Arizona

My trip to Arizona In the Spanish language Arizona means silver bearing or little spring place. I can understand why it is called little spring place because it has one of the worlds wonders The Grand Canyon. In fact the nickname for the Arizona is the Grand Canyon State. This is my story to the Grand Canyon State. My day begins as a usual day but it wasn’t a usual day because later on in that same day I would be getting in the car with a crying sister and my other sister would be saying the…

Arizona is a state in the United States and is located in the southwestern part of the country. The state is to the west of Colorado, just north of Mexico, west of New Mexico and east of California. The absolute location is the precise location of an area, and for Arizona that is 34.00 degrees north, 112.00 degrees west. I’m new to Arizona. I moved here in May of 2014, and I don’t know much of anything about the state so I’m interested to learn more about my new home. Arizona has a few different…

On the night of March 13, 1997 in Phoenix, Arizona thousands of people reported seeing a large UFO slowly float over their city. Sightings also came in from Mesa, Sky Harbor, Rainbow Valley, and Tucson, Arizona with reports coming in till the next day till 2:00 am. What happened on this night is still debated to this day and is considered the most important UFO sighting in history according alien enthusiasts. Due to the commotion the government immediately denied the UFO sighting saying the…

20 Obvious Reasons To Love Arizona There are endless reasons to love Arizona. With nearly 300 or more days of sunshine a year, we can enjoy all that our state has to offer on any given day; unlike many other states that experience snow storms, hurricanes, or earthquakes. Interested to find out why everyone should enjoy Arizona? The Grand Canyon: We deserve bragging rights for this one. Case and point: It’s one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Not many states can say they own one of…

Overview of the organization and mission. Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public university that opened in 1899 as the Northern Arizona Normal School. In 1966, it became Northern Arizona University as it is known today. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona with a current enrollment of 30,368. NAU, a doctoral university with higher research activity, offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees across a number of disciplines. A unique quality of the university is the early exposure to…

a sampling of what visitors might experience at the Arizona Historical Society’s (AHS) Arizona History Museum’s Arizona Mining Hall exhibit in Tucson, Arizona, adjacent to the University of Arizona campus. According to the AHS website, the society was “established by an Act of the First Territorial Legislature on November 7, 1864” (arizonahistoriclsociety.org). It goes on to state that those who drafted the code of laws governing the Arizona Territory understood the importance of preserving…

Title Date of Submission Miranda vs. Arizona The Miranda warning has become one of the most common statements used by police officers across all states in America. The court case of Miranda vs. Arizona set precedence in protecting the rights of alleged criminals when taken into custody by law enforcement officers. The ruling rendered has withstood the test of time in restructuring American criminal jurisprudence. The Supreme Court ruling of 1966 in Miranda vs. Arizona has had a significant…

The issue, concerning what has become known as Miranda Rights, began in 1963. It was called a "pre-interrogation warning". It was not called a Miranda Warning until after the US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona in 1966 when Ernest Miranda was taken into custody, by the Phoenix Police Department, as a suspect for the kidnapping and rape of a girl. The Phoenix PD arrested him and questioned him for two hours. He confessed to the crime he was accused of committing and wrote a confession…

Education gives an insight and creates a clear picture. This is indeed important as it builds people in several ways that no one can ever recognize. Since it gives such knowledge, it gives one the courage to get the best education there is. In Arizona, Northern Arizona University is by far the best university to get educated from. Everyone looks for certain requirements to search for the “right” university. Students want a place that will educate and give them the skills needed to go further…

Deval Shah Dean Per 8 AP US Gov & Pol 12/28/14 Miranda v. Arizona Supreme Court Civil Rights & Liberties Case Title and Citation: Miranda v. Arizona 2. The facts of the case: The Court had to consider the constitutionality of several cases, all considered together, in which defendants were not given freedom while being questioned. In Miranda v. Arizona, a poor man was charged for rape and questioned by the police for two hours. He was not informed of his rights of self-incrimination or…