Indicators: 2.2.13 and 1.1.2 2.2.13 - Smoke-free Market Rate Multi-Unit Housing: The number of jurisdictions with a policy prohibiting smoking in the individual units of market rate multi-unit housing including balconies and patios Who is impacted by the problem (National and state-level data within the last 3 years)? There is a high prevalence of people who smoke at multi-unit housing that attracts people to secondhand smoke. Groups impacted include: Tenants (non-smokers): Tenants living…
I chose to do my interview with Gail Reagan. My relationship to her is that she is my grandmother, I chose to interview just because of the certain ways she inspires me and all the things she does that I look up by being her only granddaughter. My grandma is just one of the people that I promise you will not forget her or that you will regret meeting her. No matter what is going on in her day she always tries to make sure other people are happy and especially if you are at her house she makes…
Q1) What differentiates Toby’s estate from its competitors is the café offers its customers 7 different selections of how they want their coffees to be brewed. Another factor that makes this café stand out from its competitors is the owner ensures that the café roast the coffee beans daily to ensure that customers enjoy the highest quality cup of coffee. Unlike its competitors, the owner set up a wholesale business in selling premium quality coffee beans and tea leafs to its customers at an…
The genocide in Darfur is complex, unclear, and yet unmistakably horrifying to study. The most recent conflict starting in 2003 display roots in colonization and conflicts dating back to the 1800s and range from ethnic tensions to differences in religion. The state of genocide in Darfur is ambiguous in that the United Nations and some countries disagree on whether the violence constitutes genocide or not, and whether there is “intent to destroy”. Perhaps most troubling of all is the Sudanese…
She recently moved out of her large home when it became too much to care for. Jenny is widowed and has three adult children who help her as needed. Jenny wants to be as independent as possible; she has been all of her life. Her husband died of cancer 4 years ago, and she took care of him so that he could die at home. Jenny worked as a bookkeeper at a local company until she was 70 years old. She loves to garden, walk with friends, and read books. Jenny has trouble controlling urination. She…
“The Bullard House” case today was about the familiar negotiation that we might have experienced or would have a high possibility to do in real life: real estate negotiation. In this kind of transaction, quite frequently, there are the participation of agents who work for their clients’ interests. Sometimes because of their commission from the transaction, sometimes in order to fulfill their clients’ real purposes, they try to make the deal at any cost. From “The Bullard House” case, we could…
beginning of the movie, Fight Club, the audience sees a man, who seems to living a less than average life. He has a crappy boss, who he hates, a job in which he is indecisive about, and no love life. He lives in a nothing less than luxurious high-rise condominium which is basically an ad for IKEA. He has his designer cologne, shoes, and clothing. In his world, everyone lives a seemingly equal life. So what could his dilemma be? Inside this average, lackluster man, lies a person who wants to be a…
Jacklin Jones Urban Society Book Report Fall ‘15 Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City History is always changing and repeating itself. According to the Housing Act of 1954, it changed urban “redevelopment” into urban “renewal” and “conservation”. Therefore, this had shifted the focus to areas that is threatened by diseases and enlarged the constructions of the federal government to support beyond residential (Pattillo, 310). During several class discussions, we…
The case takes place on December 28, 2009 at a condominium in Halifax, where the appellant, Erin Lee MacDonald, was entertaining coworkers before the whole incident occurred. Throughout the evening, loud music was coming from the unit which resulted in the building’s concierge, Mr. Sears, to receive a noise complaint from another tenant. He knocked on MacDonald’s door and received no response, however as he was about to depart, he witnessed the guests exiting the unit. Mr. Sears took this…
I am requesting four (4) non-liberal, introductory-level credits for prior learning in Personal Finance. I have developed college-level knowledge in Personal Finance through my 40 years personal experience in using numerous products offered by savings and investment banks to plan and invest for my financial future. The study of Personal Finance typically involves developing an understanding of the essential concepts of effective budget management; banking and credit; financial and tax…