“That sense of discipline and perseverance stemmed partly from her determination to manage her diabetes (she started giving herself insulin shots at 7 because her parents seemed unable to deal with the procedure); partly from her awareness, as a child, of the precariousness of existence, slammed home by her father’s drinking and her mother’s angry response to his alcoholism (which took the form of working nights and weekends to avoid being at home).” Self-discipline is the skill that not only helped her become who she is, but what kept her motivated to persevere. In a Catholic High school, with immigrant kids whose only aspired goal was to graduate, attending college was more than anyone expected. She talks about how her experience in Yale Law School and how it influenced her legal views. Her learning experience was very different than what she had learned in in high school, and even Princeton. Sotomayor was the main reason her mother was able to finish school. She talks about how her first semester in college she received a C because she never learned the proper way to write an essay. Learning from her mistakes is what helped her work even harder. One C wouldn’t dictate who she is or who she wanted to be. In the article, “The Making of a Justice”, by Emily Bazelonjan, she states “That self-knowledge isn’t just about striving. It also enables Sotomayor to see that when she’s hard at work, she sometimes misses social cues.” Her process of learning was different from everyone…
Chua and her parenting way In her article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” which was published in the Wall Street Journal on January 8th, 2011, Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School, claims that children who are raised by Chinese mothers grows up to be more successful in their life and have a better future than those who are raised by Western mothers. Amy Chua states that Chinese parents spend most of their time on their kids’ academic activities, while Western parent spend most of their…
From the Private Journal of a Journey The events of American history are very much connected to the influence of American literature and what it has become today. The effects of the world around him/her mostly gather the inspiration that a writer needs, and this is how the geography and history of America have made an impact on American literature. When beginning to read From the Private Journal of a Journey by Sarah Kemble Knight I learned that it was a private note she had wrote in her journal…
With healthcare being such a rapidly moving field it is important that we, as aspiring medical professionals, understand what is progressing in our profession. Within the blink of an eye healthcare changes; doctors, professors, phds, are coming up new theories, journals and studies daily. It is our job as current students in this field to do our best to further understand these journals studies, etc.and the writing that is involved in our field. Why you may ask? There are arguably an infinite…
My journal is a place where I can be open with my thoughts. Having never done a journal in a class before, I assumed at the beginning of the semester this was going to be just another monotonous assignment. After a couple classes, the daily journal grew on me. My journal allows me to think through the items we discuss in class and flush out all of my analysis. More specifically, I constantly related items we learned in class to real life situations that I am facing. Making those connections in…
I stand in the stationary section of Walmart looking at journals. The shelves tower over me as I take in the possibilities that await for me on this quest. The journals that catch my eye are not the standard compositions, but the red ones, blue ones, and the colorful Lisa Franks. I continue to the pens; only the most colorful would do. My eyes rake across each package until I come across the one that I know is the most powerful tool the world has to offer. As I look at my full hands, I know…
One of my goals is to look for old newspapers from the past that shows coverage of sports. I would be would excited if I ever got to look at an old newspaper or book in the past, such as the books they mentioned in our textbook book (“The Law of Athletics”). I learned about the telegraph in my media and society class last year, so it was interesting to read that sports and newspaper journalists used to the telegraph to report on the results of athletic contests. They started reporting the news…
considered a joke since last year. The president is the commander in chief, chief executive, chief of state etc. A good president should be brave, loyal, intelligent, and honest. During this election season, we have seen some candidate that do not have the qualities of a good president, but somehow have exceeded expectations and made it further in the season. Our democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, is a woman who knows the system and has been involved in politics for the past 35 years.…
frightening. Hillary had become the class president when she was in the eleventh grade. I her senior year she had ran for what she had called” the presidency.” When she way seventeen she had attend Wellesley College. So when Hillary went to this school it wasn’t that easy for her. During the first few weeks of her freshmen year she had a feeling of failure and ready to come back home. She stay at that school and work her way through it. During her college experiences she had meet some people and…
1999. Trump and Marla had one kid together, Tiffany. His third marriage is to Melania. Melania and trump got married in 2005 and are currently still married with one kid, Barron. His religion is Presbyterian. Some of the business he owns are hotels, golf courses, Trump Ice, and real Estate. Some of the hotels he owns are in Illinois, Nevada, Florida, New York and Hawaii. Places Trump owns Real Estate in Virginia, Illinois, Florida, New Jersey, Nevada, California, New York, Connecticut, and…