Tom Green County

Programs and Services On the Tom Green County Juvenile Probation Resources website, I found quite a few programs and services that I believe would work for adolescents who are either at risk or already in the juvenile justice system. The programs and services are: the High Sky Children’s Ranch, The West Texas Boys Ranch, The Concho Valley Home for Girls, House of Faith, The Youth Advocate Program, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters program. The reason I believed these types of programs and services

Death. If one thing is inevitable in life, it is death. Whether figuratively or literally, the conclusion to anything always comes, and whether for the better or the worse, something new always emerges. Cormac McCarthy’s All The Pretty Horses starts at that conclusion. The death of protagonist John Grady Cole’s grandfather closes one period of his life and as a result a new whole period begins. It explores the new period in his journey throughout Mexico, and it is the one thing that always follows

The Tom Green County Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) was formed in 1999 as an adjunct of the Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Stewart Dickson hired Rita Guthrie as the coordinator and she has remained in that position since that time. Ms. Guthrie has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counseling. Before heading the CIU, she was an advocate for victims at several local agencies including the New Direction Batterers Intervention and Prevention Program and the San Angelo Family

A Mockingbird depicts the daily occurrences in Maycomb County, an Alabama town in Southern USA. The story is set in the 1930s, when the people are mostly poor as a result of The Great Depression. Set in a time before the implementation of racial and sexual equality, the story provides insight on the mentality of the county people and their discriminative practices, which are aggravated by their difficult financial situation. Maycomb County is a white peoples town; the black community live on the

Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell and the Injustice of Blacks In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch states: “The evil assumption- that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women… Which, gentlemen, we know is in itself a lie as black as Tom Robinson’s skin” (pg.232). To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is the story of a lawyer’s two children growing up in Maycomb, Alabama to a world that seems more and more corrupt to them. The

¬To Kill a Mockingbird Essay The well-known history novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper lee takes place in Maycomb County during the great depression. In this town, the main characters’ father, Atticus Finch, is tasked to defend a black man named Tom Robinson in a race-induced rape trial. Many themes in this novel were represented, however a few minor points stood out. A major point that stood out was the development of the main character Scout and her brother Jem. Also racism and evil

There are many artist’s who can make an impact with how they convey their work. An artist who conveys his work with elegance, is Tom Killian. He is a local artist from California, and went to the University of Santa Cruz California. Living in California was going to shape his perspective on the world forever, specifically on how he depicted his work. In a work of art of his itled, Monterey Bay from Santa Cruz Pogonip. The work of arts creation came to be in 2002. The process in creating this piece

This research paper consist of many awesome facts and history of these famous golf course. There is different facts about every course and how the course came about. The courses that will be mentioned in this paper are Augusta National, Royal County Down, and Pine Valley. Some of the golf courses around the world are magnificent and incredible to be able to play on these courses. Three courses that will be stated are personally three of my favorite golf courses and they were named top three by golf

racism through how he responds to his daughter, Scout. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird portrays life in Maycomb County in the 1930s through the eyes of a six year old. Atticus struggles to protect his children, Scout and Jem, from the evils of racism that abide within everyone around them. His values are put to the test when he is appointed to defend a black man, Tom Robinson, who is accused of rapeing a white woman. This novel portrays themes of change versus tradition, whether family is

One should not be judged by their physical appearance but should be judged by their work ethic and response to problems that occur in their life. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the main character's father Atticus, is a very respectable man with a very good work ethic. Due to this he is a very well known man throughout the town. In the novel Atticus has many obstacles he must overcome and problems he must resolve. Through all the of these times Atticus uses perseverance to get through them, including