Adelmo Alvarado Professor Mazumdar May 10, 2016 Assignment #3: Interview Summary Role of Acculturation Acculturation can determine whether a first generation Salvadoran American student’s pursues higher education. As new immigrants immersed in the American culture, they have to adapt or comprehend the culture acceptable “behavior, values, language, and customs” in order to educational succeed (McCallister 2015). Moreover, California is a diverse state that first generation students come across
It is important to be afraid. This is a message the two greek plays Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus and Oedipus Rex by Sophocles send to the citizens of Ancient Greece. The emotions of the gods in both plays are unchangeable, regardless of how involved they are in the plot. This steeliness causes fear of the gods and allows them to successfully lead. When displaying their power, the gods are able to keep greek citizens in the hold of their leadership. They have trapped the people so they are unable
within those three schools. Upward Bound will take students in their program on college visits, as well as on a field trip during the summer months and help host a cultural event. They offer pre-college support, help with scholarships, and they help make sure the students are taking the right classes. Upward Bound also offers a bridge component between the academic and summer months, where they will pay for one RCTC class during the summer. The director of Upward Bound is Kathy Richardson, although we
TRIO would later evolve into a total of eight programs, yet keep the title of “TRIO.” Upward Bound (often referred to as Classic or Regular Upward Bound) would be joined by Upward Bound Math-Science, a program with a format similar to Upward Bound, but stressing and providing assistance in Math and Science, while encouraging students to pursue careers in these fields of study. Veterans Upward Bound was initiated in the 1970s to provide military veterans with the skills and support necessary to pursue
as prevalent as they are in the city. I have watched films and television shows with poverty as the centralized theme, however, I did not take it seriously until I had the opportunity to witness it in its true form. Through my work with the Upward Bound program, I had the opportunity to volunteer at a homeless shelter known as the Hannah House during my weekend at the Wanda Hendricks-Bellamy Student Leadership Conference. This opportunity allowed me to experience
ensure that a program’s objectives are met, all too often it seems as if things do not go to plan. Prior to meeting with my mentee, my mentee, his mother, and I agreed to a contract with both Merrimack College and the Lawrence High School Upward Bound Program that my mentee and I would meet for an hour each week from mid-October to mid-December to go over the college application process. However, over the last two weeks, my mentee and I have had difficulty scheduling meeting times for a variety
commences the wretched tale of Prometheus, one whose cruel providence commands him to be torn per diem, one is bestowed a variation to the common theological account of a shrewd individual desiring to conquer the will of the gods. Moreover, Prometheus Bound transpires within the initial stages of the Epic Cycle, as Zeus has ultimately established his hegemony quite recently, and his decree is established to be absolute. It commences immediately when Prometheus has been charged with treason towards Zeus
specifically serve students who identify as low income, first generation, and/or disabled (U.S. Department of Education, 2016). Eight different programs fall under the umbrella of TRIO Programs: Upward Bound (sometimes referred to as Classic or Regular Upward Bound), Upward Bound Math-Science, Veterans Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, and the TRIO Training Program for Federal TRIO
Aeschylus’s play Prometheus Bound portrays the conflict between the two most powerful factors in human life: knowledge against force or equivalently, intellect against might. Set in a world that is conflicted between opposing political ideals of democracy and tyranny, the play characterizes the protagonist Prometheus as the champion of man who symbolizes the rebel against the tyrant and depicts Zeus as the destroyer of man. Prometheus, nailed to a rock on Caucasus, is at the mercy of Zeus for disobeying
floor of the LARC open to all veterans as well as their dependents. Veterans Upward Bound is located in the same office, but is actually a grant funded program by the department of education and accepts lower income and veterans with certain needs that meet the criteria. However, Varela and his team try to help anyone they can and don’t turn anyone away even if they can’t become part of the Veterans Upward Bound