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I was born and raised in Houston, TX. Like most Texans I was proud of where I was from and never ventured out of the great state. One day I realized that there had to be more to life than the hustle and bustle of Houston. I wanted to leave and go to a place where I could stop and smell the roses; I wanted to start enjoy life. Without hesitation I pulled out a map, closed my eyes and pointed. Leaving Texas to move to Colorado taught me that homesickness doesn’t last forever, exploring new places…

Enron, founded in 1985, due to the merge of two major gas pipeline companies, Houston Natural Gas and IterNorth, which was an Omaha based company (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2013). Ken Lay was the CEO of Houston Natural Gas, became Enron’s CEO and chairman within the next year that Enron was founded. Enron provided products and services that were related to electricity, natural gas, as well as communications for retailers as well as wholesalers. During the 90’s, Mr. Lay, along with Mr.…

The online competitors have competitive pricing, but are mainly sales. Many of our customers prefer to rent due to the limited time the product is needed. Our main competitor for the customers that we serve is the clients, or medical clinics, themselves. Many of the doctors and clinics that we approach have their own inventory or preferred brand or style of mobility device to suggest to the customer. Our advantage over client competition is our pricing. Our products and rentals are almost 50%…

discuss career development and responsibility of an Academic Advisor. Then I will explain the company’s industry setting and my career development. The person I had the pleasure of interviewed is Mrs. Alejandra Campos she is an Academic Advisor in Houston Community College, the institution I currently work in. When I interviewed Mrs. Campos I asked her several questions, the main reasons she became an Academic Advisor was because her parents inspired and motivated her to pursue her career. In…

to help raise money for people with this condition. In addition to this, I have volunteered for PBS Kids. As a volunteer, I was in charge of fixing the set for a live broadcast that was going to go live. I have volunteered at other places such as Houston Food Bank. As of volunteering while in college, so far I have only volunteered at senior homes. During the time I volunteered, I helped the staff and nurses do simple every-day routines like visiting patients and making sure they had everything…

curiosity quickly evolved into a competition for the superpowers of the world to put a man on the moon. The United States of America, was determine not to lose that race. President John F. Kennedy gave his most famous speech at Rice University in Houston Texas on September 12, 1962 announcing that his intentions as leader of our country were to come out victorious in this space race with the Soviets. President Kennedy stated multiple times that his goal was to put a man on the moon by the end of…

high school students admitted to either being apart of a gang or seeing gang activity in their schools (The National Association of Social Workers, 2011). This statistic alone is an alarming number. Almost half of the students nationwide are witnessing or participating in gangs before or at the age of 18. Now while this is a scary realization it shouldn’t be surprising. Kids who grow up in low income neighborhoods and are surrounded by gang activity have a tendency to lean towards that lifestyle…

Food Heaven: Fogo De Chao It was Food Heaven on earth, simply the best dining experience for all foodies. The Fogo De Chao located on 8250 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77063, is an upscale all you can eat brazilian diner and is the finest diner in the city of Houston. The delightful experience begins at the entrance of the restaurant where several valet men open the doors of your vehicle and escort you into the main lobby of the restaurant. Upon entering the establishment, you first begin…

drinking water, and infected animals (Mayo Clinic). In Texas, there are pictures showing snakes floating, and mosquitos nesting on top of water, and humans having bubbles on their skin causes by walking through the contaminated water. According to Houston Texas News Channel, a Woodland Hill Elementary school has suspected that over two hundred students have the Norovirus (Tenga). Students have complained of feeling sick, vomiting, and fever (Tenga). Healthcare officials are telling parents to…

You will never know until it happens to you. Cyberbully has unarguably proven to have put the teens in disagreeable psychological traumatic situations. According to Houston Law Review “cyberbully can be the direct cause of depression, social disorder, scarring psychological disorders, and ultimately suicide”. The traumatizing effects of cyberbully tend to alienate some of her victims from the social world increasing…