Bettina Strauss Critique

The speaker sounded so strong and sincere which made him feel relatable. This ultimately made me want to support him and listen to what he had to say.

Cathy Whitaker seemed to live this perfect life, however, as the film goes on all her secrets come out and the truth is revealed. I think how the film started off was great because your first impression of Cathy is

      From the very first paragraph of the narrative, I noticed that there were several details that the narrator mentioned that required further, deeper thought. For me, this is what made the story appealing.

I hope this movie / story seemed interesting to you thanks for taking the time to read it.

The way the author chose to tell the story reminds me of when you hear a story over a couple of beers with a close friend. Maybe the stream of time gets tripped up, maybe they backtrack or fib, but you know that you’re in for a good tale anyway. I like a story like that. It makes this story very relatable and personal for the reader.

It sounds interesting, but of course, since it's in Canada, we will have to wait to see it. Sometimes it upsets me because there are these great shows up in Canada that we can't watch--

I volunteered at the Little Lights Urban Ministries. I had the pleasure of working with adults and kids but, majority were adults in a low income community. Little lights was founded in 1995 by Steven Park. Little Lights is located in Potomac Gardens public housing apartments in Washington DC. It all started off with Steven tutoring one child in an uptown neighborhood. Then he met his wife Mary and things started expanded. They started allowing 15 kids come over after school to do homework and bible study. Sometimes they would order pizza or buy chicken to feed the kids if they stayed over late. A couple of years later they was blessed with the main building and somebody donated a van for transportation. Steven then start his nonprofit and

Through professional partnerships and generous private and corporate donations, we are able to facilitate unforgettable experiences for many in-need children per year. Our long-time history speaks to our

     I was most interested by this movie to see how different these girls were just because of their different cultures. Then as we watched them grow up you see how each person's family played a role on their own personal success. Raelene's story interested me the most. I think that because her mom didnt care, Raelene failed. She has her first child at age 14 and dropped out of school only to later get pregnant again and engaged to someone who she says she loves because he doesn't hit her. It also interests me to hear her say if she could do it all over she wouldnt cahnge a thing. I wanted to hit her. This girl could go so far, she could get out of her town and go to college she could work and get her own

He picked one panelist to speak on an issue and any other panelist could chime in with their thoughts. His humor, personal stories, and advice, combined with the panelists created an energetic presentation style that managed to keep me up so early in the morning.

The service learning group I was in included Claudia Hodges, Laurie Wahlstrom, Lucas Johnson, and me. We chose to volunteer with the Boys and Girls Club to fulfill volunteer work requirement. I assisted with the implementation and managing of online collaboration and communication within the group.

My first impressions of the site were that it was a nice building. It had a welcoming atmosphere. I love the color orange which was present there and I remember their logo, a colorful butterfly, making me happy. When I walked in, I went up to the lady at the front desk to ask if Jordan and Jaycie were there yet and she was very kind to me. I talked to her again later when Jordan and Jaycie arrived and she was eager to help and told us she would tell Mike McKenzie that we were there. While we waited, I saw some young adults walk around but I could not tell if they were any of the “clients” the organization serves. I did not observe any of the staff helping any of their “clients” while I was there. What I noticed about the “helpee/helper” relationship was that the helpers try to act as some sort of mentor for the foster care kids but are also friendly.

In some ways, he inspired me to think different. Then one day, he talked about freewill and the controversy surrounding it. I was mesmerized. I kept on thinking and wondering the possibilities and their implications. It became the quest of my life.

Deborah Brandt in her composition “Remembering Writing, Remembering Reading”, explores the relationship between reading and writing as they are seen as individuals. Through a miscellaneous amount of interviews, including one of her own, Brandt uses a variety of people's memories to emphasize that reading and writing have been argued to be secluded. Yet, what Brandt predominantly discusses in her article is the importance of reading and writing. Many of her interviews included parents discussing the importance of both topics, and their thought of both topics being equally taught by the parent and teacher. These interviews were evident because they drew interests from many point of views to overall point out, in many people’s beliefs that

I passionately believe in helping and giving back to others, consequently I made a year long project as the president of Interact Club to make a ShelterBox fundraiser. Along with a girl I met during camp, we were the first Interactors to take initiative for a cause that Rotary had always helped. Still, I was like a domesticated turkey lost in the entrance of a maze: not knowing where to start. Though my goal of raising awareness in my community only further pushed me to contact outsiders . However, my partner and I had many incidents of miscommunications and finding a team with the same goal and work ethic was rather difficult.