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Throughout college, I have had difficulty with creating short term goals, managing my stress, and my reading comprehension. Therefore, I hoped to practice and develop these areas by implementing strategies throughout the semester. I felt it was necessary to improve these areas since I felt that they were hindering my academic potential and my personal life. Additionally, it is uncommon to be given an assignment that focuses on improving oneself; thus, I wanted to take advantage of the…

How Social Constructionism Theory Affects Disabled Sport Programs Social constructionism is a method of ability of society and correspondence that inspects the advancement of collectively developed understanding of the world (Galbin, 2014). Social constructionism theory claims that due to socialization and experiences, people conclude certain meanings of others, objects and incidents (Young & Collin, 2004). Subsequently the nature of social blend and a social set of rules, shows that the…

“Everyone who fights Rousey knows what’s coming but no one has been able to defend it”, said Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) commentator Mike Goldberg when asked to critic Ronda Rousey’s strategy before every fight. At the age of 28, Rousey has in four years become the most dominant mixed-martial-arts (MMA) fighter in the sport’s history and was in fact recently named “the most dominant athlete alive,” beating out names like LeBron and Mayweather (“The World’s Most Dangerous Woman”). Ronda…

A study investigating the effects of community policing found that community policing was less likely to be practiced in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. When it was practiced though it significantly decreased certain crimes such as crimes related to drug sales and had overall positive outcomes. Community policing also improved the relations between the police and the rest of the community and reduced the perception of disadvantagement in the communities it was practiced in (Reisig & Parks, 2004).…

An Influential Culinary Figure: Julia Child Julia Carolyn McWilliams was born in Pasadena California on August 15th 1912 and was the eldest of three children. Julia’s father John McWilliams Jr. was a Princeton graduate, class of 1901 and her mother, Julia Carolyn (Weston) McWilliams, of Smith College class of 1900, a paper company heiress whose father Byron Curtis Weston, served as a lieutenant governor and was the founder of Weston Paper Co. Julia’s father had a successful career in the field…

Varadero, Cuba is a place located on the Hicacos peninsula. It is one of the biggest locations for tourism within Cuba. Varadero is known for it’s many hotels, shops, and different activities to do there. It also has the big attraction of it natural beauty including its golden sandy beach. The beach has been said to be one of the Caribbean’s best. All of these different attractions are part of the reason why people choose Varadero to travel to but one of the different aspects that really make it…

Introduction of Organizational Behavior  Organizational behavior (OB) defined as a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness.  The assignment that was given for our groups is relates to case study about organizational culture. Introduction of Organizational Culture  Organizational culture refers to a system of shared…

The English language has and will continue to be the unifier of worldwide linguistic diversity. As a result of its globalization and its relative status symbol, the spread of the English language has facilitated the decline of several smaller languages such as those discussed in Russel G. Rymer’s article “Vanishing Voices”. Containing what is arguably the densest concentration of English speakers, the United States population speaks the language with a distinct vocabulary and accent. The form…

There were two funeral cars. Jane said she wanted to go with Antonello and Paolina. Raes’ parents went in the other car with Rae and Alex. Nicki and her son Thomas, Rae’s sisters and their families, made their own way to the chapel at the Altona cemetery. No one said anything about which route they might take, but someone must have alerted the funeral directors, and so they avoided Whitehall and Hyde Streets, the freeway and the Westgate Bridge. Paolina wore a black dress, black stockings and…

a role in daily life. Origami, the craft of folding paper, and ikebana, the skill of arranging flowers, remain popular hobbies among all ages in Japan (Matthews 518). Another art form, martial arts, has taken root in Japanese culture such as kendo, judo, karate, aikido, and sumo wrestling (Matthews 518). The Japanese government refuses to acknowledge the diversity of the country (Kingston). This ignorance may have led to the declining population of Japan. Ninety-eight percent of the population…