The Carolinas Essays

Today, North Carolina 's eastern counties continue to lack the modern transportation infrastructure needed to improve safety, maintain quality of life and support economic progress required in the 21st century. There are 32 counties east of Interstate I-95. If we do not consider Interstate I-40, 28 of these coastal counties, which represent a total population of nearly 1.3 million according to 2010 US Census data, have no interstate access whatsoever even though North Carolina currently maintains

In North Carolina from the first attempts of colonization in the 1580’s to the corruption of the government officials leading up to the Revolutionary war one thing, and that was effective leadership. Because of ineffective leadership, the colonists starved and died out in some instances, they were cheated out of money, were made too dependent on the Indians, led to the dehumanization of slaves, many uprisings, and many more issues. These were some of the many problems that led to the break away from

North Carolina is an important part of the United States for three major reasons which revolve around economy. North Carolina is important because of its manufactured goods, resources and power, and agricultural products. North Carolina is one of the top manufacturing states in the country. They produce computers, electronic communications equipment, chemicals, and machinery. North Carolina has been at the top, as one of the most successful manufacturing state in the US for almost a century.

North Carolina, a state located on the southeastern side of the United States plays an important role in the United State’s economy. It’s industries such as mining, fishing, agriculture, services, and manufacturing all help the state to create an economy that is very strong. It’s government, which consists of a governor, lieutenant governor, the General Assembly, and the Legislative Services Commision allows the state to deal with its lawmaking, representation in the federal government, and crimes

Economy of North Carolina is notably diverse, that include well established agricultural as well as rapidly growing industrial sector. Due to that, it provides wide range of jobs in North Carolina. Majority of state’s workforce is working in the service industry, but there are industries and sector like wholesale and retail trade (20%), manufacturing (17%) and military and government services (14%), which are offering different types of jobs many in North Carolina. In the category of paid employees

Introduction: Preservation of Family In South Carolina, Family Preservation is of the highest importance when dealing with cases involving children. Title 63 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina is the South Carolina Children’s Code dedicated to the protection and advocacy of children. S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-10 (1976) states that “Any intervention by the State into family life on behalf of children must be guided by law, by strong philosophical underpinnings, and by sound professional standards for

An Analysis of East Carolina Aquatics East Carolina Aquatics is a non-profit swim club that is part of US Swimming. This paper will examine East Carolina Aquatics as an organization and examine the strengths and weaknesses of its organizational model. Recommendations of potential changes in the organizational model will be made based on this examination. History and Organization East Carolina Aquatics was founded in 1968 in Greenville, North Carolina as a year-round competitive swim team. (www

Agent Samson: Go Carolina Reflection David Sedaris’ “Go Carolina” is a heartfelt and humorous memoir about his childhood growing up in North Carolina. He recounts his experiences with his family, his struggles with his sexuality, and his attempts to fit in with other kids at school. It starts with David in the 5th grade and reliving the first time he met his speech therapist Miss Samson. He compares meeting her for the first time to a crime scene; David as the criminal and Miss Samson as an agent

modern world. However, the University of North Carolina is not one of them. They were recently caught in a scandal where they created fake classes to help students, and especially student athletes graduate and have an easier time remaining eligible to play according to (Newsobserver), a newspaper. For that reason and many others, the University of Virginia is much superior to UNC. One of the many ways the University of Virginia is ahead of North Carolina is in academics. UVA has built an enriching

History South Carolina South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) was developed in 1866 because the South Carolina General Assembly detected awful conditions that existed in the county jails. With the help of the general assembly, inhumane treatments of inmates were put to an end, and public hanging ended in 1878. Before the 1900’s inmates were forced to take baths in tub where the water could not have been changed until all of them were finished. Until 1937, women were still being housed in

How will attending the University of North Carolina at Wilmington allow me to grow as a person and as a student? By parting from my hometown to attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, I will be presented with new opportunities, become more independent all while investing in myself. Having more opportunities for my future is significant to me because I will have access to a greater amount of internship’s that will ultimately lead to job offers. Employers of all types from around the

Go Carolina Final Draft The story “Go Carolina”, by David Sedaris which gives us his perspective as a fifth-grade boy struggling with his speech and sexual identity. Sedaris is called out amongst his classmates on a weekly basis for speech therapy with a therapist named Ms. Chrissy Samson who Sedaris begrudgingly refers to as an “agent”. Throughout his time with Ms. Samson, Sedaris struggles and constantly fails to correctly pronounce her name rather than say “Msth. Thamson”. As a means of coping

University of Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC), the nation’s first university, is a leader in global higher education. UNC has earned a reputation as one of the best universities in the world, and is known for its innovative teaching, research, and public service. UNC prides itself on a strong diverse student body, academic opportunities that are rare to find anywhere else, and a value unmatched by any public university in the nation. The leadership structure in North Carolina is quite similar to any other

members and I would go on an annual, week long, summer trip to North Carolina each year. It was my third time going to North Carolina and the events that took place during that short week made our trip one of the most problematic but yet the best trip I have been on. This particular year I was 7 years old. My dad, my step mom, my cousin Genna, my dad 's good friend Clint, and of course myself all got up at 2 a.m. to leave for North Carolina. After about 10 hours of long sleepless driving, we made it to

The history of the early settlement of South Carolina is intimately connected with the island of Barbados. On October 30,1629, Charles I., of England, granted to Sir Robert Heath, his attorney general, all of the territory of North America lying between the 31st and 36th parallels of north latitude and extending from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean, to be known as “Carolana or Province of Carolana.” Sir Robert did nothing toward settling his province and it was not until the second year after the restoration

contributor to the financial growth of South Carolina. Tillman helped educate and grow South Carolina farmers. \ Before Ben Tillman, South Carolina had major financial problems and there was a decrease in crops/crop sales. There were major droughts during the time as well as parasites. Many farmers during the time grew the same crops, so the problem that Ben saw was that the people of South Carolina needed to diversify the crops that they grew. Since South Carolina had all the problems with growing crops

Fatima Arellano History 17 B Professor Perrone 08 February 2018 Civil War Documents Analysis South Carolina Declaration of Secession On December 24th, 1860 the government of South Carolina issued their proclamation of secession from the Federal Union. The document begins with the South Carolina government calling attention to the violation of the Constitution of the United States by failing to oblige with the “wishes of … slaveholding states.” The government continues to make their point by reminiscing

John C.Calhoun known as one of the greatest men in south carolina . He was very well known sentor and speaker for the slavery system. He was one of the creators for the second bank in the United States . Calhoun was a member of the group known as a member of the great warhawks . The warhawks were involved in the second war with britain . John was the secretary of state. A political leader of nineteenth century . Calhoun wrote the bonus bill that could've made a amazing network of roads and highways

1). In both documents Daniel Webster and the citizens of South Carolina convey a strong argument regarding the topic of states being able to nullify federal laws. In the Liberty and Union speech, Daniel Webster addresses the topic and opposes the doctrine by stating how the government and Constitution was created by and for the people and on how the American people have preserved their own chosen Constitution for the past 40 years since it has been created. Because of this, the American people have

Gullah is stationed on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia which are the communities of people who are the descendants of enslaved Africans. The Gullah people have a distinct and unique culture that is directly linked to West Africa. A variety of historians believe that the word Gullah comes from a West African country which many slaves came from called Angola. Gullah is also from the tribe named “Gola”. Gola is a tribe found near the border of Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa. While