Suffolk County

candidate (Kilmeade 35). Major Benjamin Tallmadge was an unlikely military man. He was born on February 25, 1754, the second son of the Reverend Benjamin and Susannah Smith Tallmadge, in a parsonage in Setauket, a hamlet in the region of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island. The son and grandson of a minister, young Benjamin seemed ordained for the pulpit rather than the trenches (Kilmeade…

The Puritans followed the Bible as closely as possible. The magistrates referred to one scripture in the Bible time and time again as to see how to deal with the accused witches, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18). Since the Puritans followed the Bible so strictly, they believed all accused witches that had been proven guilty were to be hanged or burned at the stake. The Puritans also believed North America to be the Devils country. They began to fear anything new and…

In a world where technology has overtaken society, people have found it much easier to commit crimes. We've all heard of websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Ebay, and possibly the most talked about for being so dangerous, Craigslist. These are websites where people can interact with one another, but sometimes it may just so happen that you do not know who you're truly talking to. What or who is hiding behind a computer screen on the other side may just be your worst nightmare. Philip Markoff, an…

Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800 in Southampton County, Virginia.3,7. From a young age, Nat had visions and prophecies. 3,4,7 His mother and other adults around him proclaimed that he would be a prophet and that he “was intended for some great purpose.” (Gray,pg 7) He was extremely intelligent and…

touched Beacon Hill extended east of Charles Street. Originally, the land which the shoreline extended to in 1630 belonged to John Singleton Copley, a famous painter of the time. Justin Winsor, writes in The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County ..., Volume 4, that “In 1771…[Copley] owned all the land which lies between Charles, Beacon, Walnut, and MT. Vernon streets, Louisburg Square and Pinckney Street, - about eleven acres” (387). However, the onset of the American Revolution…

Introduction A community assessment is defined as “an effort to identify and prioritize a community’s health needs, accomplished by collecting and analyzing data, including input from the community” (Clark, 2015, p.357). The community assessment has many benefits which are: “1) a focus on social justice 2) cultural acceptability of services 3) development of trust 4) supports outreach 5) improved connections 6) leadership development 7) critical reflection” (Clark, 2015, p. 355). Also, Healthy…