At 76 she still maintains her own home, enjoys her “just for fun” part-time work at a local fitness facility where she also stays fit and helps others with their fitness goals and weight loss progress. She has continued with her volunteerism and has increases her hours as time allows. Children, and adults, love her cookies too. Her disease management is kept manageable through a network of physicians and resources offered through Medicaid. She oftentimes mentions we have good genes…
When the United States elected Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States in November, climate policy domestically and internationally has been trusted into a period of uncertainty. The environmental community closely watches as an administration is formed, that will certainly have a tremendous impact on the great environmental challenges that plague the world. Back in 2013 it was first reported that carbon dioxide levels had reached the 400 parts per million threshold for the first…
There is a large amount of diverse supportive staffing at the agency that includes minorities, women, and members from the LGBTA community. Cass hones on itself on volunteerism and welcomes five thousand volunteers a year. Although most volunteers are from upper class backgrounds, clients are different from them and sometimes this could lead to misunderstandings and miscommunication (Graff, 2006, p. 30). During my internship…
people, even with minimum payment or doesn’t make money at all. Forget about free work, architecture is a field where abundance sacrifices – time, money, health, you name it! – are made to satisfy the needs of architecture. This is somehow an act of volunteerism. Hence, unpaid internship is another form of voluntary act as long as employer-employee relationship is observed. Unpaid internship proves to future employers that the student is truly dedicated to learn the skills required to succeed in…
Baxter is a medical company responsible for saving millions of lives on a daily basis. You’ll find Baxter’s products and therapies on nearly every floor, in every department, in almost every hospital worldwide (About n.d.). Their products range from hospital products such as intravenous solutions, sterile solutions, and premixed drugs to its renal portfolio. In layman terms, renal, means kidney and Baxter’s renal portfolio addresses the needs of patients with kidney failure or kidney disease…
Statement of Books Purpose Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice details African American cooperatives in America during slavery. A cooperative is a company that is owned by the people who use their services. African American’s implementation of cooperatives during slavery proved courageous and dangerous at the same time. Overview of Book’s Content We learn from the introduction that the purpose of a cooperative is to provide quality goods…
At first, Ishmael who is the main character, was a happy child living a normal life among his family in Sierra Leone. However, during the civil war with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), his family got murdered, and he had no other choice than becoming a child soldier addicted to drugs and capable of terrible acts of violence. Throughout the book, the categorization process appears clearly and lead to different type of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. In fact, at the beginning of…
both. A. Describe any paid teaching experience, number of years, contract or substitute, etc. B. If you do not have paid teaching experience, describe any professional experience interacting with school-aged children through community service, volunteerism, etc. A. My professional experience working with school-aged children is a confirmation for the reason why I became a teacher. In short, my experience has been amazing. I have worked a number of jobs that have been with school-aged…
Leadership is a quality and is living phenomena which shapes and molds, depending on the needs of its purpose. The most effective leader is a person who understands his or her own strengths and behaviors, and is best able to develop strategies to meet and exceed the demands of his or her profession. An effective leader with excellent skills always stands for improvement in quality, working environment, and advocates for changes which promote overall wellbeing of the society (Blais & Hayes, 2011)…
Get an education. Get, and stay, married. Raise your kids in a loving family to respect people, irrespective of color or faith. Promote education, and encourage civil activism and volunteerism in your local community. When we do those things, we will change our society. If, however, we continue down a path of broken families, broken communities, race-baiting, racial profiteering, and distrust there will be no United in our states. The…