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In 1492, Christopher Columbus came to the Americas, then known as the New World, and opened the borders to vast travel all across Europe. The new world had plenty of resources and space for settling, but there was one problem, the land was home to many diverse, intimidating Indians who did not want to give up their land. This battle over land and resources led to many conflicts amongst the two groups. The beliefs of the Native Americans and white settlers are very different, leading to actions…

employees face. In the case of one of my friends, these issues seem to pile up higher than Mount Everest, and yet she is inclined to stay despite advice from everyone around her. She has worked part time as a server at a small restaurant in downtown Akron for the past two years or so, and throughout that period has complained to me multiple times about her unfair workload and the owner’s unfair treatment of other employees. There are too many issues to possibly discuss all at once, so I will be…

The days are dwindling away, and the semester is coming to an end. As I look back at my English Composition class, I realize how far I have come as a writer. The course challenged me to improve my writing abilities and help others improve as well. Throughout the semester, we focused on following the steps of the writing process, developing strong thesis statements, supporting the thesis with strong evidence, and going beyond ourselves while writing. I have learned many skills and concepts in…

Growing up in the world of sports, I had a variety of childhood heroes that I looked up too. For me, those childhood heroes were Dwyane Wade and Lebron James. These two phenomenal up and coming NBA athletes, took the league and world by storm when entering in 2003. Each has collected their fair-share of accolades and trophies. From NBA championships, to NBA scoring leaders or NBA first all-Rookie team, both of these individuals have dominated the sport of basketball for over a decade. Although,…

Harry Caudhill’s Night Comes to the Cumberlands is an important representation of American history of people who took a stand for an issue. In his book, Caudhill writes about his views on the strip mining industries’ effects on mid 20th century Appalachia. Caudhill’s book tells the story of modern Appalachia, specifically the coal mining areas of West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Caudhill was a lawyer who had stern opinions about the coal industry whose book stood as a voice for the people of…

responsibilities” (Patterson). That is a problem because those athletes do not get the chance to develop fully as an adult. As we see every year there are the athletes that are still in college but take the chances between going professional in their sport or perhaps risking an injury that can potentially hurt there playing time in their sport. According to the article “College Vs. Pros: Should Athletes Leave School Early?” Clary gives us the pros to why athletes should leave…

Introduction The Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey case, resulted in women’s basic liberties being overtaken by the state’s interests. As a result, states can continue to restrict a women from having an abortion after their interpretation of when fetal viability occurs. The court’s ruling ultimately is unconstitutional, as the basic reproductive rights have been taken away from women. The state’s interest in the development of unborn fetuses, along with their…

Applying the Law: Laws of Ohio are published and codified in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure (ORJP) are rules published in Ohio that protect juvenile traffic offender, delinquent, unruly, neglected, dependent, or abused juveniles. These two combined provide and/or deny the needs of juveniles in Ohio. ORC 2151:01 governs Ohio Juvenile court. ORC 2151:01 establishes care, protection and mental/physical development of a child. Ohio Juvenile court examine the best…

Identifying Information The family discussed in this paper is a blended family. Included is a father /stepfather (Ralaun), age 32, a mother (Lakiesha), age 31, and three children (Jayloni, Jveonte and Jordan), whose ages are 12,9 and 5 respectively. The mother is the biological parent of all three children. However, Jayloni is from a previous relationship that ended 10 years ago due to mistrust and manipulation. The spouse and biological father of Jayloni has a distant relationship and Jayloni…

I am currently enrolled at the University of Akron. I study Criminal Justice. My future intentions are to return to my beautiful home in Dubai, and enforce laws in my community. I have recently learned that every choice is full of positive and negative effects, and while I do primarily enjoy thinking of the better things in life, I have to be realistic. Part of becoming an adult means looking at things for what they are, and not just what you want them to be. I believe that being a police…