Zsaia Elyse Nelson was born in San Jose, California, located in the southern region of the San Fransisco Bay Area. Here she attended private school from kindergarten through 10th grade before transferring into an independent studies program that would allow her more flexibility and freedom to travel with her father in her final years of high school. Prior to her moving out to Arizona for college, she busied herself with various community outreach organizations that included Second Harvest Food Bank, Sacred Heart, and Operation Matthew; all of which focused on giving back to the community, helping those in need, and going green. As a Freshman Student at Arizona State University, Zsaia is pursuing an Undergraduate Business Degree with a concentration
Angela Arviso Rodriguez is requesting an institutional verification of her linguistic background to apply for a time extension to Pearson. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Elementary Education back in 2006. Angela will be taking the NES Elementary Education Subtest I & II. Angela has been teaching the past ten years; first at Yuma High school and she is currently teaching at Immaculate Conception middle school grade 7th to 8th.
Sofia De La Torre is currently a hardworking, 16-year-old junior at Victory Early College. Sofia was born and raised in Houston, Texas by her parents who are persistent about her getting an education. Her goal is to complete high school with her Associates Degree along with a high G.P.A. Her dream is to become a pediatrician and have many scholarships that would cover most of the expenses for college. Sofia in the end intends to be the second person in her family to complete high school and go to college where she would graduate as a Pediatrician. Her favorite activities include swimming and reading.
Selena was an active philanthropist that did many things to help the community. She would visit schools and talked to the students about the importance of education and obtaining a high school diploma, avoiding drugs and alcohol, and the importance of pursuing one’s dreams. In 1993, she gave a free concert to those that improved their grades enormously. In addition, she donated $2,500 to School Programs. She also did a public service video titled “Mi Musica” that was sponsored by Agree Shampoo.
Although most of my involvement has centered around politics, where I have been an active volunteer in the current election cycle, my service also extends to the homeless community in the Quad Cities. After recognizing the extent of homelessness in Davenport, my friend decided to start a nonprofit 5K to benefit a local shelter and I immediately joined in the venture. By working with the shelter rather than independently, we were able to avoid the faults set forth in To Hell With Good Intentions. Our good intentions have donated over $10,000 to King’s Harvest Ministries, who uses funds in a way that raises the standard of living for the local homeless
This film administers what brutal, yet factual documentaries should all do. After the film, Barbie accepted a honorable scholarship to Esperanza College in Philadelphia, where she is currently a Presidential Scholar. Not only did this documentary encourage citizens to participate in ending poverty, it also allowed barbie to express the disturbing reality that many families and individuals are confronted with each
It was the norm to drop out of high school and move on to a regular job, or go learn a trade. By building this foundation, she made the dropout rate in her hometown, go from 36% to 5%. Little to no people have been able to motivate that number of kids. She found out that there is a certain logical standpoint to it. She took a step back and realized that the smarter move to fix the dropout rate was to talk to middle schoolers, not high schoolers.
Marilyn Carlson Nelson, CEO of Carlson Companies, signed the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in the Travel and Tourism industry. The Carlson Company established the Code of Conduct to bring awareness to child sex trafficking and prevent sexual abuse of children at tourist destinations. I agree with what the company is trying to accomplish through their decision; sex trafficking is a very sad and serious problem that is prevalent everywhere. I believe that the help of large corporations taking a social stance against illegal activities will significantly contribute to positive change and justice.
I have witnessed Melissa’s thirst for knowledge exceedingly grows beyond the expectations for a high school student, throughout her high school career. She is a leader by example, both in and out of the classroom. Academically,
Maria’s story gave me a new level of respect for homeless people everywhere. Her story changed my perspective. The question remains: Can story change the whole world? Well, we can start with a college. George Mason is one of the most diverse schools in the country, but how familiar are students with each other’s culture?
This report illustrates the deeper meaning behind its points and how colleges are not connecting with their students. “Homeless on Campus” demonstrated the effort and struggles that a variety of students face every day and have had all their life. They start by either being in an
Rabinson Shrestha Professor Kashmar ENG 1301 September 25, 2016 Homeless on Campus In the article Homeless on Campus, author Eleanor J. Bader explains how hard the life of a homeless college student is and argues how the colleges are not doing enough to help those homeless students. She gives examples of various homeless college students to support her argument. She also gives examples on how we as an individual or as a group can help those students in need. Bader starts her article by talking about Aesha, a 20-year old student and a mother of a child.
How you, as a social worker, might interpret the needs of Paula Cortez, the client, through the two cultural lenses you selected. How you, as a social specialist, may decipher the requirements of Paula Cortez, the customer, through the two social focal points you chose. Cultural competence in social work is the primary guideline of social work education and practice. According to Carpenter (2016) As the population in the United States continues to diversify rapidly, the requirement for culturally competent social work administrations is similarly as essential as it ever has been.
"All this time, the children of the projects had watched her weed and water and seed with interest. And now they were here to join her. That spring, my mother got up at 5 every morning to work in the garden before she drove to her full-time job and then to class. When she finally came home, in the dusk, she worked in the garden again before coming inside to make my sister and me dinner and then staying up to study and write papers. " This shows how committed Kaitlyn's Mom is to her work, school, and garden she is a great role model to her kids and the kids that live in the projects.
Environmental analysis of Wal-Mart includes the external environment factors that may affect the performance of Wal-Mart. Typically external environment includes competitors of Wal-Mart, the advantages and disadvantages of these competitors, the way that Wal-Mart distinguishes itself from its competitors and macro-economic factors that affect the performance of Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is one of the largest retail companies in the world with more than $ 400 billion annual sales, 4,100 branches in the United States and 3,500 stores outside the U.S. (“External And Internal Environmental Analysis Of Wal-Mart”). In the year of 2009, Wal-Mart became the highest-volume grocery store in America, obtaining a 21 percent share of the grocery marke and almost
