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sense of a familia. Students would demonstrate their identities. Furthermore, I would ask them to create a poster with their historical migration map. Students will trace back the origin of their family or ancestors and how they got to the United States. This particular assignment will help students not only to know about their history but will assist them to create their identity and to appreciate the efforts of their families. In their reading, Marcos Pizarro, and Andrew Christian say that…

Cardiovascular disease(CVD) is the leading cause of death in America among both male and female populations. It causes around 610,000 deaths per year. Moreover, CVD is affecting different racial groups because it is the top leading cause of death for people of most ethnicities in the country such as African Americans, Whites, and Hispanics (CDC, 2016). As CVD is a major health issue in the community, there are many treatments and diets that aimed at preventing CVD. Mediterranean diet is the one…

Describe how your personal background and life experiences have influenced Your decision to pursue a graduate education in social work. Please include any challenges or hardships you may have overcome on your journey. When I was four years old my mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. My life changed completely after her diagnosis. My dad abandoned us. We could not afford to live by ourselves, since my mother could not work. She was disabled from her neck down. Immediately, she was…

In my freshman year of high school, I first met Vivian through my best friend, Diana, who was Vivian’s cousin. I met Vivian during Sciencepalooza, which was an annual science fair within San Jose that tests the scientific intelligence of our high school freshmen. When Diana introduced me to Vivian, the first thing that caught my eye about her physical appearance was her big, huge glasses being reflected in the sun. She had straight black…

Using L1 to Teach L2 in Classroom Simona Nissan San José State University Using mother tongue in classroom of second language (L2) or foreign language (FL) is a controversial topic for decades. On the one hand, linguistic approach supporters argue that target language should be the only language that teachers adopt in order to teach and communicate in class, since this is the only possible way to maximize the effectiveness of teaching and learning L2 and FL (Baños, 2009). However, on…

burials, containing 32 and 12 individuals that showed evidence of ritual sacrifice (Robin, 1989). Evidence of human sacrifice was also found at the sites of Kaminaljuyu, Nebaj, Piedras Negras, Tikal, Luubantun, Altun-Ha, Barton Ramie, Baking pot, San Jose and Mountain Cow among others (Kron, 2011, Weiss-Krejci,…

global coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world ahead of UK rival Costa Coffee, with 20,737 stores in 63 countries and territories, including 11,910 in the United States, 1,496 in China, 1,442 in Canada, 1,052 in Japan and 772 in the United Kingdom. Starbucks serve hot and cold beverages, whole-bean coffee, micro ground instant coffee, full-leaf teas, pastries, and snacks. Most stores also sell pre-packaged food…

were closing down, and a hard drought hit the nation, thus creating the fall of the roaring twenties and the entrance of an economic crash known as the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a worldwide catastrophe that originated in the United States and rippled throughout the rest of the world due to a huge economic crash. This economic depression had repercussions on many countries and its citizens throughout the 1930’s. According to History.com, in just America alone…

As word of mouth communication along with propaganda and public image controlled not only countries but ancient roman empires as well. But for the United States public relations really came into fruition during the revolutionary war with strategies and tactics using to pull audiences on opposing sides to really gain the backing of the people who they were fighting for. Using war as a public relations historical…

The Kite Runner is an honest, and touching novel written by Khaled Hosseini that takes place primarily in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a story of two childhood friends; Amir and Hassan who are separated by the Soviet Invasion of 1979. During the invasion, Amir escapes to California where he becomes a successful writer. Fifteen years after his marriage, he receives a call to return to Kabul where he sets out on the quest to rescue Hassan’s son, Sohrab. Throughout the novel, real life events are…