Alyssa’s academic prowess is a source of pride for her parents as she has consistently been a good student and has excelled in most projects that she has decided to undertake and was even a part of the gifted and talented program at her school. As I gave her positive reinforcement about her being involved in extra-curricular activities‚ her confidence level in attempting these activities increased and her performance bettered. When she started losing confidence in in math and language arts‚ I was
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References: N/A. (2006‚ July). Healthful living middle-school energizers. Retrieved from http://www.dpi.state.nc.us Santrock‚ J. W. (2010). Adolescence. New York‚ NY: McGraw Hill. Hanna‚ S.‚ Suggett‚ R.‚ & Radtke‚ D. (2008). Person to person‚ positive relationships don ’t just happen. (5 ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
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Cultural Autobiography Juanita J. Duffy Capella University Cultural Autobiography Investigating one’s own cultural heritage can teach us much regarding our own world views‚ how they affect us‚ how they affect others‚ and how they can potentially affect our clients in a counseling situation either positively or negatively. This paper provides examples and analyzes how a therapist’s own cultural self-awareness can impact the counseling relationship and explores appropriate strategies to address
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Adolescents and Marijuana Kathleen Stewart University of West Florida Adolescents and Marijuana Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used by teens today. Approximately 60 percent of the kids who use drugs use only marijuana. Of the 14.6 million marijuana users in 2002‚ approximately 4.8 million used it on 20 or more days in any given month (Kids and Marijuana). There are many reasons why some teens start smoking marijuana. Many start using because their older siblings or friends
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Alcohol and Adolescents Alcohol has become the easiest drug to obtain for adolescents which has been leading to a life of alcoholism. Even though the legal age is twenty one‚ many teenagers are still finding ways to obtain alcohol. According to some reports kids as early as seven have tasted alcohol. Nearly three million young people between the ages of 14 and 17 “are regular drinkers with a serious alcohol problem” (Kittleson‚ 2005‚ 59). With statistics such as this no wonder younger children
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Autobiography Arlene Casillas 2/24/2013 For as long as I can remember‚ I have loved children. Some of my earliest memories are of time spent with my extended family and a house full of children. Our family would get together on the weekends for family time‚ and me and my closest cousins which were more like siblings would try hard to stay out of trouble. There were no planned activities for us‚ but we found lots to do‚ and to get into. I remember secret hiding places‚ learning to apply
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Technological Autobiography I never really thought about what technologies have influenced me the most throughout my life. The three top things that will have most likely affected my learning would most likely be the television‚ my car‚ and my cellphone respectively. These are technological advancements that have greatly impacted communication and learning in my life. The television is constantly updated between projectors‚ bulbs‚ and changing the shape of the screen‚ we have even gone from
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Analysing TV: Fictions and Entertainments – Television Autobiography I am aware that one of the main themes of this course is critical self-reflection about TV watching; considering my own relationship with TV viewing and how it has changed over time as well as what my attitudes towards TV are‚ I can think about what they say about the kind of person I am. However‚ I think it would be useful to point out that I am not a media student and that this course is an elective module for my Sociology Degree
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tactic used to discover a way to learn that best suits your ability. I am a college freshman and I feel that my literacy is still evolving. Drawing has changed my life‚ forever‚ as it will continue to do so. As I will demonstrate through this autobiography of my literacy‚ experiences gained through the process of “growing up” really do help build a person’s identity. My earliest memory of literacy was spending time as a young‚ curious child‚ with a crayon or colored pencil‚ drawing colorful little
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Religious Autobiography Raised in a catholic household‚ learning about God and practicing my religion was done regularly. Going to a catholic school played a major role in my childhood by strengthening my beliefs in God and made me see God in different ways. My religion guided me with all the problems that I had as a child but one. As a ten year old boy I questioned God and his actions. I began questioning God and my faith when my family received heartbreaking news one afternoon following my
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