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.
A hostile work environment exists when physical, verbal, and/or visual conduct at work creates an offensive, intimidating, and/or abusive environment. 1  The offensive behavior must be unwelcome. 2  The offensive behavior must be pervasive. 3  The offensive behavior must persist despite your efforts to stop it.