Full Tilt Poker

Even though teaching was a priority, it was not the first on the list, as I was more into finishing my degrees and progress in my academic career, which is why teaching at Towson University is a whole new chapter and for the first time teaching is my full time job and number one…

I have always been envious of people who know exactly what they would like to do for a career. Sometimes they know before they leave high school and others figure it out in college. I however am still not totally sure what I would like to do. Recently, I set some goals for myself and seem to have a much better idea than I’ve ever had before. When I graduated from high school, I entered community college because that is what you were “supposed to do”. Seeking a higher education just seemed like…

It’s unbelievable how fast this semester went by, I can still see myself all anxious and thrilled to start the next chapter in my life. Only now to realize there’s one week left in this semester. Overall this semester was quite successful, I learned some crucial new skills in order to efficiently and successfully get me through this semester. Analyzing my “Sun Devil Story” I noticed some of my answers have changed throughout this semester while others have stayed the same. Over the course of…

In most cases destiny is what will happen to you in the future. When it comes to controlling one’s destiny, we have total control over our mindset however our genes play a role in determining our destiny as well. Genes are transferred from the parent to the offspring that are held accountable to determine a characteristic of the offspring. Keeping that in mind, we tend to have little to no control over our genes. In The Sports Gene, David Epstein introduces the fact that “the longer (and…

Declaration of Independence At some point in everyone's life, one must provide for themselves and become an independent person. A chance to make your own decisions and live with those consequences. Freedom under your rule is not being provided. Freedom is an alienable right of people. At this point in my life, I find it unjust to be still under so much of your control. I would have my curfew time extended by less than an hour on weekend nights to provide me with more freedom. I don't get to see…

until 5pm or go back to work. This meant placing my children in daycare. Strive was this program that you go to where so called professionals teach you how to be job ready, but also talk to you like you aren’t shit. I decided that I would just seek full-time employment. I didn’t want to place my children in child care though. I’ve never been too trusting of others with my children because of my abuse as a child, and also because of the fact that when I was a little girl in preschool, I remember…

On the second floor of the Humane Society of North Texas in Fort Worth, Peggy Brown’s office is one of the many squared off offices. Taking a peek into her working space, you can tell it’s one of character; piles and piles of HSNT pamphlets, education material, and brochures for donors cover the floor and shelves. Photos and drawings of furry friends are pinned through the petite room while Brown, HSNT’s community outreach coordinator, is busy gathering material for upcoming events. It’s the…

Making Big Dreams Real Together “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them” -Walter E. Disney. With the book I am reading in class called, “The Pact”, is about friends forming a pact together and struggling in the ghetto of New Jersey to fulfill their dreams to become doctors. In “The Pact” there are George, Sam, and Rameck achieving dreams with the power of friendship. I find the book worth reading because I can relate to parts of the characters life. The pact formed…

On 4/8/17, I went to my coworker’s house to interview her daughter, Le Kieu. She is twenty-one years old. Both of her parents are Vietnamese, so she has typically Asian skin. She has extremely black hair over her head. She also has black round eyes with long eyelashes. Le weighs about ninety pound. She looks very skinny, so her waist is very small. She also is a short girl. Her arm and legs are quite tiny. She has enormous lips. Her tooth is quite yellow, so she usually has a special care at…

The coffins were so simple that to her they seemed in appropriate to be the final resting spot for lives so full of energy, and they did little to fill the void that she felt in the pit of her stomach, for they were only boxes. She could feel the warmth of her Mother’s eyes and how different they were from the sadness around her, but at her age how would she…