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with. He is also the owner of the Seattle Seahawks which just one there first Super Bowl in history, Portland Trailblazers which is the only team he owns that is not in Seattle out of the teams he owns is a struggling franchise which made its first post season appearance in nearly a decade, and Seattle F.C. which is one of the newest MLS teams in the league. Paul Allen is one of the most caring people of the face of the earth by donating money to charity and science along with his friend Bill…

Introduction In the 1950s, the Washington D.C. public schools (DCPS) began heading in the direction of failure with some of the lowest performing students with in the nation. Michelle Rhee, a former Teach for America teacher and an education reform advocate, was hired as the Chancellor in 2007 by Mayor Adrian Fenty, who emphasized education. Rhee believed that the accountability and quality of the teachers was crucial to the effectiveness of the students’ education and implemented the IMPACT…

contemplated about what I heard all day and tried to process it through my head whether it was true or not. It was soon dreadful Monday and I knew I would once again be informed more about this mysterious talk. Later that upcoming week, I saw interesting posts all over Facebook about the unimaginable news and stories about the town of Kotzebue getting cleaned up for the president’s visit. By then, I knew it was definitely true. I considered it kind of ridiculous how they were carrying out all…

About Spokane The beautiful and diverse city of Spokane, located along the banks of the Spokane river, offers residents the perfect blend of world-class dining, arts, and entertainment. The city of Spokane is able to harmoniously blend a dynamic cultural life with of one-of-a-kind attractions and outdoor adventures. The large city, known for being the largest urban settlement between Seattle and Minneapolis, is also known for its forward-thinking approach to problems, affordable housing,…

The United States of America in the Post-American Revolution was overflowing with joy, fear and cautious optimism. The world had held its breath as it watched thirteen small imperial colonies succeed in defeating the British Empire and wining its long sought after independence. Unfortunately, the defeat of Britain was only the beginning of the woes America would face. It would come down to two prominent political intellectuals of the time, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, to take it upon…

was enacted after Andrew Johnson left the U.S. senate. In 1864 Andrew Johnson was elected vice president of the United States. A year later President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. On April 14, 1865, just a couple of hours after the Abraham Lincoln’s death, Andrew Johnson, a democrat, became the United States seventeenth…

Monument contradictions In Kirk Savage’s “Monument Wars”, he discusses the idea and importance of monuments in Washington D.C. Specially, where they are located, how the idea of having a monument for a particular person or people came to be, and what they stand for politically or historically. Savage discusses the “transition of the national mall” and several monuments in this piece and the opinions that others have had about them. Savage begins the chapter of “Conscience of a Nation” by…

States such as a lasting distrust in American government, numerous failed attempts at financial reform, and a decreasing voter turnout. Initially, the Watergate scandal was uncovered to the public on June 18, 1972, with the headline story of the Washington Post informing the public of a burglary in the Watergate office complex (Fisher 1). Once it was learned that one of the burglars had received a $25,000 check from Nixon’s reelection campaign, “Bug Suspect Got Campaign Funds” was written…

government, while exposing the NSA hidden programs. Edward Snowden was a computer specialist. He once was part of the Central Intelligence Agency and NSA. Edward Snowden exposed many and different types of top secret documents to the media like The Washington Post and The Guardian. However, about two NSA surveillance programs were carried out by the United States government (Barrett, 2015). One of the NSA programs involved mobile data throughout the United States including numbers, amount of…