Milwaukee

Otto Luening was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Otto spent most of his early childhood on a farm outside of Milwaukee. He started to take piano lessons at the age of four with his father and just two years later at the age of six he began to compose his very own music. When Otto was around 12 years old, he and his family moved to Munich, Germany. Here he studied about orchestration, harmony, flute, and piano at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik. Four years later when Otto was 16, he made his…

Union Army, and these men were organized into 53 Infantry Regiments, 4 Calvary Regiments, a company of Berdan’s shooters, 13 light artillery batteries and 1 unit of heavy artillery. The First Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 3 months, was assembled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was rallied into State Service on April 27, 1861 then left for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 9, 1861 (Wisconsin in the Civil War 2012), John C. Starkweather was the Colonel. As they arrived at Allatoona, Georgia Colonel…

Introduction Ian Harris, a great philosopher, guide, teacher, orator, author and splendid contributor to Peace Education. Ian Harris graduated in Philosophy from St. John’s College, Maryland in June 1967 and post graduated in education through an Intern Teaching Program, with Certification in Mathematics and Science Secondary Education from Temple University, Pennsylvania in May 1969. Harris is said to have an additional degree in education from the foundations of education in Philadelphia…

Thirty one year old Dontre Hamilton was shot and killed by officer Christopher Manney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The incident occurred on the evening of April 30, 2014 at Red Arrow Park after a nearby Starbuck’s employee complained about an alleged homeless Hamilton sleeping in the park. Hamilton was initially confronted by two different officers and they concluded that he was not doing anything wrong. Officer Manney was unaware of the previous officers’ presence so he decided to follow up on…

should consider of boosting up their frontcourt as part of their push going to the playoffs and Greg Monroe could be the best available big man for them. Monroe has been a regular name of rumor mills the past few months. From being a starter for the Milwaukee Bucks last season, team management and coach Jason Kidd decide to relegate him from the bench this season and since then his numbers went down. Though there is no word that they are shopping Monroe, having him on the bench signifies that…

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get yourself targeted. WAHWB (Wearing A Hoodie While Black) is another crime that African American youth need to know. Recently, a new potential crime came to light, and this one caught everyone off guard. John Henson, a power forward for the Milwaukee Bucks, who just happens to be black, learned that BJWB…

choice schools. It was the first city to implement a choice program, and this program grew to be one of the largest in the nation (Borsuk 2009). This choice giant was created as a result of low rates of academic achievement across the board in Milwaukee. At the beginning, the creators of Milwaukee’s choice program sought to raise the city’s academic achievement rate, especially when it came to the communities of color. In fact, its creation was greatly influenced by the local African…

Micah 6:8 Camp. Every summer since 2012, I have spent one week at a camp in Milwaukee where volunteers feed the homeless and renovate low-income apartment complexes. My parish coordinates the Micah 6:8 Camp to teach children the value of building new relationships and the value of working cooperatively as a team. My experiences at Micah 6:8 Camp had a profound effect on my personal development. Volunteering in Milwaukee provided me with the opportunity to meet many new people. I connected with…

The first promotion group that should receive attention from marketing is children age 4-12. They should be considered a major target group for a couple reasons. In the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, and Washington County the population of those under the age of 18 consistently sits just below 25%. Therefore, the demographic presents a large amount of population in general. Secondly, children under 12 will likely always be accompanied by an adult. Consequently, any…