Vermont

is devoted to naming various geographic regions while asserting that every region is equally as valuable to Whitman; he calls himself “A Southerner soon as a Northerner” (6) and says that he is “[a]t home in the fleet of ice-boats… on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine, or the Texan ranch” (11-12). He then declares, “I… am in my place” (20-22). To Whitman, America is the rightful place for all of its residents, represented here by the natural and celestial worlds. “The moth and the…

On September 13th 1848 Phineas Gage was working as part of a crew cutting a railroad in the bedrock of Vermont. Gage was using a tamping iron to pack explosives into a hole. The tamping iron - 1 metre long, 3 cm in diameter and roughly 6 kilograms in weight – ignited the explosives and shot the iron rod through the foramens left cheek, ripped into his brain and exited through his skull, before landing several metres away [1]. Blinded to his left eye with traumatic brain injury, when Mr Gage…

“I always try to make the setting fit the story I have in mind.” - Author Tony Hillerman. A Separate Peace by John Knowles is about a group of boys at an all boys boarding school called Devon during WWII and their hardships as their easy going summer session ways change into the winter war-stricken ways. The setting of the book influences many of the boys to behave differently than they would if there was no war going on. The setting is a major factor in what kind of a person someone becomes,…

Did you the know the civil war was the bloodiest war in America? On average, 600 people were killed each day and throughout the war, 618,000 people were killed. But do you know who won? Based on a close reading with graphs, charts, and maps, the Union must have won. The Union was more than half the size of the Confederate. Moreover, the Union had more soldiers than its enemy. Also, the Union had a larger manufacturing output. Hence, the Union had more advantages during the war so they must have…

The right to assisted suicide is a substantial topic that concerns people all over the world. The main reason this concern is so controversial is where the line is placed between separating relief from suffering and killing. The debates go back and forth about whether a dying patient has the right to die with the assistance of a physician. Some are against the process for moral and religious reasons, whereas others support the cause due to their respect and empathy for the dying patients.…

raising the federal minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour, reforming trade policies, breaking up the big banks, and turning Medicare into a public health-care system for Americans of all ages”. The article talks about Sanders’ political history in Vermont and that since the start of his campaign he has been gaining more and more supporters. Bernie Sanders does not seem to be slowing down any time soon and he may become a force to be reckoned with.…

Introduction As a woman, I know that there is an expectation from other women and men alike that I have to and must vote for Hilary Clinton for president. However, I respectfully have chosen another candidate that I feel exceeds qualifications to be our next president. I believe in a candidate who stands for justice, equality, and has been a civil rights activist since a very young age. I know as a young adult myself how incredibly hard it is to not only stand up for yourself but to consistently…

My field of interest is Law Enforcement besides the many benefits financial wise i would like to be part of DPS State Trooper because it combines two things that im very interested in driving and helping the community off. There are also great financial benefits after working 20 years for the dps you will be making 100k with a retirement that allows you to retire and enjoy the rest of your days by the age of 58. My end goal in my career path is to be a Homicide Detective for DPS. Homicide…

The changes of the community sentences Over time many things have changed as such in American football, how technology has changed and also how we as a community see society now a day. Being a part of now compared to then would be a difficult change due to how people where raised or even how some people lived in their society. But in my situation my life would be different because how both my parents lived. They lived by southwest in that community and in a certain area my parents lived a block…

Social media has become a new outlet for bullies to target innocent people behind the protection of a screen. Through social media individuals are now being able to have the ability to attack without even being physically present as well as being protected by a device. Bullying and harassment is an epidemic that has infiltrated and spread amongst schools across the nation. Sources such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. have single handedly granted the option to continue the torture outside…