In the Mock Supreme Court, I had the role of being a Justice, which made it my job to give the final judging in all cases involving laws of Congress, and the Constitution. I worked on the case Fisher v. University of Texas, rooting back to 1977 when Texas legislation made a law that required the University of Texas give admission to all high school seniors who positioned in the top ten percent of their class. When discovering the lack of diversity in the their college 's undergraduates and state…
Emily Dickinson was a poet from the 1850s. Many people tried to urge Dickinson to publish, but she then had to start worrying about her punctuation in her works. Her works held great power and they reached maturity quite quickly. Emily Dickinson made many great works that many poets reference still today. Born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Emily Dickinson died on May 15, 1886 and Lavinia, her sister, later discovered her sisters poems ("Dickinson, Emily"). Emily’s poems carry…
Type of Listening: Mindful Listening Definition and Discussion: Mindful listening-Listening that requires us to be engaged with another reason-the words,the behaviors,and the environment.Mindful listening is the essence of receptivity — allowing another individual to express themselves without interrupting, judging, refuting, or discounting. It truly sets the stage or foundation for effective communication between individuals, and is the gateway to understanding for individuals and to gain a…
As a young armadillo growing up in Texas during the 1820s, my life was peaceful and happy. The Federalists who held power in Mexico left me, my fellow armadillos, and the Anglo Americans alone to enjoy and work the land. However, in 1829, the Centralists gained control of the Mexican government and the freedom we enjoyed gradually eroded. As the Mexican government imposed more regulations on the Anglo Americans, the tension which had existed between the two groups due to the Nacogdoches land…
Charles Joseph Whitman was a twenty-five year old male living in Austin, Texas and enrolled in the University of Texas. He was married to Kathleen Leissner and had three younger siblings by his biological parents Charles Adolphus and Margaret Hodges Whitman. He grew up in a very authoritarian style household and his parents had marital problems brought on by the physical and emotional abuse of Charles Adolphus. Charles Whitman was a part of the Boy Scouts at a young age, joined the United States…
year Wrestlemania gains more of a following, becoming the wrestling equivalent of the Super Bowl. WWE has also spawned many stars such as: Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, the Ultimate Warrior, the Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock, John Cena, and many more. Conclusion The WWE has impacted America in many ways, and will continue on into the future. It continues to change people’s views and opinions on wrestling, and continues to entertain, and amaze its…
accelerant to that change was “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Born in Austin Texas, Steve grew up in a low income family. He later on went under the tutelage of a superb athlete named Chris Adams to become a wrestler. Austin went to WCW where he won a few titles. He then jump ship to WWE where he cemented his legacy as one of the greatest wrestler of all time. “Stone Cold”…
and Stephanie on-screen marriage and how the commentators claiming Stephanie merited the beating she received from Triple H reflects the asserts the real life spousal abusers claiming that their spouse deserved the abuse. Next, Jhally and Katz show Austin being verbally insulting to Debra and speak about how soon afterward, he was arrested for physically abused her in real life. Jhally and Katz also show the police report from that experience, where the police officer states that Debra had a…
that statement, I joined the Army. 19 years later I find myself as a senior at Austin Peay with the plans to graduate after the Spring of 2018. After taking this course, I have altered my graduation time frame. My career goal has not changed, I remain resolute on attending a graduate program to attain a…
just what they could do. One of these was First Lieutenant Nicholas Kiser, a former cadet at Austin Peay’s ROTC and graduate of their criminal justice program. Kiser, who completed his degree under a full Army scholarship, competed in the prestigious Best Ranger Competition, and earned 6th place out of fifty officer teams. Kiser, who attended school at Hendersonville High School before coming to Austin Peay, commissioned as one of the top of his class and attended Infantry BOLC, Airborne, and…