首页
登录
职称英语
Denise Simmons received a burst of national attention when she became mayor
Denise Simmons received a burst of national attention when she became mayor
游客
2024-08-30
4
管理
问题
Denise Simmons received a burst of national attention when she became mayor of Cambridge in January, but says her 25 years of political involvement have taught her that change comes slowly.
"I was looking at a document that goes back to 1945, where the city was grappling with issues of employment, housing, police-community relations, education," said Simmons, who is believed to be the nation’s first black and openly lesbian mayor. "We’re in 2008. What are the issues? Employment, housing, police-community relations, education."
In an interview last week, Simmons said the purpose of her swearing—in ceremony last month was partly to provide historical perspective on her tenure as mayor. In Cambridge, "women and politics go back to 1880," she said. "Unfortunately, it was 100 years later before a woman of color would be elected to be in public service, but even to say that, for people to know it and understand it is important."
Boston, she said, "which is an extraordinarily progressive city like Cambridge, has never elected a woman of color to the Boston City Council."
Those who have worked with Simmons say that she has been effective behind the scenes for years.
"We did a lot of work a couple of years ago to get a trash ordinance passed because of the problems with the rats," said Marian Darlington-Hope, former chairwoman of the Area IV Neighborhood Coalition. "As many groups, we sort of get loud and nasty, and while that’s good... she paid attention to the concerns people had in ways that were helpful and effective.
"There’s something about being the first that people sometimes have higher expectations than is sometimes reasonable," Darlington-Hope added. "As the first anything, woman, African-American, in her case first black woman, there’s a sense of, ’Oh, we want to see all these things happen.’"
Simmons’ political experience, including four terms on the City Council and a decade on the School Committee, points to the potential for change.
"Probably as mayor now she has the most school experience we’ve had in a long time," said Darlington -Hope, a professor of human services at Lesley University. "I think she’s the one who really brings both pieces together in recognizing the importance of both school and city and can bring education back to the forefront for the entire city."
As mayor, Simmons chairs the School Committee, a body split over the suitability of Superintendent Thomas Fowler-Finn. Just after Simmons became mayor, the committee voted, 4 to 3, to extend Fowler-Finn’s contract, with Simmons casting the swing vote. Some critics have suggested that her vote for the superintendent, despite her previous criticism of the persistent achievement gap in Cambridge public schools, was meant to gain support from supporters of Fowler-Finn on the City Council. [br] In Fowler-Finn’s election in the School Committee, Simmons voted _______.
选项
A、indecisively
B、conclusively
C、reluctantly
D、personally
答案
B
解析
最后一段第1句中的split body表明School Committee的成员对于Fowler-Finn持两种不同的态度,第2句的票数4-3和Simmons的swing vote表示除了Simmons之外的6个成员的票数打成3-3平,Simmons的投票成了左右选举结果的关键票,由此可见。本题应选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3735926.html
相关试题推荐
InternationalDiningEtiquette1.Asia■Rulesofusingchopsticks■Restthemo
InternationalDiningEtiquette1.Asia■Rulesofusingchopsticks■Restthemo
InternationalDiningEtiquette1.Asia■Rulesofusingchopsticks■Restthemo
InternationalDiningEtiquette1.Asia■Rulesofusingchopsticks■Restthemo
Ifyourcar_______anyattentionduringthefirst12months,takeittoanautho
Haveyoueverreceived______ofwhathashappenedtoher?A、thewordB、wordsC、w
GreenteahasinrecentyearsattractedmuchattentionintheWestforawidera
ReadcarefullythefollowingexcerptonluxurylifeofChineseinternational
[originaltext]M:Nicetohaveyouhere,Karen.Couldyoutellushowyoubecame
[originaltext]M:Nicetohaveyouhere,Karen.Couldyoutellushowyoubecame
随机试题
"Data",runsacommonrefrain,"isthenewoil."Likethestickyblackstufftha
TicktheTHREEotheritemswhicharementionedinthenewsheadlines.[img]2014m
[originaltext]Skinmayseemlikeasuperficialhumanattribute,butit’sthefi
卫生服务需求的特点包括A.消费者信息缺乏 B.卫生服务需求的被动性 C.卫生
乳糜微粒中含量最少的是( )。A.磷脂酰胆碱 B.脂肪酸 C.蛋白质 D
铁的主要功能是A.作为血红蛋白的主要成分B.细胞内钙离子作为第二信使起着重要的代
药物的半衰期主要取决于哪个因素A:药物有吸收速度 B:消除的速度 C:药物的
幼儿鼻中隔是易出血区,该处出血后,正确的处理方法是( )。A、在幼儿鼻根部
临床确诊支气管扩张主要根据( )。A.肺功能测定 B.HRCT(高分辨率CT
下列()不属于银监会提出的良好银行监管标准。A:高效、节约地使用一切监管资源B
最新回复
(
0
)