Southern American English

A windshield survey of the City of Charleston was performed beginning at one of the main streets, Calhoun Street. The first quarter mile includes three different hospitals along with numerous medical offices. To the south of Calhoun there are multi-million dollar historic homes along a seawall called The Battery, most of them dating back to the 18th or 19th century. There is an elevated walk way on The Battery where locals and visitors take walks, enjoying the sounds of the waves and sea…

Homework 4 This Ku Klux Klan is one the most notorious and ancient of the American hate groups. Although, the African-American communities are viciously targeted at a rate higher than others are, the group also aims at gays, lesbians, Jews, Catholics, immigrants, liberals, republicans, etc. Strangely enough, this group correlates its theological and political belief with the belief of Christianity. However, this group does not refer the cross on fire as burning cross but as cross lighting.…

Firstly, I predict that the kids will not meet Boo Radley. I have come to this conclusion based on evidence supporting the idea that Boo Radley is locked up. One reason is because I believe Boo Radley is socially isolated from Maycomb. Jem and Scout have never actually seen Boo; therefore we can infer that Boo does not come out of his house often, if at all. The house itself has all the shutters and doors closed, even on Sundays and Boo never attends church, like everyone else. This could mean…

In Shea, the taxpayers (a corporation and two partnerships related through common ownership, or for our purposes, “Shea”) were in the home development business in Arizona, California and Colorado. Shea wasn’t in the habit of throwing up a spec home and calling it a day; rather, it preferred to develop planned communities ranging from 100 to 1,000 homes. The builders emphasized the features and lifestyle of the planned communities to potential buyers, advertising their developments with cliché,…

In the United States there are two different forms of law – just and unjust. In mid-April of 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama for organizing a peaceful movement protesting segregation. A Circuit Judge tried to put a stop to any civil rights movements by releasing an injunction preventing any trespassing, parading, picketing, boycotting, or demonstrating. Dr. King decided to march and in return was arrested for his actions (Jeffrey, 2013). Just four days later…

Introduction The popular television show “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” first aired on September 10th, 1990 (IMDb, 2016). The television show grew in popularity and lasted until May 20th, 1996, consisting of six seasons and 148 episodes (IMDb, 2016). The protagonist of the sitcom, Will Smith, is a young Black street-smart teenager born and raised in a working class neighbourhood who is forced to move to his affluent Aunt and Uncle's house in Bel-Air, California. Will's Mother forces him to move as a…

slaves. This transformation occurred soon after the first Reconstruction Act of 1867, which gave black men the right to vote, it was originally vetoed but passed the very next day. As blacks gained the right to vote, they had a large influence on southern politics. The main goals of the Klan became “keep blacks from voting”, and maintain the political system that has benefited whites for decades. The Klan…

1. Who do you serve? To answer this question, my organization promotes social and economic equity by preserving and enhancing economically and culturally diverse communities through affordable homeownership opportunities, business development, homebuyer services, and community advocacy. For more than a decade, HomeSight has worked with families and people of color, assisting to create over 1,900 homeowners. Generally speaking, they fulfill their mission of “building strong, vibrant communities…

HABITAT DESCRIPTIONS Sand Scrub: “By definition, scrubs are xeric communities growing on well-drained infertile sand formations of marine origin in both coastal and interior Florida. Evergreen or nearly evergreen scrub oaks or rosemary shrubs or both predominate in some scrubs, while in others, sand or slash pines are present, sparsely or abundantly. The scrubs in Jonathan Dickinson State Park are coastal scrubs, which grow along today’s coastal sand and are influenced by salt spray.” (Means,…

had 30 years of in-field experience in public schools, she has served as a head school department head, as a principle, and as an administrator of staff development at central office. Dr. Payne received her B.A. in Elementary Education, Master’s in English Literature, PH.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Dr. Payne message relevant to business leaders, educators, and communities. Dr. Payne have spoken out in ten different countries, she speaks on poverty, thinking,…