My name is Kristen Price, I am 28 years old. I am in an electric Wheelchair. I have Cerebral Palsy also known as CP. I live in a small town called Auburndale, FL. Auburndale is in Polk County, FL. If you’ve ever been to Lakeland and Winter Haven, FL then you have been through Auburndale, just don’t blink or you will miss it. I went and graduated from Auburndale Senior High School. I graduated in 2002. I was born in Stuart, FL in Martin County. I am the eldest of three siblings, I have two brothers
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break a successful college career. To have a very successful college career you will need be strong in all areas of your Life Factors and Personal Attributes. My strength would be my reason for want to further my education. With my current employer I am in a dead end position if choose not to relocate to where the company office is. So, this is my reason for going back to school to find a different career that will not have me move to a part of the country I would not like living in, Of the
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knowledgeable as I should have been. My time mentoring her is one of the biggest reasons I realized that I need to further my nursing career and that I am destined to be a Nurse Practitioner; my love of patient care, research, learning, teaching, and assessment will guide my transition from Registered Nurse to Nurse Practitioner. Working as a nurse in the intensive care unit has intensified my interest in becoming a nurse practitioner. I see chronic disease on a daily basis and have the privilege
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questions you would ask this client to further explore their case and goals? 1. What do you do on a daily basis to help yourself with your osteoporosis? 2. How would your life be different if you were able to rebuild your bone density and avoid further bone injuries (due to lack of bone density)? 3. It seems you have a good support system what do you need your family and friends to do to help support you even further in you goals to improve your health? 4. What further action would you like to take regarding
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Helping Field Summary Lynda McCarthy, Charline Meeks, Debbie Warnke, Marcial Wiggins BSH/305: Historical Development of Human Services: An Introduction August 31, 2014 Mary Newhams Why Professionals Choose the Helping Field Written by Debbie Warnke I believe the reason professionals choose the helping field is because of a sense of accomplishment and the idea of being able to make a difference. Many human service professionals refer to this type of work as a “calling”
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“Some people get an education without going to college. The rest get it after they get out.” (Twain 1) Is Mark Twain right, could college be a complete waste of time and money? Caroline Bird would agree with Twain on his implied view of college being a utter waste. Bird questions the real motive behind receiving a college education and depicts her view onto the minds of many college students in todays world. Mike Rose in his article about “Blue-Collar Brilliance” as well as Brent Staples in
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“Time and tide wait for no man”, this we all know. Having done an inspiring four-year course in Computer Science Engineering. I would like to put to use this knowledge to do my PhD in Computer Science. This would give me the leading edge in technology and the practical low-down and the information I require. For the past few decades man is advancing in to the unknown realms of science and technology. This advancement is to make life easy and to increase human comfort at home and at work and I would
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In my mind I grew up thinking the United States and China were entirely different places, but, I came to the realization that I was completely wrong. In “Plight of the Little Emperors”, by Taylor Clark, she goes into great detail about the pressure teens have in China. As I continued to read, I realized that the teenagers in the U.S have a lot in common, with the teenagers in China. The pressure to succeed is, at times, unbearable. In Clark’s essay I found that they find it unbearable, too. Clark
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the importance of why they chose to recommend why that chose specific treatment would benefit the pet. Veterinary medicine has advanced over time and becoming a veterinarian is not an easy task, but you are choosing to be an advocate for the creatures with no voice and your main concern would be to play a hand in the overall well- being of an animal. This is why I chose to follow my passion and pursue my dream in becoming a veterinarian to make a change in a
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SEXISM Sexism has always been a major issue for women. It seems that today, everyone has to be careful of what they say and do so as to avoid offending someone. While everyone is busy worrying about extinguishing sexism towards women, which in my opinion I think is still an issue that needs to be taken care of. Sexism is just as much of an issue to men as it is to women. Sexism is a particular concern for society when considering its effect in the workplace. Sexism has always been a particular
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