December 2002

Catholic Charities is a non-profit organization that has been in service for 94 years. They offer a multitude of services such as group homes for the handicapped and mentally delayed, Family service centers that offer services such as help with rental and energy assistance as well as diapers for children as well as many others. The services continue to grow on a yearly basis with one of the most important of them being that of mental health and substance abuse treatment to the population. As…

Meanwhile, Cipher and Jaden stood at the edge of the mountain, where they can see the entire Garden from every angle. “The scenery is divine…,” Cipher speaks in astoundment-while Jaden’s eyes are pivoting from one point to the next-“a place which ascends tranquility.” Jaden frowns, his eyes narrowing in on a dark-shaded stretch of land, ravaged by the sickness. “You see with your own two eyes, the real beauty and the serenity the Garden possesses. It is one of the many reasons, why I been so…

The first day of school is something that is dreaded by most, it is the end of the wonderful time we call summer, it starts months and months of stress and pain, and it means getting up at six every weekday, with about four to six hours of sleep. Once you finally realize that you cannot escape the impending doom that is upon you, it is time to get up and get ready for it. Now school is not that bad, but the first day is one of my least favorite days of the year, I dislike the introductions, the…

I Believe Speech: Knowing that you know, that you know Knowing that you know, that you know, is a mouthful agreed but what is it that I mean when I say that? You have to break it down one by one. So everyone agrees that you are sitting here in a college classroom listening to me speak? So if you say yes to that? Then essentially everyone is agreeing that you know this to be true. That is the “first knowing”. Now how do you know that to be true? Well break it down, how do you know…

Freedom is a hard word to define because freedom means different things to different people. To some people, freedom is to be completely self-governed; to others it may mean freedom to have control of others. The founding fathers established their interpretation of freedom over 200 years ago in the Constitution. Since then, countless changes have been made in the definition as well as who had rights to these privileges. In my opinion, when a small population has more privileges than others,…

No Shared Goals First of all, in the round 1, we didn’t have a shared goal of what was our ultimate operational objective. I was in charge of the quality control, however, my operational objective was merely to finish my tasks: subjectively check the quality, record the number of deficits and time, leave some comments, and pass houses to the material handler. After the round 1, I realized that the quality ratio was one of the important metrics and I was responsible for the metrics. During…

Matthew Henry stated that “Eve was not taken out of Adam 's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.” Henry believed that men and women were made equal, so they should be treated accordingly. In Henry Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”, Ibsen produces a scenario in which two women are in two differently natured relationships during the play. During his production…

2. The problem with Cartesian skepticism is that there is not enough evidence to prove that the world around us is always false. Descartes is trying to prove his point off of logic instead of actual evidence. Descartes is putting too much faith on the mind over the physical world. When he explains an evil being manipulating our thoughts and senses he still cannot prove that the evil being actually exists. So Descartes is still going off of assumptions to prove his theory. He tries to resolve…

This year was insane. As I reflect upon my year, it still astounds me that I managed to muddle through. It was calming knowing I had a few laudable and precocious mentors to help guide me through this year, for which they nearly made up for the actions of those inexorable people. Aside from the incompetent and avid acquaintances, many factors made this inscrutable place a little less scary. I can’t speak for others, but I loved this year, and truly wonder how I will be able to leave such…

Which adversity knocks on your door, what is your response? Adversity implies a difficult situation, condition, and misfortune. Jock Ewing once quoted, "Any man can win when things go his way, it 's the man who overcomes adversity that is the true champion." These troubles we encounter in life should motivate us to bring out the full potential one can be. Adversity builds a closer tie for man to man conflicts, developing one into a more capable and mature individual. Affliction is a main part…