Travis County

While researching the World Bank and IMF during this week’s reading and online, I came across a very interesting article. The article titled “The World Bank and IMF in Africa”. This article details how The World Bank and IMF (The International Monetary Fund) exploited the African people for riches and raw material and most of all, debt repayment. Did you know, the U.S. holds roughly 17% of the vote in the World Bank and the 48 sub-Saharan African countries together only hold less than 9% of…

Corrections, the United States currently has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. This is a serious problem and somewhat embarrassing problem in the eyes of the United Nations and the world, because U.S. is supposed to be, “The land of the free and the home of the brave”. How can probation or parole officers address this overwhelming issue? First of all we must start at the beginning. For example: When a detective is trying to solve a crime such as a burglary or even a murder. In…

That endeavor turned paved the way for the Civil War. In 1831, Nat Turner was sold to slaveholder Joseph Travis. In February of that year, an obscuration of the sun persuaded Turner that it was a sign from God to begin an uprising, and lead his kin out of subjection. On August 21, the assault occurred. Turner and seven different slaves on the farm slaughtered Joseph Travis and his family while they rested. They set off on a battle of fierce killings along the way, getting slave initiates…

his welcome home. “I came out on a stretcher at Travis Air Force Base in California, and I got stuff thrown at me, rotten eggs, tomatoes. All of us coming off that airplane were wounded, and they were throwing stuff at us. I’ve told that to people around here and they just can’t believe it.” Tople also said, “When we came home we were the enemy, I think. I felt like we were the enemy. That really hurt.” This was the shocking reaction of our county. The Vietnam war was crude and unforgiving. …

In the media, when portraying domestic violence, men are often portrayed as the the aggressors toward women. In fact, women also commit acts of domestic violence themselves, but women receive less jail time. Studies show that there are greater sentences for domestic violence committed by a man and lesser sentences for domestic violence committed by a woman. It is important to understand that men are just as equal as women. Indeed, society is biased when it comes to females being the only victims…

Griffin struggled with mental health and AODA concerns. Education – Mr. Griffin completed his formal education at Travis Academy, graduating in 2000. Although enrolled in special education courses throughout much of his enrollment, Mr. Griffin went on to attend Bryant & Stratton College for information technology. However, he discontinued his studies in 2001 as he continued…

who led a rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Southampton County, Virginia on August 21, 1831, that resulted in the deaths of 55 to 65 white people”. Nat Turner rebellion wasn't such a good thing, Slaves that joined Nat Turner's rebellion was often executed and more than 200 others were beaten by white angry mobs and supremacists. Nat Turner wasn't a nonviolent person, In 1831 he and six other slaves joined together to kill the Travis family, and obtained arms and horses which brought in 75…

Legislation Senate Bill 14 POL 1133.009 The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 14 in 2011 requiring voters to present a government issued photo identification. The U.S. Supreme Court ended any pending litigation with its decision in Shelby County v. Holder. As a result, people voting a person in all Texas elections can use the approved list of acceptable forms of identification: •Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) •Texas Election…

people spoken with in the video is Melissa Travis the Senior Director of Programs, Basic Services, at the People’s Resource Center. The People’s Resource Center of DuPage County, Illinois, is a private donation facility where people living in poverty can come and obtain things such as food and clothes for their families, when government assistance is just not enough. She represents ethos because she works so closely with individuals and families of DuPage County living in poverty. Another…

At an early age this individual believed that he had an important purpose in life. Nat Turner’s rebellion was a major point in history. He was an African American slave that lived in Southampton, Virginia on a plantation, and later became a spiritual leader throughout the plantation. He initiated a rebellion among the slaves so that he could lead the slaves to a better life. In the book “The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion”, by Stephen B. Oates, is a non-fiction based on a true…