...Hi! I'm Ellie Jaber, a teenager from Uniontown, Ohio. Currently, I'm in my sitting room, listening to Cut Throat Kitchen, trying to market myself and my cause. But I don't have to do that. God's got my back one way or another in this. "What's this?" You might ask, humming Fall Out Boy while you do. I'd like to go on a mission trip to Chicago with my youth group, Tribe. We'd be working with children in after school and summer programs, spending time with our homeless brothers and sisters, and learning about the cultures that call Chicago home. During all of this, we'll be connecting with God, getting out into his world and opening our eyes. To be able to do this, I'm relying on the support of those who are able to help in any...
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...awareness of health and environmental benefits derived from riding instead of driving. Table . Major U.S. metro markets[?] |CITY |LAUNCH YEAR |STATIONS |NUMBER OF BIKES | |NEW YORK, NY |2013 |332 |5850 | |WASHINGTON, DC |2012 |300 |2500 | |BAY AREA, CA |2013 |70 |700 | |BOSTON, MA |2011 |140 |1301 | |CHICAGO, IL |2013 |400 |4000 | |COLUMBUS, OH |2013 |30 |300 | Markets welcomed the new offering. Service in New York City had 9,000 customers signed up before launch and attracted $41 million in sponsorship from Citi Bank (CBS/AP 2013)[?]. 22,000 members of the D.C. service avoided 4,400,000 miles of driving a year and reduced carbon...
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...Cultural Field Trip Karen Wethington Sociology-111-40F Kreider Cultural Field Trip- Damask Cafe For my cultural field trip I chose a different cultural dining experience. My son had gone on a missions trip last year to Chicago. While he was there, he was introduced to the Indonesian culture through worship and fellowship with an Indonesian family. He was invited to their home and had dinner with them,they also had Indonesian food at the church as well. When he came home all he could talk about was the food. He truly enjoyed it. So I thought it would be nice to have family and friends share a meal together from a different culture. Originally, I had chosen "The Nile Restaurant", I thought Egyptian food sounded interesting, unfortunately, they were closed for the fourth of July weekend. So we went to Damask Café instead. Damask Cafe is an, "Eastern Mediterranean Eatery". Damask is referred as the fabric of royalty, Damask is the rich, elegant cloth used in clothing, tapestries and upholstery throughout the ages. The fabric is intricately woven so that its mirror image appears on the back side; it is reversible! Damask takes its name from Damascus, Syria, where the twelfth century Europeans found its finest examples. It was carried on the silk road from Damascus and has decorated the royals' and their castles' from the Middle East to China, to Italy and the rest of Europe. Just as Damask fabric is made by the interplay of colors and weaves, Damask Café believes...
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...“BESSIE COLEMAN" By Mandy Walsh of St. Luke Academy, Chicago © 2007 Mandy Walsh Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to fly an airplane. Before Coleman's first flight, few women flew airplanes. The women who did were wealthy and Caucasian. Coleman always dreamed of flying. She took a stand against racism, segregation, and sexism to make her dream come true. Her bravery and determination showed the world that African Americans are equal, not just in the air, but in all places. Coleman was born on January 20, 1926 in Atlanta, Texas to George and Susan Coleman. She was born into a family of thirteen children, and her father left the family when she was young. (Hart, Up in the Air, pg. 12) Coleman had to overcome both racial and sexual barriers, because she was an African American woman. (Handlemen, Philip. "Armchair Aviator". Yankee Wings, January-February 1995, pg. 20.) The community in which Coleman lived was strictly segregated. African Americans could not go to the same schools, use the same bathrooms, or entrances into buildings. (Hart, Up In The Air, pg. 12) Coleman's family never had much money. To help her family out, Coleman took on jobs such as cotton picking, laundry, and housekeeping. Coleman had dreams of breaking away from these jobs that were for "colored people" (Hart, Up In The Air, pg. 13, 18) and promised that she would "amount to something". (Rich, Doris L. "My Quest for Queen Bess". Air and Space, August-September, pg. 57) ...
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...Training Needs Assessment for Chicago Transit Authority By Tammi Adams Table of Contents Executive Summary___________________________________________________ 3 Background of CTA___________________________________________________ 4 Needs Assessment Design, Implementation and Analysis_____________________5 Recommended Training Strategy and Design______________________________6 Cost/Benefit Analysis__________________________________________________ 8 Training Evaluation Plan_______________________________________________9 References___________________________________________________________10 Executive Summary We here at CTA are committed to providing quality and safe service to our customers which is why we are committed in making sure that all qualified individuals are trained to the highest standard. This training needs assessment is focused on the bus operators of the CTA since they are the public face of the agency. Before any training can begin individuals have to go through series of test to see if a individual is qualified. Once a person is qualified and hired they will start a 4 week training class with qualified CTA instructors. This 4 week training class will consist of classroom work and on- the- road techniques. Once the training has ended the trainee will take a 100 question exam to see how much they have learned though out the training course. In order to the successfully pass the training course the trainee will have to pass at least...
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...“BESSIE COLEMAN" By Mandy Walsh of St. Luke Academy, Chicago © 2007 Mandy Walsh Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to fly an airplane. Before Coleman's first flight, few women flew airplanes. The women who did were wealthy and Caucasian. Coleman always dreamed of flying. She took a stand against racism, segregation, and sexism to make her dream come true. Her bravery and determination showed the world that African Americans are equal, not just in the air, but in all places. Coleman was born on January 20, 1926 in Atlanta, Texas to George and Susan Coleman. She was born into a family of thirteen children, and her father left the family when she was young. (Hart, Up in the Air, pg. 12) Coleman had to overcome both racial and sexual barriers, because she was an African American woman. (Handlemen, Philip. "Armchair Aviator". Yankee Wings, January-February 1995, pg. 20.) The community in which Coleman lived was strictly segregated. African Americans could not go to the same schools, use the same bathrooms, or entrances into buildings. (Hart, Up In The Air, pg. 12) Coleman's family never had much money. To help her family out, Coleman took on jobs such as cotton picking, laundry, and housekeeping. Coleman had dreams of breaking away from these jobs that were for "colored people" (Hart, Up In The Air, pg. 13, 18) and promised that she would "amount to something". (Rich, Doris L. "My Quest for Queen Bess". Air and Space, August-September, pg. 57) One...
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...| Kings and Queens Discount Clothing Store | BUSINESS PLAN | | Prepared By: Terrance Clayton | 5/6/2009 | Bus 4100 -01 Dr. Hamid Ali | INTRODUCTION Kings and Queens’s clothing story will care a combination of well known designers and popular brand names, as well as national and local department store label along with countless others in one shopping location all at a fraction of the original price! What separates Kings and Queens from other clothing stores is that we carry large selection of plus size and king size fashion. We also have a tailor and seamstress on site so our customers can get that perfect fit. Located in Chicago, Illinois on the Westside, Kings and Queens will pride itself on selecting only the best quality merchandise at discount prices. By buying up manufactures’ overstock, post- season, and close out stock. Kings and Queens are able to offer fashionable, high quality designer items at 25% - 50% less than those of the department stores. Kings and Queens also have discount sales on their already low prices everyday! Stop by and see what you are missing! EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kings and Queens will be a start up discount apparel retail store that offers brand name clothing for plus size women and big men. This business will sell high-end designer clothes and accessories for professional men and women. We also offer the latest fashion in urban and casual attire for the entire family as well. We will offer in our Men’s and Youth...
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...Lucy Character Lucy is a young girl whose wealthy parents send her to camp every summer. She is adventurous and free thinker, not caring what others think about her, unlike her friend Lois. She becomes unhappy with her life in Chicago because of problems with her parents. We never know why or how she disappears when the campers go on the canoe trip. The similarities Lucy and Mrs. Das share with each other is that they are both female who lives in US. As the story begins to grow more intense we find out that these two females aren’t honest. For example, Mrs. Das lied about her affair that happened eight years ago that she cheated on her husband with his friend. Mrs. Das became pregnant with a child and hide this secret from her husband. Setting Araby Setting and story are closely integrated in "Araby." The alleyway, the busy commercial street, the open door of Mangan’s house, the room in back where the priest died, the way to school—all are parts of the locations which shape the life and consciousness of the narrator. Before the narrator goes to Araby, it is his thoughts about this exotic, mysterious location that crystallize for him his adoration of Mangan’s sister, who is somehow locked into his "Eastern enchantment" (paragraph 12) of devotion and unfulfilled love. At the end the lights are out, the place is closing down for the night, and the narrator recognizes Araby as a symbol of his own lack of reality and unreachable hopes. Seemingly, all his aims are dashed by his...
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...Dr. Jonathan Steinwand and Carolyn Kramer, I want to take some time to thank both of you for helping me finance my education at Concordia. My experience at this institution has been nothing short of astonishing, allowing me to have experiences and accomplishments that I hadn't imagined when I first stepped on campus. Now, before you assume that I am exaggerating my time spent at Concordia, I'd like to share a few of the opportunities I've taken advantage of in the past few years. I studied away in Washington D.C. through the college's involvement in Lutheran College Washington Semester (LCWS), where I worked at the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF). Home to some of the great social activists of recent history, like Gloria Steinem, FMF allowed...
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...traveling to help others has to be a true passion in life. I have vacationed outside the country once and it was a trip to Haiti. I rather travel to another country for relief work, than just to vacation. During my process of traveling I figured that you can’t be traveling to help others because you feel sorry. You must truly love to help others in life. My name is Stephen Gordon and I just completed my first year at Upper Iowa University with a Business Administration major. I am from Altgeld Gardens, which is located on the far south side in Chicago, Illinois. Atlgeld Gardens was named after Illinois Governor John Altgeld. It was established in 1945 and it’s an historic site. Altgeld Gardens is the first public housing projects built in the United States of America and was also an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Altgeld is completely occupied by low income families. The residents of Altgeld Gardens have little education and live off public aid and SSI. Most people love living off the money the government provides. The typical household in Altgeld Gardens is a single mom raising at least four children average, if not more. Most families in Altgeld Gardens struggle to survive from time to time. However, it’s an obstacle that we have to overcome as a community. When I first laid my eyes on the flyer for this Haiti trip I decided I was going. I knew the trip would be expensive, but I told myself I would find the funds. I have never been out of the country, so...
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...Strategy and Tactics for Negotiation on Resetting the Bilateral Relationship Between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the United States INTRODUCTION: In your upcoming meetings this week with top Pakistani government officials, your priority must be to negotiate the re-opening of the ground lines of communication (GLOC) from Pakistan to Afghanistan. It is critical that a favorable agreement be made prior to the NATO summit in Chicago in May, in which the 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan will be a major point of discussion. Your negotiations will focus on (1) securing the GLOC, (2) continuing our kinetic strike program, (3) Coalition Support Fund (CSF) reimbursements, (4) the Salala incident apology, and (5) President Zardari’s participation at the NATO summit. BACKGROUND: Yours will be the third high-level visit to Pakistan after the pausing of relations in the wake of the November 26 Salala cross-border incident and subsequent closing of NATO supply lines, following Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides’ and Administrator Raj Shah’s trips in early April. More pressingly, your visit comes immediately after the April 12 announcement of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS)’s recommendations for the U.S.-Pakistan bilateral relationship, with which your interlocutors will base future foreign policy. POSITIONS OF PARTIES/ISSUES: a. GLOC: The currently closed NATO supply routes through Pakistan constitute the primary point of contention. Pakistan...
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...eventually diagnosed with eye spasms. I was given a treatment until it went away on its own. My condition caused me to be weeks behind in school. I made up weeks of homework of homework and tests in about 2 weeks. I still managed to pass my class even though I was so far behind. I had to fight and work incredibly hard to get caught up but, I still did it. Despite what happened to me my burning passion to help people never wavered. My passion to aid people was created through my christian beliefs. These beliefs have taken to places that greatly need help in missionary work. I have been to an indian reservation plagued by alcoholism and to Chicago where people suffer from poverty or gang violence. Listening and learning from these people has made me a better person and ignited my passion to help people. In the future, I want desire to go on more mission trips. My regrets and the diversity I have faced as an imperfect human have made want to help people. Everyone has made mistakes in their lives that they regret or faced adversity that they conquer or that makes them fall. What matters is helping people through their troubled times based on your experiences. If we all do this in some way, we all will make the world a better place. ...
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...Hearts. They also received 3 Distinguished Unit Citations, 2 for the 99th and 1 for the entire fighter group (Martin, 2014, p. 78). They accomplished all this with less training, inadequate facilities, and less rest than their white counterparts. Their bomber escort missions proved they were willing to sacrifice their own personal glory for the safety of others and the completion of the mission. The Red Tails of the 332nd were true American heroes and valued aviators! The story of the Tuskegee Airman is one that has helped shape America’s perception of not only aviation but the role that the black community could play in this country’s development. The idea that a black man could fly a plane as well as the whites was very controversial and thus not even considered. Due to the racism of this period in America blacks had to put up with bigotry everywhere they turned. The Tuskegee Airman changed a lot of people’s minds on how blacks in America were perceived. In May 1939 Chauncey E. Spencer and Dale L. White flew from Chicago to Washington D.C. to plead their case for black aviators in the war. The National Airmen’s Association and the Chicago Defender sponsored this long and historic 3,000-mile round trip (Tucker, 2011, p. 222). By absolute chance these two brave and determined men ran into Senator Truman from Missouri. During their talks with Senator...
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...school field trip has a long history in American public education. For decades, students have piled into yellow buses to visit a variety of cultural institutions, including art, natural history, and science museums, as well as theaters, zoos, and historical sites. Schools gladly endured the expense and disruption of providing field trips because they saw these experiences as central to their educational mission: schools exist not only to provide economically useful skills in numeracy and literacy, but also to produce civilized young men and women who would appreciate the arts and culture. More-advantaged families may take their children to these cultural institutions outside of school hours, but less-advantaged students are less likely to have these experiences if schools do not provide them. With field trips, public schools viewed themselves as the great equalizer in terms of access to our cultural heritage. Today, culturally enriching field trips are in decline. Museums across the country report a steep drop in school tours. For example, the Field Museum in Chicago at one time welcomed more than 300,000 students every year. Recently the number is below 200,000. Between 2002 and 2007, Cincinnati arts organizations saw a 30 percent decrease in student attendance. A survey by the American Association of School Administrators found that more than half of schools eliminated planned field trips in 2010–11. The decision to reduce culturally enriching field trips reflects a variety...
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...Why professional athletes deserve what they are being paid Professional Athletes Salaries I have developed a love for baseball and have done a lot of research to understand and to defend my position on the topic of their salaries. I have engaged in surveys with sports fans and non sports fans. I have had extensive conversations with people that I consider experts on the subject of sports and salaries, in addition to an enormous amount of web surfing. I am not here to change your mind and get you to believe only me, but to entice you to make a new decision based on new information. I completely understand the position that individuals take on the enormous salaries that professional athletes make. However, I ask a few minutes of your time to “walk a mile in their shoes” (Kirby/Goodpaster, 2007) from my perspective and that of many others. I would like to talk with you what is takes to become a major leaguer, the logic behind their enormous salaries and where that money is generated and about the personal dedication and contribution to society that these players provide on a daily basis. Let’s discover the whole story and see where this leads us. Let me ask you a couple of questions to ponder first as you listen to my story. If your child had a natural ability whether it was sports, numbers, or debating would you do all that you could do to inspire and encourage a pursuit in that career field or put a cap on potential earnings? As a professional Sports player...
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