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Before a student becomes an adult, their main goal in life is to do well in school. In school, teachers and other higher officials have a level of expectations for them to uphold. These expectations can be a variety of things that can determine a person's success. Generally speaking, people work only as well as other people expect them to work. For example, when a teacher assigns an essay that must contain a minimum of three body paragraphs. Because of this, there is not much room for…

In 1991, women’s fast pitch softball was added to the roster of the 1996 Summer Olympics – a landmark many people recognize as the ultimate success of a sport. Although softball was later dropped from the 2012 Summer Olympics line-up, the game is still one of the most popular participant sports in the United States and 113 countries have officially joined the International Softball Federation since the organization’s formation in 1952. According to the official rules developed early in the…

Since attending UNLV I have heard a lot of professionals, alumnus, and professors “keys to success” but one that seems to come up time and time again is just how important it is to be a leader. There are several kinds of leadership including servant, autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire. Brett Shannon talked to us about what it means to be a coach centric leader. A coach centric leader is someone in whom leadership seems effortless, a positive attitude is contagious, and sees that every…

Psycholinguists have debated the topic of language’s origin and meaning for centuries. These theories are valuable tools to expanding our minds, but can also easily morph our learning process and worldview on the importance of language. This work briefly explains the basis of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, along with Chomsky’s theory of Universal Grammar, and the criticisms of both. Cognitive awareness and strict adhesion to one perspective of language origin has the ability to actively shape language…

Amongst Divisions I, II, and III, an average of 66% of student-athletes receive some form of financial aid or a scholarship. Paying college athletes is a controversial topic that has been debated for years. Some people say the student-athletes deserve compensation for their hard work. Others think that they should not because they are at college to learn and they already receive funding in scholarships. NCAA president Mark Emmert says, “These individuals are not professionals. They are…

ultimately influenced me to become an ISCOR major and fueled my passion for community development. Ten years later, I am interning with BLCI because I want to directly work with families that are in need of low-cost resources and services. Also as an alumnus of the program, I have an understating of what barriers prevent families from finding and learning about…

The college admissions process is a difficult path to navigate. Between transcripts and letters of recommendations, there are several aspects one needs to be educated about. I believe that race/ethnicity should not be one of the variables that undergraduate and graduate schools use in making admissions decisions. Although white, non-Hispanic males make more on average compared to any other race with a bachelor’s degree (O’Brien 64), which then could lead to higher donating to the school’s…

This video shows the Direct Instruction Approach in three different schools within in the same district where this type of teaching and learning environment was implemented. Teachers were shown interacting with their students in the classroom as well as how the students were responding to their instructors. The teachers also were given opportunities to discuss how and why the Direct Instruction Approach worked in their classroom. On the student side, the students were shown following distinct…

Charisma of Leadership and Team-Building Capabilities “How can your MBA studies be managed to develop leadership and team-building capabilities?” For this question, I have to say that probably everyone MBA candidate has been asked by this question from others. The capabilities of team building and leadership are the most precious abilities that god given to humans. The man who has the strong leadership and team building capabilities will win respect and affection from others and acquire…