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I plopped down in my cold, hard chair in the far back corner of the art room just as the minute bell chimed, signaling the last class of the week would begin in 60 seconds. Standing in groups scattered near the crooked rows of black tables, my classmates excitedly chattered away about plans for the weekend. Since I was one of the few freshmen in this Introduction to 2-D Art class, I did not join in the conversation. Instead, I stuffed my hands into the pocket of my favorite purple sweatshirt and…

Generation X, or Gen X, is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers. There are no precise dates for when this cohort starts or ends; demographers typically use starting birth years ranging from the early-to-mid 1960s and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970s to 1980. Generation X is a relatively smaller demographic cohort sandwiched between two larger demographic cohorts, the baby boomers and the millennials. Generation Xers as children grew up in an era when divorce was…

African Americans. Malcolm X, an individual gifted with a divine hand in education, had concluded that ignorance and greed, are fundamentally responsible for race prejudice in America. His statement, radical for its time, was a derivative of his turbulent life and inversely a fine example that collars this concept: struggle and criticism are the pre-requisites to greatness in this world. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska.…

I would imagine the term hero or heroism would mean many different things to many different people. To a child, a hero may be Superman, to an anti-American, Osama bin Laden may be a hero, to an aspiring astronaut, perhaps Neil Armstrong comes to mind. From my perspective a hero is simply one who selflessly stands out from the crowd in a way that positively impacts another. An example may be an individual that witnesses a tragic event that takes time to offer assistance in any way they can.…

After being falsely accused of murder, a troubled American child psychologist living in Nigeria is forced to go on the run and the only one that can clear her name is a young boy stricken with the Ebola virus. BRIEF SYNOPSIS IDA MAE RAUN (35) is an American Child Psychologist living in Nigeria. Ida is emotionally haunted by the death of a young boy in America that she was treating. He committed suicide. In Nigeria, Ida treats a troubled young boy, EDIMA UFOT DALTON (9), whose parents, MELODY…

Demographic Generation X (Gen Xers) were born between 1965 and 1980. Their age ranges from about 35 to 50 years of age. There are two types of Gen Xers; they include younger Xers whose values lean towards the millennial generation and older Xers whose values lean more towards baby boomers (Maye Create Design, (n.d.)). Behavioral Gen Xer is cynical and sophisticated when looking at products, ads, and shopping (Williams & Page, 2011). This generation is not loyal to any brand or company as they…

Second semester of senior seminar consisted of a more hands on approach compared to the first semester of senior seminar. Second semester’s final project gave us a wide range of options for what our project could be. All that was asked of us was that our project engaged in the process, power, education or involvement of communication; in some way, shape or form, communication had to be involved. We were allowed to choose between various forms of work, ranging from a research paper to public…

Kyurstina, your discussion board addressed a lot of the issues facing diversity in the workplace today. I especially enjoyed the section which discussed the age difference between employees. One of my favorite classes that I have taken through Liberty spent a lot of time discussing the generation gap between employees. In order to fully understand it, one must understand the mindset of the eras. For instance, it has been stated that Baby Boomers, those born between 1946-1962, live to work;…

What if you were already ten years old and just now were diagnosed with a syndrome that could have been found close to 10 years ago. Turner syndrome affects "1 in 2,500 every newborn girl," in the U.S. Turner syndrome is when a female has one working X-chromosome and one is altered or missing. The many symptoms include short stature, webbed neck and lymphedema, which is swelling of the hands and feet. To find out if you or a female you know has turner syndrome testing includes a lab test of…

Interview with former “abandoned” Kids Jack: Where do you live? Why? I live in London, because it’s nothing like that horrid island with death all over it. Plus, it’s where my job is. If you don’t mind me asking, what is your job? I’m the manager of Merridew Butchering Factory. When I was in that island 16 years ago, I was butchering pigs. I only did that because my father was a butcher and I wanted to be just like him. It’s a family business. (pauses) In that island I wanted to provide for…