Veterans Haven North (VHN) is a transitional housing agency that is run by New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. VHN is located in Glen Gardner a small town in Hunterdon County NJ. VHN is fairly isolated located up a curvy hilly road set back in the woods of Glen Gardner. Glen Gardner is in a suburban area and the houses are fairly close together. The houses are nondescript, the majority appearing to be three or four bedroom homes of small to average size.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - In his testimony to the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Allen Loughry said the legislature can act to cut the branch's upcoming budget and improve relationships between courts and other groups. The judicial branch's requested amount for the upcoming fiscal year is more than $141 million, which Loughry said was more than one percent of the entire state budget.…
Questions from Problem One: Does Virginia have a militia? Yes, Virginia does have a militia. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration’s official website details the establishment of a militia in Article 1 Section 13 of Virginia’s Bill of Rights, located within the Virginia Constitution: That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power. More importantly, Liberty University Law Review’s Stephen P. Halbrook points out that in the year 1971, the people of Virginia revised their Constitution…
In 1587, North Carolina made its first settlement. John White led 121 settlers to, what is now, Roanoke Island on July 22nd. It was the very first settlement in the New World. What’s In A Name: King Charles II of England, named the land where the colony’s landed after his father, Charles I. Carolina comes from the word Carolus, the Latin form of Charles. Location:…
The New Englanders desired a place where they prosper together as a community. They were more than concerned about the moral health of the whole community and would do whatever was called for to keep their community strong and happy. " This court in the interim recommends [that] all tradesmen and laborers consider the religious end of their callings, which is that receiving such moderate profits as may enable them to serve God and their neighbors", DOC. E, this shows that they would give their money away to help their fellow man.…
I feel as if were in the Massachusetts Bay Colonies' best interests to provide public education, and for a number of reasons. The first is it would educate the younger generation equally to those that used it, and help to impact the future positively for the colony. Another Reason is it will bring together many people at a young age and require them to grow up with one another, making cooperation and friendliness more common than not. I believe it is good for the government to provide educcation, as it ensures everyone a fair chance to it versus another place or time where they might not.…
European settlers came from a variety of social and religious groups. Englishmen fled to the New World from a society they found displeasing in many ways with economic and political values being at the forefront. As well as religious turmoil. Adventurers, soldiers, farmers, and tradesmen arrived at the New World. By the time that European settlers arrived around 1600-1650, a significant percentage of the Native Americans living in the eastern United States had been ravaged by new diseases introduced to them by explorers and sailors.…
Roanoke island is an island in Dare County on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English exploration. The lost colonists were the third group of English arrivals on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island, settling near the modern-day town of Manteo. Roanoke Island was the site of the 16th-century Roanoke Colony, the first English colony in the New World. It was located in what was then called Virginia, named in honor of England's ruling monarch and "Virgin Queen", Elizabeth 1.…
Situation Analysis: Carson Manor, founded in city of Winston 30 years ago, is a non-profit organization that provides nursing care service. It has a bed capacity of 470 and a total of 235 employees. Carson Manor has a history of problems related to budgeting and cost control. Also, City Council believed that the cost per bed for Carson Manor was significantly higher than privately run institutions. Therefore, the council asked the city administrator.…
16 New England and Chesapeake Region's Distinct Societies DBQ The first colonies established by England were founded near the Chesapeake region, and soon enough others began to form in New England. Despite them both being settled mainly by English people, by 1700 their colonies progressed into two distinct societies for a variety of reasons. Even to this day there are a few distinct differences between these areas, but where did they begin?…
1582 my half-brother Sir Humphrey Gilbert organized a company to settle English Catholics in the Americas. Queen Elizabeth had forbidding me to accompany my half brother, but I invested money and a ship to the mission. My brother died on his return from Newfoundland, a region that is now a province of eastern Canada, I was given authority from the queen to “occupy and enjoy” new lands. In 1584, Queen Elizabeth gave me my brother’s charter to discovering the new world.…
What happened to the Roanoke Island? English settlers went to visit Roanoke Island and the only thing that was left was “Croatoan” carved in a tree. Roanoke Island is known as “The Lost Colony.” John White arrived in 1587 and Roanoke disappeared in 1590 (Basu, 2017, August 3).…
ASHEVILLE A brief look at the city of Asheville North Carolina from the 1700s to the present. The history of Asheville begins early in the 1500s with the Cherokee Indians occupying the area. In 1776, a force of colonists destroyed many Cherokee villages in the area, which later lead to the Trail of Tears. As the amount of Cherokee Indians in the area became few, Irish/Scottish pioneers immigrated to the area and become the first settlers to live in the area. A pioneer family in 1784 located to a valley, now called Buncombe County and live in the Swannanoa Valley region known as “Eden Land.”…
A person’s autonomy is a privilege that is earned through the knowledge gained through life experiences. For children, the right to decide is withdrawn because the parent’s are thought to know what is best in the circumstances concerning their children. The ability to understand and comprehend the severity of illness or the consequences of decisions is lacking in adolescents. They are deemed incapable of making informed decisions thus incompetent; therefore, the parents are given the authority to provide or deny consent on behalf of their children. Similarly, elderly who are experiencing deteriorating illnesses may have an altered competence due to being in denial or having fear of the outcome.…
During 1606 and 1700 settlers flocked to Virginia seeking riches – only to find hardship. However, after many years, the colonists secured a solid social and economic system that would make Virginia one of the most important colonies. Some of the first hardships that the Virginia settlers faced were disease, malnutrition, and starvation. When they arrived, the settlers spent time searching for gold instead of making preparations for the winter to come. Once winter did come, the settlers died with diseases as swellings, and fevers.…