CHARLES PERKINS AND THE FREEDOM RIDES by Jamie Iredale Kumantjayii (Charles) Perkins was born in Alice Springs in 1936. Through out his life he was an aboriginal activist. After playing 3 years in England of professional soccer he turned down a opportunity to try out for Manchester united and returned to Australia. In Australia‚ he began studies at Sydney University. Where he founded SAFA (student action for aboriginals)‚ him and a fellow student led about 28 others on a 14-day‚ 3200km bus
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EMS Ride Along Experience EMS ride along was a really good experience spent at Warren Fire Department‚ Station number 3. I had the opportunity to spend a day riding along with one of Advanced Life Support Squads while they provided vital emergency medical care to the citizens of Warren‚ MI. The station’s number 3 squad had talented and professional Firefighters/Paramedics. All were welcomed to the student nurses form Davenport University‚ Warren. They were friendly‚ professional‚ and ready to ask
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The staff ride was literally an educational tool for me. Unlike the classroom instruction‚ the staff ride put me on a actual piece of terrain‚ were I was able to have a visual of the past operational situation; as an effective stimuli. I was not very familiar with the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and its consequences prior to the trip‚ therefore visiting the military national park gave me the opportunity to reflect on the past. The trip met its purpose of providing me with professional development
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Police Ride Along On Friday March 10th‚ I participated in a Police ride along at the University of Maryland. I was placed with Officer M. Adornetto during the hours of 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Officer Adornetto took me around College Park and showed me what his typical night on the job is like in the beat that he is assigned to. Although the night was slow because of spring break‚ we still had a lot of interesting calls that we encountered that evening. As I observed officer Adornetto throughout
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In the book Paul Revere’s Ride written by David Hackett Fischer‚ we learn about a legendary event that made a big impact in American history. At the age of 19 Revere was in charged of a family shop that his father had left behind before his death. Revere was engaged with his community serving in many positions such as clerk market‚ health officer of boston and he later became a member of the inner circle along with James Otis‚ Benjamin Edes‚ John Hancock and Sam Adams. Later on Revere is seens as
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Noah and Utnapishtim’s Wild Ride Almost every religion in the world has a story about the “Great Flood” which destroys the earth‚ and each teaches its followers a different story about this disaster. While the Babylonians have the story of Utnapishtim from the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the Judeo Christians have Noah from the Bible. Both men save a few people and many animals. In these stories‚ Noah and Utnapishtim seem to have similar situations‚ but a further analysis shows how truly different the two
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It was a warm autumn day‚ perfect for learning how to ride my new two-wheeler. I was so excited to learn how to ride a two-wheeler that I could hardly sleep the night before. All the colors in the tiny grassy yard of my family’s petite‚ powder blue house were breathtaking this time of year. My heart beating so quickly‚ it could have beat right out of me. I waited patiently on my tire swing for my mom to come outside. My new sky blue two-wheeler covered all over with the characters from My Little
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The Ride of My Life I’ve always loved roller coasters. Or‚ at least I thought I did. The feeling of soaring through the air‚ warm wind blasting on your face and blowing through your hair‚ that "oh crap" moment that your body gets when you’re plummeting downwards‚ and the adrenaline that surges through your body while you’re watching the world flip and twist before your eyes in mind boggling ways are all insane. My legs were aching from standing upright for such a prolonged period of time. I was
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ready to be ridden‚ consisting of swamps‚ slues‚ mud holes‚ and the lodge and a swimming pool‚ and it consists of the lake‚ Spider lake which gives it the name Spider lake fourwheeler park‚ which is located in Leader Minnesota. The night ride‚ the night rides were fun and kind of sketchy at the same time‚ but only being able to see 40 feet at a time was kind of tricky since the lights could only project so far‚ which lead to people misinterpreting how deep the water was‚ but a couple buddies of
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Freedom Rides and 1967 REFERENDUM 12th February 1965‚ 30 university students from Sydney set off to campaign in country towns of NSW for the improved rights for Aboriginal peoples …Student action for Aborigines. Charles Perkins (born 1936) was the first indigenous person to graduate from a tertiary institution; he was also a talented soccer player who had turned down an offer to play for Manchester United. His childhood was spent away from his family in NT in a boy’s home in Adelaide. He suffered
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