Vermont

Brianna Binion ENC 1101 August 8, 2016 Bernie Sanders means of persuasion In the article “Make College free for all,” Senator Bernie Sanders uses the presidential election as an opportunity to expose the truth why numerous citizens do not achieve “the American dream” (Sanders 3). Sanders argues that a college education should be free for all citizens. Furthermore, he explains why numerous Americans do not get a chance to go to college. In the article “Make College free for all,” Senator Bernie…

Carol Burris from the Washington Post writes in the article “How Many Students Are Refusing to Take Common Core Tests This Year” that “New York State rocked the world of test based reform last year when nearly a quarter of a million students opted out of the Grades 3-8 Common Core tests” (Burris 1). Parents opted their kids out of state testing, because they disapproved of Common Core Standards. For people who are not aware of what Common Core Standards are, they are a set of national…

Gina Ricketts is our Central Oregon Community College Native American Program Director. Her speech on Don't Get Sick After June is an incredible eye opening experience that takes a look into the health care abuse that native americans get from the united states government. The phrase Don't Get Sick After June is a Double Entendres it in turn really means don't get sick after June because all the funds are cut off to those hospitals that take care of the Native Americans because they just don't…

The Vermont Economy is struggling even though we have a low unemployment rate. This unemployment rate masks the real truth most Vermonters are only making an average of a little over fifteen dollars. Fifteen dollars an hour is not enough to support a family of four in today’s economy. Personally I work in college and, I make minimum wage and that’s just enough to buy gas and groceries for the week. I couldn’t imagine trying to raise a family in Vermont on these wages. A pure indication on…

In the early 1900s in Vermont, the Great Depression devastated the people of the state. The economy was so poor that the state had almost no money, and could only hope to get federal loans. Not only that, but in 1934 the federal government was trying to buy most of the mountain land in vermont. “Agents of Washington moved to Vermont with the intention of buying up ‘submarginal land’”, and the mountain people of vermont were not very pleased about being forced to live in the valleys (Bryan 14).…

interested in the transitions of dairy farming in Vermont. In the 1950’s-1960’s, dairy farming was using advanced machinery. The farmers were mechanizing the dairy farms. Because of this, a lot of these dairy farms grew bigger, and they made more dairy products. The small dairy farms do not have enough machinery, because they could not afford it. The small farms had to be shut down due to a shortage of money to keep the dairy farms running. Vermont heavily relies on the…

Caitlin Johnson Mrs. Pietrantonio English 12- 3 28 October 2015 Concealed Weapon Research Paper Imagine being in a building and finding out there is a gunman present. Wouldn’t you feel safer having a weapon to protect yourself or the others that are in attendance? Media often times shows only the bad in people owning concealed weapons, instead of showing the positives that they can a achieve.Guns, when used properly and appropriately, can serve as a form of protection and have saved many people…

1. The political environment in Europe that led to the exploration and colonization of the New World consisted of power hungry world leaders seeking even more global control. Politically speaking, land equaled power because it meant trade and cultural control of a given area. The British established the Thirteen Colonies on the East Coast and the Spanish with the numerous Missions on the West Coast. By having power over regions in the Americas, both countries held power over trade and culture of…

Growing up in America today, one might formulate an image of a U.S. Senator or Congressman as a dignified statesman, willing to reason and compromise with colleagues from the other side of the aisle in an effort to improve the wellbeing of the country. This is largely due to historical representations of the Founders and subsequent important figures learned in elementary and middle school courses, as well as depictions found in various classic movies and television shows. However, upon reaching…

Feel the Bern As the elections to determine the next president of the United States draw nearer, the masses are rallying nationwide, attending political debates and public speeches to see which candidate offers them the best promises. Amidst all the candidates there is one man, a man who according to the youth in America: seems to “genuinely care for this country”. This man is none other than Bernie Sanders. Sanders is a great choice because he fights for women’s equity (wage wise),…