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My college career began at Seattle Central College when I was senior in high school because I was in the Running Start program. I had a good work ethic throughout the first few years of high school and wanted to challenge myself during senior year. I diligently attended class and took thorough notes but I did not put in any effort into the class works or group discussions which resulted in my poor performance during the first year of college. At that same time, I was going through a break up and…

Denise Juneau, School Board sign Seattle Schools superintendent contract SEATTLE – Starting July 1, Denise Juneau will become the next superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. The seven-member School Board voted unanimously tonight to approve the contract it negotiated with Ms. Juneau since announcing her as their preferred candidate on April 4. “We are thrilled to welcome Denise Juneau to Seattle,” said Leslie Harris, school board president. “She impressed us above all others with her broad…

Yesler Terrace, a public housing advancement in Seattle, Washington was the State 's first open lodging improvement and the main racially coordinated open lodging advancement in the United States. It involves a significant part of the range once in the past known as Yesler Hill, Yesler 's Hill, or Profanity Hill. The improvement is controlled by the Seattle Housing Authority, who have been redeveloping the area into a blended wage territory with multi-story…

At the West Seattle Beach Run 50k yesterday, there were 23 runners. My friend, Anneke, and I were numbers 22 and 23 to cross the Finish Line. For the two of us, running 31.069 miles (an ultra-marathon) was NOT about finishing the race in a certain amount of time. It was NOT about finishing before any other people. It was NOT about running at a fast pace. It was NOT about attaining a new PR (Personal Record). It was about the act of running the distance and crossing the Finish Line. It was about…

A red line can just seem like a color and a shape to some, but in the Seattle Grace hospital it represents the lives of every roaming doctor and nurse. Throughout the hospital, this red line is painted through hallways and doors. It represents where these elite surgeons are allowed to go, compared to the average citizen that walks in with a complaint. It separates areas where the hospital goes from being accessible to all, to only enterable by few. When one walks into a hospital there are many…

In Chief Seattle’s oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens he attempts to convince the whites they should act fairly towards the Native Americans. The Native Americans have endured harsh acts against them from the Americans. Chief Seattle uses figurative language, diction, similes, and tone to hopefully reason with the Governor and convince him to not buy the Indian land they have worked hard for. Chief Seattle’s diction implies his desire to speak with authority and respectability towards…

end are very different outlooks. Chief Seattle and Alan Lightman had the endings were a different outlook on nature, they both can be comprehended as true. Chief Seattle was the chief of the Suquamish Tribe and Duwamish. He was born on 1786 in the Old Man House, Washington and died June 7, 1866 in Port Madison, Washington (Lakw'alas). He did not like the “white man’s” cities that they made, and he had the utmost respect for the land of his people (Seattle).…

the unemployment rate. The only true way to find out the impact of a $15 an hour minimum wage is to test it out with certain cities. That’s why; Seattle, Washington, L.A, California, San Francisco, California, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania all plan on increasing the wage over a gradual period of time to test the effects of such a high wage increase. Seattle, Washington was one of the first cities to pass the $15 an…

Title Seattle Houseboats is a unique form of floating homes Summary: The ultimate houseboats are only found in Seattle as Seattle Houseboats. They are considered as the best in waterfront living. The houseboats are found in various shapes and sizes. They may be historical or a modern one. Article Body The Seattle Houseboats that is available for sale requires special attention. This is for taxes, financial as well as insurance. There are realtors to sort out all these issues if you are…

Chief Seattle, an important Native American leader, gives a speech to governor Isaac I. Stevens after Stevens returns from Washington, D.C. Stevens has orders from the president of the U.S president to buy Indian land and relocate Native Americans into reservations. Chief Seattle’s purpose is to express his amity towards the white man, and also harbinger the consequences if they failed to honor their word and promises. He uses similes, symbolism and juxtaposition to create a strong argument and…