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In my summer job as a camp counselor, I worked with a camper, Morgan, who first illustrated to me the potential life-changing impact of biomedical engineering. Morgan had suffered a serious accident and lost both her left arm and leg. This potentially debilitating event seemed but a small inconvenience to her, as a complex prosthetic leg allowed her to play handball, hike through the woods, and ride in a canoe with the effortlessness and poise found in any confident young girl. This…

Lebron James is a very decorated and extraordinary individual, he is known as one of the best in the world at what he does. LeBron James has won many awards, championships, and scored an astonishing amount of points. This is what he has done throughout his career is what makes him one of the best, but there have been other players that have done the same things in their career and they aren't as extraordinary as him. He definitely has had a great career, but this isn't the full reason why he is…

The Glass Ceiling and the Glass Elevator Athena A. Giavasis The University of Akron I. The glass ceiling persists in the present day United States. A. The glass ceiling is defined as the point where a women can no longer rise in her career whereas a man continues to rise in his (Bellenger, 2015) B. Women lack positions of higher leadership in politics. a. In the United States only 17 percent of Congress is female (Schuh, 2014). 1. It is harder for a female incumbent to become reelected. 12…

it is important to provide services where it meets the family's need best, whether in their home, school, community, or at our therapy center in Twinsburg, OH. For half of my clients, I go into the families' homes. We serve the greater Cleveland - Akron areas, since we are centrally located between the major metropolitan areas. Providing treatment in the kids' homes helps them learn where they will use their communication skills…

rape-law reform: A cross-national study of policy outcomes. American Sociological Review, 74(2), 272-29 Gotell, L. (2008). Rethinking affirmative consent in Canadian sexual assault law: Neoliberal sexual subjects and risky women. Akron L. Rev., 41, 865. McDaniels-Wilson, C., & Belknap, J. (2008). The extensive sexual violation and sexual abuse histories of incarcerated women. Violence Against Women,14(10), 1090-1127. Randall, M. (2010). Sexual assault law, credibility,…

INTRODUCTION Sexual assault can be seen all over in the news but be hard to pin down its actual definition. The U.S. Justice Department (2014) defines sexual assault as “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient”. Understanding that sexual assault is not just stranger rape gives a better understanding of what sexual assault is which is important. An inclusive definition of sexual assault can decrease its prevalence among young people by…

Being a hands-on learner, I excelled the most in lab. I was always delighted to go in and learn how to do all the different procedures and acquire new skills that we would perform in the clinical setting. I enjoyed learning new techniques and figuring out the rationale as to why one may be better than the other. I also took pleasure in teaching and helping fellow students who were practicing their skills in the lab. Throughout my clinical experiences I was outgoing, friendly, curious, and…

Foundation. The foundation's work is focused in his hometown, Akron, Ohio. The Lebron James Family Foundation spends about one million per year on programs to better the community. Some of his programs include provided adults with college resources, helping students learn how to code, and getting elementary schoolers interested in school (Mccarthy). James also has a campaign called I Promise. The campaign earmarks forty-one million for ten thousand Akron students. The foundation also host and…

Vincent – St. Mary’s in Akron, Ohio and while it is true that a large percentage of the students have a Catholic background, the social, cultural and economic backgrounds are very diverse. In fact, for the past three years STVM has partnered with the government of China and hosts…

set out to “color the world” of Revere High School. Paige showed me an online site that gave ideas for volunteering projects and fundraising opportunities easy for high schoolers to implement. Featuring programs for the American Red Cross, the local Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, and institutions from foreign regions, the suggested ideas seemed generally bland. Having studied Spanish together for three years, the Pulsera Project stuck out to both Paige and me. As we looked into the benefits of…