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The Black Power Movement took place during the 1950’s into the early 60’s. The point of the movement was to achieve civil rights for African Americans. Martin Luther King was a major influence during the early stages of the movement. Many people turned to the Black Panthers, founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, because they felt that nonviolence was not the answer to achieving civil rights. The Black Power Movement unsuccessfully tried to change the economic and social inequalities of blacks

Street Art; an endless debate on whether people should consider the form of art vandalism or a part of the Fine Arts movement. Street Art (also known as “Graffiti”) first appeared in the beginning of human society and prehistoric times with inscriptions, hieroglyphics and figure drawings found in walls, caves, and monuments from Egyptian times as well as ancient Rome. According to Wikipedia, this form of expression can be defined as writings, paintings, drawings, symbols or scribbling on a surface

and food items to feed the homeless and needy of Portland and it 's metro areas. The Union Gospel Mission is located at 15 NW Third and 222 NE Couch . One can go to either of these locations and donate the gift of time for Christmas and Thanksgiving both. A person can also give the gift of an unwrapped new gift or clothing at the Salvation Army at three different locations. 11 NW Fifth Ave; 30 SW Second Ave; and 139 SE ML King Blvd. Take any donations to these locations and ask that they be placed

Positive Female Influences in Emergency Medical Services Throughout History Shelby Lollar Coming into the emergency medical service world as a woman you can face many difficulties. It takes a strong individual and committed woman to enter into emergency medical services. Women are the minority in this field so there can be many twists and turns having a career in EMS. Women got their feet into the EMS career world by becoming firefighters first. The first

on purpose and subconsciously to make a bad guy out of the officer. In the Ferguson case I believe false eyewitness accounts and false accounts being used as credible sources caused the community and nation to riot against the department, city, and county officials. These actions fueled by the mass media coverage caused weeks of unrest and community turmoil. However what is force? Also how does it impact the community? Use of force is defined in 7 levels, and used in the

Community: Riverdale Riverdale is an upscale community in the Northwestern corner of the Bronx bordered by the Hudson River, Broadway, the Bronx/Westchester county line and the Harlem River. It is accessible by the BX buses 7, 9, 10, & 20, the 1 & the 9 train, the Bee Line 1,2 & 3 and the Metro North Railroad. It is also accessible by the Henry Hudson Parkway. Riverdale is apart of Community District 8 and the 10471 zip code, which includes Kingsbridge, Marble Hill and Spuyten Duyvil

Transportation New York City’s water transport started to grow rapidly in the 19th century. Steamboats gave quick, solid associations from New York Harbor to other Hudson River and waterfront ports, and later neighborhood steam ships permitted suburbanites to live a long way from their working environments. The finish in 1825 of the upstate Erie Canal, spreading over the Hudson River and Lake Erie, made New York the most connected between Europe and America. The Gowanus Canal and different works

Winter is a time of fun in the snow, hot chocolate, and resting by a warm fire. It is also a time for viruses to run a muck. The following are a few tips to help keep the cold and flu bugs at bey. 1. Wash your hands frequently. This is a commonly known virus fighter. Anything we touch has been touched by others who might be carrying a virus. Frequent hand washing can keep us from allowing these germs to enter our bodies. 2. Crack a window in your house for a few hours a day. One of the reasons

C. Architectural Reuse People are happiest in buildings where change occurs at every scale from weeks to centuries. Such buildings are fractals in time. —Stewart Brand Architectural reuse processes include adaptive reuse, conservative disassembly, and reusing salvaged materials. This definition is broad and inclusive permitting many different interpretations; however, the underlying objective is that architectural reuse be understood as an evolutionary process occurring over time. Figure 29:

"There's a small but steady amount of suicides we call 'jumpers,'" states Sgt. Bill Keeton of Metro Police. "They're generally tourists. Some jump off an overpass, even Hoover Dam, but casinos are first choice. Balconies. The hotels wised up. Roofs stay locked." Las Vegas has other names for its fatalities. "Snowbirds" are retirees from the