Civil engineer

Civil disobedience has been a part of this country since its inception. From the acts which led up to the American Revolution (like the boycotting of British products) to this day, the very fabric of the United States is stitched together with the threads of challenging abuses of power. What is often misunderstood about civil disobedience is that it is not a display of disrespect. It does not mean that those protesting are not patriots. Rather civil disobedience is an act of fighting to protect…

Valentina Possú Cox Lang. B4 4 Mar. 2016 Assertion #1 The effectiveness of nonviolence in the Civil Rights movement is evident in its success to gain public support and inspire government intervention. The importance of publicity to the movement can be seen in the 1964 campaign “Freedom Summer”. During the 1960s, activists began working in Mississippi, “Essentially a closed society on racial issues…[that] fought tenaciously, often violently, to maintain a way of life based on white supremacy”…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a brave man who changed the United States by removing segregation. His childhood experiences affected his beliefs and actions as an adult. Some of those were personal experiences, role models and mentors, and his education. First, his personal experiences, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was six years old he had friends who would play with him. However, one day they stopped playing with him. It was because their parents told them not to because of racism. That…

Henry David Thoreau, Mohandas K. Gandhi and Nelson Mandela these three people believed to be oppressed. These people are very important and made great history. They all changed and did the impossible for their people. Something that no other human being had the ego to do. They changed the way of thinking to their government. Thoreau, Gandhi and who Mandela were the ones who awake. In other words, they knew their rights and did something about it. They spoke against the oppression they…

Peace Corps is a wonderful organization that helps people in poor counties. This organization educates people and shows them that there is a different way to live. In future I would like to try myself in this organization and maybe become a part of something big. Jill Conway mentioned in her speech that “Peace Corp gave her a great place to live and work. Also, she met new friends and they become her best friends in the end of their service. Thanks to Peace Corp she learned new language that was…

Junior Volunteer Application Essay As human beings, for reasons unknown, we all have an urge to help those who are in need, myself included. With the plentiful volunteer opportunities at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, I am provided the ability to transform this feeling into reality. In addition, the opportunities being offered enables me to give back to the community that I grew up in my entire life. Also, volunteering at the hospital would be my “work experience” developing myself into a more…

Dr. Martin Luther King is such a hugely looked up to figure in our nation's history because of the incredible injustices he fought, but more importantly because he never lost hope while doing so. King assuredly was living in a remarkably segregated America, and the freedom, dignity, and equality of all races and people that he grappled for did not come easily. However, never was he seen giving up or losing even a shred of hope. Dr. King once said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but never…

How did I make made the community better? No matter the circumstances, I always try to help the people around me. Even before I started high school a did a variety of activities to serve others. In fifth grade, I was Girl Scout, and I started altar serving, but before that I remember asking the deacon or the priest at my church if I could assisted them with the mass. During eighth grade, while everyone of my classmates went on a retreat, I stayed behind to help the Kindergarten teachers with…

should have as long as we are only speaking our mind and not hurting those around us. Peaceful protests are the perfect way to do that. In no way do these protests affect our society in a negative way, quite the opposite actually. The reason behind civil disobedience is to fight for what we think is fair and go against whichever laws we consider to be unjust. Those that protest peacefully are willing to accept the consequences because their cause is worth it to them. In the past we have seen how…

User Liberties/Rights Assessment USCENTCOM and ultimately the 160th Signal Brigade is responsible for maintaining communications in a very dynamic and high risk environment. The mission is to maintain our human rights and defend against terrorism. This mission needs to transfer to defending rights on in cyberspace. Policies confronting challenges of preserving core rights and liberties is part of the commitment. Safeguarding these vital rights and fundamental freedoms and privileges is…