Jim Valvano

On the night of April 1, 2007 a mom and two of her three children were killed in a total loss electrical fire. The woman’s husband and their oldest daughter have been close family friends of mine for the past 4 years, and I have seen up close the destructive affects of the horrific loss they suffered 8 years ago. When the two children and mother were killed, the boy was 11, his younger sister only 9, and their mother 34. The horrific ramifications from this loss are the reason I want to join…

Being determined means to have willpower. Which is a necessity during a live or die situation. Much like the circumstances the characters from “The Most Dangerous Game” and “Escape from Afghanistan” were put in. In the “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford’s determination and skills is what keeps him alive throughout the story. Similarly in the autobiography “Escape from Afghanistan” Farah Ahmedi’s determination and strength gets her mother and her to Pakistan safely.…

After reading part one of Gone from the Promise Land, I was not at all surprised to find out how troublesome Jim Jones’s childhood was. In class, I learned that Jim Jones had thought of himself as ‘God’ and he had lead a religion where he was able to convince the followers of this religion to commit suicide. Since Jim Jones was able to convince a large number of people to commit suicide, I thought that his reasoning for doing this must have stemmed from his childhood. I thought it stemmed from…

1. Performance: how well they are at their job. Ex-Mary’s performance at earned her a promotion. Organization: how well organized the employees and store is. Ex-Susan is a very well organized person. Counterproductive: not contributing to anything. Ex-Jason chose not to contribute to the training class. Absenteeism: not showing up for work. Ex-Kelly chose not to show up for work and she didn’t call either. Turnover: quitting without further notice. Ex-Lenny quit last night so they had to work…

October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month. As we near October, I can't help but to think of reasons why dysautonomia (along with the abundance of medical conditions lying in the autonomic dysfunctions category) needs so much awareness in our communities. It's ridiculous how the amount of uneducated medical professionals outweigh the tens of millions of patients living with this life-altering illness who are spending an average of six years fighting to get a proper diagnosis so they can hopefully…

Juan Carlos De la Vega’s style as a follower can be characterized as an Alienated Follower. De la Vega seems to have experienced a setback, because he is unclear of his roles after an entire year with the company. Not only is De la Vega unsure of his roles, he also feels a promise has been broken. He was led to believe his position would appreciate and nurture his vision of the future for security systems. Given the article, there is no clear indication if De la Vega is currently functioning as…

PER REPORTER: Talazia mentioned to several people at school that she is super unhappy at home. She has contemplated suicide. She said she knew she could cut herself. She didn't know what she would cut herself with or where at. According to the reporter, it didn't seem too concrete. She also mentioned running away. She named a cousin named Tia, grandfather, and other relatives where she would runaway to. She named places she stayed at before. Talazia made the reporter aware of these concerns on…

I believe that servers should be paid the higher federal minimum wage for non-tipped employes. Servers, even if they give good service, are often under tipped and in some cases, not tipped at all. As cost of living increases, a servers pay also should increase just as any other workers would when minimum wage is increased. In my expeirance, most servers at least try to do their job well. Being a server is a hard job. I personally, have rarely had a server that didn't a good job, and yet…

In the film Apollo 13, while in orbit awaiting to do a lunar landing, they were doing some diagnostics and a oxygen tank exploded and Flight Commander Gene Kranz had to make some major decisions to ensure the crew would be able to return to Earth safely. As any effective manager would, Kranz using knowledge and information from his team of experts to assess the severity of the situation, demonstrating the first step of decision making. With the information he has, he acknowledges that a major…

Apollo 13: The Story of a Successful Failure in Space Exploration ?Houston, we?ve had a problem.? This iconic phrase was uttered by Jim Lovell after an explosion occurred during his Apollo 13 mission and it appeared that all pre-launch fears that the mission was cursed were coming true. Lovell, Apollo 13?s commander, was not the original commander for the mission. Rather, Lovell was slated to fly Apollo 14 when the original commander of Apollo 13, Alan Shepard, became ill. Not wanting to…