Cupertino

In today’s world, almost everybody including teenagers and kids own phones. Many schools including Cupertino Middle School have been banning students from taking out their phones at any time during school. They require students to keep their phone off and in their backpack at all times, blocking off all the useful materials you can access on your phone. Would you enjoy going to school knowing you can not use your phone? Students should have ability to take out their phones during school hours. Phones are very useful and can come in handy, even in school. If an emergency occurs, having a phone is very important. Although it is unlikely, major natural disasters or shootings can occur at school. If the students have their phones, they can report…

Wow, can you believe we have started a new year, I pray all had a most blessed Christmas and I wish you and your family a most joyous New Year. It is always an honor to welcome into our community of Secular Franciscans new members. A “Right of Admission” ceremony for four of our inquirers; Joan Babin, Denise Donaldson, James Kim-Young and Mick Michieli-Beasley will take place at our January gathering. The St. Joseph of Cupertino Fraternity welcomes our four new brothers and sisters in Francis…

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. I believe that Stanford GSB program can help me achieve that little piece, as important as a reason I give myself to keep going for me and my family. I live in the city of Cupertino. It is one of the most beautiful and well known high tech city in the world. People give the best rating to the best school districts and Apple campus that maintain the profession with high diversification and tolerance. The first time I heard…

When I was 9 years old my whole family, including my cousins, aunts, and uncles, went on a family reunion during the summer. Every year after school was out my mom, dad, my sister, and I would either go to India or my family from India would visit me here. This year my family from India came to visit us here, in America, and we decided to drive to Las Vegas. I know, driving to Las Vegas from Cupertino! We rented a big van and drove a long 10 hour drive to Las Vegas. When we arrived there we…

I moved with my family in 1943 to what was then Cupertino. My parents had purchased a summer and weekend home on Titus Avenue, which runs between Prospect and Cox. When Saratoga incorporated, everything up to Prospect was included in Saratoga. Our summer home became our residence and my dad commuted by train to San Francisco. After the war, Dad retired and in 1951 he completed building a house across the street. In 1956 my husband and I purchased the home and my parents moved to Santa Cruz,…

complain about not being in a school play, watch TV or play computer games, choose their own extracurricular activities, get any grade less than an A, not be the #1 student in anything in every subject except gym and drama, play any instrument other than the piano or violin, or not play the piano or violin.” (Back Cover, Chua). Tiger Mom Parenting has created a specific stereotype of Asians, specifically Chinese- that they’re academically inclined, musically talented, and/or anti-social. Many…

results to the Polar H7. The Polar H7 is a chest strap monitor with a proven track record for accuracy. In nearly every test, the Fitbit only had a maximum of three beats per minute variation. This is great news for Fitbit. And the new study puts the previous research into question. Was it the act of the devil? Devil May Find Apple Next The forbidden fruit was an Apple. Which is ironic in more ways than one. The devil may be behind the Fitbit witch-hunt. But the question is, who’s next? Will…

Hello, my name is Steve Jobs. As you know I was the CEO of Apple and invented the first Apple computer. I was Apple’s chairman, an entrepreneur, an inventor and a marketer. I was born in San Francisco, California on 24thFebruary, 1955 and died at Palo Alto, California 5th October, 2011. I was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs since I was born. I used to live in Silicon Valley where I attended Crittenden Middle School. They had a problem with bullying. One day I got bullied and I told my…

today’s world. Moreover, Mara specifically describes that the drawbacks and benefit for the tech companies built headquarters in urban areas. According to Mara, there are some negative impact if the headquarter of a company was built in the city. Firstly, there are serious burden on public transport when more and more company built their headquarters in the center of urban areas. Moreover, Mara explain this by taking “Amazon” as an example. Actually, according to Mara, a large number of workers…

The World Health Organization estimated that 12.6 million died from climate-change related effects. Your corporation has the power to change everything. Our Earth has reached the tipping point, which means that either we can start the cooling down process of Earth if we act now, or the Earth will keep warming each year, causing unfathomable destruction. What is morally right: making money or saving the Earth for future generations? Besides, a whole new market in renewable energy like solar…