I am from St. Louis Missouri. My experience with racism has always been between black and white. From fifth grade age 10 to my senior year age 18 I attended predominantly white schools with only one or two black people in each class. Not any Asians or Hispanics. I am very aware of African American being treated unfairly due to race. What I learned from this chapter is that other races of color also feel the intimidation of White people. It is not just African American that feels racial prejudice
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“Little lady‚ it’s best you get out of here‚ it’s not safe for you here.”‚ it’s a phrase I heard more often than not while living in Baltimore‚ between the ages of nine and eleven. When I first heard this phrase I was convinced the officer and the city workers were just worried for my friends‚ who happened to be African-American and Latino‚ and I as a whole and just chose me out of the group to speak to. I am a white-passing Native American female‚ who lived in a city which has a predominantly‚ 63
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My teaching experiences have allowed me to adapt to different types of classroom settings. I have gained an abundance of skills and knowledge that have guided my students to clas achieve successful results. I started teaching in 2008‚ during this time I have worked in several grade levels ranging from Pre-Kinder through 4th grade departmentalized and self-contained. I consider my education background to be very diverse. I have had opportunities to lead in my grade-level‚ conduct meetings‚ and presentations
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I was born and raised in a small town in northern Minnesota called Isle. We had a rounded population of about 700 people‚ and everybody knew one another. The school I had gone to was very small. Each graduating class was probably around 50 students‚ and every class was fit into one small building located in the heart of Isle. I attended there till 6th grade‚ when my mom and dad approached my brother and I with the news that we were going to be moving to Iowa to be closer to most of our family. The
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On September 11 2001‚ the world trade Centre in Manhattan‚ new York. They were hit by two planes. Most people I know know where they were when they first heard about the collapsing of the world trade Centre. That moment is something that changed the course of the 12st century. On that day 3‚000 lives were lost and hundreds injured. People working in the towers‚ people passengers on the flights and emergency services. Before such an event took place it didn’t even cross anyone’s mind that such things
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My main concentration right now in my life is my career in Human Services. The education that I am receiving at California State University Dominguez Hills has definitely changed the way I think in regards to people in the society and it has also giving me a background of problems I will run into and what I can do to solve it. I have learned that helping people will never be an easy job and that it can be stressful and frustrating. I will always remember to be patient‚ respectful‚ genuine‚ honest
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My education begins with me attending my community college back in Laredo‚ Texas. In Laredo Community College‚ I didn’t know which major to go into in all honesty‚ like all new college students I was caught up with the new experience of college and the scenery the college provided. Then after discussions with my advisors I’ve decided to enter the field of Criminal Justice‚ which at a time where difficult because I’d needed to know different laws that have changed over the years‚ many court cases
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Is there a single definition for the term insanity‚ Psychology has begun to shape my understanding of the ability to be emotionally and mentally unwell and the potential sources of this condition. Clinical psychology is my main area of interest as it explores the abnormality of human nature and so I believe higher education will provide me with the reasons for this abnormality. The variety of my Psychology A Level course so far has been exceptional and awe-inspiring. I began to question every aspect
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I am currently a Resident Assistant on Colonial Quad. Primarily‚ I serve as a resource to sophomores‚ my peers‚ but I do also service residents of junior and senior standing. I am positioned on Colonial Quad and as a resident assistant my duties include serving as a resource‚ as a source of information‚ and as a health and safety aid. I was a late hire and was faced with some challenges adjusting to the new position being that my training was taking place at an expedited pace. It was at this time
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Academically‚ the school system has always provided me the tools so that I could learn‚ but outside the traditional high school classroom‚ there is a myriad of opportunities where knowledge can be obtained. The summer before my senior year in high school the opportunity to take classes at the University of Louisville was bequeathed upon me. My parents guided me into possibly taking core content material classes‚ for example‚ math or science. However‚ there was a wide range of classes in which I could
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