Virginia Woolf

Thomas Jefferson's house in Monticello is a very famous architectural landmark because it was designed, instructed and help built by our past president. People believe that this house is an expression of his personality. Jefferson was a controversial leader, so this house has many interesting aspects about it.Jefferson was a very independent person who decided to study ancient Rome and the Italian Renaissance to inform him on the architecture of that time. He drafted the blueprints,he later…

In Henry Clay’s American System, the southern states were to serve as subsides for the internal improvements in the urban areas in the northern states. Without the South, Lincoln only had the Border States, and the New England states left. The Border States were “shaky” in whose side they were going to be on, especially lukewarm, Maryland because of its diverse population. When Lincoln called for arms after the attack on Fort Sumter, Maryland revealed its conflicted soul. It had both…

I would like to share to Abraham Lincoln about pancakes because they are the best things to ever eat during morning breakfasts. Why I pick Abraham Lincoln as my person? Well he has shown a lot a democracy to the people in the northern part of the United States, for there he was a great leader of all of the people in that time era. Furthermore, I want to show Abraham this type of food because I like to eat pancakes during the morning wherever we go to eat, so showing this type of food to him…

The theme of "O Captain! My Captain!" is that sacrifices have to be made in order to be successful and gain greatness. Elegy: somber toned poem, lament for the dead This poem is an Elegy in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman wrote this poem a little after Lincoln's assassination. This poem is a big metaphor because it is about a captain -Abraham Lincoln- and his crew -Lincoln's followers- obtaining their sought out prize-winning the civil war- but after getting what they want the captain…

Advantages of the North and South in Civil War Both the north and south had many advantages during the Civil War. However, the north didn’t just win the war by chance, they still had more major advantages that the south did not have. The south had many advantages as follows. Firstly, the south had many of the best officers in the whole country. A lot of America’s best military leaders and commanders supported the South, which held as a major advantage for them. Another advantage the South…

The United States of America is a country with strong beliefs. Yet for centuries, despite our resolute opinions and insistence that we are a “civilized” society, we have paid little attention to key schools of philosophy. This is part of Alexis de Tocqueville’s assertion that while we act within a set of cultural rules, we have done very little to challenge or discuss what our core values actually are. We rely instead on the self, and the “indefinite perfectibility” of man – the concept that we…

I have fallen in love with West Virginia Wesleyan and Buckhannon West Virginia. There are multiple reasons why this has happened over the past year and some of the reasons are because of the small school size, how great the academics are, the amazing soccer program, and how Wesleyan suits my personal life, and personality, perfectly. I appreciate the small school, that Wesleyan is, because I am a person and not just another number in the school. The education at Wesleyan is more personalized to…

sucking her sleeve is apart of what makes Caitlin special and unique. The disorder, Asperger’s syndrome effects include light to be really bright and noises to be too loud. At the end of the book, Caitlin decides to donate or give Devon’s chest to Virginia Dare Middle School. And because of Caitlin’s generous donation, a ceremony was held to present the chest in front of the whole community. “I DON’T LIKE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS of the middle school aurodium……” (221) “ The noise keeps making me want…

WVU Extension is an arm of West Virginia University that focuses on serving the citizens of West Virginia. The citizens are best served by a coordinated effort of organization, which focus our energies toward obtainable positive results for the youth of our state. Several of partnerships include, serving as a member of the West Virginia Statewide Afterschool Network (WVSAN), serving as co-vice chair on the Kanawha County Health Science…

The movie Remember the Titan is about a T. C. Williams High School football team who overcomes numerous obstacle to obtain a state championship. The battle that most students faced was racism. In April of 1971, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that ended all states imposed to segregation in public school. The school board enforced white and black student to collaborate in school activities. People were still adjusting to new changes. The school was not coping with these…