...The most major needs are in my Community By: Amos G. Mellish I am student Amos G. Mellish, and currently live in the Newport Street Community, Monrovia, Liberia. I have lived in this community for the last 12 years. As our country Liberia is in a destitute and underdeveloped state, with a majority of the population living in abject poverty, it is of no doubt that most of the communities in Monrovia are in deplorable conditions. The many major needs of these communities that are essential to the survival of its inhabitants are inexpressible. However, I will point out the four most major needs and justify their essentially to the survival of its inhabitants and how if I were to volunteer in this community as a student of Service Learning Program (SLP-339), would improve these situations. The most major needs are: 1. Good Toilet Facilities 2. A well Arrange Garbage Collection 3. Security against Arm Rubbery 4. Electricity With these four major needs, I will discuss and justify their significance to the survival of the inhabitants of my community. 1. Good Toilet Facility: I look at this as a major issue owing to the fact that most of the houses in my community do not have inside or private toilet. They instead, depend on the community government toilet for daily and regular defecations. This is the one and only public toilet facility in the Newport Community, which is very messy and deplorable. This single area bears the service of about 3000 person...
Words: 1138 - Pages: 5
..."Pull in the Jib". "Sit farther inside the boat". "Roll more in the tacks". These are all things I hear on a day-to-day basis from my superiors during the school sailing race team. In the beginning of the season, commands being tossed at me just flew right by and I never had any idea what they were talking about. Now, as the sailing season comes to an end in only a few weeks, I actually know what people are talking about. I have sailed since I can remember, starting in Essex and working my way up to MSA, but never would I have realized how meticulous and precise you have to be with everything to achieve maximum speed going through the course. If the boat is leaning too much one way you lose speed. If you move the rudder too much you lose speed. If you don't recoil yourself back into the center of the boat in roll tacks you lose speed. It is incredibly annoying how easy it is to lose speed and how hard it is to keep going fast. Which is why I like it. I think what makes me like it is that sailing has always been a relaxing experience and now that I realized that it is actually one of the most taxing physical and mental sports out there, the difference between what I thought it was and now what I know it is just intrigues me. Part of me wants to just chill on the side of the boat with a lemonade or jump off for a swim every once and a while but another part of me wants drysuits and constantly bruised shins from hitting the centerboard box during roll tacks. Maybe I can have...
Words: 297 - Pages: 2
...Masculinity was important in America in the 1950s when A View from the Bridge is set. Both Franzen and Miller show that masculinity can be expressed by the different characters in his novel in many different ways which highlight the many aspects of masculinity. Both Franzen and Miller present masculinity through the ways in which the male characters interact with each other. There are conflicting views of masculinity in A View from the Bridge; Eddie represents the judgmental views of masculinity. His character is unable to bear Rodolpho’s attitude and appearance as it attacks Eddie’s individual definition of masculinity. “He’s like a weird…with that wacky hair…he’s like a chorus girl” Eddie unloads his feelings and disapproval regarding Rodolpho and his conduct to Catherine and Alfieri who is used as a guidance counsellor for Eddie to discuss his worries, “I see it in his eyes; he’s laughin’ at her and she’s laughin’ at me.” Eddie notices the behaviour of Rodolpho and interprets it in a jealous way to mean he is being made fun of behind his back. Eddie is seen as a strong masculine father figure, whereas Rodolpho is viewed as a blonde feminine acting male figure. Rodolpho sings “Paper Doll” to Catherine which in Eddie’s point of view hints at Rodolpho’s feminine natures. Eddie is threatened by Catherine’s great enjoyment in Rodolpho’s singing, Eddie rises and moves upstage, as an attempt to stop the singing which insults his view of masculinity. Eddie’s bowling buddies are used...
Words: 2254 - Pages: 10
...The extract under the title “The Eyes of the Dragon” was written by one of the outstanding American writers in the modern literature – Stephen King, known for his huge contribution in horror fiction, compared with such names as Balzac and Dickens. The extract under the study begins with the description of a young boy called Peter destined to be a king. It comes as no surprise he had a great number of servants to take care of him, but the most tender and vigilant of all was surely his mother – Sasha. She took it for granted to bring up her child in a manner worthy for kings only. Naturally she used all her talent, all her love and all her wit to raise the heir as well-bred and smart as possible. She was the only perfect teacher for him. To the boy’s mischief she died when he was only five and couldn’t realize everything properly, but those lessons she gave him stayed in his heart for ever. They say “the child’s soul is blank as a white sheet of paper, what you write there will be kept till the end.” I guess this statement suits the text precisely and comes as the controlling idea of the whole narration. Indeed, who knows better teacher and mentor for a child than its mother? Who knows all the specks and all the sores on a young body better than the woman who gave birth to the infant? No human creature. Small wonder that mothers love their children with all their heart, no matter what kind of child it is. The child is their flesh and blood, that’s the only sufficient reason...
Words: 556 - Pages: 3
...Frozen With a beautiful combination of catchy songs, life-like animations, and an incredibly well developed plot, this Disney animated film leaves the world frozen in amazement. Released in December 2013, the movie “Frozen” speaks on being different and of love. The main character, Anna, and her older sister, Elsa were extremely close until Elsa’s wintery powers of which she was born with almost got Anna killed. While Anna held on to that relationship, Elsa had shut herself out in fear of hurting someone. Things got worse as their parents, the king and the queen died in a shipwreck, leaving the sisters more alone than ever. Years later, Elsa is forced to interact with others during her coronation, the build up of emotions and feelings gave way. Her powers bursted out, trapping all of Arendelle in a winter wonderland and causing the townsmen to chase out their new queen. Seeing Elsa’s well intentions all these years, Anna goes on a perilous journey where she met many new friends and ultimately shows Elsa that love is the way. In regards to Groen and Franzen's artistic criteria, the movie Frozen would be considered quality art as it exhibits “real” characters, is considered tragic in the sense that it’s realistic, and is relatable. The main character, Anna carries a large diversity of personalities that reaches the standards set by Franzen, being "not either/or but both/and”. At the start of the movie, Anna is a fun-loving, energetic, impatient child who is in love with her...
Words: 776 - Pages: 4
...Q 1: The big 5 personality factors are Emotional stability, Agreeableness, Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Openness. Let’s Analyze the Larry Ellison in details on each of these. Emotional Stability reflects the calmness, poise and stability in their interpersonal dealings. Larry does not score very high on Emotional stability. He does not hide his irritation at others. He is not resilient as he does not accommodate others of different view. Though, he is surely a confident person. He does have high degree of confidence in himself. He believes he can be success without others help though it may not be entirely true. No one person regardless of how smart he or she is can be success all alone. There should be lot of contribution from other people at all levels. He does not seem to realize or recognize this. He may have a lot of arrogance. He definitely is an effective leader. Starting a small company and turning into one of best companies on the planet takes great personality. He has knack for success and he has demonstrated it. All that reflects He is quite Emotionally Stable person. No man is perfect. He has some weakness as well. Agreeableness is the capability of getting along others. This is Larry’s biggest weakness. Really intelligent and capable people are often hard to get along with others as they have their own independent ideas and opinions about everything. They feel they are right always. Others may think of him rude. On Extraversion...
Words: 907 - Pages: 4
...Case Study: The Business Strategies of QVC Group 2: Michael Kenlan Karen Maxwell Brian McKearney Tara Murphy Zach Smith MIE 480, Spring 2010 Dr. Washington Abstract John Segal founded QVC in West Chester, Pennsylvania in June of 1986, two years behind the launch of its predecessor, the Home Shopping Network. Despite this later emergence onto the cable scene, QVC surpassed its competitor quickly and has maintained a dominant position in the television-retail industry ever since. Never relinquishing its strong commitment to quality, value, and convenience, the company has strategically gained consumer confidence, brand loyalty, and a competitive advantage in the market. Today, QVC has shipped over a billion packages to customers worldwide, and generates an estimated $_________ in annual sales. There are many reasons that led QVC to become the industry leader in televised shopping. Entering the market in the shadow of The Home Shopping Network actually proved to be advantageous to the new company. The founding management of QVC was wise in examining its competitor’s strengths and weaknesses, and learning from these mistakes. QVC set out to break the existing mold and capture a larger audience with quality products. Another wise decision on the part of leadership was to employ experienced TV producers with expertise in the field which resulted in a professional and well-produced...
Words: 2536 - Pages: 11
...that make Popular culture bad?, Shady? ad maybe a bad influence? The answer is yes to all the above, however; its great that America even allows freedom of speech and freedom of expression and all the blame can't be put only on popular culture. Popular culture is any where and everywhere. Its present as soon as you awake. Look in your closet what made you buy the clothes you wear, look at your music library how did you choose all those songs you have, turn on ur T.V what show did you watch last night? Popular culture in America is extremely crucial on the young minds of the world. Look on T.V Jersey Shore is most likely the number one watched show by adolescent teens. Teenagers idolize these people and their messages which are, to drink get wasted, party all night, and be as sleezy as you can be. Sex is a major icon in everything today for example its in music, definetly on T.V, definetly in movies, and believe it or not the clothes most teenagers where can be veiwed as sexual because of the shortness and tightness girls go for today. how could any of these reasons be any good for the children of today and tomorrow. The future for these teenagers and young children look just as bad as the shows they watch. Although there are many cons towards America's popular culture there are some good points. Artists in america can hav freedom of speech and can express themselves freely. America should also not put all of the blame on popular cultutre it is...
Words: 566 - Pages: 3
...first time since the post-Civil War Reconstruction years. By 1929, the United States was a very different place—economically and socially. “The nation asks for action and action is now” (Foner). When Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) assumed the presidency on March 4, 1933, America’s banking...
Words: 1243 - Pages: 5
...Songwriters have the same freedom of speech as anyone else who is trying to express themselves. Freedom of speech allows citizens to express themselves and state their opinions free of government restrictions. Composers and songwriters therefore have the right to express themselves freely without being at fault for the corruption of young people who come across their work. There is no need to censor music in order to protect children, or else they will spend their lives protected from what really goes on in the world. Song lyrics do not need to be censored in order for them to have value and meaning, and music is how songwriters exercise their right to freedom of speech. Freedom of Speech is one of the most prized rights United States citizens...
Words: 1958 - Pages: 8
...There’s nothing like living in the United States, where diversity grows from coast to coast and the freedom of speech is instilled in all American citizens. America’s inception created the need for people to be safe and secure while pursuing the right to speak out against its government and instill change. The thousands of immigrants who poured into the U.S. left homelands full of tyrants and voiceless societies. Many historical events in America’s history would have never happened without free speech. The voices of many were often quieted and banned from returning because speaking against your government was seen as disgraceful. How can this be possible? The look to America, as it provides freedom and free speech for all. Free speech has been...
Words: 1706 - Pages: 7
...the troops and police, he then describes a second encounter where he escapes through a special route he created for this instance. The censorship existent in Honduras is causing the harming of people like Mr. Romero and is poorly representing the country to others wanting to immigrate there. Another example of how journalists were harmed was when “Humberto Alexis Quiroz, the executive director for Comité por la Libre Expresión, a Tegucigalpa-based, press-rights advocacy group, says that journalists who have not been censored by force are censoring themselves for fear of retribution. “They’ve reopened the channels—but all have been pressured not to broadcast anything against the government,” Quiroz told me in an interview for this post” (America’s Quarterly”). Quiroz is saying that journalists who have not yet been harmed by the government are afraid of just such, so they are displaying messages the government wants to see in order to protect themselves. Others looking to immigrate to Honduras will see this hostile environment and possibly change their perspective of the country. Not only is the government harming journalists, but there have been multiple killing of journalists and protesters in the time following the coup. One instance is during a rally supporting the former president, Zelaya.”At Sunday's pro-Zelaya rally troops fired on the crowd and attacked American cameramen caught on film. At least one young man was killed (Montagne).” the rally became violent and soon troops...
Words: 1652 - Pages: 7
...Some people believe that freedom of speech is something that should be limited when it come to sensitive information. I feel that if its limited it not freedom. This was a big problem. Note it was a problem. Its not the information that is so called sensitive it’s the public’s reaction to it that causes the problem I think the world only has a problem with freedom of press when it’s either about them or if its bad press. I have never seen anyone complaining about press that is in his or her favor or anything that is not in his or her favor Freedom of the press is defined by dictionary.com as the right to circulate opinion in print without censorship from the government. America’s Founding Fathers believed so strongly in the right to free speech that they codified it in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states in part, “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” This right was considered so important it was the first of the ten freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights. So why should anyone think or feel that they can limit people on their right as humans. I see freedom of press as the same thing as freedom of speech. Most individual are fine with freedom of press until it hits home. So why take the right away when your in the spotlight. It just isn’t fair. I really don’t think that sensitive information sways people in the work plae one way or the other. For everything that said in the press there is...
Words: 904 - Pages: 4
...Where is the Line Drawn? Freedom of speech: The right, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to express beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government restriction. The issues of language and whether or not there should be regulation of students’ First Amendment rights can be a summarized in one word for me. Bizarre. College campuses should not be able to put restrictions on students’ right to free expression. Contrary to popular belief that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” I understand that words do hurt; however, it is impossible to regulate language “because we don’t really know how to classify any kind of speech, which we would have to do before we could safely legislate against it”(314). You cannot prescribe a single remedy for the millions of different people on campus. How one person reacts to a word is completely different than how another person would. This is why our First Amendment rights cannot be restricted because there are too many variables attached to it. A UCLA student, Alexandra Wallace, posted a video on YouTube in which she complains about Asian students’ behavior. Wallace's three-minute video had triggered a national discussion about racial stereotyping and what authority, if any, colleges have over students' speech and opinions. When you are given the opportunity to express free speech, you have to act responsibly. Just like if you are given a license, you have to drive responsibly...
Words: 1029 - Pages: 5
...Haroon Abdullah Senior Project Rough Ideas Should freedom of speech have some legal restrictions? Abstract The report given below tells us about the “freedom of speech”, its history and why it has become a problem in the modern world today. The term freedom means that you have the complete right to live however you want, without any interference from a second or third person. It also means living the life you want and not living the way any government wants. Similarly, freedom of speech is the concept of the inborn human right to be heard, and to give voice to their own outlook, beliefs and judgments without the dread of being penalized and rebuked. This freedom is not limited to speaking publicly, and is usually taken to comprise of other forms of expression. It is the right to put forward your opinion without hesitation, to worship whoever you want, to criticize whoever and whatever, and to express yourself liberally. The freedom of expression is a topic talked around the entire world. In this report, I will talk about whether freedom of speech should have legal restrictions or not. This report will also include all kinds of visual aids, stats, and a logical conclusion in the end. Introduction (history) It is believed that the idea of free speech goes back to ancient times. It was the Romans and Greeks that first recognized their right to be able to raise their voice and say what they believe in. Free Speech is closely linked to democracy, as democracy created...
Words: 1500 - Pages: 6
