Cabarrus County Schools

The beginning of the school year starts with students sharing stories of what they did during their break. Students go to school and work hard for one hundred eighty days with one goal in mind, summer vacation. Summer vacation is a time for students to escape school and have fun. With this in mind parents often worry about their children being stuck at home. Most parents must also find a childcare facility for when he or she is at work. It is a challenging tasks entrusting your children to…

I was born in the wrong century; a combination of an imperfect school education and broad parents produced a curious child who dreamed of many different occupations. Growing up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, I’ve seen interests and talents splattered across the entire state. There were Spring Lake Middle School sport coaches who researched different exercises for training players, cross country runners who dabbled in cancer research, and many more occupations. Thus, these people influenced my…

Community: Warren Township Teen Center: (Gurnee, IL) (Park City, IL) I was involved in a youth services program at Warren Township Youth and Family Services who sponsors the Friday Night Alternative for middle school students in Warren Township (grades 6th - 8th). Friday Night Alternative is a safe environment that includes, basketball, dancing, special event activities and pizza/beverages that are supplied by the members of the Park City Teen Center. I volunteered to be a chaperone for the…

the children and staff seemed to be back into the routine of school. We were notified that 141 students were absent due to the fear of the bomb threat. The team was instructed to come back on Monday. After, returning we had a sessions with only a couple of children and one staff member who had a panic attack over the weekend. I was incredibly proud to be a part of such a dedicated and professional group. The work that…

from the School Board Meeting that was recorded on March 8th. This meeting was at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Administrative Center. This is located at 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, Fl. The meeting began at 4p.m. however, the business portion of the meeting began at 4:30p.m. Board member who attended where; Kelly Lichter, Kathleen Curatolo, Erika Donalds, and Roy M. Terry. The beginning of the meeting was a lot of academic highlights. It started with a video of Collier County schools called…

the word school; “Seven Crappy Hours of Our Lives.” It’s not a very appropriate saying, but I can comprehend the feelings of its creator. Imagine school felt long enough only to get another hour and a half added. I believe the way classes are distributed is reasonable, so how would adding another hour function? A longer school day would just mean complicated compromises and sacrifices would have to be made, students who dislike school would have another reason why, and time away from school…

The show includes graduating from high school, relationships, getting a job, beginning college, moving out on their own, and of course raising their first child. In the later episodes, they focus on “baby momma drama” and the struggles of being a single parent. In the show Teen Mom, Star Amber…

an Essential Contribution to Social Protest/Affirmation This paper will focus on the sculpture, The Illegal Operation (1962) by Edward Kienholz. The assemblage sculpture can be found on the second floor of the Ahmanson Building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Although understated at first, this sculpture deals with the taboo practice of abortions regulated in the 1960’s. In this paper I will discuss why this sculpture would make a good contribution to our textbook, specifically chapter…

humor to promote a change. Satire is used in popular culture of present times, and has been in use for many previous operations. Mark Twain was a craftsman of various literary devices. In his short story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”, Mark Twain uses satire, dialect, and irony to expose regionalism in order to produce a change. Twain uses satire in a few different ways, the first being stereotypical. Twain alludes to the characters in the mining town as being western or…

Jennifer Flores Professor, Isaac 31st October, 2016 Intro to Sociology 101 Theoretical Perspectives Ever since the 21st century reality television shows have become very popular among our society which has captivated our attention as it has influenced the way we live our life. As it’s unscripted and casted of ordinary people instead of casting well known celebrities as they’re lives are being documented by every move they make. According to sources many people believed that reality…