Brindley Sisco Period 5 John Burroughs was an American naturalist whose essays contributed to ...Burroughs was the seventh child born to Chauncy and Amy Burrough’s on April 3,1837. He grew up along with nine other brothers and sisters on his family's farm in the Catskill Mountains. While he worked on the family’s farm as a young boy he was always captivated by the birds, wildlife, and frogs who returned each spring. Burrough loved to learn as a child and was frequently reading, but his dad did
when he saw the interest that boys took in a book he had written about tracking and stalking. The book had been written for his regiment while he was in the service, so he changed its contents somewhat and called it Scouting for Boys. Ernest Thompson Seton , a naturalist, artist, author, and founder of the Woodcraft Indians, a boys organization in the United States, became the first Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America.
Pose and pursue substantive questions: As a student I take that awareness of other people and I use what I know to learn more about the history of others. In humanities this year, we were told to choose an event and or person and create a performance, a exhibit, or a documentary on how they had taken a stand in their community. Through this project, which we had done both sophomore and junior year, I’ve learned how to generate thoughtful and creative questions to use while interviewing somebody
Since 1910 the Boy Scouts of America has grown and influenced Boys ranging from the age of 10-17 on the values of life skills and outdoor recreation. Created by Robert Baden Powell in 1908 in England, scouting has grown to over 161 countries and one of the first being the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America has a positive impact on american culture accumulating over 13 million hours in service conducted by over 2.7 million youth members and over a million volunteers in 2012 alone (Facts