Reflection Paper On Sandwich Island

There are millions of people around us, the sound is so loud it’s almost unbearable. Everyone is waiting in line to board the SS Nevada, the ship that is going to take us all to Ellis island, the gateway to America. I can hear the chatters of excitement echoing about their freedom in America, but I’m having mixed feelings about leaving. I’m excited to go because I will receive my freedom and be reunited with my mother and father, but I’m also devastated that I have to leave you and the rest of Ireland behind. Tears escape my eyes just thinking about not being able to talk to you every day, but I promise I’ll write like this often once I reach America.

When I first decided to expand my education, it had been so long since I had been to school, and I was very hesitant. I talked at length about my decision with my husband and with his encouragement, decided to enroll but still was not quite sure which degree program to enroll in. I knew that this was something that I had always wanted to do since I obtained my Associates Degree in Nursing, but I did not have the courage, nor did I want to give up the time with my family and children. I second guessed my abilities and my knowledge because it had been so long since I had been in college. Now that my children are about to graduate high school and

Teaching in a multicultural society is difficult, it’s a balancing act, you have to be able to help the students from other cultures be able to easily integrate into a new society and culture, but you also don’t want to make your students from another culture lose their sense of identity. There’s no solid answer for how to maintain both of these at once, it’s incredibly difficult. The fictional novel White Bread by Christine Sleeter shows us how fifth grade teacher Jessica Westerfield attempts to keep this balance while also dealing with a tumultuous marriage and finding herself. I was not a fan of the novel, I thought that it’s lesson was predictable and one that was lacking evidence for it’s actual effectiveness as the book was fictional, although I want to state that I do agree with the lesson in that it is important for students of other cultures to have their cultures be represented in the classroom and not squashed by ours. I would have found the lesson more valuable had the book been more realistic, and had less fluff, such as the flashback chapters to the 19th and early 20th century. The final big complaint I had with the book were the characters, they seemed less human and more corpses on strings putting on a grim masquerade. That being said, I did get sucked into the story, and agree with the message it was trying to convey, however fumbled it was. First, however, I’ll write about the realism.

The Road to Brown tells the story of the millions of nameless blacks who faced devastating hardships caused by Jim Crow, which simply robbed them of the rights granted by the 14th and 15th Amendments. Under the "separate but equal" doctrine of the Supreme Court's 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, black citizens were denied the right to vote, to attend white schools, to be buried in white cemeteries, etc. Those who objected were liable to be lynched. The era of Jim Crow provoked men such as, Charles Houston to fight back for those who were unable.

I am so happy to see my family! Everyone is just like I remember them, except they are 12 years older. My mother squeezed me so tight that I thought she might break my bones. She had thought I was lost at sea forever. I told her about the sudden storm that swept our fishing boat away and our rescue by Captain Whitfield. I can only imagine what he and his whaling crew must have thought when I swam out to his boat. I’m sure it is quite unusual to come across three young teens who had been living for five months on a deserted island!

Living in Idaho I have had the pleasure of being seen or shadowing optometrists who have attended the College of Optometry. Dr. Hopstad, a graduate and an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry spoke very highly of the program offered and how well they prepare their graduates to be successful in their own practices. While shadowing Dr. Hopstad it was impressive to watch his leadership, how he dealt with the diverse patients, and the expertise he held on all the ______ he attended to. Dr. _, whom I also shadowed, held the same professional expertise and abilities. As alumni they spoke highly about the program and the university sparking my interest to apply for acceptance. It was evident from my experiences and

It’s been four months now I just turned sixteen yesterday, how much I wish you were here right now helping me grow the crops and pick them we really need the help, some of our people are sick and there’s not many that can pick and grow except for me and five other women and one boy about the age of eleven. I know i shouldn’t complain though since it was my “brilliant” idea of brining me and my brother here to start a new life and leave you paying off the debt. We started of good compared to where we are now here at New Jersey, half of the people we needed got sick from the food on board the ship and died some are still living, but dying very slowly and painfully. I can hear some of them cry from pain at night. We also

Solution of cheating culture is honor codes and techniques for academic integrity which are important parts of the solution. It is the responsibility of students as well as faculty and administration to establish an environment where honest students do not feel that they are at risk or disadvantage. “Just as cheating can become normalized at a school, so too can academic integrity efforts move the pendulum in the other direction and create a climate where cheating is not cool” (Callahan, 2005). Academic integrity and

It didn’t seem worth it anymore. The whale sharks were nowhere to be seen. Our tour guide had warned us that the whale sharks feeding season in the area was coming to an end and that maybe we wouldn’t be able to see them today. I just didn’t think this would actually happen, a 10 hour journey for what? Suddenly I began to hear splashes of water coming from the side of the boat. A group of dolphins swarmed around the boat; this made me feel a little better. Although the sour taste of lime began to erupt my mouth as I begin to remember what we really travelled out here

Community is a very important part of life. The community that a person grows up with influences a person for their entire life. After reading the excerpt from The Glass Castle, I started to reflect on my own upbringing. I was very lucky to have a healthy life and a very supportive family. We had a nice home and I did not ever have to question where my next meal would come from. I was constantly surrounded by love. My community was great, but I am very aware that this is not the case for everyone. Jeanette Walls described her upbringing in her book and it brings to light the communities that are not so lucky. There are many people who need assistance and support. Throughout my life I have enjoyed many different volunteer opportunities. From a young age I volunteered at a local nursing home. I enjoyed it and I did feel like I made a difference but it was not my calling. I have volunteered with the homeless community, which is an extremely important community to assist. There is no shame in being homeless and I truly believe that a helping hand and a kind smile can improve a day and hopefully a life. There are two communities that I have absolutely loved serving and try to never turn down an opportunity to help; children and animals. The fact that I love working with children is not a surprise seeing it is the field I have chosen for a career. But I also love working with animals. For a short moment in my life I considered becoming a veterinarian. Instead, I love volunteering at the animal shelter. I love to go and help walk the dogs.

It was a trip I thought would be the same as any other trip, fun and memorable, which Onion Creek was, but it was more, it was a walk into a new culture. Onion creek held an aspect in their lifestyle which my culture was lacking, I discovered my phone wasn’t needed throughout the weekend, only my outspoken personality, because that’s what Onion creek preserved, the love and compassion of one another’s company. This is why I couldn’t make into words what my thoughts were, it was too much to fathom, so I simply came out

Over the past years, many things have changed. During the journey to the sandwich islands, I have lost weight because we started to lack food three-fourths through the journey, so we had to ration our food carefully. My hair has grown so long it looked like a waterfall going down my back. During the journey I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it, one of my When the missionaries, reached the shores of the sandwich islands, I felt a warm breeze gently brushing against my face. I looked around and saw the sun shining down on the leaves of the tall trees towering over Hawaiian children providing them shade. The missionaries and I decided to look for the Hawaiians and saw them afar in a field of grass dancing to music. As we got closer we saw

It has been too long since I’ve last talked to you, how are you all? I’ve missed the delicious food mother had cooked ho the Philippines. The weather in Hawaii can be unbearably hot especially in the fields that I work in. I am regretting the decision of coming to Hawaii to work in the sugar cane plantation. The people convinced me to sign the the contract, promised me wealth to bring back to the Philippines, and and great living conditions. They also said the work would be easy, and promised paradise.

I feel as if these conditions will be worse than those in the New World, where I’ll be a slave. Although it has been six months and I may not be getting treated any better, but I can’t wait till we get to the New World. I miss you both dearly. Please write me back as soon as you get this. I love

Over the course of the semester, I have been fortunate enough to work with a student who is having difficulties when it comes to reading. My student does not have difficulties when it comes to hearing a word, but rather when he sees a word. My student has definitely benefited from one on one work with me as well as the additional help he’s getting from the reading specialist during their WIN (what I need) time. My student does not like to read because he knows that he is struggling and he is embarrassed about it. When my student goes to his WIN time, he does really well because the instruction is at his level and there are only two other students who are also on the same level there as well. Besides the current intervention, programs I would recommend are Direct Instruction: Reading Mastery, Letter Spacing, Wilson Reading System and the Lindamood program (LiPS).