Voices of the Revolution: The Five Riders. Thanks to the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Revere is often credited as the sole rider who alerted the colonies that the British were coming. Yet, despite this tale, there were many riders who went out the night of April 18 and in the years following, warning the colonists of the approach and movement of the British forces. Four men and one woman made late night rides, alerting the early Americans of what dangers lay ahead.
WHAT IS A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT? Hostile work environment is created where the prohibited conduct is so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person in employeeâs circumstances would have considered the work environment to be hostile or abusive.
The general legal definition for a hostile work environment is one that is so hostile that the worker fears going to work. Oftentimes, it develops because the employer wants the employee to do something and the employee refuses to do it because of his legal rights.