Lakeland

to work at Publix pharmacy with Dr. Rita Brown. Publix Super Markets Inc. was opened on September 6, 1930 by George W. Jenkins in Winter Haven, Florida. By 1945, he acquired a warehouse and owned nineteen All-American stores from Winter Haven to Lakeland, Florida. Mr. Jenkins based the mission of Publix Super Market, on the standard of clean stores, friendly service, quality merchandise, and always putting people first. The first Publix pharmacy was opened in Orlando, Florida in the 1986. In…

encourage others, help them to engage in sports and find their passion. I believe that sports can be an amazing thing, when played in a healthy manner. While being in college, I got involved with a community outreach; we partner with the Dream Center of Lakeland and go play and interact with the kids in that community. It is amazing the things some of these kids have to endue everyday, but when they get a football in their hands, they’re just any other ordinary kid. All the worries, fears,…

told my father during our first tour of Colorado Mesa University’s campus. “I already feel like a Maverick,” I admitted as I straightened out my new CMU ball cap from the campus bookstore. It was a strange feeling knowing that I would no longer be Lakeland High School’s most spirited student, but there was excitement in knowing that I would soon show my pride for Colorado Mesa. Images of my blue and white spirit wear quickly changed to be maroon and gold. I was eager to represent my new home…

When I was in 3rd grade, the only woman who had ever taken care of me passed away due to cancer. My Grandma took care of my mother and I from the time I was born and continued to care for me after my mom moved away. Our lives weren't very luxurious. She worked at Polk Community College as their lunch lady and I never had much; including my own bed. Still, I was never unhappy. I spent many hours after school sitting in the sparsely active cafeteria, while she served the students with a smile on…

I would like to be in this student leadership class because I feel as though I have the potential to be a leader, I found out through link crew that I am a leader who leads by actions rather than words in most cases. I would like to see growth in my leadership skills because I believe that with more confidence and guidance from other leaders I could make changes in other people's lives. I would really like to be able to be someone who others can look up to and depend on and learn from. I could…

Anyone can be taken away from this earth at any minute. For Rebecca Sedwick, her life ended too soon. She was only 12 years old when she decided to take her own life. She was a beautiful young girl from Lakeland Florida, with her whole life ahead of her. Rebecca attended Crystal Lake Middle School where she began getting bullied at the beginning of November. At first, it was physically and then it progressed into cyber. About 15 children from her school where involved in her bullying that…

Economic downturns can put a strain on any company no matter how successful it is. A shift in the economy from time to time is inevitable. The best thing a company can do is being prepared when they happen and have precautions in place to lessen the impact on their business and bottom line. The longer the downturn last employees in your company can become frustrated and dissatisfied, even if it’s not the company to blame. This can lead the workers to talk about unionizing thinking that will…

From the ancient time, developing new ways to share information was one of the priorities. Even today, we spend a lot of time on the modern ways to get news, such as social networks and internet magazines. In fact, in the past 10 years, as one of the largest social networks, Facebook members have increased from 1 million in 2004 to 1.15 billion today. The average American spends 16 minutes of every hour on a social media networks. All of the old technologies to spread mass media are under the…

Abstract Older adults in the United States face many issues in their lives. One specifically observed in the Ozarks is that of depression. Depression is something that many older adults face. Thing such as loneliness, losing loved ones, and health problems are some reasons ones may feel depressed. Unfortunately, it is often missed and not diagnosed because the symptoms are associated with general old age, or with other health issues. There are limited resources regarding depression and older…

It all started as a typically cool mid-winter day. *******Insert more details here about this day – touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight******* Little did I know that by the end of this day, my life would be drastically changed forever. This was going to be the day I would be Called to Arms. I enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard in October of ’97 as a Fire Support Specialist. This job mostly entailed being on the front lines with the Infantry, calling in fire support and suppression of…