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from that day in 1894 when Colonel Sartoris, the mayor…remitted her taxes, the dispensation dating from the death of her father on into perpetuity.”(516) Being that women during this time were expected to rear children and partake in relatively remedial tasks, they would have had no knowledge of the importance of finances. Being that Miss Emily’s father passed away and that she was not allotted another masculine figure to commandeer her affairs, the mayor relieved Miss Emily of this task.…

Characterization and Geomyth of Gandalf in The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit protagonist, lives in a community called, Hobbiton in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel. Before the interruption from a wizard named Gandalf, he led a very dull, quiet life. Baggin’s and Gandalf are faced with a challenging effort as they must retrieve the missing treasure. Not only do they have to retrieve it, but the treasure is protected by a fire-breathing dragon, Samug. Along this journey they meet many different kinds…

Homelessness is an issue that goes back as far as the 1640s. The County of Los Angeles has been trying to combat the issues of homelessness for decades. The total estimated number of people experiencing homelessness in “Los Angeles County” according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is “46,874, an overall increase of 2,515 people or 5.7% from 2015 (44,359)” LAHSA.ORG (2016). Although many programs have been developed over the years, the numbers continue to increase for…

our kids and give the best education for them. I understand the St. George parents as well as the Baton Rough residents, why they opposed this segregation. During the meeting with the mayor, a St. George supporter asked, “Why would you want to oppose letting these people of this area, to vote on this issue?” Mayor Holden answers, “Because, first of all, Baton Rouge comes so far, as a united city. I’m against division, when it’s not…

Graffiti is Art Why does everyone hate graffiti? The city of Seattle is making a position statement on whether graffiti is art or vandalism. The mayor has invited the public to join in the debate before they make the statement. My opinion is that Graffiti is street art not vandalism because it takes a lot of skill, it's colorful and uplifting and it can lead to other careers and job opportunities for young people. However people who disagree with me would say graffiti is vandalism, because it…

The Knapp Commission was a committee of five citizens established and impanelled by then-New York City Mayor John Lindsay in 1972 that endeavored to investigate corrupt activities of police officers, detectives, and supervisors working in the New York Police Department (NYPD). Mayor Lindsay was pressured to investigate corruption in the NYPD after a series of articles that appeared in local newspapers detailed a wide breadth of corrupt activities of officers throughout the NYPD. The first…

It was rumored that these students, supposedly were on their way to protest against the Mayor, Jose Luis Abarca’s wife, María de Los Ángeles Pineda, who was giving a speech on the hopes she would be elected Mayor after her husband’s term was done. The speech was going on the same day, but was over before the students had even arrived, to switch busses and head to Mexico City. According to Bryan Walsh…

(1960-1961) Notes • Feb. 1, 1960- 4 black students sat at counter for whites o refused to leave o refused to fight back => trained in nonviolent protest  Students drawn to Jim Lawson • educated them in nonviolence (workshops) • Ben West => 1960 mayor of Nashville, Tennessee • Dianne Nash led student sit in first o Dressed in Sunday clothes o At first sit-ins not taken seriously  People thought blacks protesting were not from Nashville o after attacked protestors arrested o Each time…

nations, and all levels of governments remembered as the “Oka Crises” Following the initial protests of the Kanehsatake people the mayor of Oka delivered a court injunction stating to disperse by July 10 1990. Rather than comply with the injunction the Kanehsatake people created blockades to stop access into the “pines” and disallow the project to proceed. The Mayor asked the Surete Du Quebec (SQ) to intervene. On July 11 1990, the SQ attacked the barricade. A gunfight occurred resulting in…

rates of fast food restaurants, little green space, and their only high school had to eliminate physical education, and sports due to financial matters. Furthermore, Governor John Popular got together with the local mayor of Calorietown, Mary Burger, to discuss the issue. However, Mayor Burger is uncertain how to resolve or reduce the obesity epidemic going on in this town. Relevant Public Health Principles and Theories:…