Oregon is facing a predicament in feeding its population. Food insecurity for many families across the state has increased due to the economic crisis that was born from the recession that started in 2007. Hunger is a societal disease that inflicts the young and old alike. The symptoms and their affect can be seen in many institutions of our communities. The prognosis for this sickness facing many Oregonians is not good‚ but it is definitely curable. We only need to accept the truth that people are
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Brandy Casey is a social worker currently working at The Department of Human Services in Portland Oregon. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in social work at Western Oregon University. She has worked in numerous counseling jobs around Portland. Brandy states‚ however she always find herself winding back up with Child Protective Services or DHS State Of Oregon. Question One: What kind of training is required to become a Social Work? Brandy replied "To become a social worker you are
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ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Oct 2007 - May 2008 Hillsboro - Oregon Job Description: Model‚ Sale Associates * Front Counter * Customer Service * Greeting & Promoting * Opening Preparations - folding‚ organizing…etc. * Closing - Cleaning and recognizing. 2. INTEL CORPORATION COMPANY INC. Jun 2008 - Sep 2008 Hillsboro - Oregon Job Description: Assembler * Installing Chip for CPU computer
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the first person to use the term Manifest Destiny‚ the first time was to argue about the annexation of Texas and the second‚ when the term actually caught on‚ referred to the dispute about the border of Oregon Country with the British. The piece where he mentions Manifest Destiny‚ referring to Oregon Country‚ was in the New York Moring News on December 27‚ 1845. It is as follows‚ “And that claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence
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Section I: Calhoun’s Oregon Bill Speech: A Denunciation of Natural Law in Defense of Slavery Presumptions of racial inequality and debates over the expansion of slavery intensified in Congress following the period of westward expansion in the United States. In 1830 during the Second Great Awakening activists like William Loyd Garrison increased their efforts to abolish slavery and prevent its expansion as the nation gained more territory. At the Philadelphia National Antislavery Convention Garrison
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displace‚all Native Americans living in the Southeast to west of the Mississippi River. The 1838 Trail of Tears also saw the U.S. government forced the Cherokee nation to relocate from the East Coast to Oklahoma. Beginning in 1840‚ American settlers set out on the Oregon Trail‚ a wagon route starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. This led to the Oregon Treaty of 1846 in which the U.S. gained the Oregon Territory from England. Texas became a U.S. state in 1845. This precipitated the Mexican-American
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The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area runs from Florence to Coos Bay and extend for 40 miles long‚ the Oregon Dunes National Reaction Area is home to some of the biggest dunes in the world. The dunes are made of sand (brought together by the winds of the area)‚ some of the dunes tower up to 500 feet above the sea level. The Oregon Dunes provide the perfect opportunities for adventures and a place to be by yourself. The Oregon Dunes are included to the system because of all the natural resources
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Almost everyone enjoys taking a bicycle ride on a beautiful summer day. Many towns have wisely spent their money on building a bike trail. Mt. Pleasant‚ the town I live in‚ has never had a bike trail that I can remember of until recently. The town constructed a historical trail approximately fourteen miles long called the Coke and Coal Trail. Although it is a very grand trail already‚ it is still only new. The serious issue at hand is the many problems that action has not been taken on such as dangerous
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American history proved that manifest destiny was effective as early as America itself. Manifest destiny has brought enthusiasm and a sense of adventure to the American people. For this reason‚ many pioneers have set out on trails such as the Oregon Trail‚ and old English trails to explore new lands. For all the positive outcomes that manifest destiny has created‚ there were negative consequences that followed. The strong belief of Manifest Destiny that progress of expansion must not be stopped by
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Oregon Ballot Measure 81 The initiative process has a long and strong tradition in Oregon Politics having been established in 1902. Oregon used the initiative process to establish the first presidential primary election system in the nation in 1910‚ and approved women’s right to vote in 1912 (“Oregon”). Between 1904 and 2002 Oregon had produced the most initiatives of any state (“Oregon”). Citizens can place an initiative on the ballot if they can collect sufficient signatures to meet the filing
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