Anchorage Essays

Department of Corrections - Health and Rehabilitation Services According to Director Laura Brooks who heads up the Health and Rehabilitation Services for the Alaska Department of Corrections whose office is located at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1800 in Anchorage, Alaska; the DOC is a state-run agency and has been around since statehood beginning January 3, 1959. In the beginning years the Department of Health and Social Services ran most of the services for inmates incarcerated in the jail or prison system

cultures have also been lost forever. However, through the perseverance of the human spirit, despite the horrors that happened, there are people who continue to fight for the life of their culture. Two poems written by modern Native Americans, “Anchorage” by Joy Harjo and “I Am Singing Now” by Luci

What is civil litigation? Gazewood & Weiner PC, in Anchorage, AK, is a law firm with an extensive civil litigation practice. Here, their attorneys explain what the term means. Civil litigation is the process of using the courts to resolve disputes between parties, such as individuals, businesses, or organizations. One party, known as the plaintiff, starts the litigation by filing a complaint in court against the other party, the defendant. The complaint states the facts and the law that support

the melted glaciers. From the recent climate changes of the weather getting warmer, the glaciers are melting faster. Sea level is also rising from the melting of glaciers. Anchorage is under sea level therefore Anchorage may become a lake. Also the Cook Inlet sound is along Anchorage and current flows fast along the bay of Anchorage. (Rosen, 2015) According to The National Park Service, most of the glaciers in Alaska are experiencing thinning and retreating. (National Park Service, 2015) Meaning that

The average cost of an apartment in Anchorage for one person is around $1007.14. Unfortunately, even if someone can get a full time minimum wage job in Anchorage, they will be receiving only 1400 per month. That means that for a minimum wage worker lucky enough to work 40 hours a week they will have to be paying around 70% of their income for housing. While it may be possible to live on %30 of your income especially if you also benefit from food stamps and other public assistance, it is not allowed

through social media and news outlets statewide. Racism and bigotry exist in our schools, in businesses, in churches, in law enforcement, and in all Alaskans, Native or not,” (Huntington, Eric. “Racism Alive and Well on the Last Frontier.” Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2014). I can foresee that racial discrimination will never end, yet there are simple ways for preventing it from spreading and becoming a bigger issue throughout

Off a long way from the city of Anchorage, lay one of the most desolate and cold places. Cold Bay, true to its name, holds only a population of 108 people according to the 2010 census taken. The years have passed, and the harsh winds of time have taken their toll on the population. Now, with only 10 people, the city of Cold Bay, Alaska is the loneliest in the state that is already empty. Brooks was enraptured by the snow. Falling, with no end but the gathering at his boots. His house was merely

While in prison his wife filed for divorce. For the next three years, Hansen was jailed seven times for theft. And before moving to Anchorage, Alaska in 1967, he met his second wife, and had to kids. When they settled down in Anchorage, Hansen opened up a bakery shop to follow in his father footsteps. He also set seven local records for hunting, and was well like by all his neighbors. Four years later Hansen was diagnosed with bipolar

in court. Reported later in the Anchorage Daily News, Hansen was quoted talking to himself saying-“Wait a minute, Bob, you Goddamn fool, they suckered you… So right away I think, well now boy, you know you’re never going

The three most basic types of bridges are beam, arch, and suspension bridges. These three bridges differ in things such as design and length, and they are used all around the world in order to connect us to our surroundings. The arch bridge is a semicircular structure that diverts the weight from the bridge deck to one of two abutments on each end. The larger the degree of curvature, the more tension is placed upon the underside. Its structure distributes compression onto the abutments which directly

The main internal factor for Dick Smith’s collapse was The Role of Private Equity: Dick Smith’s demise all started when the private equity firm Anchorage Capital purchased Dick Smith Holdings for 115 million AUD from Woolworths but paid just 20 million AUD upfront. The next thing they did was inventory write-down. Dick Smith’s annual report of 2012 indicates that $58 million inventory was written off. Dick Smith’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition: Accounts Title

Dental implants are designed to look, feel, and function like regular teeth. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, Oral Surgery Associates provide answers to popular questions concerning dental implants. What are dental implants? Actual dental implants are small titanium posts. They are inserted in the jawbone where teeth are missing. The post serves as an anchor in the absence of a tooth root. What is the surgical procedure? For most, two separate oral surgery procedures are involved. First, your oral

things for the people of Alaska there are still many things that could be changed within the infrastructure of the taskforce. My first recommendation to the taskforce would be to provide a permanent group to work on handling human trafficking. The Anchorage human trafficking taskforce is only temporary and a permanent group would be more beneficial to the community. The problem of human trafficking will not go away for a long time so why should the taskforce combating the problem go away? Along with

everybody’s there to have a place to relax and recollect and Frank realizes he’s in Vancouver, a province in Canada. Then, Percy, Frank and Hazel take stops on Anchorage and Seward, Alaska. Specifically, those were the two closest cities to Hubbard glacier, and it is mentioned as Hazel’s fastest plan to reach the glacier. This shows that Anchorage and Seward, Alaska is the sixth and seventh place they’ve visited because they’re going that route to quickly reach Hubbard Glacier. Finally, Frank, Hazel

Bridges have been in existence since the dawn of mankind. The most primitive type of suspension bridge is simple suspension bridge. Vine ropes were used to link two sides of the chasm by tying it to strong trees that act as the anchor and wooden planks were placed at the base as platform for people to walk on. Sir Ken Robinson once said ‘Creativity is putting your imagination to work, and it’s produced the most extraordinary results in human culture.’(TED 2009) Creative engineers in the 19th century

output faster than manual hand calculations. This final year project is focusing on the comparison of serviceability, limit state, bar anchorage and lap lengths of beam design according to British Standard 8110 and EC 2 using Microsoft Excel. A case study of a single storey reinforced concrete

Robert Hansen is a serial killer from Iowa, but grew up in Alaska. He is considered as one of the country's worst killers. Rob didn't take what he did as important as other people did. He thought of it as a normal hobby of his. Rob did have reasoning behind killing innocent lives. Rob had a rough childhood growing up. His father was a Danish immigrant baker who was very strict, and worked for many long hours in his bakery. Robert also had really bad acne that he never talked to anyone. Since

I was born in Anchorage, but I’ve made several ventures to other places in Alaska. They are as follows: Seward- I’ve been here mostly for the Seward Sealife Center, both on school field trips and for my sister’s ninth birthday. I love the Sealife Center; any collection of people that devote their time to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of animals has an A OK in my book. The whole facility is presented as a learning experience for visitors so while you get dive bombed by puffins, you get to

Since its inception, the general and family dentistry professionals at Family First Dentistry of Anchorage have been committed to continuously setting themselves apart from any other general or family dentistry group in the region. Part of what makes them unique is the familial atmosphere of their office and their genuine commitment to providing their patients with a dental experience that goes above and beyond the usual trip to the dentist. Today, the dentistry wants the public to learn about the

Since its beginning, the United States of America has gradually and steadily expanded the oversight and power of its own federal government. This expansion has resulted in a plethora of effects on the relationship between local state government and the federal government, both negative and positive. However, the increased impingement from the federal government onto the constitutional rights of local and state governments has created an imbalance. A major part of this imbalance has stemmed from the