Richmond, Virginia Essays

  • Richmond vs. Virginia

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    Richmond vs. New Orleans Recently I was thinking about how I live two different lives. My one life is the main one, where I live in New Orleans, LOISUANNA, and go to a Community College. I have my circle of friends and my girlfriend, but I always feel like something is missing. My other life resides in Richmond, VA. I have no idea how my mom found the place, but she did. I have been going to Richmond since I was very young. I grew up with most of the kids in town and consider those guys my family

  • Crime and Poverty in Richmond, Virginia

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    of poverty. Unemployment rates for Richmond in August 2013 were 8.2% (United States Department of Labor, 2013). These rates represent only those that are documented as unemployed and does not consider the “under employed” as they may be working but not getting paid for a full work week. These unemployment rates would likely be higher if they were accurate and all inclusive of the unemployed in Richmond. The unemployment rate for the entire state of Virginia was reported at 5.8% in August 2013

  • The Community Health Plan For Richmond, Virginia

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    (Arredondo, 2014). By using these methods, the goals of health promotion along with treatment can be established and used by the community. The primary intent of this paper is to review the community health plan for Richmond, Virginia and analyze

  • Give Me Lierty or Give Me Death

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    divided church congregations and caused people to rethink the authority of the church on society. The colonists appeared to be divested of their English rights by the British Crown. On March 23, 1775, an assembly met at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia. Patrick Henry presented his famous “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech during the debates captivating the audience. Mr. Henry’s speech is a work of genius that was a call to arms but at times almost had the tone of a sermon. He masterfully

  • Rise and Fall of the Jamestown Colony

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    Rise and Fall of the Jamestown Colony The English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, was founded on May 14, 1607 by Captain Christopher Newport and his fleet of a hundred or so Englishmen. During the next nine decades, this settlement would begin as "a verie fit place for the erecting of a great cittie(Tyler, 33)", and develop into "nothing but Abundance of Brick Rubbish, and three or four good inhabited houses(Miers, 107)." Two major factors led to the gradual decay and destruction of Jamestown:

  • Martin’s Takeover of Ukrop’s: A Change in Organizational Culture

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    culture. Ukrops is a company that was founded by Joseph and Jacquelin Ukrop in 1937. When The Ukrops opened the 1st Ukrops location on Hull Street in Richmond, Virginia, they never expected that the Ukrops franchise would even have more than on... ... middle of paper ... ...areddev/sharedcontent/Company/> Kollatz, Harry. "The Original Ukrop's." Richmond Magazine n. pag. Web. 18 Jul 2010. . "Ukrop's likely to become Martin's Food Markets." NBC 12 18 12 2009: n. pag. Web. 18 Jul 2010. . "Martins

  • William Byrd

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    alone or with close friends, which leads many of us to wonder what William Byrd, a wealthy Virginia planter, did in both his social and private sides of life, as well as what prompted him to write the various statements in his diary. At first glance, William Byrd II gave me the impression of a spoiled, rich boy who feels he can do as he pleases. In reality, he did do what he pleased since he was a major Virginia planter and owner of many slaves. His hard work consisted of writing letters to England

  • Dear Child of Mine

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    Thomas Jefferson, writes to his daughter Patsy, trying to give some advice to his daughter while he is away. Continually, Lord Chesterfield has written a letter to his son about advice Chesterfield wishes his son would follow, while his son is travelling away from home. Jefferson and Chesterfield's letters are comparable, and completely contrasted in the way they write to their children. Moreover, Chesterfield and Jefferson are comparable in their values, and how they are demonstrated through rhetorical

  • On Common Ground

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    (historyplace). There are about twenty lots in our neighborhood; all consist of close to three and a half acres. Most of the lots have houses now, all of them are big and well kept; a perfect place to raise an upper-middle class family. Just outside of Richmond, the Boscobel neighborhood gives individuals a constant taste of the southern country air, a place to grow a garden, to sit out on the porch at night and look at the stars.… The neighbors are kind as they greet one another in passing. Families come

  • Battle of Bull Run

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    In Virginia the first battle of the Civil War was fought, near Manassas, Virginia railroad junction, after which the battle is called (or First Bull Run, named after the flowing stream on the battlefield, if of the Union point of view). The armies in this first battle were not prodigious by later Civil War principles. The Federal services under Brigadier General Irvin McDowell were well thought-out into four divisions, of about 30,000 men. These divisions were commanded by Tyler, Hunter, Heintzelman

  • Black Thunder

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    and formed a new black republic. The exploits of Toussaint did not go unobserved by slaves in the United States, especially in Virginia's Henrico County. In Black Thunder, Gabriel's Revolt: Virginia: 1800, author Arna Bontemps tells us what legacy the age of revolution brought to the slaves of Richmond. The chief character and leader of the slaves is Gabriel, the youngest of three brothers. although he is the biggest and strongest of the three. Gabriel and his brothers, Martin and Soloman,

  • Edgar Allan Poe

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    was born in 1809 in Boston. It was in Richmond that Poe grew up, married, and first gained a national literary reputation. Many of the places in Richmond associated with Poe have been lost, but several still remain. Family Father: David Poe, an actor Mother: Elizabeth Poe, an actress Foster parents: John Allan, Tobacco merchant and his wife, Frances Allan, cared for Poe while he was young, but never legally adopted him. Wife: Poe married his cousin Virginia Clemm Occupations •     Soldier •     Editor

  • Edgar Allan Poe

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    but they never formally adopted him. John had promised David Poe’s relatives that Edgar would receive a proper and good education. John sent Edgar at the age of five to a teacher named Clotilda Fisher and then after that to William Ewing, the Richmond School master. Mr. Ewing noted that Edgar was quite charming and enjoyed school. The Allans decided to move their tobacco trading company to London where the tobacco industry had been in a depression. Edgar receive his first formal education

  • Edger Allen Poe

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    son to Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe. Both parents were actors, and shortly after Poe's birth, his father left his family around 1810. Edgar become an foster child before the age of three years, when his mother died on December 8, 1811 in Richmond, Virginia at the age of twenty-four years. His father died at the age of twenty-seven years old. After his mother's death. John and Frances Allan took in Poe. His paternal grandparents took in Brother William Henry; and foster parents cared for sister

  • Edgar Allen Poe

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    three of Poe´s greatest pieces. He was born in Boston on January 19, 1809, his parents, regular members of Federal street theater, named him Edgar Poe. Shortly before his mother's death in Richmond, Virginia on December 8, 1811, his father abandoned the family. John Allen, a wealthy tobacco merchant in Richmond, brought Poe into the family (at his wife's request), and gave him the middle name Allen as a baptismal name, though he never formally adopted him. Even though Allen´s treatment toward Poe

  • Edgar Allen Poe

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    wealthy tobacco exporter by the name of John Allan, from whom he took his middle name. Most of his early life was lived in Richmond, Virginia, with the exception of a five-year period when the Allan family lived in England. His life in England was described as rather uneventful. Poe, even in his early years, had a proficiency for writing poetry. When he moved back to Virginia, Poe grew attached to young girl in his neighborhood named Sarah Royster. They frequently visited, where they sang songs and

  • once upon a midnight dreary

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    he went to the University of Virginia for not even one year and was kicked out because he never paid his gambling debts. Poe started living a dark life after he was kicked out because he had to live on the streets. He married his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm in 1836. He was happy until 1847 when Virginia Clemm died. He was so unhappy that a year later he attempted suicide. The circumstances of Poe’s death remain a mystery. But after a visit to Norfolk and Richmond for lectures, he was found in

  • The Genius of Edgar Allan Poe

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    Paris. Within a number of days, David Poe, who was known to be an alcoholic, disappeared. Although he was never found, it is assumed that he ran off rather than died. Fortunately, the young Edgar was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia, where Poe was with his family when his mother died. John Allan was a successful business ... ... middle of paper ... ...e" was a literary genius whose ability to tell tales of the "grotesque" and "arabesque" has still been unmatched. Poe

  • Essay On Self Determination

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    The second issue that I identified, relates to autonomy or self-determination. I struggled with labelling this fundamental concept in the social work discipline. My first blatant encounter with this issue occurred during the week of September 14th while I was attending a vigil. The patient was actively dying and requested that his spouse turn on the television. Initially she refused, she feared that it would agitate him and prevent him from resting. Since the patient was diagnosed with cancer rather

  • Car Trouble By Jeanne Duprau

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    For my reading assignment I read “Car Trouble” by Jeanne Duprau. The story takes place in many cities in the United States. Some are real places like Richmond, Virginia, St. Louis, Missouri, and Los Angeles, California. The book also has some fictional towns like Sunville, New Mexico, a town built completely off of solar power and other natural resources. There are many more real and fake cities throughout the story, but the ones mentioned are the most written about and most important to the