Williamsburg

Gentrification is described as the process of renovation and revival of deteriorated urban neighborhoods by means of influx of more affluent residents, which results in increased property values and the displacing of lower income families and small businesses, according to google. This term is usually seen as negative, but there are arguments for positive gentrification. In my personal experience, I have only read and seen negative things about gentrification because it supposedly displaces the…

On June 8th, 1775, the Royal Governor abandoned Williamsburg and fled to the safety of a British vessel in the York River. Then, in November 1775, the Royal Governor, Lord Dunmore, issued a proclamation that martial law should be used throughout the colony of Virginia. This placed the military authority…

The United States experienced a moderate change in the treatment of the colonies, slavery, and women’s role in society after The Seven Years War (1756-1763). The Pre-War era lasted from the 1680 to 1756. The Post-War era lasted from from 1756 to 1776. The Seven Years War marked a moderate change in the treatment of the colonies, slavery, and the role of women in society from the Pre-War era to the Post-War era. The Pre-War era lasted from 1680 to 1756. In 1686 Britain started the Dominion of…

At age nine he attended in local school, later at seventeen, he left home to attend to the William and Mary College in Williamsburg, the capital of Virginia. While he was studying in college, he was in a circle of old elites; and he received his real education from them. After three years he decided to learn law. At the time, there was not any law school; hence, he studied…

John Marshall found himself reading Commentaries on the Laws of England by Blackstone. Reading this book influenced him to become one of the greatest lawyers of all time. He studied law in 1780 by attending lectures at College of William & Mary in Williamsburg. Marshall’s life began to evolve that same year as he started his own law practice. His courts impacted society the development of the powers for our government today. Chief Justice John Marshall developed many ways for ruling…

John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. He took office after President William Henry Harrison passed away from Pneumonia after a few short months as president; this is why Tyler is known as the “Accidental President”. Tyler was born March 29th, 1790 in Virginia. He grew up on a plantation with his 7 siblings and his parents, however his mother died when he was only 7 years old. Tyler went to the College of William and Mary Preparatory School at the age of 12 and graduated…

Literacy, I recall a time when I would reflect on this word at an early age and swear it’s meaning was no more than that of a 4th grade library book. My initial attempts of comprehending the true meaning of literacy got me nowhere close to evolving this particular concept in a way that made sense to me. Upon asking teachers and guardians about literacy I would always get the same answer, but to no avail, this answer would seep straight through me and fall through my cracks, never to find a…

Olympus, Percy fights the Minotaur on Williamsburg Bridge and he ends up killing the Minotaur but the Minotaur had come very close to killing many times throughout Percy’s life. Percy was terrified because the Minotaur was also 7’4 and almost 350lb. Fighting the Minotaur was the only way that Percy could protect his mom who was his only family at that point of the story. After Percy says this quote he goes and fights then kills the Minotaur on Williamsburg Bridge. The Minotaur views Percy…

move off the British land, if not he would have to rally a removal of the French. The French he refused, he went back Williamsburg, Virginia to get troops and assaulted the French at Fort Duquesne. They killed their commander and took nine other prisoners. After the French received the news of the attack, they countered attacked and Washington surrendered and was returned to Williamsburg, Virginia. After he was captured, he was embarrassed by his mistakes, but he learned from his mistakes. He…

After full time supervisors were able to watch the video(scenario) on how their new role of the assessor was to be used during the interview, I spoke with a supervisor working in the Merchandising Department. It was his first time having to make multiple hiring decisions and he stated the process as “very overwhelming and difficult to say no.” He also went on to say that “it would take a lot of practice to be able to make[have] effective decision making [skills] about hiring applicants with this…