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of a different shade cannot partake in the convenience of transferring their race or ethnicity. On behalf of them, individual discrimination as a result of whites remains a repetitive event. Joe Feagin (1991), (pg. 418) a previous president of the American…

administrative and financial burden of research in America; being accountable to taxpayers and American citizens in this regard requires continuous analysis of policies and procedures to ensure adequate stewardship of public trust. Towards this agenda, three organizations (the Council on Government Relations (COGR), the Association of American University (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)) joined forces to provide recommendations “for regulatory reform that…

seminary for the education of African-American clergymen. Within a few weeks, the concept expanded to include a provision for establishing a University. Within two years, the University consisted of the colleges of Liberal Arts and Medicine. The new institution was named for General Oliver O. Howard, a Civil War hero who was both a founder of the University and, at the same time, commissioner of the Freedmen’s…

(Jensen, Trollope-Kumar, Waters, Everson, 2008). Masten, Best and Garmezy (1990) describes resilience as ‘the process of, capacity for, or outcome of successful adaptation despite challenging or threatening circumstances’ (p. 425). The American Psychological Association on the other hand, defines resilience as a process of one’s adaption upon facing such situations for instance adversity, trauma, disaster, pressure, or significant sources of stress - family and relationship issues, serious…

the first official football game ever to be played between two teams. As years went on more and more Ivy League schools began creating their own teams to participate in the growing sport. In 1873 four teams: Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton, and Yale Universities all met in New York City to discuss the establishment of the first collegiate football league (www.nfl.com). At this meeting they also established the…

attitude and enthusiasm. In highlighting my strengths I realize that I have a strong foundation in family, loyalty, and an unwavering interest and curiosity to challenge myself. In being an Asian American I realize I have the best of both worlds and I can embrace both cultures. I am the first generation American of immigrant parents from Fujian and Hong Kong. I can speak Cantonese and have studied martial arts from the age of four, I started my formal education in the Chinese Mandarin…

but one stood out the most. She was the first employee hired to work for the first African-American bank in DeKalb County which was known as First Southern Bank founded by her former Sunday school teacher. After leaving banking, her quest was to get more involved in the community.…

was Percy Lavon Julian, an African American chemist and pioneer. He was one of the most important scientists known to date. Percy was born on April 11, 1899 in Montgomery, Alabama. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a post office clerk. Attended DePauw University in 1920 and his mentor William Blanchard and was the one who tried to find a doctorate program for Percy after he completes his undergraduate degree. Then later attended Harvard University for his Master’s and obtained…

doing basics I decided to research all the degree choices Texas State University had to offer. I found that getting a Bachelors in Communication Disorders would be the first step I had to take to become a speech-language pathologist, I will be graduating from Texas State University in May 2017 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Disorders. I am hoping to pursue a Master's in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of North Texas. My overall goal is to become a…

The paper I have chosen to do a referee report on, "Contributions of the US state park system to nature recreation"by Juha Siikamäki, analyzes the economic contributions of state park systems in the United States. The stated goal of the paper was to estimate the net contributions of state parks in the US to help aid policy makers, and the public, with public policy and management decisions. To do this the author uses a novel approach to help with estimating the economic contributions of a state…