Tacoma

Greetings Classmates, For my class project I have been studying the residents of Pierce County, Washington. As of the last census in 2010 there were 795,225 residents. As of that date, 88.7 % of the population identified as non-Hispanic and 11.2 % Hispanic or Latino (tpcdh.org, 2016)). A majority of Pierce County residents have at least a high school diploma (90%) and have access to health care (88%) (tpcdh.org, 2016). Unfortunately, there is an increase in percent of residents living below…

My interest in working with a different population led me to become a health advocate in a low-income neighborhood in Tacoma. I was able to assist those who were struggling by cooking meals for people who had no food at home, providing health care, and more. By working within my community and across the globe, I was able to encounter new experiences. I dream of becoming…

Twenty years ago a terrible accident killed Jerry Craig’s parents. Orphaned, Jerry was adopted by his grandparents in Seattle where he discovered a shocking side-effect of his childhood tragedy: super powers. Able to transform himself into a flying idealized hero made of blue and white lightning, Jerry became Dynamo and had the kind of adventures a kid could only imagine. He befriended the brash teen hero with reality-altering abilities, Kid Impossible, fell in love with Miranda, the Rune Girl,…

I’m Alishba Rizvi, serving as a young cultural ambassador of Pakistan in the United States of America. From the time I stepped in Tacoma, Washington I can see myself transforming into a better individual. Living away from home, on the other side of the world, has impacted me in ways that will stick with me for life. Since being in US I have come out of my shell, so to say; I'm much less shy! I've become more independent, and confident in myself and the choices I make. I've learned to meet…

Padgett outside a karaoke bar, leaving him with a severe concussion and post-traumatic stress disorder. But the incident also turned Padgett into a mathematical genius who sees the world through the lens of geometry. Padgett, a furniture salesman from Tacoma, Washington, who had very little interest in academics, developed the ability to visualize complex mathematical objects and physics concepts intuitively. The injury, while devastating, seems to have unlocked part of his brain that makes…

After reading through our textbook and thinking back to when I was at the academy and the department I work for I feel the Para-Military or Quasi-Military model is a the main theme I have seen in larger city departments where as in small cities I have seen it more as a Democratic model. The police academy trains all new recruits how to be a police officer (basic as possible). The style at the state academy was Quasi-Military and has since in the last year changed to a Democratic model. The…

Verrazano Narrows Bridge – 1964 Figure 9 Tacoma Narrows Bridge now known as Verrazano Narrows Bridge During Failure Taken From: (Wikipedia, 2015) Leap 6: Wind The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was opened in 1940 but the design had a flaw. When the bridge deck was subjected to minor winds the deck moved up and downwards and began twisting, the bridge eventually collapsed. Peter Sluszka, a qualified bridge engineer explained that, aerodynamic instability of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had to do with the…

domestic violence as a cognitive problem; this program operates as a psychoeducational program. Some other programs established in the 1970’s were RAVEN in St. Louis, AMEND in Denver, Manalive in Marin County California, the Domestic Assault Program in Tacoma Washington, and Men Stopping Violence in Atlanta (Adams,…

I serve my community in many ways. From volunteer work to giving food to a homeless man on the side of the street. I try to help as many people as I can. My mission in life is to make a difference through the people that I connect with. I don’t want to be one of those people that do so many amazing things in life, but get no recognition. They don’t get remembered for all the stuff they did in life. I wish to be remembered unlike people like Marquis de Lafayette. Marquis de Lafayette is one of my…

there are 12 Karpeles galleries situated over the United States- - Charleston, Alvin, Texas, two in Buffalo, N.Y., Duluth, Minn., Fort Wayne, Ind., Jacksonville, Fla., Newburgh, N.Y., Rock Island, Ill., Santa Barbara, Calif., Shreveport, La., and Tacoma, Wash. Things are pivoted between historical centers quarterly and each of the galleries display…