Choosing The Right Carpet Cleaner

Choosing an effective carpet cleaner is easier said

than done.  There are many carpet cleaning companies

out there, each one claiming to be the best.  With

each one claiming to be the best, it can be very

hard deciding which one is the best for you.  If 

follow the tips below, you'll have no problems finding

your ideal carpet cleaner.

First of all, you should know what your choices are

in cleaning methods and you should also know which

one is the one you'll want to choose, as there are

several available to choose from.  A dry extraction

type of cleaning will use a compound that contains

detergents what will free stains and dirt which will

then allow them to be vacuumed up.

Dry foam on the other hand may be used by applying

foam to the carpet and then vacuuming it up with a

wet vacuum.  You can also choose a vacuum that uses

stronger chemicals and a stronger suction to get 

dirt up.  For your needs, you should choose the

vacuum accordingly.

Once you know your options, talk to family and 

friends for their recommendations.  There are several

places on the internet that offer reviews for 

local as well as nationwide carpet cleaners.

You can also get estimates as well.  Find out 

what the professionals charge and what is considered

to be extra.  You should also find out what 

chemicals are going to be used, how long the

process will take, and whether or not they plan to

move any furniture.

You'll want to make sure that chemicals used are

going to be safe for you, your children, and

also your pets. If you are using a professional

company, you'll want to let them know what type of

carpet you have.  If you don't let them know and

you have a type of carpet that will shrink or

change color during cleaning, you'll probably be

in trouble.

Probably the most important thing, is to know who

is coming to your home.  You should always make

sure that you know the history of the carpet 

cleaner as well as inquire if background checks

are performed by the company.  These steps will

help to keep you and those you love safe.

Follow the above tips, and you'll have no problems

with finding the right carpet cleaner.  There are

many types to choose from, as well as professional

cleaning companies.  

If you are considering whether or not to use a

professional carpet cleaner, you should consider

the alternatives as well.  First, spot removal

isn't the only necessary carpet cleaning that you

need to do, nor is the vacuuming.

Even home carpet cleaning machines won't do as

good of a job as a pro can do.  When you use these

types of carpet cleaners, you can help to preserve

your carpeting for years and years to come.  

Last, professional cleaning can help many people

who have allergies to feel better once they have

clean carpet.  If you have allergies, a professional

cleaning may be the ideal way to solve just about

all of your carpet problems.

In a nutshell, it makes the most sense to have your

carpet professionally cleaned.  It doesn't really

cost a lot of money, yet it will give you the

peace of mind in knowing that your carpet is very

clean.

If you've been looking to clean your carpet or

have it cleaned, professional is without a doubt

the way to go.  You don't have to bother with it

yourself, yet you'll know that your carpet is going

to be cleaned right - by someone who knows exactly

what they are doing.

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Brown versus the Board of Education

In 1951, thirteen families in the small community of Topeka, Kansas got together to do something about an unjust situation.  The board of education of their community was allowing racial segregation in the school system based on an out of date 1879 law.  The leader of this group of concerned parents was Oliver J. Brown and the outcome of what started out as a few parents trying to make life better for their children became one of the most infamous and influential supreme court cases in history known as Brown versus the Board of Education.

The practice of school segregation had become a common and accepted practice in American society despite many movements in the history of civil rights to stop the separation of black society from white.  The justification that segregation provided a “separate but equal” setting which benefited education, the truth was it was a thinly veiled attempt to deprive African American children of the quality of education that all people need to excel in the modern world.

The case continued to gather momentum until it came before the Supreme Court in May of 1954.  The decision was stunning and decisive when it came back 9-0.  The statement of the court was brief, eloquent and to the point stating that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

Now even such a definitive statement from the Supreme Court did not end the struggle between segregationists and those who would end the practice that deprived African American children of quality education.  In 1957 the Arkansas governor tried to block the integration of schools in his state and the only thing that could stop him was the intervention of federal troops sent by President Eisenhower.  A similar but much more well publicized event occurred in Alabama where Governor George Wallace physically blocked black students from entering the University of Alabama.  It took the intervention of federal marshals to physically remove him to assure that the law of the land, as mandated by The Supreme Court, was carried out.  And the law of the land then and forever since then was that segregation was illegal in this country.

Since this landmark decision, there have been other more crafty attempts to resurrect segregation.  But over the decades, attitudes have shifted to where such views on how our social institutions are set up are considered old fashioned and uneducated.

The integration of the schools was an important step in the ongoing struggle to create a truly equal society and to improve the chances of black children to grow up with the same opportunities as all other children in this country.  As more and more African American children became well educated, the black population has been able to make a strong contribution to the culture and to the advancement of knowledge in every discipline of learning.  Further, the growing educated black population brought about the black middle class which equalized society from an economic point of view.  As African Americans began to participate in all of the economic opportunities that middle class prosperity afforded them, the chances for whites, blacks and people of all races and cultures to mix has been healthy to heal the scars of racism and slowly erase divisions in the culture.

But maybe the most important outcome of integration of the schools is the opportunity it has given for children of all races to learn, play and grow together.  As young black and white students have attended classes, gone to football games and hung out at pep rallies together, they have become friends.  They have had chances to work together on teams and socialize under many situations and as that has become the social norm, racism began to evaporate from the hearts of young America. 

As a result, youth of modern times look on racism as a strange and primitive viewpoint from long ago and not in step with an up to date view of the world.  This kind of true acceptance both by whites toward blacks and by blacks toward whites will go further to finally end racial separation and intolerance more than any riot or protest or march or even ruling from the Supreme Court could ever do.  And we have Oliver Brown and that small group of parents from Topeka, Kansas to thank for this.  By doing what was best for their kids, they did something wonderful for all of America’s children both now and for generations to come

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