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Chattanoogans, to see the billboard and petition for action to be taken against ISIS affiliates, and thus, ISIS inspired attacks. Because ISIS is such an imposing force worldwide, they are causing claimed direct attacks as well inspired attacks (those not enacted by ISIS but rather those who support the group). Therefore, I chose the word “affiliates” in my text to recognize that distinction between the two. Moreover, I chose my call to action to be “petition” because it is a reasonable action…

colonists displayed was the Boston Tea Party.The Boston Tea Party was provoked because of the very high tea taxes being imposed on all imported tea. The colonists did send over great minds to negotiate with Britain but just like the Olive Branch Petition, all these efforts were ignored. At this point, many colonists were fed up with Britain’s ignorance and did this in order to get Britain’s attention. Peaceful attempts at restoring their relationship were being ignored so they had to move to a…

testifying that the bad working conditions has worsened their health, the petition for a 10-hour workday was denied (Lowell Female Labor Reform Association). Even though the petition initially failed some groups tried again. In 1846 the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association and the New England Workingman's Association tried another 10-hour workday petition, but it to was denied. Finally in 1847 the 10-hour workday petition was approved and mandated. Another effect was caused by Kate Mullaney's…

I Kate Cummings and I Ava Durham would like to bring up the idea of bringing honors classes back to O’leary Middle School. Honors classes have many uses for students. They are challenging and give students an environment where kids want to learn and have similar interests. They also are a great way to help students think about careers that would include their academic achievements. Through honors classes students can choose to work hard and have a reason to. O’leary is a great place to have…

violence, sexual assault and stalking, What Exactly is VAWA? VAWA allows immigrants battered by their American spouse, children, and parents to petition for legal status in the United States. To do so, the victims must fill out form I-360, along with supporting evidence. The abuse may be verbal, emotional, or psychological. After your petition is approved, you’ll become a permanent resident of the United States. It is important to point out that there is no annual cap on VAWA applications.…

In the story, Flowers for Algernon, the operation that Charlie, the intellectually disabled main character gets to improve his intelligence is very isolating to him. First of all, Charlie is not allowed to tell anyone what it is for, as shown in his statement on March 23, “They said it was better I shud go back to work but I cant tell anyone what the operashun was for.” Consequently, as his coworkers notice his increasing intelligence, they become increasingly scared of him, and start avoiding…

Since Patti, in this case, is married to Steve, her immigration remedy is The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The VAWA allows battered immigrants to petition for legal status in the United States without needing the assistance of the abusive U.S. citizen to sponsor the application form. Patti meets the requirements for this remedy by being married to a U.S. citizen, marriage being in good faith, she was battered by her significant other, she is still married to Steve, and she still resides…

prominent women activists, disagreed. They believed that women should be considered “persons”. Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney, Henrietta Muir Edwards created a petition to send to the Canadian government regarding what the word “persons” was considered in the BNA Act. The five’s petition was turned…

II, an atomic bomb was released by the United States, striking and devastating parts of Japan. This action made by the U.S. government was immensely criticized by the public eye. In class, we read the three texts, “Robert Oppenheimer Speech”, “A Petition to the President of the United States”, and “The Decision to Drop the Bomb”. All of these pieces of writing discuss the topic of how and why United States decided to drop a nuclear bomb over to Japan. The three seem to have a the common topics…

There are biological and environmental effects that Bisphenol A causes or may cause and the first evidence of the estrogenicity of bisphenol A came from experiments on rats conducted in the 1930s, but it was not until 1997 that adverse effects of low-dose exposure on laboratory animals were first reported. Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor that can mimic estrogen and has been shown to cause negative health effects in animal studies. To be specific, bisphenol A closely mimics the structure…