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control of immigration in the 1890’s, Ellis Island was just another piece of land in New York Harbor. As it was called Gibbet Island back then, it was named after the wooden post, or gibbet, where the bodies of the convicted were displayed. It was a place where convicted pirates were hanged to the gallows in the 1820’s until 1839, “it would be their last chance to witness such a horrific spectacle in Gibbet Island” (Cannato pg. 23). Since Congress wasn’t very concerned with immigration, the…

this rite of passage. I’m a big girl now, on my own, but how do I navigate these foreign waters? This is a big step I’ve decided to take, and will surely have a great impact on my future. The longer I stood in line, the more I wanted to run from this place. I knew, however, I had to take this initial step. It was for my own good. The first time is always the hardest, or so I’m told. I…

will be planned as focal areas of investment in institutional and region-wide public services, as well as commercial, recreational, cultural, and entertainment uses, (Growth Plan for Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2016). The Distillery District is a designated mixed-use area in section 4.5 of the Toronto Official Plan because it combines a variety of uses like residential, recreation, and a variety of activities, (Toronto Official Plan, 2016). A policy text that governs the space of the Distillery…

for the Latino community (The Reaction). The Affordable Care Act offers reductions in premiums. These premium reductions will bring the cost of health care down, something that prevented many Florida residents from having health care in the first place. Obamacare calls for the expansion of Medicaid and Medicare, which both program will help get insurance for areas of poverty in Florida (ObamaCare). The Affordable Care Act helps provide tax credits to small businesses to buy insurance for…

Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority, or LCMHA, is an agency that was designed as a place for anyone with a mental diagnosis to go to. In 1970, Lenawee County appointed its first mental health board to explore the cost and the need for a mental health program. The agency was first located in a vacated dentist office that was above a grocery store to be able to start the program right away. Shortly after in 1974, the agency relocated to the Riverside Professional Building. The directors and…

Mechanism within Canada’s Parliamentary System Introduction The parliament of Canada is known as the federal legislative branch of the Canada. The parliament is seated at the parliament Hill. It is located in the national capital, Ottawa, Ontario. The organization of the parliament consists of Canadian monarch, which is symbolized through a viceroy, the upper house, the senate, the governor general and the lower house. This is known as the House of Commons. Each category has possess…

poker tables that are located on the third floor of the original racetrack-Parx East. Parx East is a 280,000 square foot five story facility. Parx is in the final stages of unveiling a 1500 capacity amphitheater circa 2017. Both buildings have designated smoking and non-smoking areas and offer complete handicapped accessibility. There is free parking for over 5,000 vehicles on the four hundred acres of land the casino owns. Parx…

It is composed of plastic or metal made in the shape of a loop, triangle, or T. Quarterly checkups will be given by their physician to ensure the device remains in the proper place. Sterilization for both men and women is largely supported and advertised in hospitals, especially after the couple has had a child or two. In China, more than 300,000 officials enforce the one-child policy, so around the same number will be needed…

According to the Boston Globe, America is projected to become a “majority-minority” country by 2044. [1] To some people labeled as “white” in modern America, this trajectory is horrifying. To many others (of all backgrounds), this transition is a positive sign of a future where racial hegemony is distributed more equally. However, race is far from the only status creating privileges for some and roadblocks for others in this country. Sex, class, religion, and many other identities intersect to…

In Colonial America, Christianity slowly penetrated the lives of slaves. Protestantism was regarded as a private matter and masters did little to Christianize their bondsman. Anglican Protestantism did not resonate with most of the slave population, as it heavily rejected mysticism, something which many African slaves still culturally practiced. Although, during the Great Awakening (1700-1790) blacks and whites in the South were swept up in the religious revival which taught all souls are equal.…