Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez is an undocumented immigrant who has been deported from the United States five times. In the summer of 2016 Mr. Sanchez shot and killed thirty-two year old Kathryn Steinle who was walking on Pier 14 in San Francisco with her father. In early September her parents filed a claim against the city of San Francisco and its federal officials. Months before in March, San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarmi informed jail staff that they would no longer disclose information about illegal immigrants to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Mr. Sanchez had been released from jail in April even though the ICE had planned to take him into custody to deport him.…
SS- The security guard, Jed Archer testified the following, “ My name is Jed Archer and I have been a security guard with Appleby’s for the past twenty-four years.” Mr.Archer continued with the following statement, “ Rhonda pointed across the floor the man who had just given her the money. He was walking toward the down escalator. I yelled for him to stop. When he heard my voice, the man broke through the crowd and began to run.”…
The vacant lot in Sunset Terrace is a monstrosity. This space is currently occupied by weeds, litter, and pests. The town of Sunset has recently purchased this lot and plans to use it to benefit the community. After the eradication of the garbage and vermin, this land would be a great blank slate to build a tennis court, basketball court, and playground. This lot is 234 feet long and eighty-one feet wide.…
Micha Tejeda, a student whose family managed to escape from El Salvador during the civil war in the 1980s. Her parents were peasants that were tortured by local government soldiers. The fact that they’re alive today is a miracle.…
"""Today we fight, tomorrow we celebrate!" " Because we had a slim chance of surviving, seeing our families again, or staying healthy. I would have quit at Valley Forge. To begin, there was miniscule hope at Valley Forge, we weren't prepared, i'll clothed, and unmotivated. Some me signed up to volunteer for one or two years, although, many men only volunteered for about nine months, before they went home, countless others deserted.…
Most people think of Halloween as a fun holiday where you get to dress up and get free candy. But for Allison Piscitelli it was a frightening day for her as well as family and friends. On October 31st, 2013 Allison Piscitelli had to go through one of the toughest surgeries ever. Piscitelli had to get a heart surgery.…
Dred Scott was slave who sued for his liberty in the Missouri courts, arguing that four years on free soil had made him free. He was once owned by army surgeon John Emerson. Dred Scott’s attorney argued that between 1831 and 1833, John Emerson had taken Scott with him during various military postings to areas where the Missouri Compromise banned slavery, making Dred Scott a free man. When nearly after six years in the Missouri courts, the state Supreme Court rejected this argument in 1852, Dred Scott, with the help of abolitionist lawyers, appealed to the United States Supreme Court. In a 7 to 2 decision, the Court ruled against Dred Scott.…
In the mid 1830’s, a surgeon in the U.S. army named John Emerson bought Dred Scott from Missouri to serve him while he went went off to perform his military duties. Later after moving several times, Emerson bought an enslaved female named Harriet. He permitted for the marriage of Dred Scott and Harriet and then they had two children. After Emerson died the Scotts saved money for several years in an attempt to buy their freedom from Emerson’s wife; she declined. Dred Scott then attempted to sue Sanford in state court claiming that since he had lived in a territory where slavery was banned, he was free.…
Looking for an enjoyable and relaxing adventure? Well if so your going to want to read this. Families can explore new ideas of where their next trip is going to be while spending time with their loved ones. So if any families are interested they might want to consider going to Mackinac Island or Wisconsin Dells where families are going to have a extravagant time together. Both offer different opportunities with the potential for excitement.…
On 4/12/2017 between 11:30am and 12:00pm, Mr. Milton McDonald, a vascular patient of Miranda Anderson, had brought to my attention that the bandage on his left stump was coming off and he needed someone to "re-bandage his left leg. " As I proceed to walk to Rm. 216 (ABI room where Miranda was working at), I noticed the door was close, so I walked into Rm. 206 where Mike Sturges, Shar Patel & Taylor Deville were at.…
PREPARATION Topic: Spelling Lesson: Third Grade Spelling Big Idea: Spelling gives students the ability to understand how to spell correctly and a strategy for memorizing spelling words. Standards: 1.2.3.F Determining the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in grade level texts ELP.1.L.1-3.1 Follow oral simple directions with visuals or nonvisual support Objectives:…
In the county which I live here in North Carolina, we will soon be facing primaries for the county sheriff, the current Sheriff has held the position 2014, during that time there has been much controversy surrounding the man. His supporters choose to make excuses for his actions; county officials have chosen to overlook some of his misconducts, his staff is afraid of him. Recently the sheriff’s office was handed the responsibility of running our local animal control facility. The number of euthanized animals in our shelter are horrendous, despite the Sheriff’s office taking control, the numbers have not decreased, at a forum I attended today with all three of the candidates trying to get on the ticket, the issue of animal control was brought…
In the articles “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” “Ban the Ban!,” and “Soda’s a Problem but…”, all three authors present their arguments with facts, opinions, and counterclaims. However, one article presents itself better than the rest. I believe that the article “Soda’s a Problem, but...” was the most convincing article. Sarah Conly- the author who wrote “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”- argues that the soda restriction is a good idea because people would be stopped from making foolish decisions that they’ll pretty definitely regret.…
When I was younger, I didn’t pay much attention to professional athletes and actors and actresses. Since high school, however, I’ve since decided to become a bit more aware of the world around me which happens to include the above-mentioned individuals. While society as a whole has more or less accepted that certain people will just be paid exorbitant chunks of money for having some sort of talent, I’ve often wondered whether or not celebrities should receive millions of dollars for what they do. Zoe Snugg, a British vlogger better known by her YouTube name Zoella, makes $62,720 each month with her two YouTube channels, according to The Guardian.…
Hungry for Change Why is it that law mandates public school meals have a minimum calorie intake, but not a maximum? This owes itself to the fact that when nutrition standards were established for public schools, it was to solve the problem of undernourishment. The majority of school aged children used to walk to school, played more outside, and were more active in sports. This resulted in children burning more calories than school meals provided.…