...When I first started my career at The Department of Corrections (CDCR), in Chino, California. I had no idea that deciding to become a Correctional Officer would be one of the worst career choices of my life. One day, in particular, made this abundantly clear. One single day would change my perspective on my life, confirming my ethical beliefs, affirm that no career was worth my soul and that making the correct decision can be traumatic and an isolating experience. Arriving to work that summer night, being assigned to a sick relief position could place me anywhere in the prison for my shift. My position for the night would be the Reception Center (RC). The RC is known not only for the smell that seeps from underneath the door as you approach....
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...James Donelan is over all a piece about the beauty of waiting. It explains not only about waiting on the simple things in life such as waiting for the meals to be served or waiting for our first job, but it also expounds about waiting as a bigger aspect such as waiting for your true love or waiting to say goodbye. He first explained that everyday is filled with little moments of waiting. Then, he tells us about current philosophies about seizing the day for life is short that would actually have us forget the need for patience and the need for waiting. That kind of philosophy may apply to other people, but he explains that if we never learn to wait, we people will never learn to love any other person other than ourselves. He then connects his homily about waiting to the aspect about love. He showed us the beauty and what we can benefit and what we can lose if we wait for whom we love. He tells us how to find out if someone is worth waiting for through our gut feel. Also, he tells us the difference between “hoping” and expecting” – that hoping means you’re open to whichever side and to whatever happens & that expecting means you’re definitely waiting for something to happen. Lastly, he ended his homily with 2 things: what you can rely on with waiting – your own gut feel, your heart, and your mind & questions to ask yourself to find out if he or she is worth waiting for. As a teenage girl, I have only experienced REAL love just once. I may not have that much experience, but this...
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...Carmen Ramirez Dr. Lee English 1302- 7:30 am August 5, 2014 The Smallest Things Can Make A Difference I have chosen to study “Post-Its (Notes on Marriage)” by Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley. This is a short drama in which a man and a woman go through some ups and downs in their relationship and it is being told by the post-it notes they left for each other. I believe this piece of literature is important because it shows the little details in a person’s life and how they add up together. It is a great example in how such few little details can add up to how much you love someone. I have chosen this because I enjoy drama, character development, and it’s ending. This is a drama that may seem “basic” but it holds so much depth in it when it is given complete attention. This text is also extremely relatable because the characters are referred to as “man” and “woman”. Therefore, it can be anyone, which allows the text to become more personal to the audience. This drama starts off with a cute and comedic banter between a man and a woman. As they both enter the room and approach the table, the man notices that the woman does not sit down because she is waiting for him to pull out her chair, so he does. After she is seated, the man stands and waits by his chair. The woman realizes what he wants and after a while goes to seats him as he did her. After this, the man reads the first post-it., “Had an early meeting, couldn’t bear to wake you. Close front door hard or it won’t lock...
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...another family is the most difficult thing in the world, but that sometimes it is truly in the child's best interest. There are many people who associate adoption with infertility, although many people who can have children, or already do, are adopting children more and more. Adopting a child is a very lengthy process and can take several years before the process is finally complete. Knowing which direction to begin in the process can also be frustrating for couples who are seeking to adopt as well. After all the paperwork, interviews, and home visits you will find that in the end your adoption journey will have been the most rewarding and fulfilling experience of your lifetime - and one that you will never take for granted once that precious gift from God is placed in your arms. Keywords: Adoption, birthparents, infertility, home visits, and interviews Adoption Introduction There are many married couples who struggle with infertility and want nothing more than to have a child. Most of them have gone through the infertility tests and feel that they are out of options; however, there is one option they should consider and that is giving a child a loving home through adoption (Brodzinsky, 2010). While it may be a lengthy process and an uncertain waiting period it will be worth it in the end when they hold...
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...NON-ATTENDANCE: The course starts February 8. Failure to enter your Canvas course section online by February 14 and complete the Syllabus Acceptance Contract statement may result in a withdrawal for nonattendance (WN). If you enter the course even once and yet do not submit any assignments, you will receive an automatic F in the course. REQUIRED MATERIALS: 1) You must have the correct textbook, internet access, an email account, and Microsoft Word or equivalent. 2) Computer System Requirements to access my courses in MyHCC: PC - Windows XP SP2 or better, MAC - MAC OS 10.0 or better, Broadband Internet Connection, Speakers, Video player for MP4 videos or equivalent. Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF’s, and PowerPoint reader. Additional information can be found at www.hccfl.edu/distance-learning.aspx DROP/ADD DEADLINE: February 12 WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: March 30 COURSE DESCRIPTION: An introductory sociology course which emphasizes the scientific method in examining society. Topics of study include group structure, roles, social stratification, socialization, deviance, collective behavior and social movements, minority and gender relations, and social institutions (such as the family, education, political, economic, health, and religious institutions). This section is an Online Distance Learning course. OFFICE HOURS: I monitor Email daily (except for holidays) and will generally respond within 24 to 36 hours or sooner. My HCC email is wellis@hccfl.edu My HCC...
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...On-line vs Brick and Mortar Shopping According to a trend analysis performed by eMarketer, online buying trends will grow from $225.5 billion dollars in 2012 to almost double the number at $434 billion dollars in 2017. Whether it is to buy food, clothing, gas or anything else ones heart desires, shopping is a necessary evil that we all must experience in everyday life. Luckily, in the past several years, the Internet has changed how society shops for goods. Now one can choose between physically driving to a brick and mortar storefront and dealing with the crowds or shopping from the comfort and convenience of their homes and avoiding the social aspect altogether. There are distinct advantages and disadvantages to both methods of shopping. Online shopping is more convenient than physical retail shopping as consumers can compare prices; there is a wider selection of goods, and it is less time-consuming. Who doesn’t enjoy a bargain? By shopping online for items, one can simply open a second tab in a web browser and then search for a better price. Within minutes, one is able to compare pricing between a plethora of different retailers to find that sought after item at a great price. Other websites may offer rebate codes and coupons that one may not find elsewhere which gives the online shopper an even bigger discount than physical retail means. Being able to multi-task with multi-tabs gives the consumer a distinct advantage by making sure that the price paid for an item is...
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...propose that we have an addiction to affirmation and that society has a problem with getting their affirmation from social networks. People have been receiving affirmation for years. It can be and is what makes some people feel special. What is affirmation? Google defines it as emotional support or encouragement. Merriam Webster defines it as a positive assertion which is to say something that is true in a confident way. I think everyone in some form or fashion is looking for affirmation. Individuals in society have been seeking and receiving affirmation for years. If you are feeling depressed or just down your spirit can be lifted by words of affirmation that others have sent you. Many use social networks to receive their words of affirmation. The term social networks covers a lot. It includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and so many more. Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004 and was first called thefacebook.com (Carlson, 2010). Facebook is a great place to reconnect with old friends and to keep up with family that might not live close by. It can be used to post status updates, pictures, and to check in. Twitter was born around 2006 with about 14 people developing it (@Dom, 2009). You have 140 characters to say your thoughts and then you hope for retweets to make your post big...
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...Erika Gaddist Procurement 5830: Pricing Term Paper: Best Buy Professor Douglas Mowczko December 7th, 2011 Introduction Best buy is a highly successful, consumer electronics retailer, with revenue of 8.4 billion dollars in 2010. The company has been around for decades, and is very customer centric. Back in 1966, Richard Shulze opened a small business in St. Paul, Minnesota called Sound of Music. Over the years Shulze's small store grew rapidly into a multi-million dollar megastore. In 1983, Sound of Music changed its name to Best Buy Co., Inc and opened the first superstore in Burnsville, Minnesota. With the new name, came more change, the store began carrying more name brands, appliances, VCRs and offering its own central service and warehouse distribution. During the nineties Best Buy pioneered the industry with the newest technology such as DVDs and high definition TVs. The company is one of nation’s top electronics retailers. The company has a great customer relationship marketing system and has even developed 5 segments to describe their customers. The five segments: The small business customer (Best buy for business), Buzz (young entertainment enthusiast), Barry (the affluent professional), Jill (the busy suburban mom) and Ray (the tech savvy family man). Store associates are trained to recognize customer segments and stores are stocked with products that appeal to the segments that frequent each individual store. Best buy even established reward zone, a customer...
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...Every human allows the trials in their life to shape their character. Some are strengthened by their encounters, using them as opportunities to grow and mature. Others allow these events to slowly (or not so slowly) chip away at their happiness, self-worth, and relationships. The main character in Katherine Anne Porter’s “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” is an example of a woman who allows her hardships to deeply affect her life, even when her surrounding loved ones cannot see it. Though Granny Weatherall acts like a strong, independent woman, her consciousness reveals what has been hidden behind her facade for the last 60 years. A reader’s first impression of Granny Weatherall is that of stubbornness and self-sufficiency. Granny was given...
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...human beings, live today including:—the way we create, build and nurture relationships, the way we communicate with each other and the way we live our daily lives. From then, the social media was born. What is Social Media? According to webtrends.about.com, “Media is an instrument on communication, like a newspaper or a radio, so social media would be a social instrument of communication. Think of regular media as a one-way street where you can read a newspaper or listen to a report on television, but you have very limited ability to give your thoughts on the matter. Social media, on the other hand, is a two-way street that gives you the ability to communicate too. Is social media and social news the same thing? Social news is not the same thing as social media any more than a banana is the same thing as fruit. A banana is a type of fruit, but fruit can also be grapes, strawberries, or lemons. And while social news is social media, social networking and wikis are also social media.” Drawing from the above illustration, we can therefore categorically define social media as the general form of two-way street information and communication platform. Hence, if we take a closer look on the impact of social media in human relationship, we...
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...concussions, if left untreated can result in serious life threatening damage. The issue of concussions is very close to home and important to me. A few years ago, I suffered from a concussion while playing soccer and for months afterwards, I was affected by symptoms of the concussion such as headaches and dizziness which kept me out of playing the beautiful game. I feel very strongly that something must be done to keep athletes safe from this deadly injury. I believe that an independent oversight organization must oversee concussion protocol, which is to identify, treat, and clear any athlete with a concussion. Concussions have always occurred but have not always been identified as such. During battle, concussions occurred to soldiers but they were not classified as concussions. It...
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...historical perspectives have on your sexuality and I going to discussed my gender id and what make me who I am. Also I am going to analyze the effect of attraction and love in my relationships and I’m also going to explain to how sexual abuse can change you live and how sometime people don’t realize how much these victims suffer. My value system and critical thinking about my sexual decision has stay the same before and after this courses because I have learn from my mistake a long time ago that have sex to soon can cause a lot of problem and it can make other people think that you’re ready and you’re really not . I feel that you shouldn’t have sex until you ready to deal with the entire thing that could happen like teen pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases and stuff like and you should wait to make sure you true care about this person before you decide to have sex with them. My senior of high school I started date a guy who made me change my mind about have sex before I really want to and I regret that every day . so after that I give up on all my value I had about sex until I met my husband who I guess you can said made see the light at the end of a tunnel because I very high value now and I want to make sure my son wait until he is truly ready to have sex and I want too always be there to help make that kind of decision because I don’t want him to deal with what I had to. The effect of the environment and historical perspectives has not affect my sexuality as much...
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...Sociology 464 (70-Main Campus, 75-AV) Family and Stress (CRNs 80474 and 80475) California State University Bakersfield Black Board Course, Fall Quarter 2013 Instructor: Dahna L. Rasmussen, MA Office: DDH CC205 Online Office Hours: Monday 5:30 PM -7:30 PM Main Campus Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Also available via appointment Email: All course related emails should be sent via Blackboard. Please note this syllabus is a general outline of the course content and schedule, and is subject to change and revision. If changes are made, students will be notified in a timely fashion. Required Text: Welch, Kelly. 2010. Family Life Now (2nd edition). Allyn & Bacon. ISBN 13: 978-0-205-63251-0. Course Description: Analysis of family ability to withstand external and internal stress; community structure and family location in the community as factors in the development of and response to stress; and the relationship of individual adjustment to family reaction to stress. Discussion focuses on, for example, the following kinds of stress: divorce, death of a spouse or a child, physical disaster, long-term physical or mental illness, chronic unemployment, and imprisonment. Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes: To provide students with the core concepts and theoretical perspectives used in the study of family responses to major stressors, examine the ways families cope with and adapt to stress, and learn useful...
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...Over the past two or three centuries we had seen innovations, inventions and developments all around the world and almost in all fields of life which we are experiencing currently. Journalism and media are also one of those fields which came into existence, progressed with the passage of time and then proved their worth and importance for any nation and its common man’s life. Both of these fields were not as exciting, couple of centuries ago, as they are now because at that time they possessed a different meaning and ideology. The history of journalism and media varies from one part of the world to the others and this essay is only focussed on such history in the subcontinent. Beginning in the Subcontinent In the sub-continent, journalism started with preliminary handwritten news sheets, prepared by government news-writers during the Muslim rule. They were written, dated, appeared at regular and frequent intervals. Such news sheets provided the rulers with information from all corners of the empire, regarding public occurrences, current-events, mischief in societies and hardships faced by the people. From this information, the rulers used to take decisions and plan initiatives to uphold good governance. In short, the early hand-written sheets proved effective social mobilization vehicle to hold peace and contentment in the empires. The legendary Mughal emperors enhanced and strengthened it to the superior degree of excellence. News-writers or stringers were assigned...
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...Alex Claiborne McMillan English 1302: Comp. 2 April 23, 2015 Texting and Driving Automobile crashes as a result of texting while driving is an epidemic that has taken our nation by storm over the past decade. Whether people think they can safely type on their phone while driving, or just don’t think there is any real danger in the act does not matter. Texting while driving must be stopped. To do this our government must take action to both add uniformity to the laws and punishments bestowed on the offenders. But, it is also vital that the government provide ample educational programs in order to spread the message about the dangers of tapping the keyboard while behind the wheel. Texting and driving is one of the largest epidemics to sweep our nation. The use of a cell phone while driving is extremely distracting and dangerous to the person behind the wheel, and everyone else on the road as well. Every year, 21% of fatal car crashes involving teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were the result of using their cell phone while behind the wheel. This statistic is expected to grow as much as 4% every year. But, this is not just a problem among teen drivers. One-fifth of adult drivers in the United States also report sending text messages while driving (“Cell Phone & Texting Accidents”). To combat this problem, the United States government much take a stronger stance and pass legislation that unifies texting while driving laws and punishments, as well as installing much...
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