I did my service learning project on the North Shore of Pittsburgh. I volunteered at Providence Family Support Center. At the center they focus on caring‚ strengthening and enriching families and lives. They provide inner city children between the ages of six weeks and 13 years a stimulating and engaging child care experience. They offer help for the entire family by incorporating their highly trained family development specialists along with daily volunteers so the families are able to build a solid
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Outline the important concept of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism was a theory developed by Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. Bentham’s theory was motivated by his desire to find universal theory that could be applies to every ethical situation. Due to industrial revolution people fled to the city where they endured urban oppression. Bentham’s theory helped improve social situations. This theory is also a teleological theory; telos meaning end or purpose. This means that the theory bases the decisions
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Six Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens gives teens strong advice they need to know for making difficult and important choices in life. By using real life circumstances Covey connects with his readers to help lead them to the right choice. The choice of becoming addicted to drugs can be so powerful that it could lead to many other important health issues in our lives. Becoming addicted to drugs can simply happen just from trying them one time or it can happen from doing
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pantry type work‚ I chose to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity for a new experience. This was a true Service Learning Experience that has given me new insight into Volunteering and Public Service Work as well as into myself. A six hour shift‚ I worked various jobs around the store. Before I began the work‚ I underwent a 30 minute training session with the supervisor and several other volunteers. The session included learning about the Store’s mission‚ safety regulations‚ and duties‚ as well as Customer
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PROTEINS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS 28/11/13 Qn. Which two of the four macromolecules do you believe to be the most important for life? Give evidence to support your suggestion (include a full description of the macromolecules you describe both in terms of structure and function) Introduction All the four macromolecules=lipids‚ proteins‚ carbohydrates and nucleic acids= are essential for the functioning of an organism ’s body (Campbell‚ biology). They work hand in hand to help us survive. For example
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Remain calm Be positive and honest. Don’t agree with others Say “No‚thank you!” Don’t slouche and have poor posture Stand up for what you believe in Have a well paced speech. Be firm and in control don’t be aggressive Being assertive will show your peers that you don’t want do drugs‚ and they should stop asking. Want Help? Here are some help lines to contact and call if you need help. Kids Help Phone www.kidshelpphone.ca/ 1-800-688-6868 Alcoholics
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NAEYC‚ and CEC. Goal Two- Multiculturalism‚ Globalism and Diversity: During this course we learned how today’s students come from different cultural backgrounds. Each student shared with the rest of the class a multicultural picture book and discussions followed regarding: The diversity in today’s classrooms. The importance of accepting and respecting each other. Introducing words from different languages. Showing the similarities and differences among students‚ and familiarizing
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S H A R O N J O H N S O N A life time experience as an English Language Learner… My great-grandparents were from the West Indies who came to Panama with the sole purpose of working in the Construction of the Panama Canal. Therefore‚ my grandparents and parents first language was English having the opportunity also of studying at the former Panama Canal Zone schools. In my early years‚ I understood English and was able to communicate but only did so when needed. I did all my talking in Spanish
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Learning Experience Paper How could someone become afraid of heights? Acrophobia is simply a fear of heights (Holden‚ 1995). Being afraid of heights is common and sometimes appropriate feeling. The phobia kicks in when you feel afraid in a safe environment such as the inside of a skyscraper. Acrophobia is treated with graded exposure therapy (Holden‚ 1995). Fear is an emotion produced by the brain to avoid a potentially bad situation or anxiety caused by the presence of danger. Fear caused by
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Lessons learned from global communication developments for the improvement of veterinary public health issues related to "One World One Health" D. Tabbaa Department of Public Health‚ Faculty of veterinary medicine‚ Al Baath University‚ Hama‚ Syria Abstract Humanity faces many challenges that require global solutions. One of these challenges is the spread of infectious diseases that emerge (or re-emerge) from the interfaces between animals and humans and the ecosystems in which they live. This is
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