Marcus acknowledged that he didn 't always see eye to eye with his White professors, especially due to the position of power that faculty held, but he treated it as a learning experience. He felt that he was often on "opposing sides of the table": All of these interactions shaped a great understanding of how I engaged what I perceived to be power. It gives me a fuller understanding of how to assert my own power. Even if they were in negative situations, I gleaned some sort of lesson from the…
“Typical American”, by Gish Jen, has many themes, ranging from the paradox of freedom and limits to the assimilation of a race of immigrants. One of the major themes in the book is the pursuit of the American Dream. All immigrants who come to the USA have this pursuit in mind when they first set foot in New York or San Francisco. They have dreams of what America will be to them and what they will become in this land of opportunity. The American dream allows someone to make themselves into…
even though they are fully aware? One word: Tenure. Tenure is a policy that was first implemented in New Jersey in 1910. Tenure was created to protect teachers from unjust firing, such as a female teacher being fired for cutting her hair or wearing pants. Now, almost every…
A recently surfaced issue surrounding higher education is that of sanctuary campuses. Broadly, a sanctuary campus is defined as a “college or university that has instituted policies to protect undocumented students, faculty, and staff from the threat of deportation,” (“Here’s Where the Sanctuary Campus Movement Stands”). However, each universities’ status is unique to their understanding of “sanctuary.” Interpretations of this status ranges from “safe spaces” protecting students against…
Competitor 1: Hearthside Home Care Hearthside Home Care is a small business, founded in 1999, that is located on Spring Garden Street in Greensboro, NC. Their founder and president, Tina Glenn, is a health professional with over 27 years of experience throughout the medical spectrum, including long term facility care as well as community-based care. They are not as spread out as Caring Group, instead focusing on the immediate Greensboro area. Another difference between Hearthside and Caring…
Talk about the pros and cons of homeowner associations Before we talk about the pros and cons of a homeowner association, let us identity what a homeowner association is first. Homeowner Association or HOA is formed by a real estate developer for the purpose of marketing, managing, and selling of homes and lots in a residential subdivision. After selling a predetermined number of lots, the developer transfers the ownership of the association to the homeowners. If you bought a house in a…
happening to the older adult population. Over 95% of older adults agree and would rather stay in their homes then being moved into a nursing home. This is because home is such an importance and special place. Home modifications, new technologies, housing communities, and forms of care are being developed and improved every day to help older adults age while staying in place of…
Adams Funeral Homes has endured many challenges since its inception in 1874. Overall, both the family and business have been successful in overcoming these challenges thus far. This memo will address the recent improvements that have taken place, identify the current issues facing the business, and make recommendations that address these issues in an effective manner. There are many obstacles that the family and business have had to overcome. Some of the obstacles that the business has had to…
Known the crucial need for reasonable rental housing in many communities, Low Income Public Housing is provided, in part, for transitional housing due to income and circumstances. Recently, HUD OIG report noted that more than 25,226 families whose income exceeded HUD’s 2014 eligibility income limits. 17, 000 households exceeded income limits for more than 1 year. (2015-PH-0002). Based on HUD guideline those families met the income eligibility upon their admission into the program. II.…
7.0 CHALLENGES The main challenges faced by PR1MA housing project are that, PR1MA has to ensure that the housing development project comes up with the right products that meet the demands of the users and also gets approvals from various authorities. For the first challenge faced by PR1MA which is to ensure that the housing development produced met the users’ criteria, PR1MA Corporation must ensuring that project meets the demands of the stakeholders. The citizens are hoping the government can…