Kentucky

Kalief Browder was an innocent, black 16 years old. Due to the Stop and Frisk law of New York, police officers, who found nothing on him, were able to stop him and his friend, search them, and arrest them. Kalief was incarcerated on robbery, grand larceny, and assault charges; like the story of many others, he ended up dead. He was beaten, harassed, and placed in solitary consignment in prison for years before the charges were dropped. When he was finally released, he committed suicide. His…

“Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.” This song among many expressed the greatness of the place I call home. Growing up in Kentucky I have witnessed its beauties every day of my life. From its snowy witness to its hot summers. Its beauties never cease to amaze me. Every day I find new ways growing up here influences my life. Whether it be what I wear or how I act. Kentucky is a place where its people are proud and strong morals. I’m not the only person from this place that I…

It was the wee hours of the morning on a hot and scorching June 11th 2015 I had no idea that my life and perspective of life would be altered. I just sent a text message to my co-worker Sean about going to K-Mart Store in Bowling Green Kentucky to help out. I was hesitant to go because it was an hour away. He ended up miraculously persuaded me to pursue this paid adventure. It was around 5:00 I was changing and getting ready to go on this trip with my Co-workers Sean and Haley. I told my mother…

One of the largest on going issues dealing with the injustice that is the current NCAA rule system is the limited spreading of wealth/profit within the institutions. This can be seen in the tremendous profits schools make yearly due to their athletic programs. Where the problem/injustice comes into play here is in how the colleges/institutions are able to get away with not spreading their wealth/profits to those have earned compensation. I believe this is a direct result to the rule system in…

Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks were married on June 12, 1806, in Washington County, and moved to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, following their marriage. They became the parents of three children, Sarah, Abraham, and another son, Thomas, who died in infancy. Thomas Lincoln bought or leased several farms in Kentucky, including the Sinking Spring farm, where Abraham was…

migratory workers.” This was said in the early 1960’s. It has been fifty-seven years, and we are still dealing with the same problems today in Kentucky, one of the poorest states in the country. Kentucky is one of the poorest states in the United States because of the high poverty rates, high unemployment rates, and the collapse of the coal industry. First off, Kentucky is one of the country’s poorest states because of the high poverty rates. The website talkpoverty.org stated that in 2016…

known today, as Kentucky. Boone, born in 1734 in Pennsylvania, was a lifelong outdoorsman. Boone “had very little formal education.”i and “appears to have been a scrappy lad who loved hunting, the wilderness, and independence.”ii while most Americans recognize the name Daniel Boone, not everyone knows what Boone actually accomplished during his life; the settlement of Kentucky. Boone traveled to Kentucky first in 1767 and returned several times after that before settling in Kentucky himself. …

her barn in Bybanks, Kentucky. In the novel Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, the barn in Bybanks, Kentucky is an important setting to Sal because she wants to go back because she had a swimming hole, animals that were special to her and her favorite maple tree. Sal always thinks about her barn in Bybanks, Kentucky like how I think about my house in Colorado. In Bybanks, Kentucky it is an important setting to Sal because she lived about her thirteen years in Bybanks, Kentucky. At the start…

The History of Jefferson County, Kentucky There are currently 120 counties in Kentucky, but one that stands apart from the rest. It is larger in population that all other Kentucky counties and has a rich history. It is adorned with historic Romanesque architecture, lush landscaping, and prize winning horses. Jefferson County, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is currently one of the most popular cities in Kentucky and has numerous tourist attractions and activities. Jefferson County is a diverse…

as long as they do not place a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion of a nonviable fetus. There have been numerous cases since Roe v. Wade that have placed an infringement on women’s reproductive rights. In the state of Kentucky, abortion is legal…