Age wrinkles the body, quitting wrinkles the soul. Many soldiers are quitting Valley Forge and are sometimes called summer soldiers or sunshine patriots because they leave if it gets hard but returns when it gets easy. Valley Forge happened in the winter of 1777 to 1778. The camp was very close to starving. The camp was set up 18 miles outside of Philadelphia. The doctors used live chicken pox on healthy soldiers to try to get the body to reject the chicken pox symptoms. In 1773, 310 streetlights were installed in Boston. I have decided to not re-enlist for three reasons which are: sickness, the conditions, and the deaths. The reason that I will not re-enlist is that the sickness kills most people and I don’t want to die too. “I am sick . .
Valley Forge, was the toughest obstacle the Continental Army had to face during the Revolutionary War. For about nine months in the cold winter, these soldiers stayed in this area for them to"... be close enough to Philadelphia to keep an eye on the British"(Background). By the end of the war, the colonists were victorious in gaining their independence. Regardless, I would abandon my position as a soldier at Valley Forge. My reasoning are due to the multiple hardship they endure such as living in a harsh environment, sickness that lead to death and lacked numerous resources.
I walk into Valley Forge. Winter 1777-78. As I walk in, an overwhelming feeling of emotions comes over me. Sadness, anger, hope, unwillingness, and happiness. I walk in a little bit further and I am greeted with many huts. These huts have no windows and only one door. I decide to peek into one of them and see 12 men inside. The huts are hard to see in because smoke has filled them. From another direction there is many men talking. I walk towards the noise and am surprised to see men sitting around a campfire eating small amounts of food. The men are talking about various things. Some are talking about their family, how they are excited that their duty is almost over, and some of the strong willed patriots who are willing to fight for their country are talking about how they are going to stay longer than they were sent to. As I keep wandering around the camp I find myself at an area with many men. These men are different than the men at the campfire. These men were the unlucky soldiers who had gotten sick. There is a soldier who is crying over another soldiers still body. Again I hear talking but this time it’s about how they need help caring for the sick and the soldiers that want to leave shouldn’t leave so they can help the sick. I shake off what I just witnessed and made the tough decision of staying. I would stay because they would need my help,
Johns Hopkins was born in 1795, then when Johns was 17, his mother sent him to work for his Uncle in Baltimore, speaking to her son just before he left, his mom said to him "Thee has business ability." After working for his uncle, Johns went into business for three years with his friend and his 3 brothers, calling the business The Hopkins Brothers. The business shipped whiskey into Baltimore in exchange for staple supplies that were shipped back to Western whiskey makers, they sold this whiskey under the name Hopkins Best.
Standing at approximately 1,128feet tall, the sleek design of the John Hancock Center has been a tourist attraction, work space, and home for many since 1965 when the Hancock center first opened its doors. The Hancock has been shaped by the city and the residents of Chicago. This Chicago landmark encompasses the success of Chicago. The very elegant black steel frame and shear mass demonstrates the economic powerhouse that it is. It represents the diversity in Chicago because the Hancock center is home to many different people and companies that wholesomely work in this building. When visiting Chicago one must venture over the to the Hancock Center observatory. This part of the building demonstrates how tourisms effects Chicago tremendously
The state-of-the-art roller coaster coming to Cedar Point will be Apollo 11. Ride the space craft as if you were there. Riders can sit in the single seat at the very front or, they can even sit on the landing pads of the rocket shaped roller coaster car that can sit 24 people per car. First, as the car leave the earth shaped entrance, slow to a stop with inertia jerking you forward right before it hits the launching sequence riders will hear a countdown 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Liftoff. Then, it will launch at 100 mph and spiral up a 270 foot tall hill. Suddenly, at the peak of the hill the car will have the highest potential energy and reach the sun, however then, Houston We Have A Problem, riders will descend the hill and experience freefall
Our colony is Virginia, a great colony located on the east coast of North America.(http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Virginia/VirginiaNameOrigin.html)
War kills you before you get killed. In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, many of the soldiers went off to war because of the fear of their families disowning them or thinking poorly of them for not being brave enough to put their lives on the line for their country. “They carried the soldier’s greatest fear, which was the fear of blushing. Men killed, and died because they were embarrassed not to. It was what had brought them to the war in the first place, nothing positive, no dreams of glory or honor, just to avoid the blush of dishonor. They died so as not to die of embarrassment.”Even if you're still living you feel dead inside. Once you enlist you to give up your life. Every second of every day you're living in fear. Every step
Jimmy Valentine was an extraordinary thief who changed his life around to become a thoughtful person. Jimmy Valentine was a former bank robber and professional thief. He could pick just about any lock there was with his set of tools however, it clearly can be seen that Jimmy Valentine changed much in one year to be a better man with a moral life because he started his very own shoe company, fell in love with Annabel Adams, and used his past skills for the greater good to help someone in need.
The United States Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) came into existence by Army Captain Alden Patridge with the National Defense Act of 1916.The focus of JROTC was on secondary schools which is grades nine through twelve. Under the provisions of the Act, high schools were given the loan of federal military equipment and the assignment of active duty military personnel to be instructors. In 1964, the Vitalization Act opened JROTC up to the other services and replaced most of the active duty instructors with retirees who worked for and were cost shared by different schools. “Making the best military officers in the world; motivating young people to be better citizens”.
The Vaquita is a species of porpoise. Its name means “little cow” in Spanish. Of the several porpoise species that are out there it is actually the smallest. They grow to the size of four to five feet and weigh up to 120 pounds. This rare porpoise species that is fairly unknown to most of the world human population is also the most endangered marine mammal out there and is latterly on the verge of extinction. These porpoises desperately require the human species assistance in order to rebuild its population. Without the support and dedication from researchers, scientists, and the general human population the Vaquita population will diminish uncontrollably. Regrettably, the reproduction rate is not as fast as researchers would had hoped for which has made it even more of a challenge with
Jon Urbana is the type of man that has plenty of plans in place for the future. You might say that his mind is focused on helping as many people as possible in the future. However, Urbana is presently doing amazing work with a number of good causes. For example, Urbana is a strong supporter of several charities in Colorado. Urbana also devotes time to his Next Level Camp. Instead of taking a break, the former lacrosse player likes to spend time flying through the skies of Colorado or taking photographs of the beautiful Colorado landscape.
The learning world for sophomores at Yucca Valley High School is in shambles. A very small percentage of students from this high school are likely to go to college to pursue their career. Living in an impoverished area does not help the fact that very little people from this town attend universities and get college degrees. Students are also achieving poorly with only one third of the school having a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Students need to have a chance to compete with students from other places so they, too, can go to college and be educated. A typical sophomore schedule consists of an English class, a math class, a science, World History, and physical education. Why are the students achieving poorly? There is a large gap in
About four miles from the sea, there was once a rich kingdom bordered with a giant stone wall. It is the ancient kingdom of Troy. The wall around Troy was designed to protect the city. It was made out of stone, high and tall. Climbing the wall was too slippery and going over the wall was impossible because of the Trojan bowmen that stood on the top of the wall. If they saw an intruder, they just pulled back their bowstrings and let the arrow fly towards the target. There is only one entrance into Troy - through the double gate. Many traders, farmers, and shepherds go through to sell goods, sheep fur, and silver and gold. If a armed hostile group is approaching Troy, Troy will just simply close the gate. Behind the bolted gate and the stone
or duty, or for some change in lifestyle, or for job security in a bad economy, But the military
Being a soldier was a really tough life. In the end I hated doing the same thing day after day with no change in sight, I despised the leaders that didn 't take care of their subordinates, and most importantly, I couldn 't lead my soldiers from the front anymore. I 'll be the first one to say that joining the army was the best thing to happen to me. I have grown so much as a person and the lessons I learned are invaluable. In the end I realized the negative factors outweighed any possible benefit I might receive from continued service. It was time for me to