Middle management

Was Catholicism responsible for the Dark Ages? In history class we have read about the great ancient empires that came before us, such as the Greeks, the Romans, and the Egyptians. During our studies we also learned about , the time in between the 6th and 14th century this period has come to be known as the “Dark Ages”. Many historians believe that the term Dark Ages might not be very accurate and that the reasons behind the origins of the Dark Ages, aren’t well understood. Most were taught…

When I think back upon all of the life changing experiences I have encountered in the past, I tend to give myself a pat on the back. Because when I look back, I see all that I have overcome and accomplished with the help of my mother, brothers and role models. Nevertheless I can honestly say that I am proud of who I am today, who I 've grown up to be. I am currently seven-teen years of age and I will be eight-teen years old in two weeks. I am undeinably positive that I have been in a greater…

Counting priorities Budgeting involves much more than setting priorities and allocating money. As Albert Einstein claimed, “not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted (Lewis & Hildreth , pp.17).” Immediately, Einstein’s suggestion implies that certain things cannot be immediately counted for by placing a value to them. Accurately enough, this is the case when dealing with a budget. Simply stated, a budget is no longer static bougette limited by its…

In middle school we started writing papers and essays and I absolutely sucked at writing papers especially with the good ol’ thesis statements. My grammar was bad, my sentence structures were awful, everything was awful. We would turn in our essay’s and then…

reality of good and evil and are clearly expressed in the numerous battle scenes both in “The Hobbit” and in “The Lord of the Rings.” Part of what makes “The Hobbit” so engaging is that the key elements of Tolkien’s worldview, the basic premises of Middle Earth, resonate so clearly with the majority of readers. He stated at one point that “one object of his sub-creative endeavors was the elucidation of truth, and the encouragement of good morals in this real world, by the ancient device of…

I was only 14 years old, a freshman in high school when everything changed. I lost to very close and influential people in my life that I always looked up as they helped guide me in my life and future path. Getting the news that my Grandma had passed away from old age and my Aunt dying from a heart attack is just the worse thing anybody can ever hear, especially if they were your role models and heroes. They were the ones who influenced me to become an accountant and become a CPA, they guided me…

American popular culture, we generally tend to think of the Middle East an area of the world that is full of instability. If one were to look at all of the civil unrest they would come to that conclusion. The Middle East is much more than that, however. The civil unrest is just the top layer of a very complicated and intricate culture and area. If one were to look at the economics of the Middle East, they would see that one aspect of Middle Eastern society is indeed truly stable. To be specific…

Many people migrate to the United States every year to achieve the famous American Dream. The dream being that, “if you work hard and play by the rules, you should be given a chance to go as far as your God-given ability will take you”(Lareau, Annette). Nonetheless society does not take into account many circumstances that could alter or influence the chances of a individual in the pursuit of the American Dream. Some of these circumstances being gender, class and the particular traditional…

contacted Gil Garza, the athletic director, to ask if our school could participate with public schools. He rejected our offer because our school wasn’t part of a fetur system. A fetur system is a system where an elementary school feeds into a middle school; and a middle school feeding into a high school. Our school is a school of choice that was innovated four years ago, which prevented our school to participate with public schools. Our alternative plan was creating a league between magnet,…

This is an opportunity that can positively impact the members of the community. We are a diverse group of community members that have continuously earned the support from the local businesses and family members within our community. Our school community is comprised of 50% families that have children in school. The school district will actively seek support from the families that don’t have children enrolled in school. Although we have depended upon these families for past support while…