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excelling more every progressing year, and reaching the pinnacle of academic strengths by junior year. Unfortunately, when I moved to Houston everything I had worked for now seemed unattainable. The same views and routines of a small urban city became tiresome. So, when the opportunity for a change of scenery arose, I jumped at the chance. Despite Houston being so far away from all I had ever known, the idea seemed to lack any evident flaws. At the same time, my mother wanted to…

system. Henry, Houston, and Mooney (2004) described the impacts of colonisation and its consequences to the well-being of Indigenous Australians. Little was done to address the impartiality they experience with the health system in spite of the government being aware of their current situation (Henry, Houston, & Mooney 2004). Conversely, the government’s effort to provide culturally secure services to Aboriginal people does not materialise due to inadequate funding (Henry, Houston, & Mooney…

Corporate responsibility is mostly about ensuring that the organization gives back to communities and sponsors that keeps the business competitive and existing. What the organization invests into the world is exactly what they will get out of it. Businesses have unique opportunities to give back to communities in a way that amplifies the intentions of their employees and company mission. Corporate social responsibility is defined as the way organizations attains a balance among its social,…

A picture is worth 1,000 words It’s just the second meeting between these two elite teams in the NBA. The offensive juggernauts that are the Cleveland Cavaliers, and a team with one of the best records in the west, the Houston Rockets. One team destine for playoff greatness, and the other hungry for a NBA title. The crowd roars as the starting line ups are announced. Some hear boos as the name “LeBron James” is announced. The crowd stands up and cheers as the name “James Harden” is announced.…

possible candidates I could interview, her name was the first one that popped up in my mind. I was so excited when she agreed to let me interview her because I felt connected to her and she really inspires me. Sarah is a senior at the University of Houston, and she will be graduating in May 2017. Sarah and I are both living on campus. We met each other when we were eating at the dining hall. It was lunch time and it was hard to find a table without sitting next to a stranger.…

Thesis: After reading Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston, it has been revealed that the divided society of Canada and the internment camp Manzanar are similar and disparate in numerous ways. Both Canada and Manzanar have comparable experiences with the internment of citizens. During both World Wars, internment camps were not an unfamiliar subject, in fact, many governments issued them. In both countries, citizens were forced from their homes into these camps by a law or order the…

A Texas Experience I was driving around the areas of San Antonio, Texas when all of a sudden, I found myself admiring my surroundings in San Antonio. I had nothing important to do and was just driving around and then started craving a coffee. So, I pulled into a Starbucks to grab a coffee and met a new friend named Efrain Navarro that was also there for a coffee, or maybe a latte. We engaged in a simple “hi, how are you” conversation as we were formed in line waiting to place our order. A…

space shuttle, and that is a good thing. NASA sells everything they have. Which explains why the Houston dosen’t get the newest and coolest space stuff. “A recent article in the Chronicle says "The space agency opted to place the shuttles in locations ... where it believes the greatest number of people could see the spacecraft." Admittedly, New York City and Los Angeles each get more tourists than Houston does. But Senator [Kay Bailey] Hutchison is also quoted as saying "priority should be…

ball and the person did not elect to sit behind a screen. Therefor, any case in which a person was hit with a fly ball will pretty much determine the results of this case. The first precedent case cited is Karen Friedman and Robert Friedman v. Houston Sports Association. In this case, the Friedmans were out at an Astros baseball game. They sat behind the first base dugout which was not a covered area. There were however, seats available behind the dugout were it was screened. The Astros…

The dream of generation of 1.5 Mirely Gonzalez Herzing University Abstract My Parents came to the U.S.A in 1976 and when they arrived they had a lot of help. After two years I was born. I was lucky that I was born here because I got all of the education that I wanted. My cousins now some of them were not that lucky but they have worked hard to get the education that they have wanted. Many have attended most of their K-12 education here and when they wanted more is when they started to look…