The Hills

Prescott, the Commander during the Battle of Bunker Hill, while serving with General Israel Putnam, portrayed what is now known by the United States military as Mission Command Principles. The Battle of Bunker Hill began when the order came down that Colonel Prescott was to defend the Charlestown Peninsula from the British to prevent access to the mainland through the Charlestown Neck. Although the Colonials did not physically win the Battle of Bunker Hill, Colonel Prescott’s leadership…

On the first stop of our trail, we could see that the Pierre formation made up of shale on our right side. The Fox Hills formation made up of sandstones was visible to our left side. Both of the materials deposited in these two formation was estimated to be 72 million years ago. The contact between both the Pierre and Fox Hills was abrupt as it changes from to completely different type of rocks. Lying only above the Pierre formation was conglomerates or breccia. This material…

Senna hills, Ltd., granted Southern Union Co. the right to distribute propane in a residential subdivision. This was developed by Senna in exchange for a fee. Upon agreement Senna’s “right to receive a Fee shall continue for so long as the Propane System is owned by Southern Union.” In this agreement it also allowed Southern Union to assign the distribution right. At a later date Sonterra Energy Corp. bought the distribution system and was assigned the distribution right. When this happened…

Being a hero does not involve being famous because a hero can be someone who is just as simple as a young lady named Lauren Hill. Lauren Hill was born on October 1st, 1995 in Greendale, Indiana. Growing up and moving on with life, she became an inspirational figure who affected the lives of many people today is a way she would have never thought. Lauren Hill graduated from Lawrenceburg high school in Indiana and earned a scholarship to play basketball at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati…

Many times arguments are based upon viewpoints. Viewpoints about the individual. This is because every person, no matter where you go or who you talk to, has a different viewpoint as apposed to your own. The animated television show King of the Hill, created by Mike judge, exemplifies viewpoints that society views versus what the show portrays within itself. In the show, Hank (who is married to Peggy and also the father of his son Bobby) often times is with his friends. Who is the real “man” of…

During my first visit to Miracle Hill, I had the opportunity to assist and help the elder community. This experience exposed me to the reality of what these individuals are daily living, and taught me that nursing is more than giving medication and changing dressings; nursing has the power of making people feel better even when it is almost impossible. My assigned patient was Ms. L. She is a 97 years old lady and it has been approximately 3 months since she moved to the facility. She has a…

On the other hand, Daniel Loxton, a writer and illustrator who has been published in Skeptic magazine, claims that we cannot count on Betty Hill testimony of her abduction. Loxton says that when Betty began to have UFO dreams and nightmares it was not surprising: “she'd just sighted a UFO, made an official UFO report to the Air Force, read an entire UFO book, and written to the head of a UFO organization. It's fair to say she had UFOs on her mind” (Loxton). Indeed, after her experience Betty…

Joseph Bulger Jr., popularly known as Whitey Bulger, accounted for over 19 murders, federal racketeering, extortion, conspiracy. He accomplished this all while working as an FBI informant in his days as part of Boston’s Southie Irish gang, the Winter Hill Gang. Whitey Bulger was born into a large Irish-American Catholic family on September 3, 1929, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was one out of six children in his home at the housing projects Old Harbor. His younger brother, William, would…

On a fall day, back in November of 1997 a lady who went by the name of Julia Butterfly Hill headed on a trip to California’s Redwood National and State Park. While visiting the forest Julia was captivated by the beauty and natural history of the forest to the point that she felt a spiritual harmony with her surroundings. In just two short weeks to Julia’s dismay she found out that a great social injustice was occurring the same forest that she had just visited. Pacific Lumber, a local logging…

city on a hill. In Winthrop 's speech he tells his shipmates that they will to be a “city on a hill”. Many major politicians have referenced the “city on a hill” speech such a former presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. Kennedy’s speech and Reagan’s farewell address use Winthrop’s “City upon a Hill” speech differently. Kennedy uses the speech in a positive way because he is about to enter the office for his presidency and therefore he doesn’t know how the whole “city on a hill” idea…