three years. During her time spent playing for the Washington Huskies, she moved to the goalie position where her career soon took off (“Hope” 1). Hope had not considered this position before beca... ... middle of paper ... ...rents gave her the best name possible because she gives hope to so many. Works Cited Carlisle, Jeff. "Hope Solo's Painful Journey." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 27 June 2011. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. Eaton, Nick. "Seattle PI Sports Blog." Seattle PI Sports Blog. N.p
I really dislike Seattle. Overall, I believe Richland is a better place to live than Seattle. The cost of living is cheaper. The weather seems to always be nicer. Housing expenses are cheaper. The traffic is less stressful. The crime rate is lower. The food and gas prices are also lower in Richland. One of my brothers, who was recently married to a girl from Seattle, moved to Seattle, due to a job position. My family and I have visited him in Seattle a couple of times since he moved there
for Seattle Mom, dad I want to go to Seattle. I know you have heard me a bunch of times says this and you just look at me with confused eyes and say “Why, Seattle? Why do you want to go there?” And I always answer the same.“I don’t know.” I just know that I want to go there. There isn’t a specific reason only the desire to go there. I can’t tell you why I want to go there, but I can tell you where my desires for this city started. First when I heard the word Seattle for the first time, second
Space Needle has a great effect on the society in Seattle. Space Needle is an important tower in Pacific Northwest, significant events like New Year’s Eve, Fourth of July are celebrated with spectacular fireworks at Space Needle. Annually, more than 20,000 people are gathered below the Space Needle to celebrate events together. According to Quadrant Homes, the company usually presenting New Years at the Space Needle, made the landmark one of the world’s tallest structure launching firework shows
OF YELLOW METAL!” (Klondike Gold Rush Historic Resource Study). This would prove to be one of the most enduring images in Seattle's history, contributing to the city identity. The Klondike gold rush began when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners returning from the Yukon with bags of gold. The press was alerted and papers carried the story to the masses. The Klondike stampede was an attempt by an estimated 100,000 people to reach the Klondike goldfields, of whom only around
Native American’s land. In this speech Chief Seattle is trying to convince Stevens to be fair with the Native Americans. Chief Seattle makes a powerful speech with the use of several rhetorical devices such as, metaphors, similes, and vivid language, throughout this piece. With these devices he is able to convey his message of sorrow and loss which allows his audience to paint a picture of this grief in their heads. The evidence that Chief Seattle presents to Stevens in his speech is often metaphors
who created the world's most widely used computer program: DOS. Creating DOS at age 24, Paterson claims, "it is an accomplishment that probably can't be repeated by anyone ever." After Paterson graduated from University of Washington in Seattle with a bachelors of science degree, he tried going to graduate school but lost interest. "I thought they were too oriented towards theory and not what I needed." Although he received a good education at U of W, Paterson did not learn the
interracial marriages between the whites and the blacks back in the 18th century to the current Millennium. These unions gained popularity in the beginning of the colonial era that was convenience by the black-servant white relationships. During this time, slavery was at its peak and the decline of white servants gave room for the demand of black labor. The two groups lived and worked in the same surroundings’ where social ties were loose. It is believed that the early experiences of the two groups
beginning of Seattle history The coast of Washington is rich with the history of early America. While much of the United States was still in its infancy, Washington was thriving with industry. Though the industry was large, the towns were just beginning to grow. Though Washington’s coastal towns offered much to its citizens, it was the logging industry that started it all. In this paper, I will discuss the growth of the logging industry, specifically in relation to Seattle, and the resulting
In Seattle, Washington there is a suburban area or residential neighborhood known as Laurelhurst, and in regards to the census, this location is census tract 41. When comparing this neighborhood to the city of Seattle in general one can immediately notice the differences in the census data. First off after analyzing the census data, the total population of Laurelhurst is 7789 which is only 1.2% of Seattle's absolute population as a whole. Laurelhurst also has a similar ratio of male, and women
Chief Seattle When stories are told about the American Indian it is usually the Indians that are looked upon as the heathens. They are portrayed as savages who spent most of their time raiding wagon trains and scalping the white settlers just for fun. The media has lead us to believe that the American government was forced to take the land from these savage Indians. We should put the blame where it belongs, on the U.S. Government who lied, cheated, and stole from the Indians forcing many Indian
in the south. For decades, suburban neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington was majority whites, while the majority of the black population settled in the central parts of the city by force. Further, more than half of the black population lived in poverty, could not apply for many jobs or dealt with unfair employment practices and limited opportunities for getting an education, and their children forced to attend segregated schools. Today, Seattle is considered a progressive state with a reasonable
If Amazon had never created headquarters in Seattle, the city would have never become the power it is today. Amazon started as an online company selling books out of a garage in 1994 (Rosenberg and González). However, under the leadership of CEO Jeff Bezos, Amazon began to grow. By 2001, Amazon took over a total of 630,000 square feet across Seattle (Rosenberg and González). This city was chosen to hold Amazon’s headquarters because it was where Bezos lived as a child, and where he started the company
In his oration to Governor Stevens, Chief Seattle tries to persuade the whites into treating his people with more respect, even though his people are seen as inferior. Through his use of metaphors, religious ethos, and multiple allegories, Chief Seattle is able to show Governor Stevens that the Natives, although minimal in size and numbers, are not powerless. It’s evident that Chief Seattle intended to acquire some respect from Governor Stevens in his opening words. He referred to Stevens as the
and rail service frequencies while raising passenger fares, is far too often. This can be attributed to the really low ridership about 20 years ago. With the low ridership, transit across the US was operating with sizeable deficit in 1997. At this time, $19 billion was spent while only $10.6 billion in revenues was acquired. It has been shown by Prickell and Lee that government attests to special interests and not commuters (Winston, 2000). Federal monies went predominantly to transportation employees
Technology has become a great part of our lives and it impacts us every day, both positively and negatively. As it can be noted in the speech, “Chief Seattle” and the story, “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains,” by author Ray Bradbury. Both of these pieces show how people are slowly destroying the earth with modern technology and by doing so people are forgetting who they are. In the story, “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains,” is about how humans have created technology so advanced
land their ancestors lived on for generations. The tribes of the Pacific Northwest were no different, in 1884 the Squamish people of present day Seattle were offered a monetary incentive to leave the land on which they currently reside, in response to this the Chief of the tribe gave an oration to outline the feelings of him and his people. Chief Seattle choose to fiercely defend their land from the imperialistic American government in doing so he uses a variety of rhetorical strategies
city of Seattle faced an urgent problem. The Alaskan Way Viaduct, an inner city elevated highway which carried over one hundred thousand cars and trucks every day, was beginning to show signs of structural failure. The 2001 Nisqually earthquake had put visible cracks into its concrete façade and it had started to sink further into the ground. On March 2, 2006, the Seattle Times ran a troubling editorial: “Shut Down the Viaduct,” read its headline. The article, written by several Seattle area geographers
Protest Against the WTO in Seattle The people assembled in the streets of Seattle were labor unionists and environmentalists, lumber workers and forest activists, students and teachers, farmers and cheese makers, Germans and Ukrainians, Africans and Asians, North Americans and Latin Americans, gays and straights, human rights activists and animal right activists, indigenous people and white urban professionals, children and elders. Some wore business suits, some overalls, some wore sea turtle
Wandering in Seattle, you can see a lot of people holding a cup in their hands. What are they all drinking? Coffee! The smell of coffee may represent one of the Seattle’s tempting scent. People in Seattle have a great fancy of coffee. It might because of the rainy days in Seattle, coffee might be seen as an element to enliven the dank life. Also, it might because people here are really relaxed. Coffee has already entered into the spirit of Seattle. Coffee shops scatter in every corner of Seattle. People