Alderman

President Clinton once said “nobody who works full time with kids in the home should be in poverty”. Yet in 2012 the United States Labor of Bureau Statistics reported that there were 10.6 million working individuals who live below the official poverty line. Currently the United States government considers an individual to be poor if he makes less than 11,770 dollars per year, the actual number varies based on the number of individuals living in a household. For example, if a family of four makes…

The topic of behaviour management has a large range of questions and strategies surrounding it. In this essay the writer contends to demonstrate to the reader that using a strength based approach to behaviour management is more effective long term then a disciplinary approach. A strengths based approach focused on the strengths of students rather than their weaknesses. This approach to behaviour management grants students the opportunity to fell important, it also allows them to realise their…

“Why not?” “I just… you don’t get it.” “You’re right. I don’t. That looks really bad. You should see a doctor. What if they bruised - like - a kidney or something?” He looked at me with something akin to panic. “No! I don’t want Dr. Alderman to see this!” Dr. Alderman was our doctor, as well as our next-door neighbor. “Why?” I asked. He closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. “Because I’m not a wimp and I’m not a girl,” he said tiredly “Right. I’m sorry. How silly of me. I forgot that…

Antonio French, an alderman of the 21st ward in the St. Louis City, opposes a bill that will increase the minimum wage. Due in part to the financial repercussions that he thinks the city will sustain if it is doing it alone. The City of St. Louis is proposing an increase in the minimum wage, from its current state of $7.65 to $11.00/hr., in incremental stages by 2018; by doing this they are going above the minimum wage that is set by the state and Federal Government. French believes that jobs…

needed for farming. He married Mary Arden, she came from a prominent family, and with this marriage he gained land. With his financial success he was able to but a house on Henley Street, and eventually this became William’s home. John became an alderman and the bailiff, which mean he was the mayor for Stratford. They were upstanding citizens which meant Shakespeare attended Stratford’s grammar school. The school focused on Latin classics, including memorization, writing, and acting classic…

to identify networks and coalitions; in Chicago, this would include: The Chicago Teacher’s Union, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Illinois Collaboration on Youth, Illinois Partners for Human, Voices for Illinois Children, Alderman, and the Peace and Education Coalition. Secondly, donation solicitation would occur with established networks. As an incentive, coalition members would attain national recognition as supporters of this HB…

In this book, by Noel Ignativ, the author discusses “How the Irish became white”. The book was published first published in 1995, and then reprinted in 2009. There are 272 pages in this book. This book is about how the Irish became “white” by oppressing blacks, who were seen as the inferior race, in order to become a part of the superior race, or “whites”. Being white is considered a privilege, and in order to be apart of that the Irish had to conform. The author researches what it took for the…

When does a teenager cross the threshold from immaturity to maturity? Could it happen when teens turn eighteen? Century-old policies and rules dictate that eighteen year olds simply fall between the neediness of childhood and the responsibility of adulthood, not quite fitting into either category. Eighteen year olds, in legal terms, are adults but in society’s standards they still must wait a few more years before fully enjoying what adult life has to offer. Does that mean they still do not have…

Employees in the City of Chicago’s Fire Department have received annual salary increases of 8 to 10 percent over the last three years according to Chicago budget data. The fire department employs almost 5,000 people. This year’s average salary for a fire department employee is $96,000. As with most other city departments, the pay scale is top-heavy. Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago, the fourth-highest paid city employee, has an annual base salary of almost $203,000. Pension, benefits and…

(Not So) Social Media “Every year over the last decade or two, millions [of Americans] have withdrawn from the affairs of their communities” (Putnam). As time progresses, Americans care less and less about what is going on in their surroundings. Although Putnam’s piece, “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital,” was published 20 years ago, his commentary on minimal social involvement still applies to trends in America today. Many different elements combine to cause a loss of…