District 9

POL 1133.009 Cristina Doty Texas Politics and Society Spring 2015 QLP Paper Texas Legislation Senate Bill 14 POL 1133.009 The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 14 in 2011 requiring voters to present a government issued photo identification. The U.S. Supreme Court ended any pending litigation with its decision in Shelby County v. Holder. As a result, people voting a person in all Texas elections can use the approved list of acceptable forms of identification: •Texas driver…

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Legal Brief Arielle Williams October 9, 2017 Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, 573 U.S. ___ (2014) Facts of the case 1. The Green Family owns and operates the arts and crafts company Hobby Lobby, Incorporated. This large chain has over 500 stores and more than 13,000 full-time employees. Hobby Lobby is a closely held, private for-profit company. In 2010, there was a mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that required companies with more than…

Paul’s relationship with the Philippians would become. To start, the Spirit of Jesus himself sends Paul and his companions to Macedonia (vv. 6–10). Once in Macedonia, the stress on Philippi’s sociopolitical importance as “a principal city of the district of Macedonia and a [Roman] colony” suggests that Paul intentionally targeted Philippi for an extended time of ministry (v. 12). That ministry includes the conversion of a wealthy and presumably influential merchant named Lydia (vv. 14–15), a…

The School District This is the first school year of the merger between the Memphis City and the Shelby County school districts. Memphis City’s 212 urban schools prior to the merger were 83% African American and 7% White. The 52 Shelby County suburban schools were 50% White and 37% African American. The merger created the new Shelby County School District a combination of urban and suburban students. Prior to the merger Memphis districts 2012 dropout rate reported above 10% for the urban…

candidate interviewed for the position of middle school principal. She has twelve (12) years of experience in education as a teacher and principal. For the last three years, Erin has been a middle school principal in a suburban school district. Previously, she taught for nine (9) years before transitioning to her current position as principal. Erin is an engaging communicator, and naturally personable. During the interview she conveyed her love of teaching and the importance of the principal’s…

The Logic of the Article: “Later School Times Would Make Teens Safer” John MacHalec, a concerned parent in Mounds View School District writes the article: “Later School Times Would Make Teens Safer” with a purpose to improve health and safety of the young people, especially high schoolers. The purpose is not stated till the end of the article, but it is stated clearly. The author’s urge for parents to take an action directly follows his stated purpose, giving the readers an accessible venue to…

On day 9 a terrible, traumatic event occurred. I was walking through the forest looking for Rue, my only ally in the Hunger Games. I had just finished hunting for food, and I started to make my way down to the bonfire where we agreed to meet. However, as I approached the fire pit, I noticed that Rue was nowhere to be seen. After this realisation I found myself running at a rapid speed. I heard piercing cries for help which I could recognise were Rue’s. I stopped at a tree and there I saw Rue…

Our high school has a reputation of being academic driven, being the top school in our district our students are often under a lot of pressure to do well. They derived a mindset that focused on always receiving a high grade and not enjoying high school for what it is.This toxic mentality can only become detrimental to a student’s psychological health, causing breakdowns and unwanted stress. To alleviate this I joined the Associated Student Body for my high school, I wanted to break school…

A longer school day has been a topic of discussion for a long time now. In the case of the Ipsid Elementary School district, the curriculum coordinator suggests that the district lengthen the school day by forty minutes. After an in-depth presentation of research supporting the relationship between the longer school day and student achievement, the superintendent agreed with lengthening the day and proposed the change for the new school year. Implementation of the extension to the school day can…

When taking on the job as a Representative you will face issues and downfalls, but how you react in making change shows how fit you are in the political business. Chaka Fattah has faced many issues, but what seems to be a major problem in the Philadelphia County are these four issues here: Education, Health, Housing, and Infrastructure. First, education in Philadelphia has always been a struggle with the lack of books that are funded for the school, but the main reason for this is that there is…