South Jersey Essays

  • Atco Ghost of the Southern New Jersey Piney Barrens

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    Atco Ghost of the Southern New Jersey Piney Barrens The sparsely populated towns and countryside of the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey have often been the ideal setting of various ghost stories, including the infamous tale of the Jersey Devil, that are told in the more heavily populated Northern New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan regions. One of those “Piney” towns is home to a lesser-known, but equally interesting, tale of a street that is haunted by the ghost of a young boy. The

  • My Family History

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    the way back to slavery. My father’s side of the family originally came from a Georgia plantation. Although my father is Afro-American, his great-great-grandfather was a general who owned slaves. From Georgia my father moved to New Jersey. After settling in New Jersey, my father enlisted in the military and began his life as a military man. My mother’s side of the family is all from Puerto Rico. My grandparents moved my mother and her sister to America when they were very young. They moved to Macedonia

  • Jersey Devil: Real Or Myth?

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    Imagine yourself camping in the Pine Barrens. You hear a noise and then see a strange creature lurking in the shadows. Could it be the Jersey Devil? The Legend of the Jersey Devil began in 1735, it was supposedly the thirteenth child of Mrs. Leeds. When she found out she was pregnant with her thirteenth child, she cursed it and said it better be a devil. When it was born, the midwife died of shock and the Devil ate its twelve sibilants, sparing its mother and flew out the chimney (Juliano 1)

  • Child Center Observation

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    The observation took place at the Triton College, Child Development Center, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, from 9:30 am-10:30 am. Children being observed range from ages 3-5 years old. The classroom is led in a child center program promoting education through art and play. The girl in the pink sweatshirt is using building blocks stacking three on top of each other and sitting them side by side, creating a rectangular shape, she is speaking to the building blocks as she is putting them together

  • Personal Narrative: Mr. Guinea

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    Mr. Guinea There are many pictures from my life that I treasure but one that is of great importance to me is of my beloved childhood pet Mr. Guinea. In the picture it displays a small calico Guinea Pig, Mr. Guinea, curled up into a ball on top of my purple comforter. The photo was taken in my old bedroom back in New Mexico a few months after I moved there. It is a simple image that has come to have a large amount of sentiment to me since this image has come represent my life in New Mexico as he

  • Artifact Study of an Olympiakos Soccer Jersey

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    Artifact Study of an Olympiakos Soccer Jersey Introduction The artifact of appearance I have chosen is a soccer jersey representing Olympiakos, a team in the top Greek league. I acquired this article of clothing during the summer of 1995. Many factors have contributed to my interest in Greek soccer jerseys. These include my Greek heritage, my family's fanaticism with soccer, and the growing popularity of sports jerseys in the, for severe lack of a better term, alternative subculture. In

  • Ghost Story of the New Jersey Devil

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    The New Jersey Devil The urban legend I chose to write about for this assignment is the story of the Jersey Devil. The Jersey Devil is a creature that was, according to legend, born from a woman in southern New Jersey and it is supposed to have haunted the people of the surrounding area for at least 260 years. The Jersey Devil is known as a creature that mutilates livestock as well as other animals and is said to appear shortly before disasters occur. I was able to listen to two versions

  • Ghost Story of the New Jersey Devil

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    New Jersey Devil The Legend of the Jersey Devil is the most prominent legend that is told to citizens of New Jersey; it is mainly told to elementary school aged children. There are a variety of settings that the story has; however, the most common location that is used when retelling the tale is Leeds Point, NJ, which is in the Pine Barrens region of the state. This tale of the Jersey Devil recounts the existence of a supernatural creature that is said to have terrorized the New Jersey Pine

  • Valley Forge: A Tragedy of the American Revolution

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    of true hardships of humanity during the war New York and New Jersey Campaigns Facts to know: • New York and New Jersey Campaign common name for a series of battles between the British and Americans in the American Revolution • British led by General Sir William Howe • Americans led by General George Washington • British landed on Staten Island on July 3, 1776 • British seized New York City • Americans pushed to New Jersey • Ultimately pushed into Pennsylvania • Washington staged a key

  • Diary of A Teenage Girl. Becoming Me

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    (United States of America, Multonomach Publishers, 2000) Setting: The setting is the time and place of a narratives actions. The setting in this novel is New Jersey. Three specific details of this setting are: a.) Caitlin and her family live in a small, narrow duplex with 3 bedrooms and one bathroom; b.) their house is central New Jersey and located next to a large park; c.) the house is a light brown with cream coloured shutters and has two large doors in the front. Caitlin and her family live

  • Giuseppe Rossi's Italo-American Dream

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    his time with Parma's Allievi and Manchester United's academy developed him into the star he has become, his formative years in North Jersey were also vital. From clubs like Scots and Thistle, to the legendary pickup games on the Courts in Harrison, to the storied high school program at St. Benedict's Prep, soccer is part of the lifeblood of North Jersey. New Jersey hosted the first intercollegiate game in 1869, and the first U.S. international in 1885. Even the great Cosmos did not grab America's

  • Founding Fathers Assignment

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    William Paterson was able to take up the same business as his father. Because his family was wealthy Paterson was able to go to private schools in Princeton to get an education. When William reached the age of 14 years old, he went to the College of New Jersey, now called Princeton University. In 1763, William Paterson received his bachelors degree and in 1766 he received his masters. Under Richard Stockton, after graduating from Princeton, William Paterson stayed at Princeton University to study law. Richard

  • Farmland Preservation

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    every person in New Jersey should be aware of. Our Garden State is quickly becoming too populated to hold such a title anymore. As more and more farms disappear, we are losing the precious land and culture, which initially made so many people decide to make New Jersey home. Everyone seems to want to move to the country and away from the city, but soon New Jersey may no longer have the attractive countryside landscape it was once so well known for. The people of New Jersey need to be made aware

  • Different Types of Accents

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    state of New Jersey that demonstrate subtle and distinct regional accent differences between the northern and southern parts of the state. As a lifelong resident of southern New Jersey, I’ve been accustomed to hearing references made about the” New Jersey” accent on TV comedy shows or the popular reality TV show, The Jersey Shore, which underscores this point. Even though I’ve lived my whole life in New Jersey, my “accent” or speech isn’t reflective of the stereotypically “North Jersey” accent, because

  • Essay On Hurricane Sandy

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    struck the New Jersey area on October 29, 2012. Over 1,000 miles in diameter, the hurricane was the largest Atlantic tropical storm in history, and the second costliest hurricane in United States history, following Hurricane Katrina. In preparation for the hurricane, Federal, State and City authorities moved into emergency mode as the storm approached. On Sunday, October 28, 2012 President Obama declared a state of emergency in several states across the east cost, including New Jersey. This allowed

  • Water in New Jersey

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    Water in New Jersey Residential, commercial and industrial development is the largest contributors to landscape change in the state of New Jersey. When buildout occurs in one region, development pressure begins in another, virtually insuring the Megalopolis concept of one huge urban corridor stretching between Boston and Washington D.C. Year after year, farmland dwindles, roads become congested, and more residents are left to compete for diminishing natural resources. Desperate measures and

  • My Trip To Wildwood, New Jersey

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    One of the best vacation spots and most fun are down the shore in Wildwood, New Jersey. Wildwood consists of a boardwalk with tons of rides and fun, a beach with a beautiful ocean, and little summerhouses with ocean-side views. The best attractions though would probably be located on the boardwalk. There are so many things to see and do. Although it’s rather costly, it’s well worth it and it’s a great place for a family to share quality time together. The boardwalk is consisted of shops, arcades

  • New Jersey V. T.L.O.

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    government officials is while in school, and this is when these Constitutional Fourth Amendment protections are needed. The largest and first assault on the rights of students to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures occurred in the case of New Jersey v. T.L.O. In 1980 at Piscataway High School in Middlesex County, N.J. a few girls were caught smoking in the bathroom. After being brought to the principal's office one of the girls, T.L.O., denied that she had been smoking. The principal then searched

  • The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control Laws

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    Hawaii and Massachusetts ranked as the states with the least permissive firearm laws with scores of 71 and 76, respectively. States with moderate gun control laws included California with 53 points, Connecticut with 50 points, Maryland with 43, New Jersey with 35, Illinois with 35, and New York with 27.

  • American Reality Television

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    Americans watch every day are also shown all over the world. For example, shows like Jersey Shore, The Real House Wives, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Hunny Boo Boo, and Duck Dynasty is representing Americans. The rest of the world sees Americans as childish, aggressive, spoiled, rich, dumb, disgusting, or/and as red necks. First, is the show Jersey Shore, a show about a group of people who live in New Jersey and who only care about tanning, working out, and partying. In the show the people have