and he uprooted his family and…

2017). 8 years later he was appointed the chairman of Arrernte council of central Australia (Indigenous Australia, 2017). By 1993 he was elected commissioner of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders commissioners for an area of the Northern Territory and one year later he became the deputy chairman for the same commission (Indigenous Australia,…

payment of $1,000 (Trask, 2006). Article II of the treaty outlines the territory the Sauk and Fox tribes ceded to the United States, which covered large areas in present-day northwestern Illinois and southern Wisconsin (Kappler, 1904, p. 74). In all, the total area of land the tribes ceded to the United States was 50 million acres (King,…

Canada in 1950s – a respecter of human rights “A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer,” said Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher (Seneca, Moral Essays, Vol.3, 1935). Intentions of an event are usually more important than results in determining the righteousness of the event because one has control over the intentions but not the outcomes. Action done out of philanthropic purpose is justified even though the result unexpectedly hurts others’…

Anna Meares Anna Meares was born in Blackwater, in the small coal mining town of Middlemount on September 21, 1983 to Marilyn and Anothony who worked in the coal mining industry. She grew up in the same town and went to Middlemount State School. She was the youngest of four children who all liked sport. She and her siblings tried many different sports, including; karate, BMX, swimming, triathlon and tennis but Anna and her sister were inspired by the cycling events in the 1994 Commonwealth…

The Iron Bank, co-founded by residents and the founder of Ironton, opened for business on July 11, 1851. After some changes in location and a merger, the bank, then the First National Bank of Ironton, settled in its current home on Third Street. In the 1970s, it was purchased by the First National Bank of Cincinnati, which subsequently became the Star Banc Corporation and finally the U. S. Bank National Association. After the town of Ironton began selling lots and constructed a railroad, many…

importance of always moving forward in design; despite tragedy, greatness can come of it. Contemporary design meets southern charm at the 21c museum and boutique hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. When you think of Oklahoma City the first thought that comes to your mind probably isn’t “industrial” or “modern”. However, Oklahoma is known for its southern grace and design; 21c is bringing a new contemporary design that is also coexisting to the area. This area use to house the historic Ford Motor…

In the 1950s, there were many wealthy Chinese moved to Hong Kong illegally due to the civil war. After 1997, the SAR government launched a new migration scheme which allows 150 mainland residents move to Hong Kong every day. According to Census and Statistics Department, the percentage of net migration to total population increased is 71.5% in 2005. The problem of not enough housing estates for the rapid growth in population arosed. Other than that, the growing number of locals moved from rural…