A Journal of the Plague Year

scores on standardized tests for college admission are also higher" (Cogan). This information helps to focus on how each educational option stacks up against one another academically. The Journal of College Admission demonstrated that homeschooled students are more successful grade and retention wise at a four year college institution also. The main reason parents choose to home school their child is the concern for the public school environment, and duly coming in second is dissatisfaction with…

Good afternoon Mr. Smith, I am writing to you today because I am seeking your approval for tuition reimbursement for the Global Supply Chain Management course that I just complete as part of the curriculum for the University of Houston MBA program. As you may know my professional background had previously been entrenched in research science, and although I had some surface knowledge of business processes and practices, I was not well versed in the intricacies and interplays that exist in the…

Edward Winslow describes November 11 in his journal, “...after many difficulties in boisterous storms…we came to an anchor in the bay, which is a good harbor and pleasant bay, circled round, except in the entrance…” It proved to be a huge challenge for the pilgrims to maneuver without geographical…

The Trials that Plague the Soul Misery loves company. This statement proves true when comparing the acclaimed works Yann Martel's Life of Pi, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and William Shakespeare's Hamlet, as all these classics contain the crucial element despair. Characters in the aforementioned novels and play, battle with deep despair and must sacrifice to survive in a world without loved ones to guide them. The characters are not the cause of their anguish, though it is the…

One that effectively combats gang membership is the Street Smart program implemented as a year-round curriculum for select youth in the club. The program’s efforts reflect primary prevention. Primary prevention is defined as the proactive efforts to keep certain problems or crises from occurring (Capuzzi, Gross, 2014). The program is primary…

There are only 1,282 donors available. A shocking number of 9,036 patients would not be able to get a transplant and end up in critical circumstances. 1,000 people die every year. Three people dying every single day in the wait for an organ transplant. Wales has recently adapted to the opt-out system, which has led rest of the Britain in a predicament to whether they should also select the opt-out system. The UK population…

Changing the American Prison System Almost 50% of incarcerated Americans are reincarnated within 10 years. A depressing cycle that can be broken by investing in education. Education in prisons is extremely effective for the prisoners and for the justice system. Jimmy Baca’s “Coming into Language” demonstrates the unjust American prison cycle perfectly through his personal stories and thoughts. Baca deeply values education and attempts to gain one during his time in prison. Through his stories…

For instance, Holmes lost access to a decade of Caroline Herschel’s autobiographical journals when she “completely destroyed” them (Holmes 186). As a result, a mutual ignorance arises where Holmes cannot access information about her, but Caroline also never knew that he would one day need to. The ignorance the characters have of Holmes’ world…

index of leading economic indicators showed a deteriorating economy in the month before the attacks, falling 0.1 percent for August”. September’s index of outstanding economic measures sustained to drop down, it was the greatest collapse nearly six years. Expanding jobless declares that, falling stock prices, decreased manufacturing jobs, a weakening in the service economy. Unemployment has unrelieved to lift since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In October 2001 statistics proclaim that…

Cyberbullying is an epidemic that has increased exponentially in the last several years. The reason for the growth is due to the advancement of technology, increased adolescent use of social media, and until recently, a lack of public awareness. Health care professionals, law makers, educators, parents, and peers must unite to reduce cyberbullying. Forming a multi-faceted line of defense that includes: educational programs, public awareness, continued research on the effects of bullying,…