Richmond

The only reason college students in the Pioneer Valley take a trip to Holyoke is for the mall, not even located in the downtown core. This is the only economic activity as evident by even a simple stroll through the center square. With few name brand stores, coffee shops, and aesthetically pleasing buildings, Holyoke looks like it is on it’s way to becoming a ghost town since it has not yet recovered from the post-industrial crash. The economy has not diversified and looked attractive to new…

Intro: “Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it. Pat Summitt was a legendary head coach for Tennessee from 1974-2012. Upon her retirement she had amassed 1,098 career wins which at the time of her departure was the highest total in college basketball history for both male and female competition. In August 2011 it became public that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, which ended her coaching career. Through her 38 years of coaching…

One of the most notorious and brutal crimes of nineteenth century England was the murder of Julia Martha Thomas by her maid, Kate Webster. Julia Martha Thomas was a widow in her fifties who lived in Richmond of southwest London. While searching for a maid to employ, Mrs. Thomas made a mistake that would cost her her life. She hired Kate Webster without first looking into her background and was completely unaware of her criminal history (Strange). When Kate began working, she and Mrs. Thomas…

The Stalker By jeremy richmond I woke up at midnight but i couldn't move or talk the only thing I could move was my eyes and I saw someone staring at me through my bedroom window. i woke up the next morning and that person wasn't there so i went to school and that person was there just staring at me all day. I usually walk home from school but today i called my mom to come get me from school as soon as I got home i locked all of the doors and all the windows so that person couldn't get…

Road to Richmond As I reflect back on the past three years of my high school career, a flood of emotions circles around in my mind. I think of the friends I’ve made, the teachers I’ve had, and the time I dedicated to my school. While I have a multitude of fond memories to look back on, I will profoundly cherish the years spent as a two-time state basketball champion. My freshman year was when it all began. The 2013 volleyball season had just come to a close, and there were two words I was…

My Personal Values by: Patrick Richmond A fundamental belief or practice about what is desirable, worthwhile, and important to an individual, is the definition of value. My own definition of value is someone or something that has a special meaning in your life you’ll never let go. I have many values in life, but I’m only going to share my top three. My number one value is church. Religion is very important to me. My second best is family. My third best value is education. As I had stated…

The film begins with Ken Carter, a former star player at Richmond High School and now a successful business owner, comes back to his old high school and takes the job as a new basketball coach. He requires all his players and their parents to sign contracts to play. The contracts include terms like maintaining a 2.3 GPA, attending and sitting in the front row of all classes, obeying a dress code on game days, etc. Some of the boys leave. He trains the others and turns the team to an undefeatable…

answered by Ms. Kirk Showalter at the October meeting of the Richmond First Club. An organization that since 1919 has been dedicated to educating the public on a variety of civic issues, policies and hopefully coming up with solutions to these problems. Focusing mainly on issues central to the Richmond, VA community this club has for almost a hundred years provided unbiased leadership and education in an effort to make not only Richmond but Virginia a better and more educated place to live. This…

An Analysis of Historical Divides: Jane Addams and Mary Richmond As a founder of social work, Jane Addams embraced social and economic rights in addition to social change for everyone (Anders, & da Silveira Nunes Dinis, 2015). Her work through Hull-House revealed her collaboration of culture, social, and political functions (Anders, & da Silveira Nunes Dinis, 2015). As an example, she was an advocate for women issues, believed in the removal of racisms and sexism globally, assisted with the…

Linh Nguyen is my favorite nail technician in Richmond, Virginia. She goes by the American name of “Tina” which she selected. Tina was born and raised in Vietnam. Her family members migrated to the United States over the course of her life. To migrate to this country legally takes a long time as well as a lot of money. Some of her family settled in Virginia and worked in a nail salon to earn a living. Linh Nguyen, whom I will call Tina, eventually came to the country at the age of 20.…