Essays on Family Page 227

During the Golden Age of Hollywood, one particular star stands out compared to the rest. Gene Kelly, a man who can be regarded as a creative genius that changed the way people approached film musicals. Kelly altered the way film musicals were made by taking on the responsibility of being a performer, choreographer, and a…

Chocolate, a sweet treat consumed by millions of Americans each day whether they are happy, sad, or even in celebration of a special occasion. However, one never asks how the chocolate they are consuming, came to be the final product that it is. Behind the joy that this sweet treat brings us, is the forcible…

Why go outside and play football when you can just play fantasy football from the comfort of your sofa? This is a question that children can ask themselves in our tech-forward world. Technology is evolving constantly and at ridiculous speeds. Children are forced to grow up in a tech-savvy world with both negative and positive…

From the time a child enters elementary school they begin to think about their future and what they want to be. The most common careers that small children choose are doctors, policemen, firefighters, and teachers, but those ideas and dreams tend to change over time. Our experiences in life greatly affect the decisions we make…

Childhood obesity is a complex issue within the United States which can lead to immediate health problems as well as future health complications. Childhood obesity is defined by the CDC as children having a BMI at or above the 95th percentile. The body mass index (BMI) is a measurement tool used to determine whether an…

Growing up, I was embarrassed of being Filipino. In fact, I frequently recount my shame in many of my childhood memories. As a child, I grew up in the countryside located in the northern tip of the Philippine islands. I grew up in nature, playing traditional Filipino street games and eating adobo, a famous Filipino…

Whether people know it or not, everyone has a self-esteem, but somehave better grasps on it than others do. Most people’s self-esteemjudgments are based on what they value, their beliefs or interests,and the attitudes that they have. Therefore it isimpossible to escape the notion that someone doesn’t have a self-esteem. It is whatever they make…

My name is Catherine Nalule, I come from a small town in Uganda known as Kampala am a junior here at the University of Portland still underdeclared but looking forward into pursuing a degree in Operations Technology management at the school of business. One interesting fact about me is that I love swimming. I started…

As we all know technology and social media have become a big part of all our lives. A huge percentage of the people using this technology and on these social media applications are our youth. Have you thought about all the time our kids and teenagers spend using technology, whether for fun, educational, and social…

I am going to be honest; I found Ways With Words by Shirley Heath a better read than I had originally anticipated. Throughout the entire book I found myself drawing connections to many of the early education theorists such as Piaget, Vygotskey and Bandura, that I learned about in undergrad. I also found myself relating…