Introduction The author of Evicted, Matthew Desmond, exposes the restrictions those in extreme poverty may face daily. Based in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Desmond takes his readers into the lives of those living in poorly maintained housing where tenants experience health problems, eviction, and at times even death. The property owners are wealthy and thrive off profits made by those less fortunate, yet do minimal maintenance to preserve their rental units. The families residing in the rentals cope…
From Little Things Big Things Grow The song “From Little Things Big Things Grow” is a song written and released in 1991 by Paul Kelly and is a song about the protest from the Gurindji people and Vincent Lingiari during their argument about land rights at Wave Hill station in August 1966. The Gurindji strike at Wave Hill station was an revolutionary incident that occurred in August of 1966 at Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory. On the eponymous date in 1966, Vincent Lingiari, a…
various sports associations. Title IX was signed into law in 1972, enforcing gender equality through collegiate athletics. Since then, the numbers of female athletes have drastically gone up, while male programs have faced extinction. Sport-leaders and athletes both have very differing views on how the policies have affected collegiate sports. Because of an indefinite legislation, Title IX has helped females in sports, while putting male sports on the brink of extinction. Title IX’s flexible…
(1992) came out with an outstanding conclusion, held at a judgement by a majority of six to one, where the initial claim of terra nullius was invalid at the time of European settlement. The courts’ held that the doctrine was inutile and the native title rights of the Meriam people survived the European settlement. Subsequently, this entitled the Meriam people to ‘possession, occupation, use and enjoyment of (most of) the lands on the Murray Islands.’ Effectively, the obiter dictum held that…
chairman of the board and former trial Judge. Michael Lawson serves as treasurer of the board and is a former veteran affairs director who understands hospitalized veteran’s needs. Nora Egan has the title of director and has a background in human resource management. Dr. Keith Stuessi also has the title of director and is an expert in traumatic brain injuries. Lastly Clint Pearman serves as Secretary of the board and is a certified brain injury specialist. The HHV board is very diverse, but…
in charge of athletic departments, but it was because there was a separation of men and women’s athletics. Women were in charge of the female sports and men were in charge of the male sports teams. In Bill Littlefield’s article (2015) he says after Title IX, the two departments were combined resulting in the women losing their jobs over the men. The process of hiring females in sport leadership positions is constantly evolving, and the most important part out of the whole process is where/how…
Bill and Marge Barrel were very young when they met and began dating. They were 20, and 17 respectively. After only six months of dating they knew that it was true love and decided to get married. Once married, they settled down in Bardstown, Kentucky and opened a bourbon distillery. The company was named Barrel Bourbon. In 1957, Marge discovered that she was pregnant with their first child Jim, who is now the General Manager of Production. Two years later in 1959, Woodford Barrel was born and…
have to do with getting title loans in Aurora?" It turns out that it has a great deal to do with it. Granted, many people who come to the Midwest Title Lender website look for title loans when they have an unpaid bill or an unexpected trip to the emergency room. However, that doesn 't…
would be accessible without a dependence on the government. Indigenous economic, health, and social status will continue to suffer until access, ownership and control of land are granted – an issue that has been addressed by various Australian native title acts, land rights movements, and commissions in the past two decades but that have yet to be…
Originally, Title IX started with equality in school related activities, but soon advanced to equality in sports. Amanda Ross Edwards covers this transition in her article, when she mentions the first intentions of Title IX by saying “Although current debates focus on gender equity in athletics, Title IX legislation as originally written did not even mention sport” (300). The switch from gender equality in education to gender equality in sports explains the idea of Title IX because it shows how…