Pelicans

Indian River State College (IRSC), Children’s Home Society (CHS), School District of Indian River County (SDIRC), and Department of Health (DOH). Other partners include the United Way of Indian River County, Treasure Coast Community Health (TCCH), Pelican Island Elementary, Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative, Florida Department of Children and Families, Sebastian Police Department, and the University of Central Florida (UCF). I was a part of a committee that created and distributed over 500…

long, dark history as it was also used as a military prison from the 1850s to 1933. It is reported that no inmate ever escaped from Alcatraz and lived. In 1775 the Island was first named La Isla de los Alcatraces which translates to “Island of the Pelicans” by a Spaniard, Juan Manuel de Ayala. A fortress with 100 cannons was built in the 1850s on the island to protect…

The Derrick Rose injury conversation has become a constant trend in and around the NBA since his MVP season. The string of bad luck has now started to follow him from Chicago to New York. It's the start of February and NBA All-Star weekend is quickly approaching as the leagues best are set to gather. Not too long ago the name Derrick Rose would be associated with that group of elite guards like Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Steph Curry. However due to a rash of random lower body knee…

which white people could use but did not. Audubon Zoo was open to both races, but City Park barred black people, some black children didn't know that one of America's largest urban parks existed. When black baseball fans went to see the all-white Pelicans play in the stadium next to Tulane Avenue, they were forced to sit overlooking third base, in separate seating. On buses and streetcars, drivers engaged in the daily ritual of moving a wood block from seat to seat, assuring that white and black…

In the United States, the Bill of Rights is regarded as one of the most important documents of our nation’s history. An adaptation to the Constitution, the Bill protects its citizens from the government, giving us the freedom our country is notorious for. In our justice system, imprisonment is the deprivation of freedom, which is one of our essential rights. However, this practice is essential in keeping order in our society, and is necessary in protecting citizens from harm. While there are…

Gomez (1995). This case was a massive-class action suit, that was brought in on the behalf of 3,500 prisoners at Pelican Bay, where they encountered abuse from the officers. One of the cases that occurred while being contained was including an African-American prisoner with a mental illness had smeared feces on himself, was forced into a tub water that was dangerously…

It has been theorised that some animals help regulate their body temperature by heat loss through the use of a lot of different body parts. As this is true, there are many ways that allow animals have adapted to various new methods of absorbing and emitting heat. Animals living in their desert always have difficulties surviving with a hot climate. In these situations animals are able to use their body parts to their advantage. Mammals with a lot of fur have limited ability to emit heat. They…

affordable and highly-rated set that makes a wonderful addition to any bath time. The set comes with five sea-squirt bath toys including a red crab with blue spots, a green seat turtle with spotted fins, a blue dolphin with a white underside, a white pelican with large yellow beak, and an orange octopus with blue spots and blue tentacles. The set of bath toys can be purchased for under ten dollars and is an investment that is sure to pay off time and gain. You can find these bath toys at…

population be half within the decade. Former and current prisoners experienced the horrors of isolation firsthand and are advancing the prison reform movement as seen in the 2011 and 2013 hunger strikes. The strikes were initiated in California’s Pelican Bay Penitentiary and quickly radiated across the country. The goal of the strikes were to “end long-term solitary confinement, [receive] adequate food, and expand programming and privileges for indefinite prisoners” (Herzing). Many theorists…

“Boogie” as he goes by to many, was dealt to the New Orleans Pelicans to team up with fellow All Star Anthony Davis in what could be one of the premier duo’s the NBA has to offer. The biggest part of this story is about who he was traded for. The Kings in return got Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017…