University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Part One This study intends to address if University of North Carolina Wilmington students have positive or negative attitudes regarding people with disabilities participating in intramural sports. This study will examine which disabilities college students feel fall under the umbrella term “people with disabilities”. When determining UNCW students attitudes about people with disabilities participating in intramural sports, the study will examine if students feel differently about people with…

expecting. Despite experiencing some challenges, I was successful when completing my goal. Currently, I workout more than I ever have and I am more physically stronger and have even increased my muscle mass. Due to my major at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington being exercise science, I plan to continue to grow in strength physically by continuing to workout each week. Furthermore, since my career goal is to work in the health field as an Occupational Therapist, I think it is…

In the May 2013 edition of American Nurse Today, Kathleen Ennen an assistant professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington wrote about strokes and their impact on women. In recent studies, from the years 1999 to 2004, women aged between forty five and fifty four were more likely to have a stroke rather than men. Women who have had a stroke have increased their chances of a disability, such as dementia, and have a higher chance of depression after their stroke. As most women…

that is still selling sneakers today. The basketball legend was born February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn New York. Michael Jordan is the fourth of five kids Larry, James, Deloris, Michael, and Roslyn. They moved when Michael was young to Wilmington, North Carolina. He went to Trask Middle School where he played for the basketball, baseball, and football teams. During this time his grades weren’t doing that well. In Michael’s sophomore year of high school at Laney, he stood at 5”9 inches. He…

This is an annotated bibliography on the effects of the introduction of early college high schools into the United States school systems. I am researching how the early college high schools function and their overall impact on the American education. DiMaria, Frank. "The Early College High School Initiative." The Education Digest, vol. 79, no. 1, Fall 2013, pp. 64-68. In this volume of a journal published by Frank DiMaria, he explains the Early College High School Initiative from a Hispanic…

I relate to this topic because I have a cousin who is autistic and has mental retardation. Most days I see people who diss, bully, put down and even don 't pay attention to the autistic type of students at a school. I want to be that person who is helping autistic children understand school. I want to become that teacher who helped instead of harming.This career can be exciting, different and also rewarding. It 's a great way to help give back to your community. Helping children overcome their…

moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, because his parents didn't want him and his siblings to be raised in a bad neighborhood . Jordan has two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger sister. In 1978 Michael tried out for the high school varsity team, there was only 15 spots left and Michael didn’t make it because he was only 5’10. Michael was sad and devoted to make the team. That summer he grew 4 inches and could dunk and the team wanted him. He later enrolled at the University of…

February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. Michael has two brothers and two sisters and they are: James Roland, Larry, Delois and Roslyn. For a short time, Michael and his family lived in Brooklyn, New York, but then they decided to move back to Wilmington, North Carolina. At a young age, Michael was everything but selfish. He was a happy-go-lucky and competitive person (Smith 401). Michael set goals for himself in basketball to achieve in basketball. James, Michael Jordan’s father, built a…

Is Michael Jordan the man that changed the game of basketball forever? Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17,1963 in Brooklyn, NY. When Michael was 7 years old his family moved to Wilmington, NC. As a kid Michael played all sports, and he was a very talented baseball player. Michael would often cut from his classes to practice basketball or would get into altercations with other students. When Michael was a sophomore in high school he tried out for the varsity team and was cut. Michael…

On the campus of University of North Carolina Wilmington, there is a nature trail that runs east from Hoggard Hall. Many professors used this trail to help familiarize students with native plants and animals. As UNCW expanded, the size of the trail began to shrink, bringing concern to many professors. Expressing their worry, they made a proposal, "if encroachment on this last area is to be prevented, steps must be taken immediately to dedicate it as an inviolate preserve." With the biology…