Virginia Military Institute

Founded in 1839, Virginia Military Institute was a male only public school that prepared its students for leadership in military and civil life. In their efforts to create “citizen soldiers” the institution offered a program unlike any other. VMI taught both physical and mental discipline in the students. Which resulted in many alumni going on to have very successful careers, like Ralph Northam. The petitioner in this case was the United States. Who questioned whether Virginias exclusion of women for the education opportunities provided by VMI violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Arguing that the unique education and benefits of graduating the esteemed school shouldn’t be limited to males and that in…

I can hear the voice of the sergeant behind me telling me “go faster, take longer strides!”, as I am trying to catch up to my platoon. As I slowly start to fall behind from my platoon. I feel like an outsider, and I began to question why am I even here? I try going faster, and taking longer strides, but they seem more far away with each step. Now I feel like I don’t belong there anymore, and I fade away recalling the first time I stepped a foot in Virginia Military Institute. Going to VMI for…

Jamestown Virginia was the first successful British colony in the new world this is because of the leaders and determination of the settlers. It took many failed chances from a lot of different leaders. It cost endless amounts of money and lives. The transatlantic area was still widely unknown and there was no way they could prepare for he challenges ahead. It took a lot of help from the local Native Americans however it also would be their conflicts with these Native Americans that made their…

The City of Alexandria is located in Northern Virginia, about seven miles south of downtown Washington D.C. Sitting on the west bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria encompasses a total area of 15.5 square miles, of which 97.15 percent is land and 2.75 percent is water. With a population of 150,575 residents (according to the 2014 census), Alexandria is the seventh largest city in Virginia. Interestingly, it is also the most populated town among the fourteen Alexandrias in the United States.…

I served in Germany and around the U.S., having tough well forming assignments, learning and leading in great combat arms units, and earning numerous awards in schools and in the field. I left active duty as a Captain and returned to my home state to pursue advanced education. I received a law degree and MBA from West Virginia University, where I was President of my law school class, a Law Review editor, and graduated Order of the Coif. As I entered private practice at a large law firm, I…

General Patton is one of the best known generals in American History. He is one of the best combat generals in the history of the United States of America He once said, “The test of success is not what you do when you’re on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” (Scanlon) He defined success on how hard a person could bounce back when they are hit to the ground.” George Smith Patton Jr. was born in San Gabriel, California on November 11, 1885 and got his education at Virginia…

Emmet Gowin was born in Danville, Virginia in 1941 and currently resides in Newtown, PA. While growing up in rural Virginia, he showed interest in art, which later led him to photography. In 1965, he received a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Graphic Design from Richmond Professional Institute, which is now known as Virginia Commonwealth University today. Shortly after receiving his BFA, he went to Rhode Island School of Design to receive a MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) in Photography in…

consisted of what is now currently Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The Chesapeake region was mainly Maryland and Virginia, even though the Carolinas and Georgia were considered part of the Chesapeake region as well. Although the two regions were both settled by Englishmen, the regions possessed major differences that could be traced back to the varying motives for colonization, the various settlers, the geography and climate of the New…

freed land became scarcer and less fertile because the great fertile land had been all bought up, and the only land that was left where bordering the Appalachian Mountains and Indian territories. Indentured servants were often outraged with the less than ideal plots they were given after working in horrible for so long under abusive Masters. If they chose to not move out to the dangerous frontier lands, they were forced to be tenants on the fertile coastal land, either case they were still at a…

The founding of the Jamestown Colony in 1607 was an incredibly difficult feat that could not have been accomplished without the sacrifice and grueling work of the settlers. They left relatives, acquaintances, and most of what was familiar to them behind and braved the rough sea voyage to the New World. When they reached Virginia, the colonists of Jamestown were forced to construct shelters and procure what they needed to survive, in addition to adjusting to an unfamiliar climate. They also…