Portland

Senior year might be the most effort I ever put into my education, as I received a 4.0 throughout my last year in high school. This brought my accumulative GPA up so high that I was able to apply for Portland State University and get accepted. I also applied for several scholarships and financial aid programs that has really helped me to this day. These resources are something that I believe my people have been taking advantage of. One prominent resource…

Steve Jobs co-founded the modern technology giant Apple. He led his company through hard times and helped found todays iPhones, and iPads. He changed the way look at smartphones, and revolutionized the technology industry. Early Life Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1995, in San Francisco, California. His biological parents were Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali, two U of Wisconsin graduates. Jobs was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs when his biological parents had given him up…

Upon entering Toys R Us back home in Portland for the first time in years, I was somewhat shocked to see that essentially nothing has changed. Aisles and sections are still severely separated by gender. And although no sign explicitly said “boys section” or “girls section” it was pretty clear that the stereotypes were still there. Despite the reduction of formal gender-based labeling, it seems to me that gender separation and stereotyping (at least in the toy market) has remained the same, if…

This program will be mainly funded through the local businesses and residents of the community who are willing to provide their resources. Having the promotion and funding from these groups will allow for enough funds to cover the program’s needs. The program will be implemented by those designing it, SW hills community/board members, as well as college students that are willing to help volunteer for a good cause. The program will consist of three events over the course of three months. The…

Ben is a very active guy with a strong career and many life goals. He is currently working full time and attending classes to receive his MBA. Ben has always been involved in sports and fitness his entire life. He grew up playing basketball, baseball and lifting weights. He has backpacked in different countries and enjoys the outdoors. After high school, Ben enjoyed playing league softball and the challenge of bodybuilding. However, he had to stop playing softball because he was starting to…

I understand that you want to say goodbye to your brother on a good memory, but he was mentally ill, and could’ve received help and maybe he could get better. Yes, he will be mentally scarred for everything that he has been through, but he will eventually get better. I don’t believe that Lyman did enough for his brother and that there was no need to separate himself from him. Due to the effects of the Vietnam War, women would have to go out and look for their own work, in order to be able to put…

of contrast, cities with the highest violent crime rates employ more officers per thousands of the population. For example, in the city of Washington, D.C with a population of 646,449, there is 6.15 officers per 1,000 of the population, while in Portland, OR with a population of 609,136, there is 1.53 officers per 1,000 of the population. In view of the facts, one can infer that their is either more sworn officers to combat the high violent crimes that are occurring in a way of supply in demand,…

Growing up, my rebellion has been fueled by my desire to do things differently than what I saw around me. My mom was 18 when I was born, and I was the eldest of seven children. I remember telling myself when I was young that when I was home, that was the time for me to clean the house, watch the children, and make sure my mom felt the support she needed to take care of all the things that I had no control over. At school it was different. It was where I had the freedom to socialize with…

school work or watching movies. We have gotten very close in the short amount of time I have known her. I am lucky to call her my friend by her willingness to help me with anything I need. I hope we continue to be friends outside of college since Portland, Maine and Douglas, Massachusetts are very close. Although it might seem like it Olivia does not have the perfect life. She has had some very controlling ex boyfriends. Also, an eating disorder at a young age. You probably never noticed this…

The United State of America is known as the land of the free. Citizens have freedom of speech and freedom of the press along with many other rights, but do Americans have the right to die? The Cable News Network, also known as CNN, has followed the story of a terminally ill woman who fought for the right to die on her own terms. The article, “Brittany Maynard, Advocate for 'Death with Dignity, ' Dies” by Catherine E. Shoichet, summarizes the controversial and complicated subject of controlling…