As a freshman at SUNY Plattsburgh‚ I would have never imagined my self where I am today. I was nervous about beginning the communication disorders and sciences major because I wasn’t sure if it was the right fit for me or if it was something I would be interested in. Coming into college‚ the only background I had in communication disorders was the experiences I shared with my two younger brothers. They both went through speech therapy because they struggled with articulation. Two of my older
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Death of a Salesman: Choose a play which explores the themes of self awareness: Miller makes clear that Biff is very unsettled and had not yet pursued in any form of career. This is demonstrated in the dialogue in which Willy is complaining to Linda that Biff has not amounted to anything. "Linda: He’s finding himself Willy." And Willy replies angrily: "Not finding yourself at the age of thirty four is a disgrace." The audience can see straight away that Biff has not matched up to his fathers
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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper V.V. NUR 440 October 24th‚ 2011 Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper Following long hours of thinking‚ outlining‚ investigating‚ and reading about different topics it was not easy to choose a vulnerable population. After going through the Neighborhood it became apparently clear that my desire is to write on the subject of the Down syndrome population. This vulnerable population is like no other. The individuals living with
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I have learned about being an online student through the Student Learning Success class‚ SLS1000-12J-4B13‚ but I’ve also learned how to become a successful online student. Throughout the various assessments‚ I have mastered the use of the technology that was provided to me. I have learned how to communicate through the discussion board to my instructors and classmates. I have learned how to use the CSU Online Library to access various research articles. I have learned how to use numerous search
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Group work is the one thing that cannot be avoided no matter whom you work for or no matter how many people work for you. Synergic group work could give a company the competitive edge that is required to become a market leader while entropic group work is likely to cause a catastrophe. In the process of doing the group report on a virtual business in the tourism industry‚ I have managed to find different aspects of group work that I could improve upon and certain aspects that I should keep the same
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I have been a student at Americus-Sumter High School for four semesters‚ and over the course of my stay I have grown and learned more than I thought possible. I came to this school already knowing that I wanted to be an Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU) nurse; I have taken two out of three nursing courses and though I knew exactly what I was headed for-was I ever wrong. Going through the nursing program has taught me so much more than stuff about medical terminology‚ it has taught me how to eventually
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I cared for my patient on 11/06 on P5 room 10. I was given report from the leaving nurse about my patient shortly after I got on the floor. The nurse that I was assigned to was from the ICU and she was a floating nurse for that day. My patient was an 8 week old baby boy who came into the hospital on 11/03 for failure to thrive. During the report‚ the nurse showed us where the position of NG tube on the patient. After the report‚ the nurse and I did a whole physical assessment‚ and vital on the patient
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As a young boy growing up in a rural town (Dublin‚ VA) in Southwest Virginia‚ the furthest thing from my mind was “learning styles”. We had one stop light‚ a tight knit community where everyone knew everyone. The only learning we concerned ourselves with consisted of the lake‚ the river and the local church grounds. We went fishing‚ we liked to swim and participate in local sports activities (whatever sport that was relevant at the time) against local neighbor kids. Our learning was not about
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Today was my third week in Metro Hospital. I was assigned one patient to work on time management with my clinical instructor. The patient I worked had surgery because she had a periocciptal aneurysm that had not yet burst. She chose to have the surgery because she learned the risk of having an aneurysm. I have learned that first thing I need to do is to check to see if the patient is alive because it is my responsibility to care for the patient. But I read the doctor notes prior to understand the
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Public Speaking Self-Reflection JEREMY ROSS COMM/218 May 7‚ 2014 Public Speaking Self-Reflection In order for public speaking to become a skill‚ there are a few areas in which I need to improve to make it a suitable strength. Public speaking is not a weakness for me but I would like to transform it into one of my strengths. During my two minute presentation‚ I found that in order to do this I need to improve my ability to perform long speeches without hesitation‚ maintain eye contact‚ and
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