Report of Information: No Child Left Behind Act

The educational system has altered according to time and performance. Comparing students' performance within the early twentieth century to the twenty-first century is like comparing an orange and an apple. Academic performance within the time gaps has widened. The drive for academic excellence has decreased by the multiple influences of the world. If there was an academic performance bar graph measuring the intellectual levels of students from the twentieth century to the twenty- first century I'm sure it would show a steep plunge.

The Bush administration just recently revised the No Child Left Behind Act, abbreviated as NCLB, in 2002. Bush incorporated education in his inaugural address by placing it at the peak of his concerns. Bush wanted NCLB to pass in a bipartisan agreement. He wanted to include the Democrats opinions amongst the Republicans and come to an agreeable compromise.  The narrow majority tactic was unacceptable to Bush. Bush swayed sides amongst the passing of this act. NCLB was considered a more Democratic move than of the GOP. 

Bush opted the bipartisan approach for  numerous reasons. “First, though Republicans technically controlled Congress, they did so by a slim margin, and their majority could prove insufficient.” (MuGuinn 166) The Senate during that time was remotely divided evenly, almost like the white house today. So the GOP wouldn’t have had the chance to halt the Democrat filibuster, knowing that in advance Bush strategized. “Second, Bush had pledged to work with the Democrats versial victory in 2000 ensured that a partisan approach in his first and highest profile domestic issue would generate a great deal of rancor.” (McGuinn 166) He wanted to make amends with the Democrats. He noticed the thin line between the Republicans and Democrats and realized how hard it was going to be to pass laws. So, he did what was best for our country. The act successfully passed due to the creation of an alliance between the New Democrats and the Republicans.

The first draft of the Act was neither to the Democrat nor the Republican standards. The Democrats felt like the government was becoming too controlling of the education system, while the Republicans felt as if more control was needed. So the act went up for revision. Though President Bush touched basis on annual testing, teacher qualifications, and reading other factors needed to be added. “Current statistics indicate nearly 70 percent of US children entering the fourth grade are academically behind.” (Goldman 7) There were multiple precautions taken to possibly lower this percentage. A few of the precautions that were made was increasing the accountability of a student performance, focusing on what works, empowering parents, and limiting federal dollars.

 The Revised No Child Left Behind Act mapped the multiple concerns of the everyday school system. Outlining specifics was needed for the school system.  There are multiple blind spots for corruption, it’s better to make them as narrow as possible then to leave them open. In the state of Alabama, the public school system blocked certain internet sites and computer functions: such as increasing the volume and printing from a computer lab computer for the children sake to insure teaching and learning is taking place.

The revised act asked each state to adopt academic standards to guide the curricula and adopt a testing and accountability system. “States must test all students in grades 3-8 every year (as well as once in high school) in math and reading beginning in 2005-2006 school year.” (McGuinn 178) Math and Reading skills are used throughout everyday life. It is proven that some students advance to higher grades without being able to read. The English proficiency tests, in effect during the 2007-2008 school years, are being given to those whose first language is something other than English. States are also required to test different levels of science. Each state is responsible for their own tests.

The act mandated teaching qualifications. The act specified that each classroom should contain a “highly qualified teacher”. All teachers are to be hired with Title 1 funds. Highly qualified was specified as being licensed with certificate in hand, bachelor’s degree, and competence in subject knowledge and teaching skills.

States are required to distribute report cards outlining students’ grades in all classes. Schools have to monitor the process of all students to insure they are on grade level and are capable of passing the state tests. Each test are the same, non discriminative among race or economic conditions. Each student deserve the same chance as the next.

In conclusion, the No Child Left Behind Act is an act of equality, insuring everyone the proper education and making sure everything is being handled in order. The biggest problem with this act was the adjustment. Teachers being accustomed to the unorganized way for years are very stubborn when it comes to change. This act has affected everyone from the bus drivers to the custodians. The revised education system is a bundle of valuable precautions taken to up root the good of children all over the United States.

Works Cited

Aldridge, Jerry & Goldman, Renitta.(2002). Current Issues and Trends in Education. (pp. 7)Boston, MA: A Pearson Education Company

McGuinn, Patrick J.(2006). No Child Left Behind and the Transformation of Federal Education Policy, 1965-2005. (pp. 165-185)Kansas: University Press of Kansas.

Part 1 of Exam 3 for Theatre Appreciation

The American Dream can be describe in multiple ways, whether its freedom or as simple as a white picket fence.  My American Dream is complete freedom to better ones self. I couldn’t live within a Communist government who controls every emotion and living condition. When I really think about the Communist system I think of a Prize Winning Book entitled The Giver by Lois Lowry. This book messed me up for life, the chosen women’s’ jobs were to be birthmothers. I couldn’t do it. Freedom of career choice, living conditions, family, car to drive is all determined by us. We choose our own destiny. Freedom to better ones self can be interpreted through multiple playwrights. Death of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun, and Fences show evidence of the American Dream being to the freedom to better ones self.

                The play Death of a Salesman was written by Arthur Miller in 1949. The main character of this piece of art is Willy Lowman, he was an older man with a wife and two sons. One of his sons had the ability to make something of himself, but fell by the waste side when it came to handling his business to get there. Biff hasn’t found himself yet throughout his thirty odd years on Earth. He has the freedom to better himself and find his place in the world.  Biff says “Well, I spent six or seven years after high school trying to work myself up. Shipping clerk, salesman, business of one kind after another.” (pg.871) Biff clearly had the freedom to test every possible job he could get his hands on, but fell short because he wasn’t satisfied with the work.  Happy, Biff’s older brother, was just as dissatisfied but he stuck through his dissatisfaction. He wanted to one day become the merchandise manager at his job because that’s where the real money is. Happy had his own insecurities with finding a way to get by. He says” Sometimes I sit in my apartment – all alone. And I think about the rent I’m paying. And it’s crazy. But then, it’s what I always wanted. My own apartment, a car, and plenty of women.” But then he comes back and says “And still, god-dammit, I’m lonely” (pg. 872).  Happy had the simple things he dreamed of, but noticed others making twice as much. He wanted to be just as they were, wealthy and able to build a house live in it and resale it. He sleeps with the executives of the company wives for revenge.  He attempts to better himself. He is contemplating other jobs. Happy don’t want to disappoint his parents like Biff has. Willy doesn’t believe his son. Willy wants his sons to work as hard as he has to make a living. He has provided for his family already he wants to stop working so hard and want Happy to step in to reality, so Willy says to Happy ” You’ll retire me for life on seventy goddam dollars a week? And your women and your car and your apartment, and you’ll retire me for life!” (pg. 877)He wants Happy just to get real. Biff and Happy had the freedom to better themselves. They want to have something to look forward to in the long run. Willy just wants to see his sons make it. The freedom to strive for the best and correct lifestyles to accommodate the best lifestyle is truly am American Dream.

                In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry there are also examples of the American Dream being the freedom to better ones self. The sub- plot of this piece of literature is to better ones self, in this case, to better the entire family’s’ living conditions.  Walter was the outrageous dreamer of the family he woke up one day and noticed that he was over thirty married for eleven years and had a son sleeping on the couch of his mother’s apartment. He always had get rich quick schemes coming out of his pockets.  He thought his family never listened to him. One morning he said “That’s it. There you are. Man say to his woman: I got me a dream. His woman say. Eat your eggs. Man say: I got to take hold of this here world, baby! And a woman will say: Eat your eggs and go to work.” (pg. 1043)He was talking to his wife Ruth about the liquor business he wanted to spend his father’s insurance check on. He had a dream to get his family out of poverty, and he thought no one would listen to him. Beneatha had great dreams of her own. She was popular with the guys, but their opinions of her choice of occupation made her reconsider their presence. Beneatha tells Mama and Ruth “Oh, I probably will..  but first I’m going to be a doctor, and George, for one still thinks that’s pretty funny. “(pg. 1048) Beneatha wants to be a doctor though everyone is teasingly doubting her. Her dream is to help those who are suffering; she wants to better herself by helping others, the American Dream.  Mama had her ways also, though Walter wanted the money to start the liquor company; she went out and did something even better with the money.  She went out and brought the family a house. Walter was mad because he wanted the money for his company. Mama said “It’s just a plain little old home – but it’s made good and solid—and it will be ours. Walter Lee—it makes a difference in a man when he can walk on floors that belong to him...” Mama did something her and Sr. Younger wanted to do for years. Her dream was to get her family something they all would enjoy and that’s what she did. The freedom to dream, the freedom to work hard, the freedom to better ones self is what the Younger’s stood for.

                The play Fences by August Wilson is a wonder masterpiece that emphasize the American Dream as being to better ones self. Troy, the protagonist, is very out spoken one day he said “You think only white fellows got sense enough to drive a truck. That ain’t no paper job! Hell, anybody could drive a truck. How come you got all whites driving and the colors lifting?”(pg. 1339) Troy was one whose dream was equality. His life revolved around being treated better. He wanted to better himself, and at some point he didn’t know how. He said “I wonder why in the hell I ever stayed down there for six long years. But see, I didn’t know I could do no better. I thought only white folks had inside toilets and things.” (pg. 1340) He found the mind to get his family out of poverty to a better suited house worth living in. The American Dream to better ones self. Rose, Troy’s wife, was blind to his ways overall, she wanted to keep her family together. Her dream was to be safe in her home and make sure everything is intact. Her son Cory was a football player and he was very good. Rose told Troy, “Cory done went and got recruited by a college football team.” She was excited because she knew Cory’s potential. Cory’s dream isn’t to play professionally, but to just enjoy it. Troy wants to decline the offer because all the odds he faced when he wanted to play pro baseball.  The color barrier was the issue of Troy’s time. The American Dream to better ones self in making dreams come true, questioning the statistics, and rethinking the conditions is Fences American Dream.

In conclusion, The American Dream of all three of these extravagant pieces of work is to better ones self, whether it is to find your place in the world, invest in something that is yours to get your family ahead, or to open your eyes to what you didn’t know to make anything possible.

A Delicate Balance Theatre Review

Theatre AUM has brought the state of a typical American family to the stage. This play was both modern and brutally honest. The play, A Delicate Balance, cycled from November 11^th until the 21^st. A Delicate Balance was written by the one and only Edward Albee. Edward Albee is famous for his Pulitzer winning productions such as Seascape and Three Tall Women . He was a Western Union Messenger, but now he currently works at the University of Houston. A Delicate Balance pushed forward the idea of a perfect family is just what it is an idea.  The fact that we aren’t living in an utopia, and that everyone have problems was the plot of the play. In this case, this family resolved their family issues by drinking. The bar was used as a source of peace. Claire was the family alcoholic, obviously, but the others drunk as much, if not more, than she. I applaud the Director: Sarah Worley, Set Designer: Jason Huffman, Men and Women Costume Designers: Maddie Bogacz and Sarah Fish, Lighting Designer: Mickey Lonsdale, and Sound Designer: Frank Thomas. Without the dedication and hard work of this phenomenal few this production would not of been what is was. There is a grand list of others that assisted in the production on the rear of the program that worked equally hard.

                The scenery was extremely easy to relate to.  It took place in Tobias and Agnes’ living room. This was indeed the best place for a story to unfold. When entering ones home the first place a visitor is invited is the living room. They sit and chat for periods of time in that very living room. Every visitor has their own occasion for visiting whether its mess or just to stop by, but a lot of conversations and secrets unfold in a living room.  Agnes and Tobias had interesting conversations of their own in that very living room.

                My top three characters from the play are definitely Claire, Agnes, and Julia. I could partially see myself in all three of these characters. I enjoyed Claire’s character, I am tremendously just as she. I played the clarinet in middle school. I walked around the house playing it multiple times just to annoy my siblings. I could relate to Agnes because she is trying to find herself. She is going through so much: her marriage is broken, her daughter can’t maintain a relationship, and her sister is unstable.   I am going through my own personal crisis being in college now and finding out who my real friends are, trying to get an understanding out of life is very difficult. Julia is what I am when it comes to guys, but I’ve never been married let alone divorced. My difference is that I’m kind of picky. He doesn’t have to be perfect but his drive has to be alone that same path as mine as far as college and having real goals. Of the entire cast there was only one AUM student.

                Claire was played by the only AUM student Ms. Laura Bramlette. She was freaking hilarious. She played this character very well. This character was all over the place, drinking excessively, and loud.  Laura did well with delivering her lines. She hopped the tables and crawled the couch; she made a complete fool of herself in many scenes. Laura was the perfect person for this role. She utilized her skills with stretching and shrinking her voice in certain scenes. The funniest scene, in my opinion was her talking to Tobias and she states while she was in Alcoholic Anonymous she had a drink before she got to class and she said she felt herself getting up and she said she heard her little girl voice said the words “I am an alcoholic”. I couldn’t stop laughing. She was a wonderful character to watch and compare some of my family member to.

                Agnes was played by Mrs. Katie Pearson. She was wonderful at being the chain of the family.  She held everyone together even when she couldn’t take the attitudes anymore. She wanted her perfect family back at some points of the play. She learned to adapt and to just go with the flow. She was a great friend to Edna and Harry when they were scared silly by absolutely nothing. Katie was serious about finding a remedy to solve her various family problems. She did very fine, capturing the role and delivering her lines fluently. She really made this production spectacular.

                Julia was played by Tina Reese. She played a wonderful lady that was divorced more than three times. She was very fluent and put a lot of emotion in to her character just as I would if I had some random ungrateful people staying in my room.  She did a wonderful job.

                In conclusion, A Delicate Balance was a phenomenal play. Edward Albee really did a wonderful job. I can really see this play winning a Pulitzer. I again applaud the cast and the production crew at Theatre AUM. Everyone should really watch this play bringing forth the ugly head of alcoholism. At the end of this play the character of horrible friends appeared. The audience, like I did would leave wondering would your friends do the same as Agnes and Tobias. I would ,but that just might be me.

1 Step Forward 3 Steps Behind

I have never slacked this much in my entire life. I can promote being productive all I want but if I'm not being productive my grades are reaping the consequences. This is awful. Finals are coming quicker than ever. I think I need to leave my gadgets alone for the week of finals so I could really concentrate. The college work load is extremely different from high school. I know I haven't done my best this semester, so I know for a fact next semester will be different.

Work

     I am ready for the upcoming Christmas break. Finals are starting next week and I am taking the proper precautions to asses that I do well. My easier classes will not be a problem, but my harder ones like, POLS Intro in to Gov. and Politics and Psychology will be hectic. I have to study my behind off to make a high B. I think I am ready to buckle down. Its funny how we talked about stress in Psychology and this is the most stressful time of the year. This is my very first semester in college and I have to adequately adjust myself for that.

Non-Traditional Thanksgiving

As long as I was on this Earth and beyond my family use to gather at my great grandparents house for Thanksgiving. As the years passed my great grandparents slowly faded. Today both are gone, though we celebrated years after both passed, this year was different. We stayed at our own house and celebrated Thanksgiving with our close friends and other family members. We had a wonderful time not expecting everyone to come. We had moments when we were just sitting at the house wondering who invited all of these people. Any other Thanksgiving my mom would be cooking all day and we wouldn't eat until Friday. The Thanksgiving she finishes early everyone comes over and eats everything, which was fine with us because our refrigerator wasn't over flowing with food. So we are good. A break in tradition went fine so, we had fun.

Paraphrasing

2. The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.
Organized crimes, bars, and jazz were the highlights of the twenties. The police seamed helpless when herds of protesters were utilizing their rights. Classical music soon evaporated as jazz slithered its toe tapping, slow gyrating, smooth mellow tune in every bodies hearts. The bars were up and running, though liquor was against the law. The flapper was unique during that times also, bob hair cuts and mini skirts were the fashion of that time.

Some People Should Never Cook..

     For years my grandmother cooked Thanksgiving dinner. She would start with the greens and end with her homemade dressing. She is a genius when it comes to preparing a meal she knows exactly how much to put in what. My grandmother, I do admit is not to good with macaroni, but she makes up for it everywhere else.
     One Thanksgiving my entire family met down my late great grandparents house. Everyone was instructed to bring a dish, big mistake. There is always one person who cant cook to save their lives, in my family its like 3. Number One is my mom, most definitely, the only thing she cooks well is fried chicken, fish, and polish sausage, and that's prepared on her George Farman Grill. Number Two is my dear aunt, she is a full-time school principal, and cant cook worth crap. Her food is sometimes over seasoned and sometimes under seasoned, and she uses vinegar to prepare her ribs. YUCK!! Her macaroni is OK, and her baked beans are decent. Number Three is my cousin she is like 24, and I have to give her credit she at least tries. Her scalloped potatoes are delicious, but her ham is dry.
    They all have their positives, but they all tried to do something new for Thanksgiving, wrong choice. We had my cousin baking an upside sown cake, dry, and not enough sugar, my mom preparing the greens, three words, NASTY AS CRAP, and my aunt ham, dry, dry, dry. Some people should just stick to their best recipe and don't use the entire family as test dummies until they become efficient with the recipe.

I am Thankful for the Many Blessing God has Given Me

     God has done nothing, but bless me in my short life. He has given me a wonderful family and wonderful friends. He has provided the advice needed to get through some days. God has done it all. Every praise I send up he response with the blessing being sent down. I don't know where I would be without the grace of God. I'm super grateful for having him in my life. He has took my family through a lot to get where we are today. We have our season to Spring-up past expectations and Fall-short of goals. God is the only person could really save me from this agony this world creates. The violence and the world ignorance alone could really wreck someones mind. This world is cruel and who better to save other than Jesus.Blessings will follow as long as you follow the grace of God because he want take you where the same grace cant rescuse you.

10 things I am thankful for:

1. God for sparing his life
2. Many Blessings God has given me and my family
3. Being able to see another Thanksgiving
4. Family
5. Family unity
6. Friends
7. My trials and tribulations
8. My family's economic status
9. My life in general
10. The news

Education Pros and Cons

I wonder what goes through the mind of the opposers. The people who oppose the Common Core Standards haven't looked completely into the reasoning of this plan. Being able to join the other 38 states in making sure our kids have a wonderful education to me is an accomplishment. We will be able to compete with other states on exceptionally academic levels. Those that oppose will have to come up with a better reason of why not. Money should not be a factor in this argument to why or why not.

Education

The Alabama Board of Education will decide next week whether to join 38 other states in adopting common standards for math and English language arts.

The Common Core State Standards outlines what students are expected to learn in those subjects in each grade. It's an initiative led by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers.

The standards have been controversial throughout the country. Some state board members say they fear it's the first step toward a nationalized education system.

Deputy Superintendent Tommy Bice says four public hearings across the state have been held on the issue, and comments received were "overwhelmingly in support" of the standards.

I think this would be a wonderful idea. This would boost the academic performance rating as an entire state. We will be comparing our students with the students from other states and countries. Teaching is very beneficial and the students would want to take their knowledge everywhere, and if the teachers are not touching on certain basis the students would be clueless once they get to where they are going. Whether it is out of state or in more an advanced school. Students need to have the privilege of learning in advanced levels to succeed and the bias and race issues need to be extinguished.

Major Changes

     I have made wonderful process since starting this journey. I do admit to falling back a few times, but my faith is my breathe of hope. If I didn't have faith in the All Mighty God I wouldn't be where I am today. There were numerous occasions when I have wanted to quit. My faith, family, and drive for success is what anchors me. I know I have to make the necessary provisions to accomplish my goals more accurately to not fall where I am today, attempting to maintain a B in a super easy class is not where I should be. I really should improve my study habits because that is where I walk the plank the most. Sometimes I end up at the edge near the water or in the middle, but never one foot in the boat. So I have to alter my behavior and priorities to accommodate my goals.

Arkansas School Board Member

PLEASANT PLAINS, Ark. — An Arkansas school board member who said on Facebook that he wanted homosexual students to kill themselves has resigned from the panel.

The Midland School Board said Monday that Clint McCance has submitted a resignation letter.

McCance announced Thursday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" that he would quit because of the condemnations that followed his comments.

McCance posted his remarks in reaction to a campaign asking people to wear purple Oct. 20 to show solidarity after several gay and lesbian youths killed themselves after they were bullied. McCance said the dead children "killed there selves because of their sin."
McCance did not return a phone message left by the AP at his carpet cleaning business in Pleasant Plains, about 70 miles northeast of Little Rock.

Prankster gets shot and killed

ATLANTA — Authorities say a driver enraged because a 17-year-old boy egged his Mercedes on Halloween fatally shot the prankster in the neck and throat as he tried to run away.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones says the driver confronted the teen and fired 10 shots at him around 8 p.m. Sunday. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's office says the teen, Tivarus King, died as he was being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

Jones says officers dispatched to the scene in northwest Atlanta spotted a gold Mercedes driving by and detained the driver. She says the suspect is being questioned by homicide investigators but has not yet been charged.

Change

Completing my profile paper has made me change my major to early education. I am so proud because while teaching I could still attend law school. I've always wanted to be a teacher and a lawyer and going this route really allows me to reach my goals. My family was so excited because literally 80% of my immediate family are within the school system. I feel I made a wonderful choice to of route to take.. I'm ready to accomplished my goals..

Profile

Mrs. Shirley Browder, dedicated member of First Baptist Church of Ripley St., passionate ,now retired, school teacher, exuberant Title 1 personnel.  Impacting the lives of others is a drive of its own. Being able to touch the hearts of many is a calling only someone truly special could have; Mrs. Shirley Browder has castigated the competition single handedly.

Mrs. Browder started her journey to success at the University of Selma, a community college, in Clark County, from there she matriculated to ASU for her Bachelors, and AUM for her Masters in Reading.  Her very first teaching job, where she admitted to being very nervous, was for Selma City Schools where she stayed for a total of 15 years. She had crossed multiple thresh holds, with her first class being 99% Caucasian to a class that is now less that 5%.  Soon after competing her 15^th year she transferred to Montgomery County Schools, where she remained until retirement. 

Being a teacher is not the easiest job in the world. Dealing with the rational behavior and cry for attentions is said to be the hardest part. Having love and passion, as Mrs. Browder says, is the equation of making the teaching experience a breeze.  Teaching is designed for people of love, compassion, and patience. Mrs. Browder’s advice to people who are interested in pursuing education is to “Love what you do, and have a desire to continue to learn.”

Touching lives for a living is magnificent, and having your life touched is even better. Mrs. Browder remembers quite a few of her students’ stories that really hit home.  One of her students was physically handicap; only having one arm never stopped him from reaching his goals. She said she would catch him sharpening pencils, using the old manual pencil sharpener, by himself. He was a prime example of life goes on.  Another student who she impacted in particular was an LD (Learning Disability) student. She provided him the extra help he needed. He is now doing exceptionally well. The best feeling in the world is witnessing your students’ light bulb. It’s almost a “Hey, I’ve got it!” During the spring after Standardized Tests, Mrs. Browder and her class would perform musicals for the administration and parents. Her most common musicals were the Wizard of Oz and Runaway Snowman.

As time pass the disposition of students change. Mrs. Browder said her earlier classes would come in and sit down. Today, teachers would have to calm those kids down, and then make them sit and settle down to start class.

After teaching Mrs. Browder became the Title 1 personnel for her school and later a reading coach, just to begin instructing once again. Working within the nucleus of the school, leadership roles are required. Mrs. Browder has helped organized multiple parent, teacher, and students meetings because it is believed that it takes an entire village to raise a child. Having friends, family, and teachers on your side is truly a royal flush.

The biggest issue within the teaching system, Mrs. Browder says, is the paperwork aside from planning. If unfamiliar with the system, there are multiple procedures that are required for certain aspects. When submitting money teachers now have to not only right the amount, but they have to fill out three different forms for the same materials. 

The NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND Act is another huge issue that is within this profession today. The No CHILD LEFT BEHIND Act is basically an act pin pointing the reading levels on society. It states that by 2014 each student should be reading on grade level. Mrs. Browder’s advice to improving students’ performances is to first correct the teachers’ actions and focus on the weak spots of the students.

Before technology was as innovative as it is now, there was a lot of writing. Now by the clacking of keys and the clicking of the mouse the work is done. There continues to be the traditional “write on the board” mentality. Multiple schools now have even upgraded to smart boards.

Mrs. Shirley Browder has impacted multiple lives. She especially touched mine. Just last week I wanted to be a lawyer. While interviewing Mrs. Browder I heard the calling to teach. I informed my family of my new findings, and changed my major to Early Childhood Education because I want to impact lives just Mrs. Browder has. Being a lawyer is somewhere down the line of my future ,but becoming a teacher comes first.

Ashley Hostetter Profile

            Ashley Hostetter, Auburn Montgomery Freshman, BCM Worship Leader, Basketball State Champ, accomplished is what it’s called. Ashley is currently a resident of Tuskegee, AL, but is originally from Montgomery, AL. She has admitted to being eager to move back toward Montgomery to be “closer to civilization”. Tuskegee is 45 minutes away from Montgomery. There isn’t a mall or a Wal-Mart in Tuskegee.

Ashley attended Eastwood Christian School in Montgomery, AL, where she won her first basketball championship title in 2009. She stated winning the state championship was “amazing, [the] best feeling of life, [and] accomplished”. Ashley was overjoyed and energized as she spoke on the subject of the championship. She is very versatile; she enjoys music, singing, playing guitar, and piano, and enjoys traveling the world. She has been to Florence, Venice, Rome, Paris, London, and multiple others. Of those she noted Paris definitely as a favorite.

                Ashley is currently working on receiving her bachelor’s in Nursing. She enjoys working with kids; therefore she wants to become a pediatrician. She is enjoying her new found freedom in college. The idea of being grown comes from the drastic change of environment. Coming straight out of high school where students were secluded to the school halls and lunch, to a free flowing, flexible college. Ashley is currently participating in intramural basketball at Auburn Montgomery.

                Personality wise Ashley is very outgoing and happy. She chose to be a nurse instead of a doctor because of the flexibility nurses have. She really doesn’t want her work to be her mister. She focuses on her interests, and is a tad bit all over the place. As everyone, she have a few pet peeves, she can’t stand, people who take everything to heart and disrespectful kids.

                Ashley is an all around beautiful and accomplished person. I wish her the best of luck in her profession and hope she enjoys the continuation of her college years.

Im Coming Up in this World!!

Monday morning in Psychology class I made up my mind to be on the Dean's List every semester, and that is what I plan on doing. I have calculated my progress and what I need to make to reach my goal. By all means I am so near my goal I could taste it. I am so happy. I plan on exceeding the expectations of others and achieving my goals to prosper in life.

Classmate Profile

1.  Ashley Hostetter

     Where are you from? From Mont. but lives in Tuskegee

Do you like living in Tuskegee: Eager to move. Closer to "civilization"

2.       What are your interests? Music, Playing guiter, piano, sing, & basketball

3.       What is your major? Nursing

Why? Loved helping ppl. wanted to be a vet

4.       What do you plan to do with your major? being a nurse

What type of nurse would you like to be? working with kids in pediactrics

5.       Are you enjoying college thus far? Yes

What are you enjoying about it? The freedom, the idea of being grown

what activties dor clubs do you plan on joining? baptist college ministry

leader worship on Monday nights.

Do homework, hang out.

6.       How would you describe your personality? Out going, Happy.

7.  Do you have any unique awards you have won? Basketball team state champs

How did you feel about winning? Amazing, best feeling in life, accomplished

What school did you go to? Eastwood

What activies did you participate in in high school that you wouldnt mind participating in college?

Intermual Basketball

Dream Job: Nurse in a hospital like a surgical nurse.

Very flexiable. Dont want work to be the mistress.

Extra Comments: None. 

Looking For Understanding Refined

     Problem resolved, I have found what I was looking for. I messaged every component on Facebook. When I asked about the problem, they blamed me. Out of all the excuses in the world, they blamed me. In reality the excuse was totally inaccurate due to previous conversation records. I realized it was a waste of my time attempting to reemerge the group, and witnessed first hand the way the secular world could change people. I would personally rather be alone than have a fictional relationship. The amount of tolerance I have for mess is below average. I've had headaches about this situation for the past few months because I felt incomplete. I'm  very antisocial so I thought I would atleast had a stash of lifetime friends. You never know the real attitude of people until they turn again you.
     So I have gotten to the bottom of this fiasco. They blame me ,but they just need to know that they don't have to deal with me anymore.  This transformation was for the best. People could call me stubborn, naive, and selfish, I refuse to take the blame for a mishap that was wrongfully targeted at me.


Random Appositive:
Systematically, every child hates vegetables, usually brocolli or peas, eventually their mind would change as they become adults.

Far beyond a normal relationship, difficult to handle, surrender of all freedom is not st

I will be Obediant Refine

I have to wonder seriously about the situations I go through. The good Lord allows me to do random things. Most of the time I find it amazing, like this morning October 14,2001 (just meant for me to remember this date). I woke up at 5 as usual, beat everyone to the bathroom, laid down and rested my eyes for a minute, found my clothes, ironed and did my hair all for 7:05. I literally got into my car at 7:08. I was on the interstate by for a good 15  minutes as usual. I arrived at school at 7:30. On Tuesday and Thursday I have a  morning class that is not open due to the fear of laptops evaporating. As I pulled in to the parking lot on campus, I wondered seriously why was I here so early. I walked in the class and saw my teacher in class, and was overjoyed because the Lord put me where he wanted me. Usually the door would be closed and the lights off. When I entered the classroom and was seated. The teacher informed me that it was free book day, and I got first pick. Yay!! That goes to show. The Lord will lead and guide you through everything you do. The Lord blessed me in so many ways. Every little blessing counts for something.

Economics

Part 1

a)      I will be producing a complete line of fingernail polish called Glitter Me Neon.  It is a very unique polish from texture of the polish to the bottle. The texture consists of glitter specks in each stroke that includes an ingredient that will allow the polish to dry ten times faster than my competitors. The most unordinary facture about Glitter Me Neon is that it is completely unscented.  Glitter Me Neon comes in a unique custom made bottle that captures the eye next to the competitors on the shelves. Also on the tops on the polish I through in comfortable finger grips for the older people use.  Comes in ALL assorted colors!!

b)      I have reasonable expectations that my good would sale well against my competitors because I have personally experienced the other brands ,and the many flaws I have come in to contact with has made me change the entire polish game. I provide comfort, style, and less smell.  My good is to be sold in every department store from Winn Dixie to Wal-Mart. It is very family oriented. I made it for the teen girls for sleepover parties, the nail salons, and just the everyday perfectionists who really love painting their nails a new color.

c)      I would first spend my money on my partner company who actually makes the unscented, glitter, and quick dry formula for my polish. Then I would get those special made brushes and the bottles. My advertisements would be at the very end of my priorities. I feel the need to get my product developed first then the word out. 

d)      I think females of all ages and homosexuals will definitely purchase my products because everyone deserves for their nails to be absolutely gorgeous. Glitter Me Neon will become the perfect accessories to any outfit, the entertainment of girl talk, and the epitome of the nail salons merchandise. This polish eliminates all the worries everyone had when dealing with polish.

e)       I will market my good by commercial, personal experiences talking about my product and answering questions, flyers, ads, etc. By my product being in family oriented department stores it will fly off the shelf because every fingernail polish user goes to that area just to check out the new colors and test the new brands against the others.

f)       A few of my competitors are Revlon and Maybelline. I will do my own thing. I have to worry about my polish, and my polish only, no one else’s. I have to receive a; my criticism to improve my product. I think of my consumers as critics. I want a good report at the end of the day.

g)       

Price	Demand	Supply
$1.00	400	150
$1.50	375	175
$2.00	350	195
$2.50	200	200
$3.00	195	350
$4.00	175	375
$5.00	150	400

Price	Demand	Revenue
$1.00	400	400
$1.50	375	562.5
$2.00	350	700
$2.50	200	500
$3.00	195	586
$4.00	175	700
$5.00	150	750

h)

i)  My business is designed to please everyone. Coming Soon, my line of fingernail polish remover. Why should my customers buy someone else’s product to remove my product?