Vermont

On October 1, 2015 The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to rule on five cases involving Total Rewards. These cases are outlined below with a brief description and the date set for argument. Montanile v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan (Arg. 11/09) This case is seeking to determine whether a man must repay an insurance company for medical expenses it paid after he received a settlement from the drunk driver who injured him. Montanile’s insurer,…

terminate a person’s life with the use of drugs. This method is what is classified as Physician Assisted Suicide. Although the passive method is not officially considered physician-assisted suicide, there are legal presidencies covering this process. Vermont also declared that suicide with prescribed medications was a legal “medical treatment”…

Upon completing the Public Health Nursing Assessment Tool (PHNAT) on the town of Poultney, Vermont the issue that stuck out as a risk to the residents was the lack of safety measures. This risk became apparent in the social determinants section of the PHNAT under the law enforcement section. This paper will go through the nursing process systematically in order to show this is a risk to the town, diagnose the risk, plan the intervention, implement the intervention and lastly, evaluate how the…

following the Revolution, some states replaced property qualifications with taxpaying requirements. This reflected the principle that there should be “no taxation without representation.” Other states allowed anyone who served in the military to vote. Vermont was the first state to remove all property and taxpaying requirements for voting. By 1790, all states had removed religious requirements for voting. As a result, approximately 60 to 70 percent of adult white men could vote. During this…

Chapter One ~Humble beginnings~ My family came to Vermont with the French settlers of 1731 to 1734. Malora Duviux and Francois Denver were originally from Bordeaux in France. At the time, Bordeaux was a prospering town and this really was the ‘Golden Age’ for the town. Many people travelled to Bordeaux to see the beautiful buildings but for the French magical community times were very hard. Europe was in the middle of some pretty nasty ‘witch hunting’. Seems silly to look back now and…

where he would meet Howe’s troops traveling north. While in route to Albany, Burgoyne captured American forts like Fort Ticonderoga. Meanwhile, General William Howe’s army traveled north from New York City to Albany. Bennington, a town in southern Vermont near the New York Border housed an American depot. The depot became a British target because of its supplies and horses. Running low on supplies, General John Burgoyne sent over…

involved his troops traveling south across Lake Champlain to capture Fort Ticonderoga. From there his force would advance toward Albany, New York to meet General William Howe’s forces traveling north from New York City. Bennington, a town in southern Vermont near the New York Border housed an American depot. The depot was a British target because of its supplies, stores, and horses. Running low on supplies, General John Burgoyne sent over…

The 2010 Pura Belpré Medal for Narrative was presented to Julia Alvarez for her novel Return to Sender. Set on a farm in Vermont, Return to Sender tells the story of Tyler Paquette and Maria Cruz, two eleven-year-olds who appear to be total opposites. However, through themes such as illegal immigration, death, and cultural differences, Maria and Tyler learn that they are both growing up similar situations. Return to Sender tells the stories of Tyler and Maria through the use of split character…

choices then wouldn’t they want someone that know what they would want and have their best interest at heart. In Vermont the Supreme Court already said that homosexuals should be treated equally and have the same rights. Isn’t the ability to get married part of having the same rights as heterosexuals? Vermont did this “On December 20, 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled in Baker v. Vermont that homosexual couples were entitled to the same legal rights and benefits of marriage as heterosexual…

I am just finishing my first year at CTE. I am a junior in high school, and I need to start thinking about what career I should pursue right now. In CTE I am in Building Technology which involves framing, little bit of Plumbing and a little bit electrical. I am interested in Heating and ventilating for plumbing, but on the other hand I am also interested in construction work like rough building. I don 't know much about Plumbing at all, but I know a little bit more on the construction piece and…