South Carolina

home off of coastal South Carolina, only the properties you purchased to make your dreams come true, turn into a nightmare. What caused your dreams to change from delightful imaginings to legal nightmares? What where the politics in the conflicting sides of this legal nightmare, and the social interests? Finally, after a long fought legal battle does the meaning of “taking” significantly adjust our legal understanding of the term. In the Supreme Court Case Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal…

the north is everything is fast paced no one talks to each other unless you know them. We are fiercely protective of our own. We have a great love for pro sport teams. The south is vastly different. People talk to everyone. Not too many people who live here are from here. College teams rain supreme. The differences between the south and the north are vast. In Boston people are constantly moving and running we are always in a hurry. We drive, walk, run and talk fast. People who live in Boston…

My move from the island of Guam to the state of South Carolina. My whole life I have lived on Guam. I am used to the island ways and the feel of the sea breeze. I love the way that chickens, dogs and cats are everywhere and I love meeting nice new people or bumping into funny old friends. Recently, I had to make a move to the other side of the world. I had to change my whole view on life by moving to South Carolina and it was hard. I had to adjust the way I lived, made friends and even the…

hallway! Everyone is running around asking for help, blaming each other and nothing still get done about the problem! Sounds like a bad sci-fi movie but this was the reality of the South Carolina school system documented in a film called, “Corridor of Shame.” The film is about rural area schools along 1-95 in South Carolina in 2005 but looks like schools on a slave planation. The film highlights overworked and grossly underpaid teachers and administrators as well as the plight of the children…

The changing nation of the U.S. reflects a growing sense of national pride and identity in many ways. After the war of 1812, in the U.S. everyone is high on nationalism because of the defeat of the British. During James Monroe’s presidency, called The era of good feelings, is where everyone is high on nationalism and The government makes questionable decisions because everyone has too much nationalism they don't want to go against what the government is saying. Andrew Jackson knows the…

and South Carolina. The cause of the Regulator movement was government officials would collect taxes and then erase the amount collected in order to gain more money. This would happen over and over again. When a new governor, William Tryon, came into office the process of the shakedowns continued to happen. A group of people created an association to fight the corrupt government. After the battles and deaths, the battles were over. Trials commenced the hanging of regulators. In North Carolina,…

Southern ones, were discontent, because the Depression was already affecting them by 1929. This was largely due to "stretch-out", which is essentially where workers are being forced to overwork and be under payed. One particular mill in Monroe, North Carolina is a good example of "stretch-out", having "spinners using twelve spindles rather than eight, four doffers doing the work of five, and crews…

rebels attacked the Union military base Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Differences in beliefs between the Northern and Southern states climaxed with the idea of slavery. The South who currently practiced slavery and the North who did not had been arguing for decades and in 1860 the debate had reached a stalemate. The South believed that the issue of slavery, among other issues, should be left up to the individual state to decide. South Carolina even went as far as to attempt to nullify the…

of how four freedmen by the names of Jim and Lewis Coppedge who are brothers, Ned Myers who is Coppedge’s step-father, and George Chambers kill James W. Redfearn. Redfearn is the owner of a general store called Whites Store in Anson County North Carolina. It is believed that the freedmen committed crime because the KKK was coming to the store. Testimony was used to convict Lewis and Ned of Murder. This same testimony was used to convict Jim as well, but at a later time. Details that surfaced…

Federal and State Laws.” With it being protected by the Federal and State Laws, there must be a fine if someone does bother these turtles. It seems like it is near some housing areas. On this sign it shows that this sign is located on a beach in South Carolina. The Department of Natural Resources had placed this sign on this beach. This image shows where the Loggerhead turtles lay their eggs. Since this area is off limits, what are some consequences for being in this area? What if someone was…