First reason I am proud to be Canadian is since Canada has one of the best healthcare system. Canada is one of few countries that provides free healthcare. This means that people are able to get basic treatments despite their personal income and standard of living. Canada’s healthcare is also considered one of the best since it is very accessible meaning that there are many hospitals that are available for people to visit and use. Moreover Canada’s healthcare is efficient since there is a high…
Home to many of us is a physical place. It is where we grow up, wake up every single day, and seek comfort and warmth in. Having a physical house that keeps us rooted everywhere we go and gives us eternal hope and strength. Millions of people called this home Afghanistan. Now imagine that home gone in the matter of seconds. Imagine losing everything you have ever known or being born into a world without such a home. Beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, Afghanistan experienced…
racist utopia which means they were against people color. This reality has been hidden for generations but didn't hide forever. The reality is that whites in Oregon consider themselves as “pure” human being and not let any other race especially black to live in Oregon until 1922 so the don’t get “Dirty”. Oregon was racist from the very beginning. When it became a state, the 75% of voters were against slavery to happen in Oregon. They saw blacks as a bad element and keep the ground with good…
another, dying on the streets, running away from home and skipping school regularly. The Outsiders is written by S.E Hinton, the story takes place in 1960 in the city of Oklahoma. The novel is about two different social groups known as the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs are the richer kids that live on the West Side of town. The Greasers are the poor kids who live on the East Side of town. The Socs think…
Community, the place where we are supposed to belong, be accepted, and grow in. A community is something built on bonds, different types of bonds, that are important in our lives. We are living in a time where working alone is not profitable. We must work together. I love to help personally. I live far from Carlos Fuentes so I don't get much chances to help out in this community. However, i try my best to help mine, or to help others. I go to church and there we hold many events where i love to…
most people think of home, they think of a location, a house, and then the people and memories that make that place home. But for me, I only think of the people that always made any place home for me. I grew up a missionary kid where the place I lived never had much importance to me. I have lived in more places and houses than I can keep track of! But no matter where I was, these places always felt like home if my family was there. I know in my career as a teacher, I will come across many…
Of Mice and Men: Dreams Have Failed Dreams are a tough road to follow, some prevail ,and some fail, but yet those dreams are not forgotten about. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Curley’s wife have different dreams, that end up failing because of others actions. One dreamed of having fame and money and the other dreamed of having a home and unwavering friendship. Although their dreams were different, they still faced the harsh reality of a dream deferred. George is…
possibilities to improve lives globally. Attending the Babson Entrepreneurial Experience was the best four weeks of my life; I formulated some of my best friendships while gaining the knowledge and expertise to make a difference in my community upon my return. I have been organizing Babson’s NYC-based summer class of 2016 dinners for many months now, and the thought-provoking, intellectual discussions we have motivate me to be more curious, read more, and think of ways to make the world a…
they have been working for over 50 years now to improve health disparities in communities that don’t have access to direct healthcare services. Telemedicine is made available in places where physicians may not necessarily work but want to help those in need. There are many different technologies made to help with the best possible care that can be given without an actual doctor on site. A case study called, Video Recording Doctor-Patient Visits to Remember What the Doctor Said, shows how…
the best God can give”, which he used to say anytime I was upset, the first time he said those words was the second worst day of my entire life, it was the day my dad left for his new family. After, Dom proceeded to tell me that he does not deserve me because “I deserve the best God can give”, over time that phrase became hackneyed but I would do anything to hear it again.…