Essays on Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities and Multi-Disciplinary Degree

Among other great opportunities, years of studies allow us to participate in extracurricular activities. Extracurriculars are popular with students: the majority of us are involved in clubs or student organizations, work study experience, internships, study abroad, living group experiences, cultural events, sports events, etc. Each of us can benefit greatly from this kind of cultural tradition of studies and develop depth, breath, and integration of our multi-disciplinary degree. It is a great pleasure for me to have been participating in a wide range of extracurricular activities our student live offers us. I have had chance to be involved in ...

There are different precepts that the Academic Committee considers before granting or denying an admissions chances to a post graduate student. Based on the unfolding discussions, the decision to admit or reject a student is based on varied factors, which differ by the degree of compulsion and their associated impacts to the admissions process (Sayette, Tracy, John, and Tracy 67). With regards to an admission to the graduate school, the most compelling criterion for selection relates to the academic credentials of the student. Therefore, the scores and performance of the student is very impactful towards the admissions committee’s ...

Dawn Spray-On!

Choose the Target Market for Your Product, and Describe Your Target Market in Detail The product’s target market is everyone considering that we are all involved in cleaning up at one point in the course of the day. However, we will split the ‘everyone’ into categories depending on how they use the product. The first target market is the working class women who are between the age of 24 and 40. This group is targeted due to their awareness of beauty and therefore the need to maintain a good looking skin. No woman wants to do a clean-up ...

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Introduction

Adolescence is a developmental period of individuals aged 13-19, which has its own peculiarities to distinguish between childhood and adulthood. Adolescents’ brain is not fully matured and is still subject to rapid development, which explains specific changes in youths’ reflecting and behavior. Spear (2013) supports this idea by claiming that “adolescent-typical ways of thinking and behaving appear in part neurobiologically based” (p. 11). In this regard youths’ social life relies on their perception of self-identity formed through family relations and peer networks in school and out of school. ...

Abstract

Online and traditional classes are similar in the sense that they offer equal certifications in terms of bachelor degrees, masters, and Ph.D. programs. They extend equal knowledge to students since they use similar books as required by the course. The two classes are acceptable by employers. However, the two classes are different in terms of flexibility and convenience as online classes are more preferable on this element than the traditional classes. A further difference is created on marketability and job focus. The online classes keep up with time while changes in the traditional classes change with the dictation of ...

Immigrant Parents Analysis

The behavior of immigrant parents is unique and stands out in comparison to other groups of adults. Their traditionally high expectations of children and increased respect for education or professionalism are acute, and can be noticed greatly throughout American society. The attitudes and demonstrated abilities of their children therefore are adapted to a variety of circumstances and influences, creating unique patterns of psychological and social development. In this essay, the specific ways that being part of an immigrant family influences a child will be explored. Through theoretical and practical research, evidence of the positive as well as negative influences ...

Abstract

Pine Crest School is a Fort Lauderdale, FL-based school offering educational services for Pre-K, Kindergarten, Lower School, Middle School and Upper School students. The school offers a broad range of academic, extracurricular and community activities for enrolled students. In an attempt to appraise her commitment, Pine Crest School's Mission Statement and Vision Statement are analyzed. Textual, content and search engine analyses are performed in order to appraise school's pronounced statements against the actual implementation on the school's official website. Further, Pine Crest School's 2014-2019 Strategic Vision and Recommendations, school's de facto Vision Statement, is discussed. Pine Crest School's main ...

The Court of Appeals should reverse the district court’s decision, and grant to Ms. Eriksen a motion for preliminary injunction, because Ms. Eriksen engaged in constitutionally protected free speech. This case encompasses the violation of First Amendment rights and this court ought to “conduct an independent examination of the record as a whole, without deference to the trial court.” Bery v. City of N.Y., 97 F.3d 689, 691 (2d Cir. 1996). For the First Amendment issues, the appellate courts must make an independent inspection of the whole record in order to ensure that lower court decisions do not ...

MIM Applicants are required to submit answers to essay questions as part of the application process. Essays may be typed in the document below, saved and uploaded in one document when requested during the application process.

Essay Question #1

Success in any pursuit requires two important components that rely on each other. These components include a person’s motivation for achieving a goal and the theoretical knowledge for refining the practice of doing something that a person believes strongly in. My motivation for choosing the Masters of Science in Management (MIM) comes from an interest in business, economics and finance that has ...

Board of Educ. of Ind. School Dist. No. 92 of Potawatomie City v. Earls (2002) Facts: A school district in Tucumseh, Oklahoma adopted a drug test policy which required all middle and high school students to consent to a drug test as a condition to participating in any extracurricular activity (Board of Educ. v. Earls, 2002, p. 826). The policy has only been applied to extracurricular activities that are competitive in nature, such as athletics and others sanction by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association. Pursuant to the policy, students wishing to participate in extracurricular activities must submit to ...

[College] As the new manager, I came to the conclusion that Kimpton Hotels is the growing business. All the growing businesses can risk taking the decisions at the drop of a hat usually associated with a lower quality of services. Implementation of change requires vision from the front-line managers and the inspiration from the staff. Each Kimpton Hotel has a unique culture to support the organic and sustainable growth. The purpose of this report is to provide the organized framework to the Earth Care Project phases 2&3 to keep the process on an even keel and to maintain the ...

I would like to work as an in the industry of governmental accounting as a researcher.

Section 1 – Self Assessment

1. What skills, knowledge, attitudes, and/or aptitudes do I have which will contribute to success in this career?

I will have to acquire formal knowledge from my university education including an accounting degree that will ensure I will be able to relate the practical aspects of accountancy to theories and the latest research. I also aim to acquire this knowledge from extracurricular activities at the university. Furthermore it may be beneficial and realistic to acquire knowledge in other fields of accounting before getting ...

During the first year at my current university I was a motivated, dedicated and driven student. I was hoping to reach my goals of graduating as a successful mechanical engineer. I had maintained a perfect balance between academics and extracurricular activities. I was accepted into the ABC engineering program. The program focuses on issues that engineers face in a competitive marketplace.

At the ABC program, I made friends with people from around the world with a wide range of cultural backgrounds. My friends and I organized events such as table tennis and chess tournaments. I was involved in community activism and partook in fundraising ...

Abstract

Better Education: The ardent supporters of the system argue that year round schooling ensures better education and retention among the kids or students since the schedule is quite continuous and the breaks are less and shorter. The interruption to education is far less when compared to the normal systems and this definitely upholds high standard of education and better learning. “Summer Learning Loss” as often been termed as one of the biggest problem for American kids, since students tend to forget whatever they learned in schools during 3 months long break. This phenomenon has adverse effect on learning ...

INTRODUCTION

Defining a test score can be difficult but it basically mean an information that is majorly a number that always shows the performance of person who under took a test. It thus shows the scores that a person had in a test. It can also mean a summary of the performance of the examinees responses towards items of the construct that is measured.

There are two types of test scores namely the raw scores and the scaled scores. The raw score which is the is what the examines got without necessarily making any adjustments on it while a scaled score refers to the results of all ...

3.1 Introduction Extracurricular activities have different effects on different individuals, yet they are important to the educational programs in many schools. Joseph Mahoney and Robert Cairns suggest that organized sports, vocational clubs, special interest academic pursuits, supervised student government organizations and other extracurricular activities are optional in most educational institutions, yet they offer students the opportunity to build on their overall personal and educational development, (Mahoney & Cairns, 1997, p. 241). Similarly, Albert Cohen’s review of Coleman’s The Adolescent Society reinforces the views that academic achievement may be increased when schools integrate athletic competitions into the academic ...

MODULE 1

2. Displays Histograms are used to show distributions of variables while bar charts are used to compare variables. Histograms plot quantitative data with ranges of the data grouped into bins or intervals while bar charts plot categorical data.

Whereas an example of a bar graph data would show what percentage of people with a certain hair type have a certain eye color. 3. Linear regression We are comparing the birth rate and the life expectancy in third world countries such as Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, adding a few developed countries in the end such as France and the Netherlands. It can ...

Abstract

Work done by Schellenberg (2004) revealed that music lessons were in fact beneficial to enhancing a group of 6-year olds IQ. Schellenberg’ study revealed that over the course of 36 weeks, voice and keyboard lessons were more successful in increase in student’s IQ as compared to drama and no lessons. The present study proposes to extend the work further and test two separate age groups as opposed to one group (6-year olds) to see how age might affect the way music increases the IQ. In addition to comparing the two age groups another time frame will be tested, eight ...

Dear Dr. Brown,

My name is [YOUR NAME] and I am a student in your [COURSE NUMBER] class. I am writing to express my interest in becoming a part of the team project that you are recruiting for, and to tell you about my education, work, and extracurricular activities that make me an ideal candidate for the project.

My education includes a four-year degree in linguistics, which I earned at a university in my native country of Kazakhstan. I attended the university from 2003-2007. My courses toward this degree give me a thorough background in writing, research, and presenting. Almost every class requires some writing, and many ...

Abstract

The book Flat World and Education, written by Linda Hammond-Darlington, describes five essential practices that enhance success in schools. These measures have been effective in reforming the underperforming schools, especially in urban areas. The five practices include establishing small size classes or learning communities within the school fraternity, creating structures that enhance personal and strong relationships in the school, formulating intellectually, and comprehensive instructions for the learners, formulating a strategy for assessing performance based on assessment, and recruiting highly competent staff, especially teachers, who play a part in planning and problem solving processes. A successful organization should have strategies and policies that ...

Introduction

Parenting is probably one of the most interesting, yet challenging experiences for most parents. While most parents are excited when welcoming their newborns in the world, they are also worried about the growth and development of their children. Their biggest challenge and worry is the upbringing of the children to ensure they become the best in the world. On that light, different parents utilize varying methods of parenting. The most common types of parenting the parents apply are authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved. Authoritarian parenting is one where parents expect their children to follow the rules they set without ...

Introduction

The rate of academic performance is influenced by various factors surrounding the student one of them being their socioeconomic status. According to a series of research studies conducted on the factors affecting the students’ performance status, the social and economic status was ranked as the highest contributor to low performance. Other factors such as peer pressure, school size, student role performance, as well as the relationship between the teachers and the student, also influence the student performance score. As a result of supporting the students with low social and economic status, the federal government usually provides funding that is used for ...

Question 1: Please describe your short-term (3 year) career goals.

My short-term career goal is to gain a position as an economic policy consultant in the provincial government in China. Mainly, I hope would secure an opportunity to work in the poorer such as the West of China. Through extensive knowledge of economic policies, I have acquired adequate skills to help in the analysis of the poverty status in the region. The skills will enable me to identify the problems causing the high level of poverty and suggest necessary economic step the government should take as a remedy to the problem. I also look forward to an opportunity to help the ...

Sports at any age keep one in a better physical shape. During teens, this is an excellent way to keep them busy and exercised. There are a great number of teens who lead a sedentary lifestyle. Sports and fitness will keep the teens involved in different physical activities and also keep them thinking about their nutrition. Research shows that playing sports can benefit teens as they are already going through challenging social relationships and hormonal changes. The essay aims to learn if active sports participation can also keep the teens out of trouble.

What the findings point out to

Conservative wisdom proposes that organized sports inculcates discipline and ...

Introduction

There are many different extracurricular activities that are been dominated by adolescent youths of the same ethnicity compared to others in public school. There has been an increase in awareness on how children especially those from high school on the way they spend their time when they leave schools and how it affects the children’s development and education. This has caused many people to do researches about the issue. Some of the results found by the researchers are that there are different types of after school activities that students have due to their ethnicity and economic background that ...

Abstract

The paper focuses on presenting strategies about the problems that are present in the historically black colleges and universities. Strategies like funds allocation from the local public, training and development programs for the students and awareness campaigns for the student groups in the colleges and universities. Strategies for improving this situation are presented in the paper.

Introduction

The paper will be discussing about the problems associated with the historically black colleges and universities and how can proper strategies help these colleges in overcoming these issues. The most uncomfortable reality about these colleges that are known as historically black colleges and ...

Ross Perot as a Leader

Many see the 61-year-old Texas billionaire Ross Perot as the saving grace to a nation of high unemployment, low literacy, and inept national leadership. With a credibility of $3 billion net worth, people hoped that he would run the government as efficiently as he had run his own businesses. In 1962, he founded Electronic Data Systems Corp with $1,000. He later sold it to General Motors for $ 2.5 billion and a seat on GM’s board. However, GM bought back his stake due to clashes with the chairman. Later, Hewlett-Packard acquired the company. He made another billion-dollar company called the Perot ...

When considering my lifetime goals, it is evident that my current and future academic and extra-curricular activities have helped me to achieve my goals. My goals involve having a good college education and ultimately achieving a job that I like in a field that I enjoy working in. By participating in extracurricular activities such as various sports I have been able to prepare myself for these issues, which require a measure of discipline and self-determination. One of the most important activities that I have participated in has been all of the sports that I have been in, including soccer, basketball, tennis, cross ...

Introduction

The pay-to-play program is a growing trend among school districts in various states within USA. The students are required to pay a nominal or substantial fee to take part in extracurricular activities including; sports, school band and clubs. By 2009, over 33 states had districts implementing the pay-to-play program; it has since grown significantly. The practice has received support and criticism from various groups in USA. Despite its popularity, there is still limited research-based data on its impact on students. In my opinion, the practice has several disadvantages that must be addressed in regard to the provision of free public education ( ...

“Art is necessity-an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without the arts”: a divine thought by Ken Danby clearly expresses the importance of arts in an individual’s life. Art teaches an individual to express himself. It allows the amalgamation of thoughts with imagination to reveal the actual desire of a being and allows oneto portrayhis/her emotions. It allows one to bring down his each expression on a 12x12 canvas simply with a brush in his hand. However, Academic knowledge imbibed in school has its own importance in a student’s life ...

Reflection

Learning is a continuous process of observing, acquire, understanding things, even the tiny things that may not keep importance as such, but give you a great deal of learning. I, as all human beings, have been through intense learning process, aiming to develop skills and acquire a perfect skill set of a law student. To attain this perfection, I strive to learn all types of skills that suit my profession at the best. Learning does not always mean to be from the educational perspective, it also holds outside the school. As I chose my profession in law, and got to the edge, I ...

Introduction

The changes African American male students’ face, while joining high school can be quite overwhelming because they have to make some tough decisions that form the foundation of their future as well as having a goal and a vision of how they will graduate (Bloom and Unterum, 2012). African American male students joining high school undergo many changes and among these are physical changes in a new environment filled with new lecturers and new students with a whole range of expectations. New expectations from the teachers and administrators of the school can lead to a resultant perception of the students of the new environment ...

Introduction

One of the most controversial issues over the past few years has been the rise of “pay-to-play,” which requires students to pay user fees to enable their children participate in interscholastic athletics. Normally, public schools should be free, but due to budget cuts, decline in tax revenues and rising staff costs, many are introducing pay-to-play fees, charging students extra money for everything, from sports, and even some classes, such as French and basic sciences. There is an increase in number of schools charging students fee to participate in sports, a trend that sports advocates and educators say pose a danger ...

Research Paper Statistics

INTRODUCTION - Rationale Studies indicate that students who participate in extracurricular activities do better than those who do not participate in these activities. Data acquired from the study reveal that among the students who were surveyed, watching television, playing sports and participating in various community services greatly develops academic performance, however, it was also revealed that playing musical instruments do not quite improve academic performance. Conclusively, the study shows that indeed extracurricular activities influence academic performance, subsequently; this effect depends on students’ involvement in various activities. - Problem

- Purpose The main purpose of this ...

- Introduction: - The importance of education - Homework is a great avenue for retention if applied in moderation. - Thesis: homework is not helpful if it is given in large amounts. - Initial Defense of Thesis - Health issues - Difficulty in prescribing work - What constitutes too much? - Consequences and Parental Guidance a. Examples of excessive homework: volume and difficulty - Confidence issues - Retention of details compared to moderately assigned homework - Performance on assessments. - Conclusion - Reiteration of the necessity ...

Application Admission Essay

1. Young Global Scholars Program 2013, Yale University - Business school like case study on health and poverty issues with Yale professors and students from 46 countries. Became motivated to help and support needy. 2. National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine 2013, UCLA Awesome experience living at a college campus. Participated in group discussions with doctors and professors to explore opportunities in health care 3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, June – August 2013 Epiphany watching cure from grievous illness while volunteering at a modern patient care facility staffed with renowned doctors and famous clinicians 4. Kaiser Permanente ...

Admission Essay

I seek admission to the prestigious NC State University as I believe it is the university that presents me with the best opportunity to achieve my career aspirations. One of the principal reasons for seeking admission to this university is that it has a well-founded engineering program. Such a program will present me with the ideal opportunity of interacting with world-class faculty as well as some of the best brains in the field of engineering. I also believe that such an environment will significantly enhance my career goal of becoming a top notch engineer. Furthermore, the university is located close to my ...

1. Please explain your interest in sending your son/daughter to Greenhill School. Generally, Joyce is doing very well in the current school. However, I feel the overall environment in public school does not motivate kids to compete. I think we need to prepare kids to be more competitive in this global economy. I think a prestige school like Greenhill School can provide more challenges to her academically. I feel that Greenhill will give my daughter opportunities that would not have been available of receiving if he had attended a public school. Because I understand that private schools like Greenhill School ...

Abstract

An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is one of the most important elements in the education of a student with special needs. The IEP is both a document and a process; and, to succeed must be developed and implemented under a framework of team cooperation. This guide is intended to assist educational teams through the IEP process.

Keywords: Individualized Education Program (IEP)

A Guide for Planning and Implementing Individualized Education Programs This guide is intended to assist educational teams to jointly determine the special needs of a student with a disability, and to develop and implement an Individualized Education Program (IEP) to meet the student’s needs. The various players ...

“The number and type of extracurricular activities available is sometimes overwhelming”. (Bill Lawhorn) This often becomes one of the reasons parents prefer their child to stick to regular classes. Many clubs seem very interesting, but if a child tries to do everything at the same time, it can end up with fewer positives and more negatives. That is why a child must learn time-management. Extracurricular activities help a child determine how much time he has and how he can use it most efficiently. It will make him or her more efficient and more concentrated. In the real world, one is allowed ...

There are many reasons I wish to attend George Washington University, not the least of which being my commitment to a good education and to attending a diverse university. Given my intercultural experience, I feel I would be a very good fit for the George Washington University community. Being from South Korea, and living there most of my life until very recently, I have a great deal of knowledge regarding this unique and vibrant culture. I would consider it a great honor to offer this information and knowledge about my culture to those who would be interested, furthering the collective understanding of those who ...

Introduction

What do parents look for when comparing public and private schools? Is it the quality of education or affordability that determines choice between the two? Some parents will prefer public schools while others will prefer private schools for their children. It’s obvious because there are differences between private and public schools. Therefore, parents base their choices according to factors such as finance, proximity of school, school’s history of performance, and personal taste of children or parents. Parents expect the schools they chosen for their children to meet high goals of academic achievement ( ...

Collegiate Activities

While in college, many students involve themselves in different extracurricular activities since they form the key to personal development and play a pivotal role in collegiate activities. Involvement in extracurricular activities is not only for entertainment but for social and enjoyment purposes and above all, to gain and improve skills (Kuh, 1995).

All the executive members met 2 times a week, 3 hours per meeting, a total of 24 hours in a month.

Responsibilities

Organizing for different activities within the campus related to students, provision of discussion forums related to student issues. Assist in building a sustainable and successful campus life. The organization ...

Personal Statement

At age six, I wanted to become a basketball star after watching my favorite basketball team, the Philadelphia 76ers, reach the NBA finals in 2001-2002 season. As I grew older, I knew that I did not have the body and speed to become a NBA player. When my favorite player, Allen Iverson, developed bursitis- inflammation of one or more bursae of synovial fluid in his elbow, I figured out that there is a doctor trained to diagnose and treat such ailments; a doctor who probably knew all of the famous athletes that I love. Immediately, I developed a scintillating interest in medicine. Nothing was ...

Introduction

Physical education is an important part of a child’s development and holistic education. Naturally it is important to note that children do not always feel attuned to such educational measures although it is also crucial to note that the development of the child’s body is also very important, especially at an early stage in life.

Discussion remains on the role that physical activity at an early age has on healthy child development where learning, memory and concentration all have a significant bearing on the student’s academic performance. There is considerable evidence which indicates that physical activity enhances this ...

Family Health Assessment

Gordon's 11 functional health patterns

a) Values, health perception i. What values have been central in promoting the well-being of the family? ii. What behavior patterns in the family increase your susceptibility to diseases? b) Nutrition i. On average how many glasses of water does each family member consume each day? ii. What does a normal meal include in the family? c) Sleep/Rest i. Does any member of the family suffer from sleep disorders? ii. Does any member of the family experience fatigue despite of having adequate sleep during the night. d) Elimination ...

Introduction

When a child or adolescent experiences a health issue often affects all family members and the functioning of the family unit. In this paper, reference is made to a given family scenario in undertaking family assessment. The main purpose of this paper is to identify some of the actual and potential health and social problems/issues that families experience and how these problems affect the functioning of the family unit. The key points of discussion include, health and social issues/problems experienced by the family, effects of these problems to the functioning of family unit, key strength factors evidence in the given family scenario, ...

Introduction

I strongly believe that in order to achieve, one has to have certain qualities and qualifications. This can be achieved if the person is determined to make their dream come true. Talking of dreams, mine is to become an Industry Engineer as I have a passion for it. This is basically what I would like to study once I join the university. Being that I studied in a science oriented school, Putnam Science Academy, it has given the urge to become an Industry Engineer. Math and Physics are my favorite subjects and to prove this I have some awards on the ...

Personal Statement

My greatest wish has been to be part of UCLA and later become a nurse. Nursing falls in line with my intellectual interests and I have always been fascinated by the human body and all its intricacies, how it functions, what happens when it malfunctions, and what is done to restore its health. I majored in neuroscience because it contributes to my understanding of the human body and feeds my interest (Huber 21). This interest also extends outside school. On a monthly basis I read through the American Journal of Nursing, American Journal of Critical Care, and Critical Care Nursing. I ...