The capital of Washington is Olympia, thought that was not always its name. In fact, for four years between the founding of Olympia, 1846, and 1850, Olympia was called Smithster, named after two people named Smith and Sylvester who were early inhabitants of Olympia. The name was changed because of the scenic Olympic Mountains creating a nice view north of the city. In 1853, Isaac Stevens appeared as Washington's first territorial governor. Isaac seemed to be a very bright man, and very able. He was first in his class in graduation, and he proved himself to be hardworking and able to handle many tasks given to him at the same time. Truly a first governor to be proud of, even if he was a little short. The current capitol building of Olympia did not appear until 1928, but the one before it was built from 1880 to 1882 and served as the town's courthouse until 1905, when it was made the Capitol building. …show more content…
There were a couple cities other than Olympia that were competing for the title of Washington's capital such as Tacoma, Seattle, Port Townsend, and Vancouver, but Olympia was eventually chosen because of its location. Personally, if I had the chance to move, relocate, or reconstruct Washington's capital, I wouldn't. I would change the capital to be Seattle. My reason is that when people say "Provo" people don't think of Utah, they think, "Where's Provo?" Olympia, to me, has always had a very Oregon feel. Up until recently, when I heard "Olympia", I thought, "Oregon" until I remembered it was the capital of my state. Seattle, however- Everyone knows where Seattle is! Seattle has appeared in many television shows where it was indicated that Seattle is in Washington, such as iCarly. The big city atmosphere, the Space Needle, the advanced tech- It's no wonder people mistake Seattle as the capital of Washington, since it's so well known both in general and for its art and
President George Washington chose a 100 mile triangular piece of land between the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers to be the site of the newly formed nation’s capital (Pohl). One reason this location was chosen was because of two thriving ports already existing in nearby Georgetown, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia (Washington.org). The shipping trade would be very important for the city’s growth and stability. Another reason, this location put the new capital between the northern states and the southern states. Some citizens were already divided so this site provided a location
Don Imus had a radio talk show. One day he was discussing the NCAA Women's Championship and the Rutger's women's basketball team. He and his co-worker were saying very inappropriate things about the women's basketball team. They called them thing such as, "hardcore hoes," "rough women," and "nappy-headed hos." Imus was trying to defend himself by saying the term, "nappy-headed hos" came from a black community. They weren't fired at first but only suspended shortly after his apology statement. Apparently this hasn't been the first time Imus has said some racist thing. causing some people to believe he shouldn't be able to come back after the suspension. Imus ended up getting pulled from his talk show.
Have you ever sat and wondered, how did Spartacus rebel against Italy? Stated here is everything you need to know about the great warrior Spartacus!
There are many reasons Alpha Sigma Alpha exists. The purpose of ASA is to foster close friendships between members and to develop women of poise and purpose. The vision of Alpha Sigma Alpha is to cultivate values and ideals in women who are known for their character and concern for others. ASA inspires women to lead, to serve and most of all to make a difference. Alpha Sigma Alpha promotes high ideals and standards for its members throughout their lives by emphasizing balance among our four aims of intellectual, physical, social and spiritual development. Alpha Sigma Alpha provides opportunities through sisterhood, heritage, leadership, core values, balance, generosity, enjoyment, relationships, integrity and growth. The creed is “To fill my
Olympia has been the capital of Washington Territory and State since 1853. Seattle is the state’s most populous city with a population of 563,000 in 2000, followed in rank by Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, and Everett.
There is no doubt that the particular layout of space of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition reflected the gender inequalities that existed within American society at the time. In particular, the Women’s Building offered a microcosm of the prejudices that dominated the overall landscape of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Although the men who organized the Columbian Exposition were unable to exclude women’s achievements altogether from the exposition, they were successful in relegating them into a bounded unit that overwhelmingly categorized their contributions as different and marginal, framing womanliness as “soft,” “delicate,” and “refined.” Discussions of the Women’s Building’s architectural aesthetics highlights such gendered dimensions of the Columbian Exposition quite clearly.
I am from a small town and was looking to be part of a community. The town of wayne is very welcoming to students without being too overwhelmingly huge. I loved the small town feel of campus and all the student are very friendly. The class sizes are small and the teachers actually care about getting to know us students. Unlike huge universities I felt like I could get involved with things on campus and really enjoy my time as a student.
The interesting history of the capitol building begins back in 1810. This is when Harrisburg was named the new capital city of Pennsylvania (“CPC Home Page”). Since then, three buildings have sat upon Harrisburg’s Capitol Hill. Local architect, Stephen Hills, was chosen to design the first building. In 1819, Hills began to construction on the structure. The building was completed in 1822, and cost a total of $135,000. The first capitol building existed for seventy-five years, until a fire destroyed it in 1897 (“Capitol”).
I believe that I, Christine Kuykendall, am a good candidate for a spot in National Junior Honors Society. I hold all of the core values, I am an all A student, and I love helping in the community. I am also a very hard worker and I believe that I can do great things in National Junior Honors Society.
Throughout my first year in middle school I have really started taking great thought into my future. I have realized that I am getting closer to my adult life and that I need to start to plan for the type of future that I wish to have. As much as I enjoy team activities, I do think of myself as more of a leader and would like to go about planning my career in this way. I am determined to go about things at an advanced pace which is why I believe I should be part of the National Junior Honor Society.
"Where to put a nation's capitol?" was the exact question that irritated George Washington and a man by the name of Pierre L'Enfant, city planner and engineer. "The District of Columbia is a perfect site; its in the middle of the 14 states, halfway between Massachusetts and Georgia," exclaimed Washington. Being near to the ocean so that many people can get to it easily. In 1790, Congress passed the "Residence Act," which provides that the federal government will be located in a permanent site on the Potomac River by 1800. Pierre Charles L'Enfant develops plan for capital city; he and President Washington select site for "Congress House" on Jenkins Heights. With a location chosen the only task now is to design the capitol building. (Prolman, 5)
To go into one of my first experience was going to a live basketball game, where everyone could see you on TV. I remember wearing a blue dress so representing the Orlando Magic. My boyfriend wore his Nike logo jacket which it said the magic Orlando. Therefore I only went to the basketball game because my boyfriend got 2 tickets and he brought me. It was a surprise to me because he blindfolded me at first then he took it off when he wanted to show me how the city looked. We walked in already all hyped to take pictures, I seen the polished floor where the team was going to play and it smelled clean and latex from the basketballs. Out of 18 years I have never been to any of this, it was at the Amway in Orlando so it’s very gigantic and loads
Along the Pacific coast and the complex shoreline of Puget Sound, small towns and large cities dot the major thoroughfares like pearls on a string. Aberdeen, Port Angeles, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma and the state capital of Olympia surround Olympic National Park. Approximately 80 percent of Washington's population lives in the region between the Pacific shore and the Puget Sound basin. Wa...
Brian Johnson- “Marina City came from the two honeycomb towers from downtown Chicago, we were really influenced by it, because the guy who created Marina City, was looked down upon, his ideas were something that people thought weren't really possible to put the two towers together they way that he did. He wanted to create a city within a city, and he went ahead, with those ideas anyways even though those people thought he was dumb and now the Marina City towers are national landmarks in downtown Chicago, so we took inspiration from that and we thought it was really cool, we’re a band, that people are kinda like, Oh, you’re still trying to do that band thing, that's kind of dumb, why are you doing that? And were just going ahead and doing it anyways, and hopefully we can be national landmarks in Chicago. That kind of thing, so that’s where Marina City comes from."
The older of the two, Ancient Greece was a civilization for three centuries, from 800 B.C. to 500 B.C. Ancient Greece advanced in art, poetry, and technology. More importantly, Ancient Greece was the age where the polis, or city-state, was invented. The polis was a defining feature in Greek political life for a few hundred years (Ancient Greece).