The shinning star

   Helping others through social work is one of my main goals and passions in life. At Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service, I would like to become a counselor and make a difference in the world. By turning my individual situation of having cerebral palsy, into solutions that can create a path of advocacy for people who do not have a voice in society, I believe I can enable my future clients to be confident in their own identity. Because I have a physical disability, my experience provides me with a unique sense of empathy for those who are disabled and whose opinions may not be heard. However, I intend to not only work with disabled individuals. I also plan to advocate for any individual seeking to discover the power of their own voice, which can be used as a tool enabling them to communicate their messages and experiences to make people aware of their problems. As a counselor or social worker, I want to guide people to become powerful individuals despite...

  The article "The Sociological Imagination" by C. Wright Mills to my understanding is about the struc ture of society. The main idea he was trying to convey was how the individuals of a society affects a society as a whole. The example that Mills states about the unemployment rate in my understanding has held true. It seems that although there were many job cuts in previous years, the quantity was not as great as it is now. In previous years the layoffs only affected a small amount of people which meant as a whole it didn't really affect society. Now with the increasing number of lost jobs, these combined individuals who are no longer working class have a combined greater effect on society. Although the individual may not directly affect society, society can directly affect an individual. Throughout history, there have been many examples of this statement that Wright has pointed out. There are many incidents where society affects an individual such as when a person...

The Jewel of Destiny is Crystal  By: Sarah Elgohary Preface    What do people desire the most in their lives? Do people want religion, attention, technology, money, fame, intelligence, or peace, love, friendship, work, motivation, they have a need to be wanted my others it is human nature. I think people have a desire to fight for an important cause and make a difference in the world to help people in order to meaning in their lives leave legacies behind to inspire young people to come together to bring the most positive change that they want to see in this world.   In addition, maybe people just want friends to feel as if they belong in this world. Therefore, do people just want others to like them for who they really are as individuals? Therefore, do people just want others to like them for who they really are as individuals? Even though, the fundamentals principals of society have out casted individuals who are very different, unique “out of the ...

Industrial psychologists study job performance of employees in business and organizations. Beyond work performance, two types of workplace behavior have been widely studied: organizational citizenship behavior and counterproductive work behaviors. It is important to define counterproductive behaviors. A counterproductive work behavior, or CWB, is any employee behavior that undermines the goals and interests of a business. Many studies define counterproductive work behaviors in different ways. According to Robinson and Bennett ; counterproductive work behaviors are any actions which intentionally threaten organization and its members (2005). These types of behavior not only impact the quality of work produced by the employee engaging in CWBs but also can negatively affect the productivity of other employees in the company and create undesirable risks for the company. My research shows that counterproductive work behaviors and workplace deviance significantly and negatively impact job p...

L Gender Representations in Anime and movies: A View from SCAFFU The Portrayal of Women in Media Sarah Elgohary Anthropology 003 Culture and Transmission Professor Bradley Philips Mini Ethnography project Introduction I chose to observe the Sci-Fi, Comic, Anime, and Fantasy Fans United, (SCAFFU) club for my mini-ethnography project. I am interested in the way movies and anime shows influence how people behave and how they are socialized in society. Personally, I believe that the media portrays a negative, sexualized view of women through unrealistic expectations in regard to body image, occupation, and gender roles. I wanted to know how different anime series portray women and men in society and what the gender representation differences are between men and women in anime and movies. Background information Andréa wager, a senior at Hofstra University, founded the SCAFFU in 2009. According to their mission statement, SCAFFU strives to create “A place for ner...