Junior Boys

Although in this paper I do not exclusively discuss Latinas as a separate entity, I would like to give some background on the differences between male and female Latinos. Female Latinos outnumbered their male counterpart (57% to 43%) in college classrooms (Lango 1995). Perhaps, this may be cultural since we see the same trend with US-born population (Lewin 2006). I just wanted to recognize that gender also plays a role in academic achievement in Latinos as well as other ethnic groups. Primary…

The Struggles of a Community College Student: A Thirst for Knowledge and a Degree I grew up impoverished. Financially underprivileged, my parents whose total annual net salary of $3000 struggled to raise me and my brother to afford basic education. They did not miss to provide our needs, in fact they provided more than what was expected. I lived in a developing country where I was forced to wake up 4am to pump up water six blocks from my house. Considering my parent’s income, our daily staple…

For many years’ people have wondered should there be sports teams at Pellissippi State community college. A lot of people believe this would bring the kids together, there would be more school comradery. People would be proud to walk down their school hallways chanting Panther Pride. Yes, all this sounds like a great time, teams getting to travel to all the nearby schools playing different sports, sounds glorious right? Wrong in my opinion this all sounds too good to be true this is a pipe dream…

Imagine what it would be like to have all of our problems solved? As a college student, many people wish there can be a solution to every problem they face in their campus. The college tries to accommodate every student here in Santa Ana College also known as SAC. Being a student here for almost three years I have witnessed Santa Ana College making major improvements with their campus. Santa Ana College made physical changes to their campus such as rebuilding the Planetarium, Dunlap Hall, and…

Individual Analysis: ACCJC Background Reviewing recent reports surrounding the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) reveals that there are many issues that have been proposed in regard to the efficiency and efficacy of their accreditation processes (CITE). For this reason, many feel that the ACCJC is not meeting their obligation to maintain institutional quality. In the following sections, I will discuss what issues specifically the ACCJC is having in terms of…

Soldier Boys is a fiction book published in 2001 by Dean Hughes. This book shows the viewpoint of two boys, one German and one American. Dieter, the German boy, is only 10 years old and this book tells the story of how he ended up going from a little kid to a man fighting for his country. Spencer, the American boy, is only 15 years old and he is going to fight for America to impress the girl that he likes named LuAnn. This story takes place during WW2 before and during The Battle of the Bulge.…

“what it means to be a man” (108) and gives an essay “The Problem with Boys” by Tom Chiarella, as a view from both a father and educator. Mr. Chiarella is an established sports and fiction writer as well as a professor at DePauw University (108). Tom Chiarella addresses the basic differences of boys and girls in contrast and how this differences for boys can carry into adulthood as men. His initial comparison is with his own boys and how they’re different yet the same “One likes shooting…

In today’s society, it’s hard to imagine nursing as a wanted job by males. Look around a hospital or a doctor’s office: women will be looked at as nurses while men will be looked at as doctors. The blame should be placed on society itself. Parent’s tell their son to look down at nursing due to its feminine features it receives. Instead, parents push for their son to become a doctor or physician while they tell their daughter to pursue nursing because females don’t get respected as doctors as men…

which consists of several interviews from Sunseri’s classmates and principle discussing the negative impacts of dress code on girls (Zhou). Many people ask though, who is really to blame: the girl or the guy? Emily, a junior from Santa Barbara, California made a point by stating that a boy will be accepted for running shirtless on a hot day for…

When Girls Will Be Girls Growing up a competitive junior tennis player, I spent countless hours training on the tennis courts with both boys and girls. I trained with boys and swapped forehands with boys as well as girls. As a young girl, I never encountered any disparagement from the boys, but the girls were a different story. My mother swears I was born wearing heels and I can’t disagree with her as I do have a major shoe addiction. Before checking in for tennis tournaments, I insisted on…