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As a leader, I find that my best qualities include delegation, efficiency and intuition. Leadership positions come with great responsibilities. Trusting others to complete a task can help manage those responsibilities. Of course, I would rather do everything myself but, that is not always feasible. As an Alternative Service Break coordinator, my capability to discern when to have confidence in my co-coordinator and allow them to help will aid me in being a more effective and efficient leader.…

This past Saturday morning, I motivated my little brother Vincent, my little sisters Tess and Alex and my cousin Olivia to volunteer at a local food and clothing distribution center in Chula Vista, Turning the Heart Center. Vincent is thirteen years old, Tess is nine, Alex is twenty and Olivia is twenty-three. I invited them all to spend the night at my house the night before. We laughed, had dinner and spoke about life in general. I went on to tell them how thankful I was for all God has…

In this assignment I will discuss the theological construction of Ecclesiastes 3 with focus on verses 1 to 15 which is on the topic of time. I have not included verse 16 to 22 here as from verse 16 onward Qohelet introduces his new topic on judgement in a typical manner by using “I saw something” signaling another reflection. Although he mentions in v. 17 “a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed”, I do not see any significant connection of these verses with verses 1 to 15. In…

I am writing to you on the eve of my 45th birthday. I have been struggling with my values and spirituality lately. Maybe it has something to do with this milestone birthday. Ironically, I have a homework assignment to write my ethical will. A document to pass along key morals, values and life lessons. Grandma always told me that God hears the prayers that live in your heart, both the joys and struggles. And He answers them, you just have to listen. She also told me that struggles are…

Jeet Kune Do with an idea in mind that the martial art is built around the aspects of a combination of body, mind, and soul. This martial art is built on the idea that…

out. “And where is it that we are?” Questioned a still rather shocked Martino. “My mistake, I should explain in greater detail why I’m here. Think of me as a doctor so to speak. It’s my job to fix you. Right now your head is basically like this room and well most people about your age have something more like this,” and the room instantly changed to a brighter more happier environment, “see what I want to do is help your mind look like this…

with endless opportunities. In 1998, I was born and my family's Portuguese culture was not thrown into the United States melting pot. Due to my parents limitation on English, Portuguese was my first language. It caused me to lack guidance in my education at home and school became a constant struggle. I was always tangled amongst the two idioms, but I never allowed this to stop me. I constantly worked to excel in my curriculum even though my teachers assumed I was different. My father and mother…

During the late 80’s an innovated film maker named Spike Lee created a revolutionary piece of cinematic history called Do The Right Thing. Lee not only directs this incredible film he also stars as the lead role named “mookie”. Unlike most films in the 80’s Lee exposes the audience to thing they aren’t used to seeing. He uses classical Hollywood cinema techniques to capture his film in a different way. For instance, an individual may notice the use of synchronized sounds, close up shots, and the…

Many movie directors want to create highly successful films to become famous and rich, regardless of the message that their films convey, what is most important nowadays is if the movie will do great in box office. Spike Lee, however, had the desire to create a film that would infuse a dose of reality in the teapot of the film industry. The cruel reality that is what minorities know as daily life. And, there could not have been a better person to complete this task, since Spike Lee himself grew…

Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin. In 1893, this short story was published as “The Father of Desiree’s Baby” in a magazine. Madame Valmonde and Monsieur adopted Desiree for the reason she was found abandoned when she was just a little girl. As she grew older, she found the love of her life, Armand as they had so much love for one another. They had a child, and as soon as they had the baby, the relationship turned out to be bitter and complicated. After a few months passed, Armand and Desiree…