The shinning star

Essay 1 (max 350 words): Describe a situation that demonstrates your leadership style  My interest in social work stems from my writing passion. I enjoy writing because it helps me express myself and alleviate my frustrations. Writing has had a huge influence on my life. It taught me valuable skills, including patience, authenticity, dedication, and confidence. An example of this is when I created a personal blog called the “Shining Star” where I write posts on different topics and social issues that are important issues to me such as: educational inequality, gender roles, media, representation, Syrian refugees, and Egypt.. Writing provides happiness and an opportunity to become a better person and advocate. My blog allows me to advocate, inform, and educate my readers for positive change. Writing has enabled me to observe the world and its tendencies.   My internship at Abilities allowed me to focus on this issue and make a difference. During this time, I worked in bus...

 In Gaza, thousands of refugees face daily struggles for survival, trapped under blockade and constant conflict. Food shortages have pushed many families to the brink of starvation, with children going to bed hungry and malnutrition on the rise. Schools lie in ruins or operate under extreme scarcity, leaving countless young people without access to a safe, stable education. Teachers work without pay, classrooms are overcrowded, and learning materials are scarce, forcing many children to drop out and help their families survive. For these children, the loss is twofold—they are denied not only the nourishment to grow but also the knowledge and opportunities that could shape a better future, deepening a cycle of poverty and despair that is difficult to break.

 https://goodwillcaravan.com/educational-inequality-by-sarah-elgohary/During my internship at Nassau Day Training, I was unexpectedly given the opportunity to step into a leadership role when my supervisor had to leave due to an emergency. I took the initiative to lead a mock interview session for a group of 20 unemployed individuals. Drawing on the training I had received, I facilitated the session with confidence and compassion, ensuring that each participant had the chance to practice answering common interview questions. I provided real-time feedback, highlighted each individual’s strengths, and helped them refine their communication skills to boost their confidence.  In addition to leading the mock interviews, I created a lesson plan focused on what employers typically look for during interviews. I designed the session to be interactive and informative, covering key topics such as punctuality, professionalism, communication, and teamwork. I used role-play scenarios and gr...

  You said: Syria essay on the crisis  ChatGPT said: I’ve written a full, well-structured essay on the Syrian crisis in the canvas for you. It’s suitable for a sociology, political science, or global studies course and aligns with themes you often work with—humanitarianism, inequality, Islamophobia, and international responsibility. If you’d like, I can: Adapt it to a specific class or prompt Add  The Syrian Crisis: A Sociological Analysis of Conflict, Displacement, and Global Inequality Introduction The Syrian crisis represents one of the gravest humanitarian disasters of the modern era and a defining case study for understanding war, displacement, and global inequality. Beginning in 2011 as peaceful protests during the Arab Spring, the conflict rapidly escalated into a protracted civil war shaped by authoritarian repression, sectarianism, foreign intervention, and economic collapse. More than a decade later, Syria remains devastated, with millions displaced internally a...

 Education is meant to foster reasoning, communication, and meaningful engagement with society. Yet only 65 percent of students with disabilities graduate from high school, compared to 86 percent of students without disabilities. This gap reflects systemic inequities that persist despite legal protections such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which mandates appropriate accommodations and support. In practice, however, many disabled students continue to face barriers caused by insufficient resources, limited teacher training, and institutional bias. A significant issue impacting the disability community is disproportionately in special education. Disproportionately refers to the over representation of certain racial and socioeconomic groups in special education programs. Research shows that students of color and students from low-income backgrounds are more likely to be labeled with disabilities and placed in restrictive educational settings. Rather than re...

 One of the most significant contributors to educational inequality is the concept of tracking. Tracking is an educational system that determines where students are placed during their secondary school years (Burris, 2008, p. 45). In some cases, tracking begins as early as kindergarten through IQ tests and early achievement assessments. Once students are placed into a particular track, this placement often determines their educational path for the entirety of their twelve years of schooling. From a Marxist perspective, tracking functions as a mechanism that reproduces class inequality by preparing students for predetermined positions within the capitalist labor system. Karl Marx argued that social institutions, including education, serve the interests of the ruling class by reproducing existing class relations. Tracking sorts students in ways that mirror economic class divisions, ensuring that working-class and poor students are funneled into lower tracks that prepare them for low-...