The speakers of the African American Lecture Series were all alumni of the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. The message that they presented was basically how us‚ as minority students‚ can make a difference‚ particularly in the education system. The speakers also briefly spoke about the racial conflicts that were impacting the climate of the campus. All of the speakers gave key advice on how a student‚ no matter their race‚ gender‚ sexual preference‚ could succeed and achieve their main goal
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Speaker notes 440 Hello‚ fellow coworkers my name is Vanessa Williams and I will be presenting you with information regarding a vulnerable population. The vulnerable population I will discuss is the African American population and their perceived mistrust with the healthcare system. I believe this is an important topic to discuss because the African American population has the highest incidence of colorectal cancer however‚ they are not seeking healthcare as they should. We have often questioned
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Kung INDIVIDUAL REPORT National Branding and Corporate Scandals [pic][pic] [pic] [pic] By George MANG Student Number: 53002615 City University of Hong Kong Year 2012 Table of Contents 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………… 3 2. China National Brand Building and “Soft Power”………………………..... 4 3. From Manufacturing Factory to Research and Development Centre……... 5 4. China’s Counterfeit Merchandise and Food Scandals……………………… 6 5. China’s Financial Markets Bottleneck………………………………………
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“Volunteers don ’t get paid‚ not because they ’re worthless‚ but because they ’re priceless.” ~Sherry Anderson (Volunteer Appreciation Quotes…). These exact words can be used when describing the life of Alice Mikolyzk. There simply is not a better way to depict her as a volunteer and an intern‚ except for labeling her as “priceless.” As a theology student and a graduate of Fordham University in New York‚ Alice Mikolyzk‚ a Kulika Uganda (a charity in Uganda established to aide those in need) intern
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Charles Ponzi .. The Scandal !!! By: Rawan Al-Deraibi Class of: Prof. Alan J. Pan Who is Ponzi?!! Born in 1882 in Parma‚ Itlay‚ Charles Ponzi was the infamous swindler who payed out returns (To give money in exchange for goods or services) with other investors’ money. The "Ponzi scheme" is named after him. After running a highly profitable and expansive investment scheme‚ Ponzi was arrested on August 12‚ 1920‚ and charged with 86 counts of mail fraud. Owing an estimated $7 million‚ he pleaded
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CELTA ASSIGNMENT 1 – FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Part One Background The first part of the assignment focuses on the general overview of Entry 1 group who are majority females of South-Asian origin; also a Chinese‚ African & Arab learners are also enrolled in class. Learners of this group are housewives with little or no previous education background. They would have learnt Urdu or Gujarati in their country. The ages range between 24 and 45. The majority of learner’s first language speaks
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Text focus Questions – Unit 1 His 101 1. Describe Ziggurats (Ch. 1) 2. Identify the “black lands” of Egypt (Ch. 1) 3. How is the modern era different from other previous eras according to the author (Are We Human) 4. Identify the new human species highlighted in this article and how it became extinct? (Are We Human) 5. Why does Babylonian society limit the freedom of women in the Code of Hammurabi (Ch.2) 6. Describe and define the Axial Age. (Ch. 2) 7. How does the author challenge current theory
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Ever-Wasers I found the article “The Information” by Adam Gopnik to be a difficult read. The information seemed to jump around and was very difficult to follow. While I understood the point Gopnik was making I couldn’t dive into the information like I wanted to. I wasn’t rally sure of Gopnik’s view on the subject‚ is he an Ever-Waser? What does‚ it’s not about the toast but the butter really mean? Is Gopnik trying to say that it’s not about the new technology but how we use it? Gopnik states
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The Village That Could An inspirational tale of resilience in challenging times Ralph McKechnie Brown Download free books at Ralph McKechnie Brown The Village That Could An inspirational tale of resilience in challenging times Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 2 The Village That Could: An inspirational tale of resilience in challenging times 1st edition © 2013 Ralph McKechnie Brown & bookboon.com ISBN 978-87-403-0392-6 Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 3 The Village That Could Contents
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Medgar Evers Civil rights activist. Born July 2‚ 1925‚ in Decatur‚ Mississippi. After growing up in a Mississippi farming family‚ Evers enlisted in the United States Army in 1943. He fought in both France and Germany during World War II before receiving an honorable discharge in 1946. In 1948‚ he entered Alcorn Agricutural and Mechanical College (now Alcorn State University) in Lorman‚ Mississippi. During his senior year‚ Evers married a fellow student‚ Myrlie Beasley; they later had three children:
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