The College of William & Mary

However, in result of families’ lack of wealth to fund all the children of the household, most parents choose to send only the boys to school. Another economic factor restricting their education is the lack of teaching female figures. Due to severe punishments and the abuse these girls may face, schools require female staff members; however, it is difficult to finance such additions with insufficient budgets. Hence, many young girls are not allowed to be in school to prevent such violent…

Leadership and Logistics: Sustaining the Battle Leadership and Logistics: Sustaining the Battle Michael Miles Excelsior College Leadership and Logistics: Sustaining the Battle One of my initial experiences in the Army was deploying to the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm. During that deployment, I was assigned to the 7th Transportation Group, 24th Transportation Battalion, who was responsible for off loading the merchant marine ships and transportation…

about her heritage. She is an employee of the city of New York and has worked in the educational system for fifteen years. She was initially a student aide then a school aide and is currently a community assistant. Terry is a student attending the College of New Rochelle pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in psychology. I was introduced to Terry by a mutual friend…

How does Chili Con carne define different regions of the United States, And why it is viewed as a Mexican dish? William Dwyer Hudson County Community College Professor Philbert 5/10/17 Abstract I’m writing this paper about chili because chili has to be hands down one of my favorite meals. Once a month I wake in the morning and smell the aroma of ground beef being cooked wafting through the house. When you walk down the…

and deep-rooted history throughout time and even in the founding of the United States. Lotteries were used in the early American colonies to establish and fund themselves along with instituting famous universities, such as Harvard, Yale, and William and Mary to name a few. Beginning in the early 1900’s, states began banning gambling because of its association with corruption and violence. It has long been proposed that gambling from a Christian viewpoint is a sin because of the focus on the…

English colonists sailed the blue ocean in order to settle. After reaching the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, they found the land that would soon become the first permanent settlement in the New World. Claiming land as their own, the settlers began to inhabit what they would call Jamestown. They began making the land their own, by making their own buildings and using their own tools. This caused tension between the English men and the Native American tribes. Over time, drastic changes altered the…

of the Virginia planter elite. As a child Jefferson loved playing in the woods, learning the violin, and reading. He began education at the age of nine and was educated in his hometown by James Maury until 1760. In 1760 he attended the College of William and Mary where he studied law until 1767. He was a lawyer for a short time trying and winning most…

There are many people in this world that aspire for riches and power, but very few ever attain this sweet dream. This dream happened to be achieved by two men who got to that level of success by doing what they love, and making sure they were the best at it. Considering how both Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates are derived from different beginnings. They both embraced life’s challenges and made the decisions necessary to, one, become the wealthy men they desired to be, and two, not forget about…

Earlier Life Janie Porter Barrett was an American welfare worker; she was born August 9th, 1865 in Athens, Georgia and died August 27th, 1948 in Hampton, Virginia. Barrett grew up in the cultured Skinner family home, where her mother worked as live-in housekeeper and seamstress. Barrett was educated along with the Skinner’s children, where she learned mathematics and literature. Once Barrett’s mother got married and moved out of the Skinner’s home, Barrett continued living with the Skinners.…

to break the glass barrier of centuries-old racism and segregation at NACA, later called NASA. Margot Lee Shetterly the author of Hidden figures book is trying to show the struggle of the black mathematicians Dorothy Vaughan, Kathrine Johnson, and Mary Jackson at Langley. The struggle of these black women in their work became the inspiration to an upcoming generation of black people. Their struggle would lead to the end of segregation in the United States and allow African American…