New England/ America and the Mid- Atlantic New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of six states: Massachusetts‚ Maine‚ New Hampshire‚ Vermont‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. New England is bordered by New York State to the west‚ Long Island to the south‚ the Atlantic Ocean and the Canadian province of New Brunswick to the east‚ and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. The earliest known inhabitants of New England were American Indians who spoke
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My Professional Role and Values RUC1 My Professional Role and Values What is the functional difference between a regulatory agency‚ such as the Connecticut Board of Nursing‚ and a Professional Nursing Organization‚ such as ASPAN? The former is the state regulatory agency that a person who after meeting all the requirements‚ can apply for a nursing license. The latter is a specific organization that focuses on a specific type or filed of nursing. A Professional Nursing Organization can
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international ranking‚ it is proposed that college students be required to pass a world knowledge exit exam before they are allowed to graduate. In a recent survey conducted by The Center for Survey Research and Analysis (CSRA) at the University of Connecticut‚ 65 percent of college seniors were unable to pass a U.S. history survey that was based on the high school level. Such schools included in the survey were Yale‚ Smith‚ Northwestern‚ and Bowdoin (Starr). This begs the question that if college seniors
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don’t know it yet‚ but you will play a key role in the founding of Massachusetts‚ the first of the New England colonies. This is what it may have been like during these times. Massachusetts Bay was founded in 1630‚ followed by Rhode Island and Connecticut in 1636‚ and New Hampshire in 1638. These four colonies became what is now considered the region of New England. They were founded because of the environment‚ natural resources‚ and the economic possibilities. But which one of those three mainly
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Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich‚ Connecticut‚ January 14‚ 1741. Arnold was born the last of six children to Benedict Arnold III (1683-1761) and Hannah Waterman King. He was named after his great-grandfather Benedict Arnold‚ an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island‚ and his brother‚ Benedict IV‚ who died in infancy before Benedict Arnold V was born. Only Benedict and his sister Hannah survived to adulthood; his other siblings succumbed to yellow fever in childhood. Through his maternal
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Commandment of The Green Mountain Boys. So without him‚ today would probably be different. Allen was born on January 21‚1738 in Litchfield‚ Connecticut. His parents were Mary and Joseph Baker Allen and was oldest of eight children. In 1769‚ he moved to a place known as New Hampshire Grants‚ which is now Vermont. He hoped to go to Yale‚ a university in Connecticut‚ but his father died so he cared for his family instead. In the French and Indian war Ethan Allen served as a Private in colonel ranks
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tend to vote Democrat? According to Andrew Gelman‚ director of the Applied Statistics Center at Columbia University‚ “rich people are much more likely than poor people to vote for the Republican presidential candidate...but in rich states (such as Connecticut)‚ income has a very low correlation with vote preference” (Does Wage Predict Your Vote?). Robert Y. Shapiro‚ former chair of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University‚ formulated four graphs‚showing the years 2000-2004‚ that demonstrated
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current problem people are trying to strengthen and advance. They are trying to make schools a safe place for kids so parents do not have to worry about the safety of their child when they are at school. Recently a man worked his way into a school in Connecticut and shot students and teachers. This shows that even though people are trying to strengthen school security‚ there are still weaknesses that need to be fixed so something like this does not happen again. Somehow this man snuck into the school undetected
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"How do I know if an experience is ’significant’ or not?" are common queries. Writer’s block often arises as you worry about offering a pithy snapshot of your life and academic prowess in three typewritten pages or less. The admission staff at Connecticut College has compiled a collection of outstanding essays to help you approach your own personal statement with confidence and excitement. Through the range of responses these students took‚ you will see that the essay - as a sample of writing and
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undemocratic. The colonies believed the votes should be restricted‚ and that the people allowed to vote were committed members of the community. Document 2 resulted in the American Revolution‚ which was fought over voting. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut in 1639‚ let the
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