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has so much knowledge and experience that I would love to have and know. I feel her knowledge and advice could help me in my career…

home with my mother and her husband and single. Not quite a fairy tale. That day was the worst and best day of my life. Waking up at 5:00 the morning with and excruciating kick to my lungs, which felt like somebody had just punched me, taking all my air out making me gasp for air. First thing that came to my mind was "what do I do?", "Is it time?" I called my mother right away and said: "mom I think it 's time, the contractions are 5 minutes apart." She said it 's okay I’m on my way get…

Death always comes full-circle. Everyone will die at some point, and that moment is not predestined. Life is never guaranteed, and it could be taken from a person abruptly. Surprisingly, almost no one lives in constant fear of death, even though it’s presence is always lurking. The effects of death on people are obvious, and can be seen in their emotions. Sometimes people are traumatized after witnessing death, specifically a violent one, as seen in soldiers with post-traumatic-stress disorder.…

characters shoes. You can make them who you want it to be, or better yet how you want to be.” The best moments in reading are when you come across something-a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things-which you thought special and particular to you,” (Hector , in The History Boys, Alan Bennett) I personally love reading, for many reasons but the main reason is that it makes me forget about my problems. When I 've had a bad day and feel like my world is turning upside down, I take about…

Best Practice that Support ELA Common Core Standards In Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, written by Ceri B. Dean, Elizabeth Ross Hubbell, Howard Pitler, & BJ Stone, is a best practice book with many useful suggestions for improving instruction in the classroom. With the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS), instructors must guide students in reading, analyzing, and interpreting complex text. To facilitate this need in standards,…

be a counselor. Being flexible will aid me in counseling people of Different cultural backgrounds with multicultural issues. As a counselor, flexibility will also help me to know when to refer a client. Having a sense of humor can be useful in counseling. I am a person with a good sense of humor. Sometimes you just have to laugh at life to keep going. Having a good sense of humor keeps me happy emotionally, personally and professionally. It helps me not to take everything seriously and…

Jaggers of my need to visit Estella back at Ms. Havisham’s house. As I was about to step foot into his office, this young girl wrapped in a scarf with a large floppy hat ran up to me and stopped me in my tracks. She quickly asked me if I wouldn’t mind joining her for tea, and before I had time to reply, she pulled me into a tea shop nearby. As we stepped into the shop, she pulled off her jacket, hat and scarf, revealing her intricate silk gown. She looked up to ask to be seated, and that was…

The day I drove across the country to start a new life I learned how to accept my past, take on new challenges and plan for the future. It was a snowy February day. The snow had started to come down harder, the ice was thickening on the roads and I had an anxious puppy in the car. Just a few months before everything was very different. I had a solid job, what I had thought was happiness, and a great home. When she decided to leave my world turned upside down. Now I was sitting in my Nissan;…

This week’s video lecture gave a good introduction into new concepts relating to Human Interactions and Relationships. These new concepts gave a better understanding of how to enhance relationships and better communication and as well the benefits of groups and the different elements of group interactions. These new concepts express good communication which can create effective positive relationships with our clients that can possibly increase their cooperation and learning. The concepts that…

The theme that stood out to me this week was that of community and community connections. In this commentary I will first I will talk about the hindrances that face teachers that are not native to small town communities. I will also address the problems of partnering with colleges and universities while being in a rural setting. Last I will address the idea of sharing personal histories helping student connect to each other through their similarities and differences. This week’s topic of…