California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Essays

  • Letter of Intent

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    Associate of Science in Child Development from Rio Hondo Community College. I am currently finishing up my Undergraduate Degree in Liberal Studies at California Polytechnic University Pomona. In addition, I hold a Teacher’s Permit in Child Development from the Commission of Teacher Credentialing. I am currently pursuing a Masters in Child Development at Cal State LA because I want to be a future educator focusing in the field of Early Childhood Education. I am very intrigued and interested in working with

  • Consumerism Project: Cal Poly Pomona

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    Consumerism Project Rough Draft Cal Poly Pomona is a college that many people want to go to, not just because it has a beautiful campus but because there is a high acceptance rate of 39.3%. Cal Poly Pomona’s mascot is a horse and their college is surrounded by greenery where the college is geographically located. I also know that Cal Poly Pomona is a really big college that provides a major in engineering. I also like this college because it is close to home and I won’t have to pay

  • Spiritual Autobiography Example

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    Spiritual Autobiography Religion and faith have been a part of my life since the day I was born. My grandfather has been a pastor at Selma Church of God for 39 years and my mom, along with my grandmother and aunts, run our churches worship team. One could only assume, I have spent much of my life in the church. From years of children 's church and Sunday school, I learned of God 's unconditional love for me and His constant willingness to forgive me of my sins. My family and teachers explained the

  • The Tribune against Measure Q

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    The Tribune against Measure Q The Tribune posted an editorial stating their opposition to Measure Q on Saturday, October 16th, 2004. It describes the debate over the measure “boiling down to one sentence: ‘It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to propagate, cultivate, raise, or grow genetically engineered organisms in San Luis Obispo County.” The Tribune claims that “Measure Q is a poorly written ordinance with unintended consequences of banning research on life-saving medicines

  • Canned Wine: A Business Insider Study

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    1% of the market, the growth rate is rapidly climbing, comments Sommelier, Andrew Jones. The idea of canned wine only began a few years ago. Andrew Jones, who started Field Recordings winery in Paso Robles, California, was one of the first winemakers to make the switch to cans. Jones states that using cans rather than bottles has no effect on the flavor of the wine. In 2013, canned wine was only 5% of Jone’s business, and now it accounts for up to 40% of the wine produced by Field Recordings. (CBS

  • Civil Engineering: A Career In Civil Engineering

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    The career the I'm interest me the most is Civil Engineering. Civil engineering is designing and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities. May work on roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, or waste disposal units. May be architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, geo-technical or other kind of engineer. I chose this career because I would see my mom's side of the family

  • Physics of a Kayak (Qayaq)

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    Lincoln, K J. "Qayanek: The Resurrection of a Lost Art." Delta Discovery 13 October 2004. 14+ Serway, Jewett. Physics for Scientists and Engineers 6th Edition. Pomona: California State Polytechnic University. 2004. Visual Physics. Yup'ik Qayaq. Zimmerly, David W. Qayaq: Kayaks of Alaska and Siberia. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2000.

  • Participation of Women in the Workforce

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    Since the late 1970s, the participation of women in the workforce has dramatically changed from women traditionally following their mother’s footsteps to obtaining an independent career of their own. According to Resident Scholar, Christina Hoff Sommers of the Huffington Post, "there are far more women than men in college, and they earn more than fifty-eight percent of [the] college degrees [in the year of 2013]." However, some women in the workforce do not receive the full compensation as men do

  • Causes Of The Zodiac Killer

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    history even though he hasn’t committed as many murders as other killers have. The Zodiac operated in northern California from the early 1960s to late 1970s. He is self proclaimed as the Zodiac Killer and is directly linked to the murders of five people and possibly more. Nothing definitive is known about the Zodiac Killer’s background since he was never caught. Some of the theories state that he may have a naval background and possibly be British due to his uncommon grammar and spelling in his letters

  • Change: Lewin's 3 Stage Model and McFarland's Bounce

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    behind the change, decreasing the resistance influences, or a combination of the aforementioned methods (Lewin, 1948). The second step of Lewin's Change Model is change. This step transitions the group from the current system to the new condition. Baum states, "At some basic level, we are all resistant to change" (Baum, 2000). This resistance necessitates the continued promotion of the change and the allaying of fears. Lewin encourages leaders to continue the efforts initiated in step one (Lewin, 1948)

  • Ethics In The Classroom

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    The Importance of Ethics in Education Introduction In our present age of technology where all information seems readily available and easily obtained through the internet and through emails, ethics in education is becoming even more important than it ever was. In the past people needed to really work hard if they wished to plagiarize individuals or to somehow obtain information for tests and other educational material. Today there is so much information and it is so easily obtained that all one