Blanca Fransisco-Hernandez is a fourteen-year-old Hispanic female who attended the assessment with her mother and sisters. Blanca was referred by AVID initially, where she previously participated in outpatient therapy, as they are currently close. Blanca was referred to these services following reports of sexual abuse by her older brother, who is now 15 and no longer living in the home. Blanca has been receiving outpatient therapy services with CAN, LLC since 12/2014 and has been compliant with attending sessions.…
“Selena Quintanilla Perez” by: Alex Burgess Not double spaced -1 Selena Quintanilla Perez was a Mexican American performer whose life was full of adventures with her family throughout her music career. Selena faced the troubles that had came with being a female, Latino entering the Tejano music business. Selena went from being just a young and courageous girl to being considered the “queen of Tejano music”. Selena first began recording in 1984 in corpus Christi, Texas. She recorded with her family band which was made up of her brother A.B.…
Even though there were many legends bringing different qualities to the sport during the 1900s through happy times, Major League Baseball was hit with depression in the 2000s. Still being one of the best games ever played, Jose Fernandez, pitcher of the Miami Marlins, brought love, dignity, and honor together to be exemplified throughout the rest of baseballs life. Fernandez, being known as “Nino” due to his youthful ebullience, had passed away from a horrific boating accident. Honoring the best, young pitcher, teams throughout MLB showed respect and dignity to represent him. The Houston Astros had set up a billboard with Fernandez’s picture, number, and years he played.…
Dolores Fernandez was born, in a small mining town in the mountains of Dawson in northern New Mexico on April 10, 1930. Her Father, Juan Fernandez was a farm worker and a miner and her mother, Alicia was a woman's activist. Juan was a union activist that ran for political office and won a seat in the New Mexico legislature in 1938 and alicia was known for her kindness and humanity towards others. Alicia provided affordable rates in her 70 room hotel, which she bought after years of hard work. Alicia welcomed all low wage customers and sometimes even waived the fee for them.…
My Modern Hero “ My mission is to rescue. My hope is that one day I won't have to” I have chosen Tia Torres as my modern hero because of her determination and willingness to save those who need saving and help the misguided get back on track. Tia Torres famous not only because of her show Pitbulls and Parolees, or her rescue Villalobos but because of her love for misguided animals and people. Tia Torres came from a broken beginning, she lived with her stepmother who she always called mom and didn't have a father figure. Even in those times she still had the heart and strength to take in stray animals,whether it was a horse or a goat.…
NURS 6001 Professional My full name is Maria Guadalupe Rivera. I am number eight out of nine children. I was born in a small town in Zacatecas Mexico.…
Discussion Board #6 – Case Study of Maria Diaz – Alexandra Dais – November 20, 2017 1. Identify the geriatric syndromes (tip: there are many) that Maria is experiencing. Provide assessment findings that support your response. Bladder Control Problems – Urinary incontinence is a common problem in our elderly generations. Urinary incontinence can lead to problems like falls, depression from embarrassment and isolation from not wanting to venture out in public (National Institutes of Health, 2017).…
Hello, I am Selena Yuan. My birth name is Xiaoya Yuan. Since it is hard for most people to pronounce my name, my parents changed it to Selena. Therefore, Selena is my English name. I have a family of four people: my parents, my younger brother who is nine years old and me.…
I am Gabrielle Mendoza, a first generation latino student. I come from a Latino background and was brought up in a very broken untraditional household. My grandmother alone raised me as my parents moved to a different home and raised my younger sister, leaving me with my grandmother. My grandmother was always at work making sure she kept food on the table for me. When she started working full time I was still very young, I had to learn to raise myself and do everything for myself.…
My names Victoria Rios, I’m a very outgoing person and friendly. I find it easy to talk to people and get along with others weather they're very different from me. I feel more mature for my age, so dealing with older people is better for me then a bunch of kids. My senior year and all throughout high school, I tried taking classes that were health science related. I based my electives around health science going through school because I know I wanted to get into the medical field.…
My name is Jonathan Katz; I am 14 years old and I live in Englewood, NJ. At this period in my life, I am interested in engineering, computers and the subject of math. I believe that I can piece all of these interests together in my professional life to change and enhance the condition of people’s lives all around the world. My personal and academic goals mean a lot to me.…
Michael Jordan once said, “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Being born to two immigrants, who have never completed college, and growing up in a low-income family of six individuals, I have faced nothing but a myriad of obstacles in my life. Although at times I have struggled to overcome these challenges, I have always persevered and pushed past each one with my determination to be the best I can be, which has matured me into the young adult I am today.…
As goals are set and sought to accomplish many times challenges and setbacks arise creating a difficult time for the person seeking success and deliverance. However, the obstacles or challenges that are faced must be surpassed in order to reach a goal. It is important to assess these challenges and take proper measures for the best goal results. Once the difficulties and setbacks are achieved, the feelings that come with these accomplishments is what drives most people to remain determined till the end of reaching their goal. This analysis will discuss the challenges young nineteen year old Margarita Suarez, faced as she competed against all odds and challenging obstacles in order to win a competition that meant more to her than just a title.…
I am a first generation to go to college and I am a living proof of being an outlier of any statistic in this world. For I am Hispanic, 17 years old and beating all the odds against me. However, I’m a fighter, a believer and a lover for my wish to be successful and make my mother happy and my heavenly father who is with me all the time, which I’m sure you know, his name is God. To be quite honest, you will see who I am and you will see the fire in my heart that makes me want to accomplish everything in my life. You’ll see the glow in my eyes, and you’ll know that with God by my side anything and everything is possible for me.…
I’m the product of my beautiful and rich heritage. And just like my grandma, I’m a confident, strong-willed, and college bound young lady ready to define my place in this world. I will be the bright light traversing the halls of academia in pursuit of knowledge to compliment who I am and more importantly, redefine societal labels including my…