Mr. Langford Reflection

Few people can imagine living during the time of racial segregation or the great depression. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird takes place from the year 1933 to 1995. During this time, two siblings named Scout and Jem Finch are living in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. While growing up, they go through many events and learn numerous lessons from their father, Atticus Finch. Throughout the novel, Jem goes through many experiences that change the way he perceives the town of Maycomb and it’s people.

I am writing this letter in the regards of Luke Wiesboeck. We have been close friends for 3 years, through different student organizations at Missouri State University. I have acted like as a mentor to Luke during this friendship. I am very proud of Luke’s progression as a leader.

The book Tom Sawyer was written by Mark Twain and is set in the 1840’s. Thomas Sawyer is the main character in this book and we follow him through his wild adventures. Twain does an excellent job of capturing all the fears, joys and mischief of childhood. Tom Sawyer is an orphan, he lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid whom he loathes. He is cunning and often manages to trick the other boys into doing his work for him. Tom has to whitewash a fence on Saturday as punishment for playing hookey so, of course, he tries to get out of doing it. First, he tries to convince Jim, their slave, to whitewash for him. He has just succeeded when Aunt Polly comes out and punishes both of them. Tom works for a while then comes up with a brilliant idea. Ben Rogers comes down the lane eating an apple and playing steamboat. He stops to gloat at the unfortunate boy but ends up begging Tom to let him whitewash the fence. Tom finally consents after Ben offers him the whole apple. After Ben gets tired Tom gives the “privilege” to Billy Fisher in exchange for a good kite. He keeps this up until the whitewash is gone.

Since transferring to Oklahoma State University William/Colby (I don’t know what you refer to me as in these letters) has done nothing but excel, serve, and lead. In the classroom William/Colby has maintained a 4.00 GPA while juggling two degrees, a minor, work, research, and significant amount of community involvement. This has led him to develop very good rapport among the microbiology faculty and staff. He is continually representing the Microbiology department favorably as the winner of numerous scholarship competitions. Most notably receiving the Goldwater Institutional Nomination, which is only given to the top four undergraduate researchers in STEM fields in the whole university. This nomination in derived in research that William/Colby started just 8 months ago. I remember as a sophomore transferring into Oklahoma State he was asking about research day one. With his determination and persistence he was able to get into Dr. Lutter’s lab. It was there that I saw him better to grow as a young scientist. Throughout this last eight months he has been constantly in the building working on his research. This research has result in paper that he has expressed great excitement about being a co-author on. He is also

Chris McCandless, the subject of Jon Krakauer in Into the Wild, was not insensible or ill-equipped, but rather he was going out into the wild to locate the genuine importance of life and to perceive what it resembled to live out in the wild all alone. Chris was an incredible good example for children the whole way across the nation; since he was attempting to experience his fantasy and do what he believed was appropriate in the wild and would not tune in to what anybody instructed him to do. Chris McCandless was an adoring and minding individual who esteemed for all creation and needed to make tracks in an opposite direction from the general public and live allowed to locate the significance of life.

I would like to be considered for the Hammond House Program Director position. I am confident that my education, experience, and skills are well aligned with the role, and that I would be an excellent fit for this position. I have a Bachelors in Social Work and a Masters in Social Policy, with a Certificate in Community Advocacy for the Mentally Disabled. Having worked as a Child Protective Services Social Worker, Adoption Recruitment Worker, and as a RISE Counselor, I have much experience in working with various vulnerable populations including my current work with individuals with a dual diagnosis of mental illnesses and chemical addictions. I bring to the table a breadth of experience, versatility, and insight. This experience includes a wide variety of case management, assessment, and advocacy skills as well as the ability to efficiently implement program policy and procedures. Having worked as a RISE Counselor for

I am writing this nomination letter in support of my sorority sister Abby Cater. There are many reasons as to why I believe she is deserving of the Member of the Year Award. As our Philanthropy Vice President, Abby has worked tirelessly to meet our philanthropy goals and improve our events. The role of Philanthropy Vice President requires constant work throughout the year and many of it is done behind the scenes. Only Abby’s closest friends have seen the effort she has poured into her position this past year. She has gone the extra mile when she could have settled for doing the bare minimum required of her. This is why Alpha Xi Delta has been so lucky to have her as our Philanthropy Vice President. Abby works extremely hard at everything she

Since I have been reading the life of Marc Lewis I find myself always becoming more and more excited about what is going to happen next. So far it has been filled with ups and down and me trying to predict what will happen next on his journey. While reading chapter 6 I was so elated that Marc had gotten accepted to college, it seems as though he actually has a plan for himself and is determined to exceed every goal. But normally good things don't always last for a time and for some reason I could sense that something was about to happen.

Throughout the course of the book Stevenson made me realize how little I know about the justice system and everything surrounding it. Through statistics and stories he opened my eyes to a whole world that I previously had never explored. It baffled me how hard it is to get things done and people properly taken care of. Initially I was surprised at how under represented public offenders are, but then it started to make sense. Government jobs do not pay well, so it is hard to recruit someone for such a cumbersome job with such little pay. Once that person is there it is even harder to make them do good work if they don't feel they are being appreciated.

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

I look forward to seeing you at the event, October 19 at The Addison and thank you for you support, and hope that we can count on your support for 2017! It is people like you that make the March of Dimes a leader in infant and maternal health. I cannot thank you enough for the role you played in the success of this event!

In 1979, when Jim Stigler was still a graduate student at the University of Michigan, he went to Japan to research teaching methods and found himself sitting in the back row of a crowded fourth-grade math class.

As a result of reading our books, completing the activities, and writing our essays, I’ve learned how to balance myself between asking Mrs. Farley for help and writing by myself. At the beginning of the year, I was resistant when it came to asking Mrs. Farley to assist me in writing my papers. I thought asking her showed weakness in my writing skills and meant I didn’t know what I was doing. I never stepped foot in the middle school office unless I wanted candy or I was called in. However, after I received a few awful grades on essays, I decided it was important to ask for help if I ever wanted to bring my grades up. So, when it was time to rewrite our Macbeth Paper I e-mailed Mrs. Farley asking for a meeting. We went through my paper and made

During the panel with Ms. Downing, I could tell that she knew a lot about Wesleyan, and that she genuinely agreed with the institution's goals and ideas: and at one point even mentioned the university's mission statement. I find it very appealing to know that she has experience working with first generation, and low income students and her current place of employment, seeing that here at Wesleyan a significant portion of the student body falls under at least one of those titles. The initiative she has created to help foster a community of financially literate students, is incredible in my opinion: and it must be noted that this program is going to be led by a student. While it has taken about a year to find, a qualified student to do so, the fact that she is having a student have a leadership position in such a essential outreach program, for a lack of better terms, is so Wesleyan.

The Giver is a morally driven and thought-provoking story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, sadness, pain, death, music, color and love. The story follows Jonas as he receives the memories of the past, good and bad, from the current Receiver, who is called the Giver. The Giver transfers memories by placing his hands on Jonas 's forearms. The first memory he receives is of a thrilling sled ride, which he will remake in the end of the movie. Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community 's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, which he knew about from memories (Ways of Knowledge), Jonas realizes that he must release all the memories to the community to allow them to feel