Grand Rapids Community College

Services in collaboration with the College of Agriculture Science should implement a system to construct a university-run orchard, combating the apple epidemic and enriching the educational experience of students, by working as a team to establish a course of action, planting trees, cultivating the plants, and, finally, retailing the apples throughout campus in a proper manner. In order to remedy the state of apples sold across campus, Food Services and the College of Agriculture Science must…

with higher education is its cost. The cost of higher education per student has substantially increased since 1985. The cost has rapidly risen along with the public’s concern. The continual panic and overall angst associated with the price to attend college has become a serious national issue. There is not one sole reason as to why the costs have reached this point. It is rather a accumulation of factors. However, without a clear understanding of what is causing the issue it is…

Running head: MY GIFTS 1 MY GIFTS 2 Sabine Berzins Leading Lives That Matter Week Six My Gifts Abstract This essay discusses my gifts and utilizing these talents in the service of others. The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30, (2006) brings up an excellent point of not “burying” our gifts, but rather using them in the service of God. However, we must…

This piece of writing is about the thing i 'm using to type this, a pencil. If that wasn 't a good joke then I got nothing. Moving on I want to talk computers or in the broader sense technology in general. We all have some form of the electronic device, cell phones, ipods, laptops, the list go’s to the moon and back. Society has gone from the big white dino computers to computers that can produce a virtual reality experience unlike any other. But how did the industry grow so quickly? I mean…

good way for me to do to make friends and get out my energy. The past fifteen years I have spent dancing have helped shaped my personality and who I am. Dance is more than just a combination of moves, it is a form of expression and art. The dance community as a whole is more than simply dancing, it includes all the friendships that are made through the mutual love of dance. Pointe shoes are shoes used in ballet for dancers to balance and dance on the tips of their toes, non-dancers may refer to…

Culture is defined as the the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group. Different cultures can be found near and far, from your co-worker or a small village across the world people have different ways of life. Here at Michigan State University with approximately 50,344 students, from all 50 states in the United States, and 133 other countries. While having 51.7 percent women, 48.3 percent men, 18.7 percent students of color, and 14.4 percent…

Mathematics is the language of numbers, and in order to interpret this language a student has to acquirer the ability to compute a series of numbers, symbols and equations. This is one subjects that is most struggled in. Confusion along with frustration fall upon some learners in the attempt of understand this unique lingo. The possibility of avoiding math and lack of willingness to learn this language could be exhibited from some students. To comprehend and attempt to correct this dilemma a few…

Through today’s technologies and advancement in electronics, media is present in variety formats such as, television, the grand cinema and the internet. Good or bad, they all directly influence the way the society is evolving. Without too much close-knit observation, anyone can stop and look around, on any corner, in almost every hand, various forms of media stream live through electronic devices around the world. These devices connect the everyday person to various forms of media. In today’s…

Self-Injury: Who hurts themselves and why do they do it? Aleita A. Brown Grand Rapids Community College Self-injury is something that people of all ages, races, and genders can struggle with. “There is no single ‘self-injurer’ profile,” Janis Whitlock (2009), director of the Cornell Research Program on Self Injury and Recovery at Cornell University, has noted, but there are some trends among those who self-injure. Whitlock went on to state that self-injury is something that most…

makes them confused. Psychologist Jay Hull from Dartmouth College says, “Most of popular media puts the most emphasis of concern on aggression, but aggression is just the tip of the iceberg.” Hull says that other negative behaviors could include binge drinking, smoking cigarettes, and unprotected sex. His study, published Monday in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, shows that teens that regularly play Manhunt and the Grand Theft Auto series are more likely to take those risks.…