Vermont

Intro: Have you ever wondered how the brain works and what parts of the brain do certain things? In the text, “Horrible Accidents in Vermont and The Right Sort of Risks (part 1). Phineas Gage is a railroad worker who was injured while on his job. Something called an iron rod that went through his cheekbone and then went through his hairline. This person is very important because he made scientists conclude that the brain is separated into different parts of the brain. Each part does its part.…

Vermont vs. Brillon In July 2001, Michael Brillon was arrested for striking his girlfriend in Bennington County, Vermont. Brillon was appointed a public defender, Richard Ammons. Ammons was eventually fired by Brillon. In total Brillon went through six public defenders before his trial in June, 2004. Brillon was convicted and sentenced to twelve to twenty years in prison. Brillon appealed his case to the Vermont Supreme Court which found that Brillon’s right to a speedy trial under the Sixth…

When I was 12, going into 6th grade I went to summer camp. The camped was called Aloha Hive In Fairlee, Vermont. This was an all girls camp geared towards teaching girls skills such as, pitching a tent, hiking, making a fire, sailing, swimming among other things. Everyday at breakfast we would sign up for the activities we want to participate in for that day. On morning as I was eating an scanning over the list of the day 's activities my eye fixated on something called a “solo”. Immediately I…

Ely Copper Mine Superfund Site,Vershire, Vermont. Vermont: USGS. 3. epa. (2012). Human Health Risk Assessment. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov: http://www.epa.gov/risk_assessment/health-risk.htm 4. Nobis. (2011). Remedial Investigation. Vermont: USGS. 5. usgs. (2011). Stream Quality Assessment at the Ely Copper Mine Superfund Site, Vermont. Retrieved from http://nh.water.usgs.gov: http://nh.water.usgs.gov/projects/summaries/elymine.htm 6. uvm. (2011). Vermont Mining . Retrieved from…

“The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” written by W.D. Wetherell takes place in Vermont, during the 1960s. In the 60s paisley skirts are quite popular and the narrator “stared enchanted at the candlelit swirl of white dresses and bright paisley skirts” that belong to the guests who attended the Mant’s party (1). With this in mind, readers are able to identify that that skirts are a famous piece of apparel. The protagonist is watching all of this occur by the family home on the river that houses…

In my research, I examined three unique states, Vermont, Georgia, and Wyoming. These three states have a high propensity since 1980 to vote for Governors of a different party than the preferred Presidential candidate in those states. Georgia and Wyoming are reliably Republican states at the federal level while Vermont has voted for the Democratic nominee every year since 1988 and has a track record as perhaps the nation’s most liberal state. Nonetheless, all three voters in all three states have…

illegal in most countries. In the United States, however, the conflict of physician-assisted suicide has been left up to the states. After various arguments, the “right-to-die” has been legalized in only five states. Despite opposition, both Oregon and Vermont legalized the death with dignity due to passionate groups fighting for physician-assisted suicide, and the support from local political figures. Death with Dignity laws, also known as physician assisted dying or aid-in-dying laws, stem…

Genderless Pronouns Article Response A student of the University of Vermont believes there should be genderless pronouns to label trans genders. Gieselman has encouraged her friends to refer herself to “they” rather than “he” or “she.” According to The New York Times, publisher Julie Scelfo states, “They” has become an increasingly popular substitute for “he” or “she” in the transgender community, and the University of Vermont, a public institution of some 12,700 students, has agreed to use…

Life in rural 20th century Vermont was a frontier. A place filled with dense wilderness, and packed with wildlife. There was no cities, and barely even towns holding more than a couple hundred people. You had to work for everything you wanted and how hard life really was in Vermont. Howard Frank Mosher did an incredible job depicting this time in his collection of short stories including Where the Rivers Flow North. This theme is found throughout the novella, and it is the underlying message.…

that genetically modified organisms show, according to the Organic Consumers Statement on Senate Move to Overturn Vermont GMO Labeling Law. This is also another major aspect in preventing GMOs because if safer alternatives are given people, especially people who were affected by GMOs in some way, will be more likely to go along with that option (“Consumers Union statement on Vermont GMO labeling bill”…