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Visiting communities of Buddhism for Education of Cambodia (BEC)’s projects was a meaningful activity. The monks from BEC are unquestionable active in society and they have different programs for the support of housing, caring of elderly people, educating prisoners, children and others. Their mission is to provide ethical education and to render a peaceful live with high principles in families and society. The Executive Director of this organization is Ven Rahula. In the afternoon after lunch time

Definition of Classism and Poverty: Classism is a discrimination based on your social class, but it’s more than that, it’s shunning a fraction of people because they are a different class, it is an inequality in what it is to live. This is a colossal issue that impacts millions and this directly ties into billions through poverty. I may be going on and on about poverty, but you may not know what it is and so you may not know how massive of an issue it is. Poverty is being in a state of such lack

It is a challenge to communicate effectively with people that from different countries and cultures. Due to the different backgrounds and cultures, there are a number of barriers to effective cross-cultural communication. The same words have different meanings to people that from different cultures, even the people that speak the same language. In my own opinion, there are three aspects of cross-cultural communication barriers: they are language, behavior and emotion. Firstly, language is always

In recent years the question of college athletes being exploited or supported has arouse quite often. When this situation comes up most people are quick to say they are obviously being supported for the simple fact that they are getting to go to a university for free. However once you take a deeper look into things, views and thoughts of this situation may change slightly if not totally. Last winter NCAA president Mark Emmert was asked a simple question. If he thinks college athletes should or

Land Of The Free, Home Of The Upper Class      “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” (Lazarus) This incredible, sentimental homage to the American dream brings many to ask, what a wonderful concept- but is this truly the case? Is America truly a land of opportunity and dreams realized, or is it more

Back in 2001, Joseph Trohman was just another 16 year old Chicago suburb high school student stuck in a low paying job with dreams. Joe, as he was called by friends and family, had a passion, a passion for music. Joe could play the guitar well and had a dream to start a band. With this dream in mind, Joe called up a friend from another local band, that Joe had toured with, Arma Angelus and asked him to play. Pete Wentz was most noticeably the second member of an unnamed band. Peter Wentz was

Childhood Obesity and Poverty Childhood obesity has become an epidemic. More than twenty three million children and teenagers are obese in the United States alone. Childhood obesity already costs fourteen billion dollars annually in health care expenses. Children who are obese are at a higher risk for heart, liver diseases and diabetes. They are also more likely to have bone and joint issues later in life. Most young children who are obese will grow up to continue their behaviors and become obese

to things like dating and romance, we had very similar limits for what constituted a “couple’s night.” I can count on one hand the times we went out to dinner together to a “real” restaurant, and our biggest hobby was probably getting creative with ramen recipes and watching our shared Netflix account. I loved it because it was him, but I admit that I was always envious of the other students around me who seemed to be able to live the way they wanted, without worrying about the cost. We both graduated

What is the reason for not ending the world-leading problem in the United States and in other countries? Are we capable of ending a monster that has taken the lives of children? Poverty is the monster that society worries about, especially the individuals who have to endure going days without eating and have to live in horrifying conditions. The United States has the world’s second highest poverty rate among children, and the children have no way of defeating it. Many different organizations,

Social Marginalization in Stray Bullet and Chilsu and Mansu In the film Stray Bullet (1960), the film portrays the struggling economic conditions after the Korean War. Chilsu and Mansu (1988), portrays the struggling economic conditions of working class men in South Korea during the 80’s. Even though these two films highlight the economic conditions of different time periods, it shares a coherent theme of social marginalization. Social marginalization refers to a group of people who are socially