About eight-thousand-one-hundred-and-eighty miles away somewhere in the country of Uganda lives a thirteen year-old girl just like us. She goes to school like us, has siblings like most of us, and has a favorite sport like most of us. Although, multiple things differentiate between us and this girl too. Even though she’s thirteen years-old, she is in primary grade five, has one teacher for all of her classes, and goes to school in a building the size of a very small, rectangular one story house. Fortunately through my 20 Time project, I have gotten to know this girl by writing handwritten, e-mailed letters back and forth to her through a website called fitnessforafrica.org.
Since the very beginning of this project, I knew that I wanted to
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I would also consider my research about the country Uganda pretty successful to. Now that my 20 Time project is over, I feel like I have gained a large understanding of how different the United States is from basically any other country in the world, especially Uganda. I have learned what I take for granted, and how to be acceptive of other cultures in general, which was my beginning goal. Even though by the end of this project I was expecting to have a sponsor child instead of just a pen pal, I feel like I have gotten to know someone from a different country a lot better than I had originally planned with a sponsor child. The knowledge that I continued to gain through research and “Kisses from Katie” continued to surprise me by the ways I was living compared to how a person from a range of ages are living in Uganda. By learning about living conditions there vs. living conditions here, I found myself marveling at all the privileges I was given and hadn’t even noticed before. Clean water, an abundant source of food, an awesome education, multiple pairs of clean clothes, a structurally safe house, the list goes on and on. This project has impacted me to the point where I would think about struggling kids in Uganda while I was watching T.V. or doing homework, and realize how truly blessed I …show more content…
I’ve learned that new material processes much better through my mind by experiences and not just simply hearing about it. I’ve also learned that global situations and other cultures really peak my interest levels as a learner, and so far, I’ve never gotten tired of hearing more. If it weren’t for my penpal, I don’t think I would have enjoyed this project as much as I did, because knowing that someone else was being impacted for a school project really touched my heart. From the very first letter that Aber Sharon wrote me, I knew that I had done something to impact another person. You could tell that she was absolutely ecstatic to be writing to me, and I feel like I have developed a friendship with someone that will last. However, I don’t think Aber Sharon was the only one impacted by my project. As I told some of my friends what I was doing for my 20 Time project, and gave them updates on letters she sent me, I took to notice how interested they all were in what I was doing. I’m not quite sure if it impacted them in a major way, but I could see the inspiration in their eyes as I would tell them about my pen pal from Uganda. I think that this is one of the major reasons why I grew to enjoy my project so
I have been acquainted with Ms. Banks- Tillman since 2009- 2013, as her high school guidance counselor. As a student at Winter Park High School, Ms. Banks- Tillman was always motivated to learning for the pure sake of interacting with new information. She always stayed focus to her education despite the distractions that occurred all around her. Ms. Banks- Tillman was transcended in the classrooms by working hard, earning good grades and graduating high school, then to further her education and attend college. Ms. Banks- Tillman was dedicated to community service and completed well over 80 hours. Last, Ms. Banks- Tillman was a skilled athlete participating
On February 15, 2003 a young girl was born. Little did her parents know this little girl they named Samantha Anne Gordon was going to inspire a lot of people one day and be a great role model. Samantha was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up with a mom, dad, and two brothers. Her brothers’ names are Max and Ben. Max is the oldest, Samantha is the middle child, and Ben is the youngest child. When Samantha was in elementary school, she got called a tomboy a lot. When the girls were often inside for recess, she would always be playing sports with the boys. She loved to play soccer, football, and basketball. Now she knew that if she was going to be athletic, she had to have good grades. So Samantha took school very seriously. Her favorite subject was reading. Samantha took first place in the third grade science fair and spelling bee. She later was offered to be in the
The story “ The Cask of Amontillado” provides various amounts of moods as they walk through the catacomb. In Edgar Allan Poe’s story, the main character known as Montresor, goes through creepy situations and events with the intoxicated, Fortunato. As this story goes on talking about them walking through the catacomb, there’s at most four moods created throughout the story. Those consists of eerie, suspenseful, scary, and dramatic. These moods are to be spoken about when Montresor does something awful to his acquaintant, Fortunato.
Our story started back in the year 2013. A young, quiet, 13 year old girl by the name of Jade Runo started eighth grade. She was so nervous she shook just thinking about going back to that trailer park of a school. She had knots in her stomach, her already pale skin was whiter than snow. She started sweating as she brushed her long indigo hair out of the way of her eyes. She looked in the mirror, her bright blue eyes drifting, looking at her beat up ripped jeans and scrubby T-shirt.
Microsystem and Mesosytem: Maria is an 11-year-old African American and is in the fifth grade at a local charter school. She is average height for a girl her age. She appears healthy, but may be slightly overweight for her age. Maria wears her hair in braids and wears barrettes in it. Her favorite color is pink and her favorite subject is math. Her hobbies include painting her nails, baking in her EasyBake Oven “even though it doesn’t taste as good”, and she enjoys hanging out with her friends. Maria is very outgoing and very chatty. She was very open and freely shared information with us. We observed Maria in the Avondale Boys and Girls club, so some of her behaviors may be inconsistent with her everyday personality.
“What you get by achieving goals is not as important as what you become by achieving goals.” Quote, Henry David Thoreau. An accomplishment is just another definition of a goal. They may take a long time to complete; however, just have faith and great things can come from it. Just like how Columbus never gave up to find the new world, even though he always thought that the world was flat. The world has always been a place of innovation and discovery. One of the many personal accomplishments I would like to have is to travel and learn about the world.
The student I am working with is a white female named Erin. Erin is in the third grade at Forest Lakes Elementary School. Thus far, her academic history has not been discussed. Most of our time has been spent building rapport. We have been discussing her family and family history as well as some of her hobbies. She currently lives with her mother, whom is a teacher. The court has decided that her father must remain out of her life. He faces his own struggles with substance abuse. Erin has two half sisters that live on their own with their significant others. She has another sister that lives with an aunt. Erin occasionally gets to see her sisters and speaks very highly of them. Erin also has a half brother that is a teenager; he lives with his grandparents. Erin also speaks highly of her brother. She says she loves when they get to play together. Erin does wish that she could see her father, but she explains that she hopes he gets better and that everyone has tried to help him get better, but he has to do it for himself. Outside of school, Erin loves to spend time with her babysitter, her mother, and her family when she is able to see them. Additionally, Erin is passionate about Taekwondo. Every week, she fills me in on how her tournaments and practice went that week. When Erin has Taekwondo practice, she is in a good mood at school that day; it is a positive influence in her life. Lastly, Erin’s overall medical and developmental history has not been discussed. Though, I
Throughout my Senior Capstone project, I have learned many things about myself and the people that I worked with to make my project a success. Working with the elderly residents at the assisted living facility opened my eyes and I viewed things with a different perspective. Going into the project, I did not know what to expect with the residents, but towards the end, the residents knew me so well and had inspired. My favorite part about this project was the opportunity to interact with new people and know what they live their daily lives like. Being able to be around them gave me the chance to talk and listen to stories about their lives. They were also welcoming to any stories that I could relate to and always listened intently to my stories.
Michael Yoo used several definitions from several different places to define torture in his argument. The first definition is the one he used when he defined torture as the following: act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control. The other definition he uses it used to show what the government defines torture as. This definition is as follows: The United States
I have several notable accomplishments. Probably, the most important accomplishment was the completion of a degree of bachelor of science in economics. At the university macroeconomics appealed to me the most, not only because it deals with the most important issues in economics, but also the amazing story of John Maynard Keynes challenging the classical economic doctrines, and the subsequent intellectual rivalries among different schools of economic thought. I found topics related to economic growth particularly engaging. Here, the Solow growth model presented a particular amazement and one filled with unresolved intrigues. Assessing the ranking of nations of Africa in the 2012 United Nations Human Development report in a related term paper
The CEO of the San Francisco, California medical imaging, teleradiology, and telemedicine company Medweb, Dr. Pete Killcommons is also an industry expert and international philanthropist who travels the world to help and advise telemedicine initiatives in developing nations. In November of 2010, Mr. Killcommons traveled to Podgorica, Monte Negro to lecture at the Fourth Intensive Balkan Telemedicine and e-Health Seminar.
I learned the value of hard work, communication, and doing something that I was passionate about. By working on a project I was passionate about, I was able to not only sustain my passion throughout the year but to also let it grow even more. Knowing that all my hard work would be benefitting animals definitely made everything easier, whether it was researching animal welfare and animal homelessness, volunteering at and working directly with animal shelters, creating bows, or advertising Bows for Paws. Not only did I feel good about myself and my project, I felt good about all the animals that would get adequate and be given a second chance at happiness. In the future, I will definitely use the skills I learned from this project. However, I believe that I could have done more to improve, such as managing my time more wisely and expanding my network. Therefore, the next time I have a longterm project, I will stick to my planner and always set goals for myself. I will set time aside and prioritize my project, rather than thinking I can just do it the next day. By being organized, especially with time, I can finish early, have time for other activities, be less stressed and get more sleep. In addition to managing my time more wisely, I can also expand my network rather than just working with one person. By doing so, I will meet more people who share the same passion as me. This can also lead to more opportunities because such
In the US, I witnessed the challenges of many Diaspora members, and I kept thinking about strategies to succeed and help others. While I was struggling to achieve my American dream that at one point I thought was an American nightmare, relatives and friends in Africa were unceasingly asking for my financial help more than I could and not realizing that, in order to obtain my doctorate, I had to go
The candidate was punctual, dressed in smart business wear and came across friendly and confident. Anne’s vocabulary and delivery displayed a sound understanding of the English language.
[PDF]Case Study: Transport Corporation of India Limitedsiteresources.worldbank.org/.../t...পাতাটিকে অনুবাদ করে দেখাও(TCI), as a major cargo transport company, recognized the importance ... The information in the TCI case study is based on personal interviews with TCI Foun- .... cess to medical records, it also supports analysis providing useful insights.