Rhode Island

This is my colonial report about rhode island colony. Here are some facts there are 13 colonies and rhode island is one of the smallest colonies rhode island was also one of the most liberal colonies It also was home of the first baptist church. Rhode island was founded by Roger William in 1636. The reason it was founded was for religious freedom providence plantations was the first colony to provide religious rights from new england. Rhode island colonies government was a charter government.…

The Industrial Revolution lasted many years, and it occurred through many states and countries. One of those countries being Canada, which in turn caused the spreading of Canadian immigrants and their way of life in the New England area. There were many reasons for the Canadians to leave their home country, two being, of political reasons and the moving of companies. America proved to have a lot of opportunities for new incoming immigrants, this leading Canadian companies to develop their…

fluffy clouds that resembled cotton candy. I was outside exploring the vast backyard while barefoot. It was my first morning in the United States. My stepfather, my siblings, and I had arrived seven hours ago from the Philippines to our new home in Rhode Island from the T. F. Green Airport at around midnight. Last night was my first time seeing my mother in a year. I was furious, imprudent, depressed. Since I was two years old, my grandparents had raised my siblings and I. When my biological…

Women of today should say, Thank You, to women like Anne Hutchinson. A woman who spoke and lead others while taking care of those around her. A leader when women were not thought capable to lead. An inspiration to those going through spiritual as well as life altering events. While only in America for a short time, her actions made an impact on those learning a new religion and getting their own start in the New World. Born the second child of thirteen in 1591, she went on to get an…

Hutchinson was convicted and banished from Boston. Hutchinson was found guilty of being unfit for society, during the trial judges and preachers equated her words and influence to a disease that could not be cured. In 1638, she and her family headed to Rhode Island and is credited with founding the state. This is a precursor for the witchcraft phenomenon that was soon to…

RHODE ISLAND STATE GRACE N. NGUMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY Rhode Island tax rates differ vastly by locality for both residential and commercial property with its average rate being among the greatest overall. Our Property Taxes (2008) provides that tax assessors in Rhode Island are elected and their term runs for four (4) years. Rhode Island State addresses real property tax as Property Tax and their official policy is that “a locally determined uniform percentage of full and fair cash…

Why Blackstone River is A National Corridor The Blackstone River changed Rhode Island horrendously. I think the Blackstone river is a National corridor. The reason why Blackstone is a national corridor is because of it change the way how people looked at, its destruction it had caused and the mills. The Blackstone River caused a whole lot of destruction and havoc around Rhode Island. “similar amounts of rain fell throughout the Blackstone Valley. These rains slowly, but steadily raised the…

Imagine this - you are inside one of Earth’s beautifully crafted rainforests, engulfed in the pure serenity and unknown. You try to come in tune with your senses, first, the sounds. Telling by the sun, the forest creatures are out and about for their spiritual midday chatter. Communicating with each other in their native tongue, it leaves for a rather loud afternoon. Now, the sights. You open your eyes, immediately captivated and awestruck. Mostly all you see is various greens, tangled in the…

restaurant is that it was extremely busy. We had just walked two hours along the coast of Rhode Island. I wasn’t up for waiting twenty minutes for a hot dog; Neither was Keileen. She asked him if we can just get fast food. Nobody wanted to sit in a crowded building for fast-food-quality food. He argued that ‘you don’t drive all the Rhode Island for fast food.’ I didn’t think you drove all the way to Rhode Island for a clam shack either, but I kept quiet. Somehow, beyond my understanding, she…

Rhode Island is extremely small compared to the other states in the USA. That being said, because we are small, we are also close knit. Our communities are family oriented and everyone knows each other. It gives a real sense of 'home' and when attending college, you don't feel alone. The classes are smaller and more personalized; the cost of tuition is cheaper than universities and colleges; you pick your classes and times that work best with your schedule. CCRI is an affordable way to start…