unpunished due to only 10% of rapes being reported. Colorado House Bill 17-1035, which is Sex Assault and Stalking Victims Lease, must be passed immediately. This bill, which is sponsored by Representative Dominique Jackson from Arapahoe County and Senator John Cooke from Weld County is a bill “concerning and allowing certain victims to break their rental (housing) agreements under certain circumstances.” This bill should be passed so we can reduce domestic violence and domestic abuse. This…
explosives is a crime itself if it is not authorized, and in Holmes case he set the explosives in his house with the intention of hurting police officers. In effect, his penalty for possessing the explosives was more severe. The case was heard in Arapahoe county…
In the last couple of years many people have been expressing their feeling that marijuana should no longer be illegal in Canada. It has been one of the most highly debated topics in Canada and recently seems like there are more people for legalization than against. Just last year in the Canadian election Justin Trudeau was elected in by the Canadian population. One of Trudeau’s goals was to legalize the use of marijuana once he became Prime Minister of the country. So have majority of…
epidemic, which plagued many Native Americans in modern day society. The history of the Ute Indians gives them a unique identity compare to the other Great Basin Tribes. The Ute Indians are one of the oldest residents of Colorado along side the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians. The Utes refer themselves as “Nauche” meaning “The People”. The areas where the Ute Indians called home were the vast mountain, desert and the high plains regions. Many of the Southwest Indian Tribes are related…
of the many places prospectors and explorers came to in search of riches. Most of these individuals came from out east when they saw the news about all the gold out west. Estes Park is a small mountain town in western Colorado, located in Larimer County. The town is part of the Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the country’s 58 national parks. It is located 22.3 miles west of the town of Lyons via U.S Highway 36. One can also take U.S highway 7 from downtown Lyons for a slightly longer route.…
Background Summary of Field Experience For my Summative Project, I completed my observation hours at Heritage High School in freshmen English classes. I chose this site because it is close to my residence and the contact information was provided by Regis University. When I reached out to the person of contact, she was slow to respond. Taking maters into my own hands, I went to the Heritage High School website and researched the English teachers on my own. While looking around online, I was…