Researcher| Dr. Joan W. Moore| | Joan W. Moore is a distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin‚ Milwaukee. She received both her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Her field of study has primarily been sociology with a focus in Social Problems within Latino communities. Dr. Moore has made a major contribution to the social sciences in the area of crime‚ drugs and gangs; she was also John Hagedorn’s mentor. No scholar is as widely cited as is Dr. Joan Moore in this
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Introduction Why I became a nurse. As a child I was taught many good values. My mother had a strong belief in God and she preached her beliefs to the family. I was taught not to be judgmental‚ treat others as though you would like to be treated‚ life is very special‚ love one another as you love yourself‚ be caring‚ kind‚ and responsible. My mother was a great influence on me. Growing up in a family of nine children‚ there wasn’t much money to pay for medical care. She tried to keep her children
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Virginia Woolf: Why Should Women Write? In Virginia Woolf’s essay A Room of One’s Own‚ she is asked to speak about women and fiction. Woolf begins by addressing limitations of women writers of the past‚ and draws on those works of literature in order to bring awareness to the present relationship of women and fiction in 1928. Throughout her essay‚ she quickly realizes that the prominence of women in fiction is very little‚ and she has “no arm to cling to” (149). According to Woolf‚ before
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The America I Believe In Rick Perry once said…” I believe in America I believe in her purpose and her promise I believe her best days have not yet been lived I believe her greatest deeds are reserved for the generations to come.” Our country is a melting pot of many different colors and we are all the same but yet all so different. We all have one similarity though; we all love our country. Why I believe in these things is because our country is great. Although we have fallen a few greatness pegs
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Writing class Sept 18‚2010 Why am I in College College is a place where you can further your knowledge and learn skills to help you be more responsible later in life. You can also get a better paying job with a college degree‚ and build friendships with other people you may not know . I am in college‚ because‚ in today’s society‚ there are not many big time jobs or careers in the fields of study that I want to be in for the rest of my life that will accept or
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WHY I WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A NURSE Becoming a nurse has always been a dream of mine. It started several years ago‚ when I came to this country from my native country Jamaica. My first job was working as a Certified Nursing Assistant‚ taking care of a 92 year patient. It was a job I did well and look forward to doing every single day. I took care of this patient for five years until she died. It was during that time I realized taking care of people is my passion. I am presently taking care
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Sonya Lee Boss‚ I deserve a raise Mr. Brown‚ may I have a talk with you. I came to talk about you giving Me a raise. I’ve been working for your company for few years now. I’m One of a few people here that really know what they are doing. I’m a person that never cause any trouble. I follow all the rules‚ and always on time. I know all the jobs and have mastered a few. I started at the bottom and have worked my way up. I have never cause trouble with my co-workers or management.
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In Eugena Welty’s story “Why I live at the PO” the reader is quickly introduced to the main character and narrator of the story. While Welty does not identify the character by name‚ except to refer to her as “Sister”‚ Welty does directly and indirectly introduce the character. The reader is given a bit of background on the character especially about the relationship between the main character and her younger sister‚ which is the driving force of the plot. This is the direct characterization. Then
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just a matter of where I wanted to go‚ what I wanted to study‚ and how to acquire the funds for it. However‚ as I got older college became a choice I had to make based on how I wanted my future to go. When I figured out I wanted to pursue a career in Environmental Engineering I knew college was the path to take. With that being said‚ going to college and pursuing my particular major is important to me because knowledge is key whether it’s about my field of study or myself and I want to use it to help
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If I hand a ticket in my hand that would open up many windows for things I could do. It is giving me a choice of what I want‚ and what I want to discover. I would choose to go to San Francisco‚ California. I have always wanted to go their and see what the city is like. My favorite team‚ the Giants‚ are there and I would go what them play a baseball game. The Giants ballpark has always been an amazing park. It has such a beautiful field with the bullpens in foul territory. I love the glove and the
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