Valley Forge

The book A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier is the memoir of Joseph Plumb Martin and chronicles his thoughts and experiences as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. His diary was originally published as A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, Interspersed with Anecdotes of Incidents that Occurred Within His Own Observation, and later it was better known as Private Yankee Doodle. The book portrays Revolutionary War battles of…

The route the first Americans took to North America is still a controversy. One of the most widely known is that they traveled to Beringia from Siberia on a land bridge that was between Asia and North America. This theory is that there used to not be water between these two continents, and the first people to come to America was on accident, due to exploration for hunting purposes. If this were true it would be an answer to one of Americas longest standing questions. Where did the Native…

having all graduated from college, so there was quite a bit of pressure on Wes to do well in his schooling. That is strongly portrayed when in the novel, Wes’ mother would make sure to put him in the best schools as possible, like Riverdale and Valley Forge. Regardless of what Wes wanted, his mother was going to make sure he had a future and that beginning step was building a strong foundation through his education. While on the other side, the ‘other’ Wes, his mother would be at work so often…

John Adams- During Adams's presidency, a war between the French and British was causing political difficulties for the United States. Adams's administration focused its diplomatic efforts on France, whose government had suspended commercial relations. Adams sent three commissioners to France, but the French refused to negotiate unless the United States agreed to pay what amounted to a bribe. When this became public knowledge, the nation broke out in favor of war. However, Adams did not call for…

This seems cliché but just as Wes Moore based his decision of staying at Valley Forge on the people who had the biggest impact on his life. And after graduating high school the common question of “What are you going to do now?” arises. So just as Moore looked back on the most impactful people, I too analyzed the characters in my…

On this weekend, our leader Mario had selected Red Box Canyon which is situated on the West Fork of the San Gabriel River. We were headed for The Valley Forge Campground. A round trip hike of around six miles in and out. We had planned to stay over night and pack out on Sunday. We had a full group with us, besides ourselves, there was Ralph and his brother, Kevin, Jim Spencer and his son Tim, and Mark Cook. This is an excellent trail shaded by a forest canopy of oak,spruce, and alders.The trail…

On January 1, 1919, parents Sol and Miriam Salinger, along with daughter Doris, welcomed baby boy Jerome David Salinger who was born in New York, New York. The family lived comfortably in the upper-middle class, for father Sol was the son of a rabbi and a very successful and prosperous meat and cheese importer. The family cherished their fathers Jewish beliefs and culture, but the heritage of their mother was kept under wraps until Jerome- or Sunny as they called him- had his bar mitzvah at age…

The Other As children it is our parent’s main priority to decide what the best choices are for us. However, as we start to grow older we have somewhat more of a say so in what we decide to do. Both Wes Moore’s in The Other Wes Moore had rough childhoods, but the way they were raised and the way they chose their actions led to two very diverse lifestyles. Within the environment they were both living in, it could have been very easy for the author Wes Moore to have fallen a victim of drug gangs;…

had trouble resocializing himself back to fit the norms of society rather than the “code of streets”. He didn’t want to go to military school, so he ended up trying to escape multiple times. To on avail, he was caught by Colonel Batt the head of Valley Forge. Colonel Batt changed and influenced Wes Moore, to stay in school and to make him realize that school wasn’t an option. It was a privilege. Colonel Batt’s influence made Wes Moore reform and to resocialize back into society. Wes Moore…

inside, but also that maintaining a standing army, would require high levels of taxation. A professional standing army is ready for battle at all times, they focus their lives around training mechanism and prepare for readiness. In the campaign at Valley Forge, George…