Goatman Version 1--Montgomery County, Maryland It seemed from my story-collection that nearly everyone knows of some urban legend, but I found one story to be especially interesting because it is a relatively famous legend that has roots here in Maryland. The story of “The Goatman” has a number of variations, as with most urban legends. My roommate told me that he first heard the story from his parents when he was about 12 years old. He suspected that it was probably a joking attempt to scare
Goatman of Beltsville, Maryland The storyteller told the story of the Goatman from Beltsville story to me. On a summer night in 2005, she and her friend were driving back from a mall. Her friend took a shortcut home to Beltsville, Maryland by way of Callington Road Bridge. While on this shortcut home, her friend stopped the car on the side of road and turned off the headlights. She proceeded to tell the interviewee the story of the Goatman, emphasizing its truthfulness the entire time. After
Teachers in Prince George’s County Schools Prince George’s County has been the largest school district in Maryland for the past more than twenty years. However, as a result of under funding, compared to other Maryland public school districts, Prince George’s County sustains the second highest percentage of uncertified teachers in the state. The lack of certified teachers has left lasting negative effects on the Prince George’s county school system. This problem goes much deeper than Prince George’s
Baltimore county line. When he told me the story before we left I was not particularly nervous; however, the eerie settings added a hint of fear into the air. Unfortunately, after a long search, we were unable to locate the house and decided to return home. On our trip back he recounted another story that he had heard from a friend a few months ago, which I thought was even more exciting. The urban legend is known as “Goatman” and took place in northern Prince George’s County, the same county that
According to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the percentage of racial and ethnic minority groups in the state of Maryland continues to increase. To be exact, high percentages of racial and ethnic minority groups are found in several counties including Montgomery County with a 50.7%, Prince George’s County with an 85.1%, and Howard County with an estimated 40.8%. As these numbers begin to increment, the need for affordable and accessible medical services also increases. However
Importance of Early Childhood Education Early childhood education is for children from the ages three to eight years old. In this field there are four learning goals that early programs have for a young child. The four learning goals are: knowledge (consists of facts, concepts, ideas, and vocabulary), skills ( small units of action that occur in short period of time), disposition ( respond to certain situations), and feelings ( emotional states) ( Katz 2003). With an successful care giving
Sample EOP Section I. Purpose: The purpose of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is to implement a comprehensive emergency management program for Howard County, MD that seeks to mitigate the effects of a hazard, to prepare for a disaster, to respond during emergencies, to take action to protect life and minimize damage and to establish a recovery system in order to return the community to its pre-disaster state. This Plan establishes a framework for the management and coordination of actions to
Thomas S. Stone Elementary located in Prince George’s County School District, is experiencing the implementation of a new initiative mandated by the state of Maryland called America’s Choice. The goal of America’s Choice new curriculum is crafted to make the teachers and students more accountable in raising student’s test scores in order to make AYP (Annual Yearly Progress). More than half of our students are illiterate and many don’t speak English. This research paper will explore the philosophical
In 2014, my grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. At the time, I didn’t realize how much of an impact that diagnosis would have on me. Shortly after I graduated from college, my family moved him to the United States to live with us, and I became his caregiver. It was difficult to watch a man who was once so active, frustrated to have his body and mind betray him. Without the help of temporary relief from respite services and family support, I would have likely given into the “caregiver burden”
org. University of Colombia's Animal Welfare Program, 15 Mar. 2012. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. Olsen, Kimberly R, and Julie K Levy. "Pit Bull Identification in Shelters." MaddiesFund.org. University of Florida, 22 July 2011. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. "Prince George’s County: The Most Thorough Assessment of BSL To Date ." StopBSL.org. N.p., 2011. Web. 1 May 2012. "Wins Against Breed Specific Legislation." Understand-A-Bull.com. Pit Bull Rescue Central, 2011. Web. 3 May 2012.
to write about a ghost-related urban legend. He offered to tell me about Glenn Dale Hospital, which is supposedly a famous ghost legend in Maryland. Since I am a lifelong Maryland resident and did not know about the hospital, I was eager to hear the story. The story was told in the living room of a house by a 19 year old white male native to southern Maryland. He is from a middle class family and his father and mother are a construction worker and a homemaker, respectively. He heard the story
Contributing to my community is a very important part of who I am. Growing up in Prince George’s County, Maryland, I have been able to meet people from many races, religions, socio-economic statuses, and other different classifications. This is important as it puts me outside of my norm so I can fully experience the world and its inhabitants. Therefore, I hope to become a Shawn Carter scholar and contribute towards something that would make a difference in my community. Participating in
industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. As of Today, Kaiser Permanente operates in the following states Northern California, Southern California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Mid-Atlantic (vicinity of Washington, D.C. including Maryland and Virginia),
The issue of legalizing slots and/or legalized gambling in the State of Maryland is a complex one, and one of great consequence to both the State’s residents, and the future of the State itself. Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich’s slots bill proposes that the State place a total of 15,500 slot machines or video poker machines in six different locations, three of which would be chosen from a pool of four Maryland racetracks. The racetracks that would be eligible to install slots or video poker machines
solution to the public frenzy created after a media-reported dog attack. However, BSL is rapidly proving to be ineffective. Counties are finding that BSL is too costly, it provides the public with a false sense of security, and it does not address animal abuse, even inadvertent abuse by loving owners. Breed Specific Legislation and Dangerous Dog laws are two ways states and counties deal with dog-bite related attacks. Dangerous Dog Laws regulate or prohibit ownership of a dog that has already shown
have preeminent control, recognizing the parent’s right to determine what is best for their children as triumphing the rights of... ... middle of paper ... ... Government Printing Office. Higher Education Commission. (2009, June 1). Maryland Alliance of States. The Alliance of States. Retrieved April 19, 2011, from http://www.completecollege.org/alliance_of_states/ Open Doors 2010 International Students in the U.S.. (2010, November 15). Institute of International Education. Retrieved
Transit Oriented Development Introduction Policy makers across the country are focusing on numerous ways to combat sprawl throughout the United States. New movements, such as new urbanism, have come to the forefront in this fight. This review is looking into a new concept in the fight on sprawl, called Transit-oriented development or TOD. Although this new tool to fight sprawl is rapidly becoming a popular method, it is still a new concept and needs to be studied further. This review
Yordanos Gebrekidan Urban Politics Government Term Paper 4.6.2014 Gentrification in the Washington Metropolitan Area Of the many problems affecting urban communities, both locally and abroad, there is one issue in particular, that has been victimizing the impoverished within urban communities for nearly a century; that would be the problem of gentrification. Gentrification is a word used to describe the process by which urban communities are coerced into adopting improvements respective to housing
There are a number of laws set up to protect employers and also the employees in ECCE setting. According to the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994, an employer is obliged to provide an employee with a statement of their terms and condition in writing no later than two months after the commencement of employment. The statement of terms has to include certain information, for example the full names of both employer and employee, address of the employer, place of work and others (Dillon Solicitors
not have a set stone definition (“EPIC”). In fact, a good example of an exception to this Act would be the Prince George’s County Government website. Located under the “Criminal Division” of this website you will find a link that will direct you to a Maryland Judiciary Case Search. On the redirected link the website states “This website provides public access to the case records of the Maryland Judiciary. Information origination within the District Court system and the Circuit Court of Baltimore City