What I Learned About My Life During The Decade Of The 1980 ' S

City Underground The first stop on my CPR tour was the Crystal City Underground. This awesome cave sits in the heart Crystal City, which is located about 30 miles south of St Louis, MO. Carved into the Mississippi river bluff this cavern was once an active sand mine serving a local glass plant, Pittsburgh Plate Glass factory, with materials for almost a century. In the 1980’s the plant and the mine were closed, allowing water that was pumped out for decades to begin to flood portions of the cave

first person in his family to ever attend post-secondary education, but he didn’t go to a four-year college. During his post-secondary education, he went to several community colleges and trade schools, including West Valley and De Anza colleges, to study multiple fields. I asked him for some experiences from that time, but he replied saying, wearily, “I don’t remember, this all took place decades ago.” In the period of American history in which he was raised, a degree wasn’t needed to succeed

There are aspects that are shared with each human, which that can be taken for granted; these features are: the freedom to think for one 's self, as well as the ability to read and write; the capacity to have control over one 's body, with or without influence from loved ones, or figures of authority, who use worker 's bodies as if they were clay, in order to manipulate them for their own personal again; and finally, the ability to have the right for privacy and time alone. In order to grow as a

The class Rel 240 Introduction to Southeast Asia is about the Interdisciplinary introduction to the cultures, religions, political systems, geography, and history of Southeast Asia. This class was beneficial to me for many reasons. With this portfolio essay I will discuss what I learned in the class, then I will draw my on reflections an opinions about certain topics we discussed during the class. This will be based upon the question posted on the discussion board, videos and audio broadcasts, reading

one that I can relate to all too well. About twenty five years ago I found myself among the homeless. My story is simple, I had no formal education and was working a job making minimum wage. I couldn’t keep up with my rent and other living expenses and was finally evicted from my overpriced apartment. At the time I was on a waiting list for public housing for which there was at least a two year waiting period. The fact that I was single, with no children did not help me either. For a while I lived

controversial issues in the United States. In today’s fsociety it 's almost split in half, 44% of people are pro life making 66% pro choice. With those stats, that shows us how close this world wide this issue is, and how this isn’t one outcome that is clear enough to be right. In my personal opinion I am pro choice, most of the time but sometimes I feel myself being pro life. This topic is so touchy and for a good reason. Babies and life, what everyone in the world love, no wonder why it’s such a strong

understanding one individual and his/her life. Another way that such a just world is possible is if one refuses to be ignorant and believes in stereotypes. As human beings, we are called to love one another and respect another as well as opinions and lifestyle and yet it is often difficult to do such a thing. There are many reasons why it is difficult to accept a person because of who they are. The most common reason is as said before, one is taught the various prejudices about a group. This happens for many

define when abortion care is determined necessary (i.e., to save a mother’s life or in the case of rape). It is a decision based on the physical and mental wellbeing of the women made with a medical professional. This subject was taught in detail in grade-11 history class. Abortion was not just a historical issue, but a living issue too. In my early teens, I remember political debates during the elections in the late 1980s: although the three parties had different views on the issue, neither created

Jelousi English 205 Ms. Shumate July 22nd, 2014 Was the 80s the Decade That Made Us? The 80s was a decade that was loaded with pop culture. Pop culture nowadays exists the way it does because barriers that have been broken back then in the 1980s. Social norms have changed leading several celebrities to have certain styles. People also think differently of what things are today because of the way they were presented back in the 1980s. Today’s generations have been influenced by pop culture from ordinary

Immunodeficiency Virus. An individual is assumed to have AIDS once their immune system is too weak to fight off the infection, which in return leads to death if left unattended. HIV and AIDS are not to be toyed with. In writing this essay, I discovered a lot of information that I did not know at once. As black people, we must be educated in our health, especially college students. Everyone thinks that “It can’t be me to get it.” while in actuality, anyone can get the virus. Like Myth Two of “Tools for Fighting