Catholic Family Center Reflection

They would also learn by going through the process of acculturation. Immigrants would adapt to their new surroundings by learning everything they can to survive and do well in their new nation. Immigrants would learn English and send their children to school to learn English and all about American culture. “Immigrants learned how to use American institutions such as schools, factories, and the political system.” (online book, page 588)

But coming to America made me receive a higher level of education because many opportunities were ahead of me since everyone is given equal opportunities in America. In high school, taking those AP classes helped me understand the college level education. Holy Family is known for their Nursing program. Many students attend Holy Family dreaming of graduating with a good GPA and hoping to be prepared for their future jobs and goals. In the same article they say that “The growth in returns to college has generated a predictable response: as the education earnings gap increased, a larger fraction of high school graduates went on to college” (583).

Many different people come from many different backgrounds and they might not be accustomed to other countries traditions, but anybody, no matter where you are from or what you do can do amazing things, an example from this book being Americans need to welcome refugees into our country with open arms and help them get settled in and accustomed to our traditions. Warren St. John develops the theme of empathy in the book Outcasts United by using an Aha Moment, Symbolism, and Dialogue. The first way Warren St. John develops the theme of empathy through symbolism is when Jeremiah, a player on Luma’s soccer team tells her that it 's “That time of the month where we can 't eat because our food stamps ran out” (St. John 48) and the coach Luma drives to the store and buys his family an entire bag of groceries to get them through a tough time. Luma is so devoted to the soccer team and even though she is having many problems of her own she still takes time and money out to help someone out.

Throughout history, many international migrants have journeyed to the United States to establish a new life with their family to ultimately achieve the American Dream. Along with them, they brought their cultural practices and religious beliefs which uniquely made them different. However, no one would expect the United States’ population to increase by millions during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to immigrants. As supported on page 361, “In the last half of the 19th century, the U.S. population more than tripled, from about 23.2 million in 1850 to 76.2 million in 1900.” (“United States History”).

Immigrants only leave their native countries for a reasons like; a lack of local access to resources, a desire for economic prosperity, family re-unification, escape from prejudice, conflict or natural disaster, or simply the wish to change one 's surroundings. Every year the United States has more & more immigrants come over to stay for good or just for a little while. They come from all over the world & some even come just because they want to come. They have no reason sometimes but most reason always be because of a family or too much going on in their old country. Immigrants sometimes don’t have the chances & stuff that they can get from coming to the United States then in their own country.

Immigrants come to the U.S. to have freedom and self- sufficiency. According to the article, “ Most people born in the United States don 't appreciate the gifts we’ve been given by being born in the U.S.” The immigrants that come to the United States to have things that they wouldn 't have so they appreciate it more. According to the article, “We have a wide array of educational choices; we have freedom of religion, freedom to say what we want, the ability to vote, a free pass to keep our political leaders in line.” What they are trying to explain to us is we have more rights than anybody in other countries and sometimes we take that for granted because other immigrants would of used the freedom that they would of had gratefully.

When she was a child, they memorized creeds and catechisms that they would recite to explain their faith. Now, we teach students at a young age how to individualize their faith and express that. Morrie seemingly doesn’t have a strong opinion either way. He does mention that everyone is respectable until threatened, “and that’s what our culture does. That’s what our economy does.

I thought that this would be a great way to develop a better understanding of the career and what it takes to care for others. The STNA classes I completed to receive certification and the work as a patient aid that followed helped me confirm that I was making the right choice with respect to my career choice. I worked as a personal care aid in an assisted living home to gain knowledge and experience and I am extremely grateful for that opportunity. Working in the health care field provided a chance to care for the elderly and watch nurses do their jobs. I saw at first-hand the impact of diseases including, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, but more importantly, I witnessed the impact of empathy and good care had on a patient and their families.

My grandmother was teacher by profession. She was always there to help me and guide me with the school and social work. My grandmother used to go extra miles to help her students in their problems. As I was inspired from her I also began helping people and being available for them in time of need. However at times I used to get frustrated but then she was there to support me and to advise me on difficult situations.

Daren O’Toole in 2014 stated “as a society we must call upon our parents and our schools to provide necessary guidance, care and education to our children “.Unfortunately, mostly parents do not care about this statement. For example, there are parents who do not care about welfare and give guidance towards their own children. Furthermore, parents also do not care about education in school for their children. According to statistics, “In 2014, 69% of couple families with at least one child under 16 years of age had two working parents, up from 36% in 1976. This proportion increased in every province, but not equally among provinces “(Statistics Canada, 2015).

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Now for more than 160 years of successful help to those in need, the visions are ever growing to fit the needs of families and the community around them. The support for stronger families means help to get them there, supplying legal advice for some, full health services, and special events and programs so everyone will grow together. The start of early childhood programs to working mothers, mothers going to school, and just needing help spread nationwide. All of this came from a controversial social experiment from a handful of

Other than participatie in school activities, I help out with my community. Through National Honor Society, we are able to find more ways to help with the

Without the Knights of Labor overseeing that changes be made, labor workers would have no one representing them with issues like child labor or a graduated income tax. The Knights called for the government to step in as protector of safety and fairness in the workplace(America Firsthand, 49).     This labor union primarily worked for the 8 hour day for workers, child labor laws and better wages. This was important as factory workers, including children, were often working more than 10 hours a day. These long hours led to workplace accidents and illnesses.

Should Prison Inmates Be Allowed to Take College Courses? What would be better than an entire nation educated and crime-free? Imagine what the world would be like if this were a reality. The idea of allowing prison inmates to take college classes has an undeniable appeal to a large portion of society. Allowing prison inmates to take college classes is a significant step in educating the population because it makes good use of all the extra time available in prisons, it helps former inmates get a better start when they are released, and it gives current inmates a sense of purpose and the desire to contribute to society.