Notre Dame has been amongst the top colleges since the day it originated on November 26th, 1842. It was started by a French priest Rev. Edward Sorin, and seven of his companions when they bought seven acres in the Indiana mission fields. When the school first started it was named L’Université de Notre Dame du Lac or The University of the Lady of the Lake. According to The university of Notre Dame’s history page, there was a disastrous fire that tore down the main building, which was the majority of the campus. Instead of tearing down the campus, Rev. Edward Sorin decided to fix the building and keep expanding the great campus. In the early years of Notre Dame, there were always no more than only a dozen students enrolled in the college. In …show more content…
This year, it costs students at least $35,702. Notre Dame has also since made St. Peters into a bigger and more beautiful church. Notre Dame has expanded its campus a lot of the years but as of late they are thinking about making another huge expansion. There has been talk about Notre Dame thinking about expanding its football stadium to make it bigger. Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said that if they do decide to expand the football stadium that it would not encroach on the touchdown Jesus, or the library. Some things that would change in the stadium would be to add a bigger student section, and to add more media seating. Part of the process of seeing whether or not to expand or not is by looking at iconic sports stadiums and seeing what things in their stadium are the same and what is different. The biggest change to the entire stadium would be to the premium seating. They would like to expand the premium seating so that the stadium seats 84,000 instead of its current 80,795. …show more content…
I finally found the history section, under one of the bars that was labeled past traditions. Once I was there, I was able to read about how the school started up, and traditions that started over the years. I learned that one tradition that I did not know about is that when you graduate, the take a piece of the gold dome off of the church and they put it in your diploma. Also, that it is tradition that before a big football game at Notre Dame, some of the band members performs at midnight outside the school spirit store. With my research of this website I have learned about a lot of things at Notre Dame that I want to go and
To begin with, the Utopian Community Brook Farm, was one of the most famous experiments in the U.S. that lasted for five years. The Brook Farm Community was created to bring human relationships together. Brook Farm consisted of a schooling system and physical laboring.The idea of the farm was created for people to have individual freedom as well as having a civilized relationship with one another. According to George Ripley, the founder of Brook Farm, "The purpose of his community was, in effect, to overcome the tensions and contradictions that, up until, had plagued human beings in the world." The Community members on the farm had to work for their way. The members of the farm received a fair amount of the excellent education Brook Farm had to offer. You were not judged by your class or wealth within the community for the sake of your education; however, everyone was given education evenly. The members were allowed to retain their own private land in the community. Brook Farm did not deprive the members of their own individuality and of their privacy.
I am from a small town called Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania. It is along the Delaware River, about 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Bristol Borough was founded in 1681. This is the states third oldest borough, that was once a busy river port with important shipbuilding activities (Cohen 438). It is predominately residential, with the exception of Mill Street, the community's traditional commercial street. It includes fine examples of many major styles and idioms, reflecting the community's long history and its importance as a transportation and commercial center (Owen 133). The 28-acre Bristol Industrial Historic District includes the original town of Bristol and the residential area that extends northeast along the bank of the Delaware River (Owen 132). The Bristol Industrial Historic District is a significant collection of the factory and mill complexes containing elements dating from 1875-1937 (Owen 133). Among the mills is the Grundy Mill Complex. It is a visual representation of industrial growth of Bristol Borough. This mill was run by Joseph R. Grundy. The dramatic scale of later buildings stand as the source and monument to the wealth and power of Joseph Grundy (Owen 145). Joseph Grundy was the proprietor of the Bristol Worsted Mills, and one of the most prominent manufacturers and businessmen of Bucks County (Green 252). The Bristol Worsted Mills no longer run but the building is still standing. Bristol owes a lot to Joseph R. Grundy for his contributions to the people and the town itself.
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After attending Admitted Students Day in April, I knew Boston University, and more specifically Questrom, was the place for me. Several friendly, caring, and intelligent Dean’s Hosts came up to me and offered me tours, advice, or asked if I had any questions. The Dean’s Hosts made me feel extremely comfortable and gave me a better perspective on what Questrom is all about. Ever since that day, I knew that I wanted to be a Dean’s Host because the Dean’s Hosts helped me realize that this is where I belong, and I want to do the same for others. When I started college in September, I immediately asked about how to become a Dean’s Host because I want to be able to introduce others to everything Questrom has to offer, like the Dean’s Hosts did for me. Being a Dean’s Host is a great networking opportunity as Dean’s Hosts get to meet past alumni as well as distinguished guest speakers.
In 1839 a man by the name of John Sutter arrived in California. Sutter appeared to be somewhat of a drifter, and had failed to establish himself before arriving in California. However, in the land of great promise, he planned to establish an empire for himself. Sutter was granted eleven square leagues, or 50, 000 acres, in the lower Sacramento area. This was a common land grant for the times. Sutter got to work and began to improve his land. He went on to build a fort, accumulated over 12,000 cattle and hired hundreds of workers to hel...
Landscape architecture has been around since the beginning of time, but it was not until Frederick Law Olmsted came along that the idea of integrating design into the landscape with plants, water, and structures that it turned into a thriving profession. To many, Olmsted is considered “a pioneer in the profession of landscape architecture, an urban planner, and a social philosopher, one of the first theoreticians and activists behind the national park and conservation movements” (Kalfus 1). Growing up, he did not ever graduate from formal schooling and just sat in on a few classes while at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. Instead, he acquired his education from being out in the world through traveling and reading. He had a hard childhood. His mother died when he was just four years old and on his journeys around the world to Europe and China, he became sickly with seasickness, paralysis of the arm, typhoid fever, apoplexy, sumac poisoning, and at times suffered from depression. For many years he went on a journey within himself to find out whom he really was and what he wanted to do with his life, career wise. Frederick had one brother, John Hull, who died in 1857. This left Olmsted feeling empty and at loss of what to do. That was when Calvert Vaux came and filled the space in Olmsted’s life that his brother left. Vaux convinced Olmsted to enter the Central Park Commissioner’s design competition with their design entitled the “Greensward Plan.” With the success in that project, Olmsted figured out what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, which was to become a landscape architect. Olmsted practiced from the years of 1857 up until he retired in 1895. Olmsted’s two boys, adopted son John Charles and biological son Frederick La...
At 58 years of age, Brigadier General Samuel Waldo was a wealthy man. Not only was he a decorated soldier, he was also a merchant and land speculator. The small settlement he had started on his land a few years earlier was doing well. So well, in fact, that he decided the time was ripe for him to help it grow.
The Gallaudet College has rightly earned a position of high regard. Though its beginnings were less than honest, the Lord moved other men to minister to a group of people who needed to be treated equally.
...one on the topic, so going back to try and find almost every source I have ever read was a little daunting, but I found most of them.
I failed to find any scholarly sources for this assignment. Ms. Schwartz said, “You MUST include some scholarly, academic sources for your research to achieve the desired ethos (ethos represents credibility)”. With the reminder Ms. Schwartz gave me I was able to go back to the UA library database and look for scholarly sources to support my research topic. As I looked ahead to Module 3 and began to work on future assignments I was able to correct this problem. For example, in the Module 3 assignment, The Exploratory Essay, I used a mixture of both popular and scholarly sources. I am now able to locate sources for other assignments from the library and feel confident going forth that I will be able to use this knowledge in other classes I take.
Together, the improvements in agriculture, transportation, and communication changed the ways of economic, social, and political life. By the 1850s, farming had become a leading commercial activity. The standard of living for many farm families also improved. ?Undeveloped land dotted with scattered farms, primitive roads, and modest local markets was transformed into an engine of capitalist expansion, audacious investment, and global reach.? (Tindall, 432)
The second I stepped onto the campus, I knew that it was where I wanted to be and I felt like I was at home. The atmosphere felt friendly and family-like, the campus and the surrounding area was beautiful, academics are amazing, and the athletics and their facilities are great. The most appealing of these factors to me was the outstanding criminal justice program. This really caught my eye because my long-term goal after college is to work in the criminal justice field as a criminal investigator or a crime scene investigator. Not only does UNF have a great criminal justice program with outstanding professors that were, at one point, in the criminal justice field, but they also have great ties with the FBI and Jacksonville Sheriffs Office,
I have analyzed the “The Air is Sweet and Clear, the Heavens Serene, like the South Parts of France”: William Penn Advertises for Colonists for Pennsylvania, 1683; by William Penn. This article demonstrates and reveals his observations and feelings about the new land. He expresses his feelings on how plentiful the land is. He describes in detail what he sees. His ideas and wants for the land. Penn takes a debt and turns it into good. He wants to lay down the griefs from the past to create a land that is full of life and growth. He shares his findings so that it will bring people to Pennsylvania. Penn wanted to let others know he was accepting and made an alliance with the natives. He explained that it didn’t matter your religion; you would
South Central Farm was a 14-acre plot of land that was ran and operated as a fully functional urban farm. It provided much needed support to the community around the farm, that consisted mostly of lower-income and minorities. The farmers, who ran the largest urban city farm at the time, used it for monetary benefit as well as psychological benefit to the community. By growing their own steady supply go goods, many who would not have access to these products normally, benefited immensely from the farm’s existence. If the farmer’s had had the monetary means for remaining on the land, the closing down of the farm could have been avoided.
George McKeller was the very first person to settle in the land that is now Arcadia, as stated in A View of the Valley. Not many people are aware that George was the first settler of present day Arcadia. I...