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and fifty-eight more men, women and children. News of Turners revolt had been reported in the form of a letter from the Postmaster of Jerusalem to the Governor of Virginia. This letter was sent by way of Petersburg and was first published in the Richmond Constitutional Whig of August 23,…

Why We Should Not Use Coal For Electricity In Monroe County In 1748 coal was first mined in Richmond, Virginia. Since then coal has been a fundamental source of energy for America, powering us through the 19th and 20th century. But times have changed, we have achieved greater technologies that are pollution free, safer, and renewable. Coal is the number one contributor of fossil fuel CO2 emissions. For every ton of coal burned 2.86 tons of CO2 are released. This in turn strengthens the…

Poe would often drink in order to be able to speak comfortably in a large group of peers.This habit followed him for the rest of his life, and was fired from a job in Richmond because of it. (Encyclopædia Britannica, “Edgar Allan Poe”) He married his cousin Virginia Clemm in September 22, 1835, but she died of tuberculosis in 1847. (Encyclopædia Britannica, “Edgar Allan Poe”) I believe after this point Poe began to develop…

well with the original 9 families that were randomly selected. To go into specifics, the Williams family is part of a very high income bracket (240,000$ gross income) way above all the other families, and Alexander went to neither Swan nor Lower Richmond. The Marshall family’s daughter Stacy had already finished 5th grade by the time they consented to the study. Lareau did not write a key difference for the Greeley family. But, Alexander Williams and Stacy Marshall could have a massive impact on…

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” Neil Armstrong. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and grew up to be a very successful and talented writer. Sadly, he died on October 7, 1849 but no one knows for sure how. There are many theories as to how Poe died but one sticks out over many others, a brain tumor. One reason that supports this theory is that twenty six years after Edgar Allan Poe’s death, his body was exhumed. One of the sextons at the…

Jamestown was a colony within the state of Virginia, and was founded in the year 1607 by King James I. He began this discovery first with a joint-stock company that was named the Virginia Company. This company consisted of investors that were hoping to find gold and silver in America and gain profit from it. Before sending these investors on their way, he made sure they also took with them the Christian faith that he very much abided by. He believed the Indians would benefit greatly from this…

African American to be number one in the United States. He also tried to inform people about the dangers of AIDS and the fact that it’s a bad disease. Arthur Ashe is very important to the past of African Americans. Arthur was born on July, 10, 1943 in Richmond Virginia. When he was 7 his mother died and that is when he started to pick up tennis. One day when Arthur was about 12 he was in a competition and man who was from Lynchburg Virginia saw him play. That man was a man who would help Arthur…

the Emancipation Proclamation. This freed the slaves in all Southern states. In 1864, Lincoln promoted Ulysses S. Grant to be Commander of all Union forces. Sherman's raid on Atlanta helped create Lincoln's reelection in 1864. In April 1865, Richmond fell and Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox…

many orders to kill innocent people that were in the way of the throne. An example of this was when he ordered for George Stanley to be killed right after a messenger told Richard that Stanley, George’s father, wouldn’t come to support him against Richmond. His exact words were: “Off with his son George’s head” (The Tragedy of Richard the Third 5.3.344). This proves that he is a villain because he has absolutely no aversion to murdering innocent children to get his own way. The same thing…

I have had a lot of experiences where doors have opened and closed for me. A big one that has been recent this year was getting my license. Having the ability to drive around in my own car alone is a big responsibility to an open door that could lead to a closed door. Not only are you responsible for yourself while driving a vehicle, but when having others in the car with you, you are 100% responsible for them as well. Before driving you have to make sure everyone is wearing their seatbelt at…