Interpreters

A lot of how I view the world originated from my childhood. I grew up in the Jamaican culture. Both my parents were born and raised in Jamaica and emigrated from the island to live in Canada. One huge aspect of being Jamaican is religion. Christianity and church was heavily engrained in me and my sister since birth. My family went to church every Sunday, so my sister and I were essentially brought up in the church. Many of the members were role models in my life growing up alongside my parents.…

readers to understand the tribal customs and beliefs. This is important because things change, “fall apart”, with the arrival of white Christian missionaries. The missionaries built a church and started teaching the villagers, with the help of an interpreter, about Christianity. He told about God and the promise that they could live in God’s kingdom after death. The villagers are unsure about the Christian message but they want to know more about the new religion and the men with white skin.…

elements of Luther's doctrine, and there were the Philippist who were accused of forsaking some elements of Luther's doctrine to compromise with the Catholic church. To settle the disputes between these groups, Philip Melanchthon who became the main interpreter of Lutheran theology after Luther's death proposed a brilliant solution to resolve disputes between the two groups. He established a distinction between the core elements of the gospel and those that are peripheral to it. The latter he…

Cultural competence, operationally defined, is the integration and transformation of knowledge about individuals and groups of people into specific standards, policies, practices, and attitudes used in appropriate cultural settings to increase the quality of services; thereby producing better outcomes (Davis, 1997). Cultural Proficiency in education is the level of knowledge-based skills and understanding that are required to successfully teach and interact with students and to work effectively…

On 1/20/2017, I met with Edgardo and his mother Janet Rodriguez to discuss the case and a decision was made to move the case to pre-eligibility trial work status. VRC is unable to determine if the consumer will be able to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services due to the severity of the disability and other attendant factors. VRC had requested a psychological assessment but the consumer did not show to the appointment because his mother was unable to take him. The only medical…

Although I have not participated in biomedical or clinical research I am continually applying to various different opportunities to do clinical research. I am very interested to be a part of clinical research and look forward to be able to practice researching techniques and procedures in the near future. Currently, I am working as a volunteer in several different areas. I have been regularly shadowing and volunteering at The Grace Family Practice. Volunteering, for almost five months, allowed…

3.1 Racism in history Racism is “a phenomenon that results in avoidable and unfair inequalities in power, resources, or opportunities across groups in society. It can be expressed through beliefs, prejudices or behaviours/practices and can be based on race, ethnicity, culture or religion” (Paradies et al., 2009, p. 7). And this definition of racism is mirrored in the history of Indigenous Australians in the more distant past as well as in contemporary Australia. To be specific, the colonial…

From the very beginning of my years in school, I always excelled above the rest in my class. During my time in elementary school I was moved around on multiple occasions. I attended a wonderful specialty school in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that challenged me and allowed me to show how good at learning I was. Right before my fourth grade year I moved to Buda, Texas. The new school I attended will never compare to how remarkable the last one was. Still, I proved how keen on learning I was.…

The Benefits of Bilingualism Being bilingual means being able to use two languages effectively in four skills such as reading, writing, speaking and listening. Because of the demanding of English language in almost every aspect of life since English language is one of the global languages, there are a lot of people who are willing to learn English as a second language to improve their life. However, learning second language is not limited to English only, but also there are different languages…

1.1 Multi-agency working brings practitioners together from different sectors and professionals to provide an integrated way of working to support children, young people and their families. It is a way of working that ensures children and young people who may need additional support have exactly the right professionals around them to help. Integrated working is where everyone supporting children and young people work together effectively to put the children and young people at the centre, meet…