Tuesday, September 21, 2010. I am currently an adjunct lecturer in New York State where I teach History and Sociology courses. Middle Colonies and Lower South.

Friday, November 20, 2009. In the span of just five years, the United States had increased in size by a third and acquired an area that now includes the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. That question would dominate American politics in the 1850s. Law Breakers of the West.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Thursday, November 25, 2010. Civilization is a form of human culture in which many people live in urban centers, have mastered the art of smelting metals, and have developed a method of writing. One definition of civilization requires that a civilized people have a sense of history - meaning that the past counts in the present.

The kids in our classroom are infinitely more significant than the subject matter we teach. Thursday, January 19, 2012. What is Freshman Seminar? Freshman Seminar is a first-semester course designed to assist students in a successful transition from high school to college. Students taking this course earn three hours of graded elective credit. Learning to navigate the library and research tools.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Magine stumbling onto the beauty of the Hudson Valley by accident. Hudson thought he found what he was looking for when he entered New York bay and what is now the river named for him. He and his crew of 18-20 men, sailing on a ship called the.