Connecticut

March 21 2010 I migrated to the United States of America from India. August 21 2010 was my first day of high school. I was enrolled at the STMHS (Science and Technology Magnet High School) it was located in New London. I was exhilarated to start the year. STMHS was a “pubic school” meaning it was funded by the public and the students were not required to pay fees to attend the school. I found everything poles apart from the school I attended back in India. From the infrastructure to the…

a primarily legal based methodology in her article “Taking the Trade: Abortion and Gender Relations in an Eighteenth Century New England Village. Examining a variety of depositions and legal documents surrounding a fornication trial in Pomfret, Connecticut, Dayton argues two major fundamental shifts occurred by the 1740s which highlighted how different their society was from that of the Puritan dominated seventeenth century. First, there was a loss of institutional control, both in the ability…

documented and popularized, there are many other examples of witch hunts and trials that did not reach such fanatical levels. In his book Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt Dr. Richard Godbeer explores a relatively unknown witch hunt in Stamford, Connecticut in 1692. This witch hunt and the trials that followed escaped the scrutiny of historians for many years because the events of the Salem Witch…

parents to inform their children about this serious topic. I can tell this is the intended audience because it is taking place in a school, as well as referencing to the Sandy Hook school shooting. The Sandy Hook shooting occurred in Newtown, Connecticut and 20 elementary students were kill along with 6 school employees (History.com Staff,…

American, he studied at Syracuse University, School of Visual Arts. He was known for painting, drawing, and sculpture. He became famous with his art in the late 1960s. He has been in several Museums for his work since 1965. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut to a family of jewish immigrants. He took art classes as a child also. He went to Europe and discovered the amazing art forms. Years later he served in the Korean War, was stationed in California, Japan, and Korea. In 1953 he moved to New…

company’s pricing algorithm, during normal conditions the company collects standard fares but during holidays or heavy traffic and bad weather the pricing increases. And this hike in the fare is called as surge pricing. Spencer Meyer a customer from Connecticut filed a case against the ride sharing company’s application which is used by the drivers to increase the surge pricing fares. And the company’s CEO Travis Kalanick argued that the conspiracy involving hundreds of drivers is improbable and…

community organization members of the presently non active New Party. The Working Families Party has active groups scattered throughout the United States, in addition to the chapter in New York, they have another in Oregon, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Washington DC. To expand as whole, the aim is to open more branches in other states like Massachusetts, Delaware and more. The main goal and concerns of this party is jobs, raising minimum wage, debt crisis for students,…

The death penalty has been a solution to crimes constantly. Justice systems around the world have chosen to take the life of a criminal instead of sentencing them to life in prison. Capital punishment should be abolished because the justice system should not have the authority to take a criminal’s life. According to capital punishment laws, it is not justified for a criminal to take a life, but it is acceptable for a member of the justice system to take that criminal’s life. The death…

Upon learning that I was ineligible to enlist in the United States Army because I do not meet the “Standards of Medical Fitness”, I was devastated. From the time that my best friend informed me that she was joining, I wanted to enlist. I took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery in my senior year of high school and scored high enough to qualify for some of the most advanced positions that the Armed Forces had to offer, including those in the skilled technical field. In fact, the scores…

Osteosarcoma is an aggressive form of cancer that affects the bone growth locations in the body known as epiphyseal plate. Cancer occurs when the body’s cells being to divide at an astounding rate, but in the case of Osteogenic Sarcoma the cells are multiplying rapidly and creating a weak bone matrix replacing the healthy bone matrix. This disease affects young adults because bone growth is quicker in their bodies. It especially targets bones like the femur, tibia, humerus, but is not limited to…