Memorial Day

Affordable Childcare for Single Parent Households Childcare has turned into an important factor in the lives of working parents and is always showing signs of change and developing society. The typical cost for basic childcare in America has expanded, and society has adjusted; working moms have joined the workforce, and double income families are important to hold a nice way of life. Subsequently, there is an interest for quality childcare. By putting a child into a childcare program, there are…

In the play, Friar John has been sent to Mantua to inform Romeo of Juliet's phony suicide. He is unsuccessful in getting the message to Romeo due to being quarantined because he has been "in a house / Where the infectious pestilence did reign [. . .]" (Shakespeare 5.2). In the movie, the message from Friar Lawrence to Romeo is sent through a delivery service called "poste haste." The message is "blown away in the dust-laden wind" (Downing 5). In both the play and the movie, Balthasar goes to…

A day in the life of a high school student. Today was the day. It was the day that I had pictured in my head since I was a child. I remember the last day of 8th grade. A stream was flowing down out of the eyes of my friends. I would miss them. I thought that day was going to be the worst. Boy was I wrong. I was standing there that morning as my mother’s camera flashed. It felt as…

Although having full day kindergarten may be too costly from people’s pockets who may not have children or a need for the full day kindergarten program, in the end it’s a positive investment for Ontario schooling to make. “In September 2010, the Ontario government began phasing in full-day kindergarten for four- and five-year-olds. In the first year, nearly 600 schools offered full-day kindergarten, with the number of schools increasing every year.” (Full day kindergarten” 2013) Full day…

for a parent’s night out just like babysitting but the kids are learning at the time and also being able to socialize with other children. Nowadays the big companies are putting in daycare centers for the working parents and this is helping with sick days and the unemployment rate. Furthermore, daycare is changing like the whole country by adding technology and allowing parents to see their children and interact with the children, Others things that are changing is daycare centers making blogs…

“Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon” (Jackson 246). “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson describes about a tradition of an annual lottery draw, participated by the people of a village to insure a bountiful harvest. Usually in lotteries, the winners get something special that makes them happy. But in this story, the tradition of the lottery is that whoever is the winner is stoned to death to get a good crop on coming harvest time. We know that tradition is an important part of any culture. But this…

took it upon myself to become certified in early childhood education, to better understand the many milestones my child would cross before the age of eight. Once I became certified I entered into the early childhood classroom. I floated around the day care before I found the perfect age group that I enjoyed working with. The two year olds are the age I was called to work with. Children learn from observing and listening, they are very curious…

World War I was a time full of despair, it saw courageous soldiers valiantly defend our freedom, leaving anxious families behind to face the prospect that their loved ones may never return. Upon the arrival of the ANZACs in Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915, the realities set upon the diggers, compelling them to find solace in the luring mateship. As “the only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers.” Each soldier was an innocent witness to the…

I have now been interning at the Diablo Community Center (DCC), on the campus of Mt. Diablo High School, for about seven weeks. In those seven weeks I have made a CPS report, three female students have come out to me as either being bi-sexual, or are questioning their sexual orientation, I have counseled three students that have experienced rape before their 16th birthday, worked with foster and homeless you who’s lives are falling apart and those that are excelling in all that they do, I’ve…

Game day. I wake up and that is my first thought. Although it is not the first game of the season, so many emotions are running through me. Western Dubuque is a great team. There is crappy weather coming our way.I need to eat breakfast. Their leading scorer is 2nd in the state for goals. All of these toxic thoughts flooded my mind. One thing I did not know that morning is that I would take the biggest emotional and physical blow later that day. The feeling I get whenever I step on to the field…