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the importance of each role and what the literature review reference for future call to actions. Teacher The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) (2009) reported that a counselor educator and supervisor act in roles that range from being a teacher, consultant, mentor and counselor. CACREP also reported that the CES program provide the student-practitioner with the adequate developmental skills to be efficient within these roles. Remley…

saving passengers from sinking ships and other heroic feats, when a group of fellow seamen notified him of a nearby conflict. Jim stood to see the seamen rushing up ladders to the deck, but when he followed up through the hatchway he was unable to act as he found himself frozen in perplexity. As the boys rushed past him to aboard a rescue boat to help the survivors of a nearby collision, Jim stood still seeing threatening glimpses of…

The Struggles of Pursuing Higher Education In her essay, “Reclaiming the Promise of Higher Education: Poor Single Mothers in Academe,” Vivyan Adair asserts that higher education should be prioritized for low-income single mothers in order to help them transition out of welfare reliance and to advance themselves and their families into a positive, stable environment. Adair believes that as of 1996, the welfare system has lowered single mothers’ chances of pursuing education by prioritizing the…

To be Mad or Not to be Mad? That is the Question. Have you ever thought of yourself as a tragic hero? A tragic hero a great character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for defeat. “ According to the critic, a tragic hero has three prominent characteristics: (1) a will-power that surpasses that of average people, (2) an exceptionally intense power of feel- ing, and (3) and unusually high level of intelli- gence.”(George Detmold 219) With being a tragic hero, come a tragic flaw. A tragic flaw…

black women, Daisy, fighting over her while the porch sitters watch. There was “A big burst of laughter at Daisy’s discomfiture. The boys had to act out their rivalry too. Only this time, everybody knew they meant some of it. But all the same the porch enjoyed the play and helped out whenever extras were needed” (67). Hurston uses diction choices of “play,” “act out,” and “extras” to connote this scene with a play, as if already scripted, and the “characters” of the town are just acting it out.…

The American College Testing(ACT), a college entrance exam, has expanded in usage throughout the United States to a great extent. Three important developments of the ACT have occurred spanning from the creation of the test to legislations passed only a few years ago. First came the creation of the ACT and why it was created in 1959. The next development was in 2001 when Illinois and Colorado were the first states to require their high school students to take the ACT. The final development was in…

such a character has developed through the eyes of one of the two main female protagonists, Mariam. The novel connects the impact of the minor character, Nana, through events that have an effect on the Mariam. Such events would include detrimental acts and the prevalence of hopelessness. In this case, Nana becomes the primary character that presents a significant impact on both Mariam and the audience. Born out-of-wedlock, Mariam suffered verbal abuse from her mother…

Critics that claim that these warnings act as shields from the inevitability of reality fail to recognize that more often than not these trigger warnings are for those who have already experienced a reality that they would rather not relive. That reason alone should be enough to negate any critics…

southern parts of the United State. It stands for American College Test. It’s the ACT. Now originally, the ACT was used in the early 1900’s to help students from lower income families be recognized by ivy league schools. In modern time, the ACT is used as a required test throughout the United States; and often used in college applications. However the ACT has been a disputed subject as of late. Many wonder if the ACT is bias towards certain groups or communities of students. Others argue that…

Charles Montgomery elaborates in his article “Why We’re Sometimes Kind Without Reason” how people act when they first meet. To us, the first impression is everything and we will be anything just to impress others. Why is it that other people’s opinions always matter the most to us? We let what other humans think of us consume us and all we think and act on is that instinct to make each individual like us. Can you even call yourself an individual if all you do is adjust yourself…