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United States: The View from Prince George 's County, Maryland by the program’s director, Judith Freidenberg. These same analyses led to my honors thesis, “Cultural Perceptions of the Maryland DREAM Act in Prince George’s County”, in which I drew on the concept of enculturation, and theories from human development to identify social factors and dimensions of identity that influenced perceptions of the Maryland DREAM Act on residents of Prince George’s county. Dr. Freidenberg also acted as my…

between the Miami and Wabash county jails. Jails can be different in their size and capacity. The types of setup are different, and that could be based off of the year the jail was built. How much safety there is for the guards differs between the two jails? The size and capacity of the Miami jail is a big difference compared to the Wabash jail. The Miami jail can house up to 240 inmates. While the Wabash county jail only houses 72 inmates. This is why the Wabash county jail is housing…

Each year, thousands of five-year-olds enter kindergarten in the public school system around the nation. Of these children, many of them from different cultural backgrounds, will go on to compete in the rigors of the public school system, and others may fall through the cracks. Since the introduction of “standardizing” education, our nation’s public schools are rife with politics, and politics has no place in the classroom. Indeed, reigning in our “standardized” public education system will…

“I Grew Up Here” Boley is a town in Okfuskee County. Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,184 at the 2010 census, a gain of 5.2 percent from 1,126 in 2000. Boley was established in 1903 as a predominantly Black pioneer town with Native American ancestry among its citizens. The Boley Public School District is one of the smallest public school districts in the state of Oklahoma. For the most recent data available, it tied with Sweetwater for the smallest high school with 15 students.…

Community Profile (SCP): Part II: An Introduction of the Jefferson County Schools, West Virginia Community Jefferson County Schools Philosophy: The goal of the Board is to create positive working relationships among various professional groups and organizations on the local, state and nationwide levels (Jefferson County Schools, 2015). The Jefferson County Schools Mission statement “Through excellence in teaching and learning, Jefferson County Schools will ensure that all students achieve…

been in the works for more than six years is finally coming to fruition. Friday, Meals on Wheels of Chemung County will officially open their new facility in Elmira. After being in the same build for nearly 20 years, Meals on Wheels of Chemung county is moving a couple blocks down and upgrading to a new facility. Friday, Darlene Ike, the Executive Director of Meals of Wheels in Chemung County will welcome their volunteers to the newly renovated building at 409 William Street in Elmira.…

emotions that I write this letter of recommendation for Mark Porter for the position of Superintendent of the Orange County Public Schools. Mark is an exceptionally gifted individual and deserves an opportunity to pursue his career goal of leading a truly major public school system. At the same time, his advancement will leave a huge leadership vacuum on the South Washington County Public School's management team. I am a 12-year veteran Board Member of that District. It is no exaggerating to say…

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is the Sheriff’s Department in the United States (LASD 2017). The department has three duties, including patrolling the county, providing security for the courthouses, and the housing of inmates in the county jail system. Sheriffs do have a duty to serve and protect the community, nonetheless, they may also have their flaws. Not to mention, slightly more than a month ago, the Los Angeles Times posted an article about a rookie sheriff who was…

I have moved in Nassau County since September 2013. Nassau County is a very good place for children’s grow and development. Also it is a very quiet place to live. My whole family likes to live there. However, we still have some health issues in our community such as obesity, Diabetes Mellitus and so on.Obesity is defined as an increased body weight in relation to height, when compared to some standard of acceptable or desirable weight. It has become a global health issue. The worldwide…

Introduction Within todays media, the relationships between each characters have become a focal point for those who watch as they try to connect themselves to the characters they see in an effort to place themselves into their shoes. In August: Osage County, we are greeted to the Weston family of Pawhuska, Oklahoma during a very hot August. As the plot unfurls, we learn the problems that tie this family together and how they try to handle them, be it in a positive or negative manner. Unlike…