It was my pleasure to be given the opportunity to attend the International Conference of Critical Accounting at Hunter College. At the conference, there were many professional international accountants, brilliant college and university professors, and many others who are expertise in the accounting field. All of these accountant professionals shared their experiences in the field, and their researches and findings. However, there was a unique session of this conference, a brief memorial of Abraham
hospitals. In Esther’s life, there are many factors, internal and external, that lead to the collapse of her life. The majority of these factors come from her surroundings. A main part of Esther’s life is her writing and her future as an English major in college. Once she begins to lose her ability to read and write, it takes a big toll on her character, creating one of the main reasons she becomes depressed. Even the thought of being sent back home to live with her mother all summer with nothing to do is
History of LaGuardia Community College: LaGuardia Community College was founded on January 22, 1968 by a declaration of the Board of Higher Education of the City of New York, a New York State agency which was the agency in place before the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York. The college's first president was Dr. Joseph Shenker, who had been Acting President of Kingsborough Community College. At age 29 he was the youngest community college president anywhere. In October 1970, the
everyone with benefits and professional opportunities in order to prosper in life. However, with the highly segregated school system in New York City, in which is causing a decrease in the city’s general academic performance of students, minority families can no longer ensure that their child can achieve much academically. I’ve found that many schools in New York City with high concentrations of low-income and minority students receive fewer instructional resources than predominantly white schools.
school students are graduating without being college ready. College readiness is defined as a combination of skills, knowledge and habits of mind necessary to fully participate in college-level courses. To make this happened, across the nation and the state various efforts and initiatives have been taking place to form college readiness programs or curricula geared to help students to obtain the skills, support and resources necessary to be successful in college. Some of these initiatives include the
Life in New York City is quite unique and represents various emotions. It emits a different feeling for every individual. When you think of New York City, you think of eccentricity, lights, and fame. However, there’s a more pessimistic side of New York City that people can relate to. For example, living in this city can be stressful and sometimes irritating. Therefore, making a compilation of a NYC lifestyle soundtrack for Mayor Bill De Blasio would be quite simple. The first song would have to be
approaches to learning. Addison firmly believes in the traditional method by advocating community college is the better choice for students to experience higher education. Addison also asserts community colleges offer the same level of education compared to four universities. She also emphasized in her writing the value of the experience is much more personal due to the smaller classes in community college. On the other hand, Mike Rose observes that higher education does not define a person’s intelligence
Jay was born in New York City on December 12, 1745. John’s parents were Peter Jay and Mary Anna Van Courtland. His maternal family was of solid Dutch American background. They were the Van Cortlandts. Jay’s grandfather was Jacobus Van Cortlandt that served New York City twice as its mayor. Jay attended King’s College, which after independence became Columbia College and eventually Columbia University. As college graduation getting closer, he clerked as a law clerk, passed the New York Bar exam, and
Going Away to College Imagine the senior year of high school when students are poised to enter college and become adults. It's a time of responsibility, of being on one's own, and of shaping lives by making daily decisions. One of the major decisions is where to attend college. Should a person stay close to home and attend an in-state school where people and even campuses are somewhat familiar? Or should the decision be to start a completely new chapter in one's life by attending a college farther away
passion has been the pursuit of social justice I was able to demonstrate my leadership skills to prove that to be a leader one needs to believe in oneself and one’s passion. My work with various diverse communities and vulnerable populations in New York City has shaped my values and how I aspire for a just world for others and how the government’s action can have an impact on people. My traditional ethnic background combined with my current American life experience from a working class perspective
Minaj’s best friend. I always had crazy dreams, but I had one that I was sure I would achieve: to study at a college in the U.S.A. Since I was fifteen years old I told my parents that I wanted to study in the U.S.A. They never thought that I was being serious. They always laughed at me and said, “Okay, if you finish your high school with good grades, you will go there to study at college.” Every year I counted the time until I finished high school and could travel to the U.S.A and live my dream.
programs like Windows and Word that this was made on? Technology has become an important part of our everyday lives, meaning the people who program it have important jobs. In order to become and remain a computer programmer, a student should go to college to get a degree. Computer programming is a difficult yet rewarding career. Programmers use different programming languages in their day-to-day lives; similar to foreign languages they are similar in some ways but different in others. Three languages
States from 2009-2017 gave her last commencement speech as the First Lady on June 3, 2016, at CCNY-City College of New York-to the graduating class of 2016. Michelle's message to the students is showing and sharing your story with the world is what allows new learning, bonds, and perspectives to thrive. Michelle Obama in her commencement speech states why she chose to speak at City College of New York out of the thousands she could have chosen. Michelle indicates “...you represent more than 150 nationalities
The year was 2009. The New York Yankees had just won the World Series Championship and the city was ablaze with die-hard fans whooping and hollering for victory. Streamers fluttered from every post and pole along 8th avenue as a stampede of elated fans ran through them. As an 8-year-old girl experiencing New York for the very first time, this was overwhelming, to say the least. I remember my mom instinctively grabbing the neck of my coat so as not to lose me to the tsunami of Yankees fans. Her constant
being an artist was a fantastic job and they could easily be recognized if they were good enough, but in the present, it is harder to even build a living wage off of it or gain recognition, but it is possible. The first thing a new artist should do is attend to college for a degree in the arts, then exploring different jobs in the arts that they enjoy and are superior at, and that job should bring in a wage that gives them middle class living because they are putting effort and passion into their
According to Jessica Brathwaite, although the department of education and most of New York City has finally began to recognize the segregation amongst public schools’ due to the unequal distribution of resources, they attempted to implement neoliberal policies believing that it would be a solution to the inequality amongst public schools in New York City. Some of these policies include: privatization of public education, increased graduation requirements, matching students to the schools of the system’s
his geography as Noah Webster, a friend of the family, was known for his dictionaries. At Yale College, Morse was an indifferent student, but his interest was aroused by lectures of the newly-developing subject of electricity, and he painted miniature portraits. After college, to the discomfort parents, Morse directed his enthusiasm to painting, which he studied in England. After settling in New York City in 1825, he became one of the most respected painters of his time. Morse was a very friendly
hotel industry across New York, where Newburgh is located, have been thriving due to the increasing number of visitors visiting the region. In the year 2014, the city hosted 55.8 million visitors with some residing in or near Newburgh. Newburgh is a perfect location for new and growing food manufacturers since there is access to plentiful water, premium raw materials and world famous colleges. The city is within a two-hour drive to many customers. Being located in New York, which is the world’s
to the impact of my childhood environment in the city I grown up being independent and hard working. I find myself making every problem with a perfect solution and sometimes it does come out that way. I was born and raised in Lower Manhattan, New York City near Chinatown. A place I call home for 10 years. I used to live in a small apartment fulfill with the most memories down the street of East Broadway. Not until 8th grade my Family moved from New
History of Throgs Neck and Maritime College. “In September 1642, John Throgmorton , with 35 families applied to the Dutch authorities in Niew Amsterdam for permission to settle in. Permission was granted in October 1642, and the conlonists settled on the long neck lying south of what is Eastchester Bay today and named it Throgmorton’s Neck after their leader. By the time of the American Revolution, the name had been contracted to Throgg’s Neck. Throgmorton and his colony thrived for short time