has helped to strengthen the bond between my brother, dad, and I. Ever since I was a little girl my family has had season tickets to the Ohio State football and basketball games. Attending these sporting events has always been a bonding experience with my family, especially my dad. From waking…
I have spent the last five years touring the country and meeting the 13 million unemployed people in this country. The men and women of this country are a broken, ashamed, and desperate people. I have met the farmers of Ohio, Georgia, and Illinois, and the city dwellers of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Oregon. Oregon is in one of the worst conditions in this country. Children collect and sell apples to sell on the sides of the road for $1.15 a day. Jobless depressed men collect junk and scrap…
As I entered college, I knew I wanted to be an Occupational Therapist. I also knew that I must have a job while going to school because college tuition is expensive and my extra circular activity requires me to pay dues. I feel like my stress level nearly double since being in college. I remember my high school teacher telling my class that college is much harder. I think that they partially correct. I do not think college is academically harder, yes they are challenging, but I am taking courses…
story, this is his truth. At the overwhelming young stages of life, Shain was met with hardships and struggles. Ashtabula, Ohio marks the very beginning of his story. Once his mother and father greeted him into the world, they decided to end their relationship. With this relationship split, Shain was taken with his mother to the fast-pace and bustling city of Columbus, Ohio. He would find his youth being spent their. After the split, both of his…
LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan Comparison LeBron James and Michael Jordan are both widely considered the greatest basketball players of all time. Each of them has their own playing styles and signature moves and have led their teams to win Championships. Comparing their profiles maybe we will better understand why both players are considered the Greatest of All Time. Michael Jordan began playing sports in high school which included baseball, football, and basketball. He was considered…
believe that they are actually voting for the presidential candidate. This is not true. They are, in fact, voting only for that candidate’s selected electors. According to the New York Times “the electoral college is a group of people that elects the president and vice president.” In the Electoral college there is a winner-take-all feature that can affect the outcome of presidential elections. It can create problems such as a candidate winning an election, even though they don’t have the…
In 1816, this was created by Reverend Robert Finley to assist free black people in emigrating back to Africa. Finley believed the land of black people’s “fathers” was Africa. He wanted to find the positivity in colonization and the spreading of Christianity to Africa. Finley also believed that the American Colonization Society would bring an end to slavery. Finley saw blacks living in America as a threat to the status of the United States and the quality of life for white people. Finley declared…
than Jordan. Since the age of eighteen, LeBron James is currently still putting in hard work in his legendary career. At the age of thirty, LeBron James has played twelve seasons, won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat, four MVP awards, and has five NBA final appearances. Conversely, Michael Jordan started playing professional basketball at the age of twenty-one, which is three years ahead of LeBron’s experience on the court. Notably, Michael Jordan first retired NBA at the age of thirty.…
After finishing his course, Rockefeller started to search for a real job around Cleveland, Ohio. September 26, 1855 was a very special day for John, he had finally found his first job! John was hired as an assistant bookkeeper and cashier at Hewitt and Tuttle Bookstore in Cleveland, Ohio. In under a year Rockefeller was already a full time bookkeeper and cashier. Hewitt and Tuttle’s staff were unquestionably impressed by the behavior…
year of college Being a freshman at Syracuse University and living on the Mount, having a limited amount of food options is apparent. The restrictions in location, transportation and accessibility play into my role of unhealthy and binge eating…