Denzel Washington

I was busily working at school on a Friday when I heard some stunning news: the President of the United States, Barack Obama, would be coming to my hometown, Kotzebue, Alaska. “Have you heard Obama is coming to Kotzebue in a few weeks?” asked Mr. Gindt. My class and I were informed about the surprising news from my lively teacher during class and thought he was messing around cause he’s the type who jokes about things a lot. I didn’t think it could be true because I couldn't picture Obama being…

About Spokane Valley Spokane Valley, nestled on the eastern border of Washington state, is a community focused on the growth of its residents. Incorporated on March 31, 2003, the newer city takes a progressive approach to problem solving and is committed to providing individuals and families with opportunities to live, work, play, and flourish in this ever-growing community. With a population of over 92,000, Spokane Valley promotes activities and programs aimed at supporting its growing homes…

The Kennewick Man is human skeleton discovered in 1996 whose ethnic affiliation has sparked legal controversy and scientific debates. Scientists asserted that the Kennewick Man neither belonged to Native Americans nor related to the tribes in the Northwest areas of Pacific region. These two groups advocated for the repatriation bones because they believed they were related to the Kennewick Man. The main law that warranted the return of the bones to natives was the Native Americans Graves…

Seattle has had a rough past, often by relying on only a single industry at a time and then rebounding with a new industry just as the previous is collapsing in on itself. In the fall of 1851, two courageous brothers landed at Alki Point on the west side of Elliot Bay. They spent a winter there before ultimately deciding to migrate to the east shores where they established what is now Seattle. The first major industry was logging. The timber trade proved to be the primary source of growth in…

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-only warehouse club from the USA. The first price club warehouse was opened in 1976, thus the new concept of the ‘retail warehouse club’ was established. And then Costco opened its first warehouse in 1983 in Seattle. As to the consumer goods industry, there exist numbers of competitors, such as Sam’s Club, Walmart and Target. Up till now, it has already had almost 85 million members. The attraction of Costco is the offer of a great variety of goods.…

About Redmond Located centrally between Seattle and the Sammamish River Valley, the city of Redmond is home to nearly 60,000 residents. The city is proud of providing its residents with a fantastic quality of life, access to great schools, a fantastic economy, and an astounding parks system. Additionally, Redmond is known for its eclectic shopping and dining, safe neighborhoods, and healthy lifestyle. The city of Redmond is brimming with all of the natural beauty and exciting activity that you…

A covenant is an agreement between two or more people to do or refrain from some sort of action. Government is an exercise of authority and restraint toward a group of people and their actions for purpose of justice which is the punishment of people who violate liberty of others. Liberty is freedom of restraint from use of people’s unalienable rights which are according to the U.S. Constitution are laid out in the Bill of Rights. Early Americans covenanted together to create our government, a…

When asked to describe an ideal leader, many would name attributes such as intelligence, toughness, determination and vision, which are all qualities traditionally associated with leadership. What most would often forget is that while softer skills are not as prominent in many leaders, these skills play an immense part in a leader’s overall success. In fact, some studies indicate that emotional intelligence may be the key attribute that distinguishes outstanding performers from those who are…

each branch is able to check the other one. It was realized that the Executive Branch had too much power so this system originated to stop the tyranny of a certain people. Towards the end of his career, Washington got on the bad side of the ideals as he pushed his power to the…

Diversity and Culture of Native and African American Communities Sarah Kneifl University of South Dakota Abstract: This paper discusses the minority groups of the Native Americans and the African Americans. It explores the history of both groups, how they are similar and what makes them different. Based on the research, they both suffered at the hands of the whites. Even though both described it differently, the Native and African Americans wanted “citizenship.”…