California Polytechnic State University

Much More Than Just a Degree Cal State Los Angeles receives many incoming freshmen each year and each student comes from a different background. All scholars who decide to continue their education have struggles and motivations that have affected their achievements. Through a peer interview that was required in my English class, I had the opportunity to learn one of my classmates attitude towards his goals, education, and his past struggles that has motivated him to keep moving forward. I was paired

site named Puvunga. The interview changed my understanding of my college campus and the city that I now live in. It has made me more sensitive to the struggles that Native Americans faced and still continue to face. The history of migration to California had great effect on the Puvunga village and Tongva Tribe. The migration west in the 19th century forced Native Americans out of their sacred lands and tribes as people from the North and South occupied

When moving to a new place, the first thoughts that comes to mind, "Moving to a different school? Meeting new people?" The terrifying thoughts coursed through my mind causing me to freeze in cold sweat thinking of all the horrible things to come with this new chapter of my life. Regardless, I am a fearless adventurer ready to take one a whole new exciting journey to exotic places, experiencing new cultures, meeting different people. This dream is about to come true as my entire family is moving

The two pieces where this was most prevalent was “Helen Tide” from University of Hawai’i and “Cascade of Moons” from Mills College. For a majority of “Helen Tide,” the two dancers did not travel around the stage a whole lot. The piece was about 6 or 7 minutes long and there was probably 15-20 seconds of quicker movement

The University of British Columbia Faculty of Applied Science Engineering Student Services CEME 2053, 2324 Main Mall, UBC Campus Tel: (604) 822-6556 Fax: (604) 822-2021 email: students@apsc.ubc.ca Interdepartmental Memorandum November 3, 2014 To: Dr. Gopaluni, APSC 150 Coordinator From: Eduardo Mejia (student #: 33257149) Subject: L2B Failure of the Oakland Bay Bridge 1. Introduction This is a failure analysis report from the failure of the Oakland Bay Bridge. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Palshaw English IV 1 Oct. 2016 Becoming a California State Lifeguard Becoming a lifeguard has been an interest of mine for many years. Leading a healthy active lifestyle and helping others is a great profession. Being able to live and work in beautiful California State Park Lands, educating people about water safety, rescuing victims from rip currents, and training the youth to be competent in the water are all great reasons to be a California State Lifeguard. Also, along with many responsibilities

"Oranges" By Gary Soto Gary Soto was born April 12, 1952, in Fresno, California to Mexican-American parents. His grandparents emigrated from Mexico during the Great Depression and found jobs as farm laborers. Soto grew up poor in the San Joaquin Valley and learned that hard work pays off through chores, such as moving lawns, picking grapes, painting houses, and washing cars. When Gary was five his father died as the result of a factory accident, and his mother was left to raise her three

This paper will focus on the economic impacts of the policy decision by California Governor Brown to decrease funding of the California State University and University of California systems by way of looking at the impact on the economy of less college graduates. I will do this by looking at two variables. I will first look at the multiplier effect of the state putting money into the California State University system and what will happen as a result of the divestment due to the budget cuts. I will

I chose social working as my career because many other people go through tough situations and have a difficult time talking to relatives or friends to help them through a tough situation. I thought of becoming a social worker so I can have the ability to change the lives of others. Social work is one of those careers you can truly make a difference in people’s lives. I want to become a social worker because life isn’t about just helping yourself it’s about helping others as well, which is what social

The live sporting event that I chose to observe was the 2015 Woman’s Soccer Big West Conference championship game with Cal State Fullerton competing against Cal State Long Beach. The game took place on Sunday, November 8th at 1:00pm at Cal State Fullerton. This game is significant because it determines who wins the Big West and who qualifies for the NCAA tournament, so pressure on the players and intensity are very high. Throughout the game, I observed the game as a sport psychologist professional