Introduction Common Ground is a local nonprofit in the Shreveport Bossier area. It serves the Cedar Grove neighborhood, which is a neighborhood that is higher in crime and poverty. Common Ground has been creating relationships for over ten years within this neighborhood. Throughout the years they have created programs that help better serve the people within the neighborhood. Common Ground is a faith based organization that works towards following in the ways of Jesus. History of Common Ground Common Ground was founded in 2004. Some of their volunteers have been investing within the Cedar Grove neighborhood before the nonprofit was established. Grace Community United Methodist Church was the facility in which Common Ground started out of…
I believe that the Council of Vocations assigned Equality the job of street sweeper because he was already smarter, taller, and more curious about things than everyone else. The Council of Vocations fears that if they were to assign Equality to be a scholar he would be to interested in the work he is doing. His wanting to learn more about science would lead him to find the way that his society and councils run the city, and how they have ran the people for all of these years. Equality would soon…
I traveled to the government center in toledo to attend a meeting with a small group of government students. Along the way, we got lost but eventually found the tall white building that one of our friends described to us as the government center. I found a parking spot and paid the parking meter. We walked the rest of the way in the unpredicted humid May weather. The building was refreshingly cool; the inside was presented in a sophisticated manner. I could not help but feel out of place in my…
Equality 7-2521 grew up in his years in the Home of the Students, he wasn’t happy there. In fact, the work wasn’t hard, it was just too easy. Equality 7-2521 was taught that this characteristic he had was a curse and a sin. “It is not good to be different from our brothers, but it is evil to be superior to them.” (Rand 21). In the American society, however, if you are a quicker learner in math class for example, you would move up a level of math. Being smarter than the average in your math…
someone’s beliefs or attitude. This method is also shown in Anthem by the council keeping everyone in a “we” mindset and changing them over originally. One way of brainwashing…
grill top and realized he had to explore the world underneath. During his exploration, Equality found himself breaking the rules. He thought up and created a box, nothing really special. Equality made the box itself special once he realized his invention could impact the world, but he kept the amazing creation to himself, knowing no one would believe that a street sweeper could be an inventor. Equality's’ primary motivation was to defy all odds against him, and technically he didn’t…
shortened to three years because of good behavior (Hackett). The only thing that people that were close to him were surprised about was that it didn’t happen sooner. Tyson’s former manager claimed that he saw it coming and there was no way anyone could prevent it. He adds in an interview, "The only reason he may not go down as the best is because of his weakness for women. Every decision he made was around women. I definitely saw it coming and no one in the world could prevent that" (Godden).…
2.Tax regime to be structured to develop India as a global hub for gems and jewellery. 3.Increase in wealth leading to increase consumption is expected to boost demand for this sector. 4.Global Silver to Gold ratio is improved to 15:3 from 7:3 in 2000 in the world market; this is mainly because of a younger generation’s preference for a white metal than gold. 5.Increase demand in Middle East and North American countries, forming the largest segment and offering the highest growth in the previous…
You have champs all across the world looking at all those older former boxers who changed all of their lives. Former boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr said “My god has always been to be one of the best fighters who ever lived. My career and legacy are very important to me.” Stated in his biography he is the best. Former boxer Manny Pacquiao said “Only in death will relinquish my belts.” The industry after mike Tyson went to a less weight division. Those superstars now are nowhere near heavyweight.…
The temperature outside was 73 degrees, but fuses were blowing at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Continuing business from October’s meeting, councilmember Dale Reynolds requested that a special meeting be held in the interest of homelessness in the city. Having that meeting in the Multi-purpose Room with department heads from city agencies, two council members met on Wednesday to put their heads together to implement a way, to solve the ever growing problem. “Homeless people, whether they…