Georgetown

Racism, a word that we usually use to describe a person who believes in racial differences in character, intelligence or color of skin, or as Carolyn Gregoire in an HuffPost Science interview with Dr. Pricilla Dass, a psychologist at Georgetown University and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology clearly stated: “Racism has to do with thinking of oneself as being different from other people. Racists see others as being less than them, and think of themselves as being superior” (Gregoire)…

With the social media age in full effect, parents want to and feel like they need to post and show off their children in a way that they can feel accomplished. When parents posts photos and updates about their children on their social media accounts, they are potentially harming their children for their future according to the author, Adrienne Lafrance, of The Atlantic in her 2016 article. In “The Perils of ‘Sharenting’”, Adrienne Lafrance argues that parents need to be more careful when posting…

car, my gas, my insurance and my food. With only being able to work 4 days a week, I have to work as much as I can so I can save money, plus have money for the next 2 weeks, just like most college students have to do. According to a study done by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, over the past 25 years, more than 70% of college students have worked while attending school, and the number of working students has grown as college enrollment and tuition have…

care should provide professional licensed interpreter if needed and available. Next, they should also use community health worker for home visited if needed. They should treat her equally as an English speaker although she is using interpreter. Georgetown University research reports that Black, Latinos, and Asian patients believe that they would have received a better care if they had been a different race. Moreover, Asian patients feel that their doctor are more likely to look down on them…

Court of the United States. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, he was often described as the intellectual anchor of the Court’s conservative wing. Antonin Gregory Scalia was born in Trenton, New Jersey on March 11, 1936. He attended Georgetown University as an undergraduate and obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from Harvard Law School. After spending six years in a Cleveland law firm, he became a law school professor. In the early 1970s, he served in the Nixon and Ford…

Though he hadn’t set foot on the battlefield, Lafayette would play an important role in the creation of the United States of America. Marquis de Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757, in, Chavaniac, France. To Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette and Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière. He moved in 1759 when his father was killed and his mother moved themselves to Paris. He was raised in Chateau Chavaniac in the mountains of Auvergne until the age of twelve. A fun fact about Marquis de…

College has always been one of the most important things I’ve wanted to accomplish. As no one in my family has previously gone off to college, I have taken it upon myself to get to this point. Most people already know the importance of having a college degree; It opens doors for new opportunities that benefit more than just yourself. Typically, people with college degrees earn way more money than those who solely have a high school diploma. Even jobs nowadays are requiring a higher education…

In 2013 a National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor, Edward Snowden sparked nationwide controversy after leaking top-secret surveillance information from the NSA to several media outlets. During his IT work for the NSA Snowden noticed the immense reach of NSA's everyday surveillance, so he began copying top-secret NSA documents and built a dossier on practices that he found invasive and unethical. His findings revealed that the NSA's surveillance programs were unconstitutional and infringed…

My core belief: the challenges of my education, from grade school through college. The best memory that helped me push and challenge myself to be better happened when I was in the fifth grade. The Teacher gave the class a spelling test, I receive a grade of 89%. When the Teacher gave the test back she noticed the classmate next to me had the same grade. Without asking or comparing our test papers for similarities, she placed me at a desk in front of the class by myself, because she thought I…

connection a step further by stating that college degree holders have healthier habits that reduce their risk of heart disease. Another effect would be that college graduates are paid more than those who choose not to attend college. A 2011 study by Georgetown University found that college degree holders have a lifetime income that is 84 percent higher than high school graduates, of course, there are a few exceptions, but the numbers still favor college graduates. Overall, employers are seeking…