A Work in Progress: Educational Autobiography of Wendy Suarez University of South Florida “The true joy of life is being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one instead of being a selfish little clot of ailments and grievances.” –G. B. Shaw. “For the scholar-practitioner‚ his or her being and becoming are socially constructed through practice. Therefore‚ the leader’s ethical self understandings are not gained through observing facts‚ but in his or her value-laden narrative
Free High school Secondary school Teacher
Nicole Fischhoff Page 1 11/19/13 Sociology MWF 1:00-1:50 p.m. Sociological Autobiography Sociology is study of the development‚ structure‚ and functioning of human society. It has a lot to do with cultures‚ and cultures are a big part of our lives. Because of this‚ sociology can be spotted and examined throughout almost all aspects of life. One area of my life that sociology is very prevalent in is my gymnastics career. I have been a gymnast my whole life and I have moved around
Premium Sociology Independent school Gymnasium
Build-A-Bear Workshop Build-A-Bear Workshop Trying to make people smile is part of the credo at Build-A-Bear Workshop. The company was founded in 1997 by Maxine Clark who is the Chairman and Chief Executive. Maxine started Build-A-Bear Workshop or BBW‚ after working in corporate America for 20 years for the retailing industry. She wanted to create a retail environment that inspired the imagination‚ creativity‚ and memories for children and families. Flash forward to 2012 and BBW has become
Premium
Miguel Huerta Period 1 September 8‚ 2010 Educational Autobiography A lot of people think education is just something you get in school‚ but in reality education comes from different places and people not just school and teachers. For example‚ way before I started school I was already being educated by my parents‚ they taught me how to eat‚ behave‚ use the bathroom‚ talk‚ and a lot of other things that help out in life. I started my educational career in John F. Kennedy Elementary. I don’t
Premium High school Educational years Ninth grade
Cultural Autobiography Maria Skoulidas MHC My father’s parents were born in a small village in the Peloponnese. They were kind and humble people that eventually made their way to Athens. My mother’s parents were born in Kafkaso‚ a town in Minor Asia‚ which at that time belonged to Greece. With the war of 1921‚ the Turks forced my mother’s parents to flee to Athens. They were wealthy and proud‚ as were many Pontian Greeks at that time. Both of my parents were born in Athens
Premium Greeks Greece Culture
The Liberal Life I am a pure liberal who will likely vote for Democratic party candidates in upcoming elections. There are many types of political views that people have that are extremely different from each other as well as very similar. Two groups people would be the pure liberals and the pure conservatives. The pure liberals are the ones who want more government action in economic issues‚ but less government action in social issues. Pure conservatives are the people that want less government
Premium Conservatism Democracy Liberalism
Paddington Bear Paddington is based on the Spectacled or Andean bear (Tremarctos Ornatus) from South America. Paddington lived in Darkest Peru with his guardian Aunt Lucy until she retired and became a resident at the Home for Retired Bears. Aunt Lucy taught him fluent English and arranged for him to stow away on a ship headed for England‚ hidden underneath a life dinghy. The day he left‚ Paddington took his red hat and suitcase that was packed with marmalade and set off for his new life in England
Premium Family Mother Dog
Running Head: MY CULTURAL My Cultural Autobiography Nancy Domanski Sir Frances Bacon said‚ “If a man be gracious to strangers‚ it shows that he is a citizen of the world‚ and his heart is no island cut off from other islands‚ but a continent that joins them‚” (Jenkins‚ 1994). This quote represents all the core values that I cherish and to which I adhere. Personal culture doesn’t have to be linked to a certain country of origin or a specific ethnicity; it can be as simple as a person’s
Premium Family Southern United States Mother
Shang Wang Mr. Noe ENG 1301.15 Feb 23 2011 Literacy Autobiography I have come a long way down my road of knowledge and learning of English throughout my life and it has taken me places and shown me things I would have never expected when I first started out on this long journey‚ and it includes things that most other student’s do not. I have learned so much‚ so fast and it has taken me far from home and around the world. While most of the people I know have traveled the same road their whole
Premium Education Learning Writing
A Rise in Childless Couples The number of childless adults has increased since the mid 70s due to reasons such as location‚ expense‚ women having jobs‚ and how society portrays parenting. The article “No Kids For Me‚ Thanks” by Teddy Wayne provides examples of people who agree and disagree with refusing to add to the gene pool and why. Kate Bolick‚ for instance‚ says‚ “If I had kids‚ I can’t see doing it in New York City. Not just because I couldn’t afford it‚ but because I don’t like the idea
Premium Gender Unemployment United States