1. How Many People Does It Take to Make a Difference? One! A) What did you learn about yourself in doing the exercises in the book (How Many People Does It Take to Make a Difference? One) that you didn't already know? Response: This book has taught me many things about myself that I didn't know . For example , I usually don't think about life in a hard way but this book helped me view life differently. In the beginning of book one of the first exercises it asks " Who am I ? " that question kind of threw me off guard and made me think hard. I asked myself who am I exactly? I then learned I was a daughter , a student , a sister but then I discovered that I'm more than this. I'm someone who listens...show more content... One thing i really learned about myself is that i'm royalty how the book says " YOU ARE ROYALTY" i'm royalty because I have a roof above my head every night , I have food to eat and I own clothes. I realized that we are not all blessed with these kind of things. We often take these things for granted . Sometimes we take all these things for granted . We don't learn how to appreciate these things . I never thought about who was my hero in life but I just learned that my grandmother from my mom's side is my hero because she always gave more than she had .When she saw people struggling she opened her arms and decided to help them out with food , a place to stay and many other things . she had the kindest heart because of her she inspires me to become a better person and to help others who are struggling in life. I could help them to improve their lives and i could guide them to the right path. I learned that I always talk about issues with my friends about what's going on in society to relationships to life. It's always important to be there for your friends. One thing I learned about myself was how im good at dancing and how i'm good at encouraging people and being thankful for life. Things that make me feel good would be getting myself a good education and having a job . I also learned that I want to connect with others and gain more ideas. I learned that my motto is No matter what you go through in life you will find that light at the end of the tunnel it may ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

3. The, Career Choice, And Making A Difference The choice of career is a significant factor that establishes if someone's life is happy or unhappy, fruitful or not productive, admirable or contemptible. Careers that are moral controversial are more lucrative than those careers that are innocuous. Hence, a person earns more via moral controversial career than a harmless job. Thus, pursuing philanthropy via moral controversial career is more preferable. The paper discusses various subjects. First, it will discuss on the William MacAskill's strong claim. Secondly, the paper will illustrate on harm–based reasons. The third issues that the document will address are the Trolley problem and Tactical Bombing case and try to relate these two cases to the harm–based reasons. Finally, the paper will provide statements that support strong claim relating to Trolley problem and Tactical Bombing cases. In "Replaceability, Career Choice, and Making a Difference", William talks about choosing a career. He states that a person choice of career establishes how one spends time. Somebody choice of career is a significant factor that establishes if someone's life is happy or unhappy, fruitful or not productive, admirable or contemptible. William brings out the strong claim in his argument that states that ethics prefers to follow philanthropy via a higher paid but career with moral controversial than to pursue philanthropy via a lower paid with a morally clean job. Hence, the claim defines a career, as moral controversial when firm ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

5. As a Teacher I Can Make a Difference Essay Learning is a part of everyday life and teachers are to credit for it, whether it is teaching a sing–a– long or a life lesson. Teaching is a very important career that allows children a chance to better themselves. Knowing that a child will walk away with a better understanding and feel good about them gives me a great sense of accomplishment. With my love of children and the qualities I bring to the classroom, I feel that as a teacher I can make a difference. Teachers that show themselves as warm, encourage their students to work harder and strive for success. I believe that teachers are more than an instructor but also a role model and friend. Instruction should be student centered, as John Dewey believed, making...show more content... In turn, motivation will play an important role in my classroom. Younger children need to know more often that they are doing exceptionally well at their studies. From observing others, I want to praise and encourage those who do just that. Bulletin boards as well as other posters and displays should show the excellent papers and work of particular students. This will not only allow them to see their talents and keep up their good work but also show the other children examples and how to strive for their accomplishments. I believe that my students should have responsibilities of their own as well. I would like to have a classroom pet so that it will teach them compassion and show them that they can be helpful. As well as a pet, I have seen in classrooms small job charts. Whether it be dusting erasers or picking up papers, it helps to have the children involved in the process. Younger children like to help out whenever they can as I have seen in my field observation and in my own teaching. I think that it is very important to show them that they are growing up and can take on these responsibilities. Even though there will be a vast amount of praise in my classroom, there must be discipline to maintain control. With my belief as a realist, the students will be told the rules of the classroom on the very first day with ears attentive and minds ready to learn. Recurring bad behaviors will not be tolerated ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

7. Make A Difference Research Paper Make a Difference is not held responsible for any crimes you may commit. Nor does Make a Difference necessarily mean a good difference. It at times helps people to die or experience sexual assault and things of that nature. When Make a Difference refers to teams it means cults. To download Make a Difference you at times must be brainwashed and Make a Difference is an idea not a product. Non–refundable. Points are human lives either alive or dead. Teams decide what to do with the points and why they want the humans we Crazed Cults Inc. do not know. Teams decide what type of prizes. Prizes may be food, sleep, or positions of power. This poster is not accurate except the part about the ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

9. Making a Difference as an Educator Essay Making a Difference as an Educator I believe the purpose of an educator is to enhance minds and touch lives. I think it is wonderful that in the country we live in today, that all children are not only given the opportunity for an education, but are forced to take advantage of it. Almost every adult can look back at their school years and think of at least one teacher that has touched their lives in one or more ways. I hope that as an educator that I will have made a difference in many lives and be their motivation to reach their highest goals. I can not wait to become a teacher. I love to work with children and I love to see them enjoying themselves. I want to become a teacher so I can be given the chance to...show more content... They spend their own money when school funding is low so that they can teach in the way they feel will be most beneficial to their students. They also spend hours of their extra time planning field trips, attending school functions, setting up parent–teacher conferences, and doing fundraisers for their school's benefit. After I successfully complete the teacher education program at Concord University, I plan to take my education farther. I plan to attend Marshall University and get my master's degree. If I am this far in my education, I believe that it would be in my best interest to go ahead and go all the way while I am still young and in the habit of studying and going to school. I plan to attend Marshall University because I have already attended school there before, and I believe they have a lot to offer there. I want to go there so that I can learn from new teachers that I have not had in class before, and expand my horizons. After I receive my master's degree, I plan to teach school for a few years. I would prefer to teach kindergarten or first grade, but I will take whatever is available in the area I am living in, being a young and inexperienced educator. After teaching for a few years and getting experience in running my own classroom, I would like to open up my own day care. I have worked at a day care before and I feel ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

11. Making a difference has always been a priority in my life. When I was growing up, I made it a point of duty where ever I went to make everyone happy by treating them equally. As a utilitarianism supporter, I am very passionate about what I do and making a difference by destructing societal norms in the hopes that a majority of the people will be happy. As a Women's Studies/Sociology major, I have become aware issues related to the equality of both women and men in all areas of life, both personally and socially. Pursuing a concentration in Women's Studies/Sociology was not only beneficial to my career as a prospective Civil Rights attorney, but has also contributed to my being the exemplary leader that I am today. Considering this, I believe that everyone is entitled to equal rights and opportunities. By doing so, I have taken the first step by becoming an active advisor/educator to my peers and my community. As a woman, a minority, and a first generation college student, I became the sole motivator and decision maker in my life due to the death of my father at the age of fourteen and the rigorous work life of my mother¬– a single parent of two. With this in mind, I have decided to become a mentor and a volunteer at the Florence DeGeorge Boys and Girls Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. In the process of hosting numerous workshops on societal issues, career development and goals, I was able to develop countless relationships with a wide variety of students. Above all, not only am I proud of donating my time, but I also found my experience to be an absolute pleasure due to the fact that I played a vital role in the lives of my students' and my community. I am proud to become an asset to my community by investing my time, skills, and knowledge. In addition, I also coordinate educational and career workshops by educating the public on social issues, such as police coercion, injustice, inequality, racism, and violence. For that and many other reasons, I knew that I wanted to provide pro bono services to my community as a prospective civil rights attorney, by utilizing a utilitarianism approach. Living in the U.S as a minority requires a rigorous transition from youth to adulthood, but in the end it has taught me ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

13. Denzel Washington Make A Difference Speech The "Make A Difference" speech by Denzel Washington was a very motivational speech. Washington gave this speech on May 9,2015 during the commencement at Dillard University. He wanted to inspire people to be aspired to make a difference in the world, to bring new and better things into the world. It was meant for the graduates and people around the world who wanted some motivational advice. Washington shared four main key points during his speech which was to put God first, fail big, achieve, and be disciplined. Washington began his speech stating that the graduates should put God first in everything they do. Everything that they see Washington with was because of the grace of God. When Washington was younger, he never thought that he would be as successful as he is now. Washington gave a flashback of the time when he was in the beauty shop and a woman in there claimed that Washington would be successful in the future. According to Washington, he was doing bad in school with having a 1.7 grade point average. He didn't know what to do. Washington's academics were so bad that the claim that woman made seemed impossible for him until Washington started to seek God. God gave Washington all of the things that he have in life such as : awards, money, knowledge, etc. Washington believe that he wouldn't have nothing in life if it wasn't for God, so he strongly suggest that people should come closer to God for a brighter future. For a brighter future, Washington is aware of people failing at times. He suggest to the audience to "fail big". To fail big, a person should have the courage to take risks. Everything may not go as planned, but it will never be determined if not seeked. People have to learn from those mistakes. Washington believes people should do what they are most passionate about. If a person fails at something that he loves to do, then he would keep trying until he gets it right. How a person reacts after a failure is what determines that person's future. Furthermore, achieving goals is what successful people do. Washington stated, " Dreams without goals, are just dreams". There are steps to reaching the ultimate goal. A dream with goals would be useless because there are no short nor long term ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

15. To Make A Difference Essay To Make A Difference We build our lives upon what we have been taught. From basic skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic to the importance of social interaction, teachers are given the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of their students. I feel that the greatest impact a teacher can have on their students is to fill them with a desire to learn. I think the nature of students can vary tremendously depending on several different factors. The first is the cognitive domain of the students. This includes how students organize and retain the knowledge that is presented to them as well as their preferred learning style. A successful teacher should be aware of these factors and their curriculum should reflect this by...show more content... I believe the purpose of education is to teach students how to function as a competent and successful member of society. As a teacher, I hope to make a difference in the lives of children by sharing with them my love of knowledge and by effectively expressing the importance of continuing to build upon the education they receive throughout life. I also hope to teach children how vital it is to respect others and their opinions regardless of the difference they may have. Considering the dynamic diversity of our society, I feel it is pertinent that children respect the differences that our society entails. The primary educational philosophy I plan on incorporating into my classroom is progressivism. This approach encourages social interaction by using learning groups, urges critical thinking and problem solving, and focuses more on "hands on" learning activities. Progressive educators believe that students learn more by doing rather than by listening to information that is presented to them or by reading material out of a textbook. I feel this will be particularly accurate at the elementary school level, because it can be a challenge attempting to hold the attention of small children for extended periods of time. I think that if students are actively involved in the learning process their attention will be more focused resulting in a successful education. I will manage my classroom using ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

17. Personal Narrative: Making A Difference Making a Difference Veterans are people who were willing to make a difference when no one else could or would. They left their families and set everything aside to serve their country despite an immense amount of difficulty and pain. Not only did veterans selflessly offer their service, but they also went through unspeakable experiences that permanently shaped them as a person. My aunt, Darrean Ziemski, is one of these veterans who sacrificed so much when she felt like she had so little. Always a strong role model to me, she has inspired me throughout my life. I have heard her story about her service in the Army before, but it never grows old because her sacrifice is timeless. On October 28, 1988, my aunt, who had just graduated from high school, joined the United States Army to officially start her future and get experience. When her family and friends discovered that she had entered the military, they were excited but worried for her. At that time, no one had suspected that...show more content... While traveling throughout countries, my aunt assisted a vast amount of people, and she remained lifelong friends with some of the people she met. The people of South Korea, especially, were exceptionally beneficent, and they longed to show my aunt their culture. Fort Stewart was also one of my aunt's favorite stations because she was always elated to arrive back in America after a long journey. During the Gulf War, which is also known as Desert Storm, my aunt was away from her homeland for an extended amount of time and under the leadership of General Barry McCaffrey, her favorite commander who was selfless and not afraid to "do the dirty work alongside his troops". When she came back to the United States, she was ecstatic to be home. After the Gulf War, my aunt went on leave and visited her family and friends until she was called back to the ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

19. Making Differences Matter Harvard Business Review September, 1996 / October, 1996 HEADLINE: MAKING DIFFERENCES MATTER: A NEW PARADIGM FOR MANAGING DIVERSITY BYLINE: by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely; David A. Thomas is an associate professor at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. Robin J. Ely is an associate professor at Columbia University 's School of International and Public Affairs in New York City. Their research and teaching focus on the influence of race, gender, and ethnicity on career dynamics and organizational effectiveness. ABSTRACT: MAKING DIFFERENCES MATTER: A NEW PARADIGM FOR MANAGING DIVERSITY DAVID A. THOMAS and ROBIN J. ELY Diversity efforts in the workplace have been undertaken with great goodwill, but, ironically, they often...show more content... Most people assume that workplace diversity is about increasing racial, national, gender, or class representation –– in other words, recruiting and retaining more people from traditionally underrepresented "identity groups." Taking this commonly held assumption as a starting point, we set out six years ago to investigate its link to organizational effectiveness. We soon found that thinking of diversity simply in terms of identity–group representation inhibited effectiveness. Organizations usually take one of two paths in managing diversity. In the name of equality and fairness, they encourage (and expect) women and people of color to blend in. Or they set them apart in jobs that relate specifically to their backgrounds, assigning them, for example, to areas that require them to interface with clients or customers of the same identity group. African American M.B.A. 's often find themselves marketing products to innercity communities; Hispanics frequently market to Hispanics or work for Latin American subsidiaries. In those kinds of cases, companies are operating on the assumption that the main virtue identity groups have to offer is a knowledge of their own people. This assumption is limited –– and limiting –– and detrimental to diversity efforts. What we suggest here is that diversity goes beyond increasing the number of different identity– group affiliations on the payroll to recognizing that such an effort is merely the first step in managing a diverse workforce for the ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

21. Making a Difference Back in the day when your parents were raised they would tell you that you were never allowed to say no to their elders. When someone with a higher authority told them to do something they would. This was because they didn't have the right to say no even if they were to be put in danger or if they knew that it was not right in their minds. Nowadays there are many more dangers in every workplaces, school, and home across the nation but less people that are standing up for what is right or keeping themselves or others out of danger in fear of consequences. People need to understand that they have the right to rebel and say no to authority figures and should be for rebelling against authority if they are standing up for what's...show more content... Whether it would be in your life or someone else's there is a way to make a change for the better if you just stand up against authority for what you believe is right. Morals and ethics are standards that no one should ever cling to in case there is a chance that you could or would ever break them. It's alright to "follow" others but you should always be aware of what could happen if you follow too long. In all, think about what is right to you, your morals, your life, and people that you have followed. Think about what you have done and still can do to make a difference by standing up for what is right. Go make a difference and stand up to authority from time to time if you believe that someone needs to take a ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

23. Does Voting Make A Difference? For some odd reason, many young people choose not to vote in elections with the excuse being that 'their one vote will not make a difference.' The problem with this excuse is that though there is truth behind it, it can become alarming when the majority think that way. One vote essentially means nothing, but a million votes can make a drastic difference in who is making the decisions for this country. One person with the mindset that their vote doesn't matter isn't that big of a deal. However, the problem is that many in our generation think this way. For those that don't think voting matters think back to the presidential election of 2008. That election saw the largest turnout among young voters that this country has ever seen. That ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

25. Denzel Washington Make A Difference Speech As Denzel Washington stood before the graduates of Dillard University at their commencement ceremony, he sees an opportunity to encourage them of future success through his "Make a Difference" speech. Having been a student himself, he speaks to them of possible failures and greater prosperities. The speaker wants to be a relatable example, as well as a guide for all the graduates that he is standing before. Throughout this speech, Washington efficiently utilizes diction, tone, and repetition to appeal to the graduates and encourage them to dream. Standing on the stage, Washington provides uplifting words as these students move on to greater things. He uses words such as "dream", "aspire" and "success" (Washington), to provide motivation...show more content... The inclusion of himself as an example reassures the audience that there's much more to come and that after the difficulties, opportunities always rise as he has gone through the same struggles that they might be facing at this time. He does not want them to worry as typically not all students have a job right as they graduate, some may even need a graduate degree. Moving on through the speech, his tone changes to passionate. He instructed to "Fail big... You only live once, so do what you feel passionate about, take chances professionally" (Washington). This is where he instructs to make big mistakes but to only grow from them and dare to do things differently. It may seem completely controversial to advise them of failing, however, through his experience, he realizes that it takes unpredictable failure to lead to success. Near the end, he revives encouragement, especially to be unique as "The only way to do it was to go outside the box," (Washington), meaning that exploring new means of achieving greatness is not wrong. These tone shifts are quite essential as they help build up onto the students' emotions and make the speech more lively and applicable to daily life. Washington supports a dissimilar way of thinking and creating a new world rather than continuing to live carelessly in the old one. He demonstrates this through the implication of repetition. He uses this device in order to emphasize on certain parts which are crucial in justifying his point of ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

27. "If you want to make a difference, in the life of our nation, if you want to make the most of your talents and dedication, if you want to make your mark with a legacy that will endure – then join the teaching profession." (President Barack Obama) Khadija Ebrahim–Evans, a successful kindergarten teacher who has been teaching for twenty–four years, has a bachelor's and master's degree in early childhood education and a part–time college professor at Winston–Salem State University. In order to become a successful teacher, you will have to obtain in education regardless of your choice in the teaching field. One–fourth of your college education will have to be devoted to education. If you plan on becoming a secondary school teacher...show more content... When it comes to picking the best teacher for the job, they use two techniques: they give competitive examinations and put them in order from the best grade to the worst, and they do personal interviews and keep records of experience by weighing in on the results. Experience is the most important and desired qualification to becoming employed. If you have experience then you can pick and choose what you want to do. It would be excellent to test your interest in teaching by going to summer camps, and day care schools. And having personality is what makes teaching a vital experience and get the students to like you. All teachers must be emotionally well–balanced. If you have a bad attitude, you will lose that child–teacher relationship and it will be hard to gain back. If you just so happen to not like the age of students you work with or find the subject you are teaching boring, being a successful teacher will be difficult to fulfill. Teachers help prepare appropriate lesson plans for the school day from when school starts to when it ends, they keep records and make reports to keep track of how well their students are doing during the school year, evaluating the students' performance in the classroom, and counseling the students when they come across ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

29. Make A Differences There are multiple ways people work together to make a difference. People can help the homeless or work in the military. One specific way people can work together is through community service. For example going to a shelter to help the people there and giving them food. Many families, including mine, go help every weekend. Also picking up trash that you see around your neighborhood helps. There are many days where people can gather and contribute, like a parade or just a meeting where they go around helping and trying to make a difference by working together. Make a Difference Day was something the USA Weekend started in 1992, which is a way to get everyone together to help. In conclusion, there are many ways help, but one thing is community ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

31. Making a Difference Essay "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. You were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within you. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." –– Nelson...show more content... "Did you make a difference in the world yesterday?" the brown–haired girl in the mirror asks, "Did you share your brilliance with others?" Sadly today, I must say no. I must think of the girl at breakfast yesterday pushing the eggs around her plate. But the girl in the glass is not upset. Her smile assures me that I will do better. She reminds me of friends who have set an example. On December 30, 1995, four high school students were driving way to fast and tried to 'catch air' off a dip in the road. They succeeded in take–off but when the car landed, it skidded across the road, wrapping the small frame of the car around a telephone pole. Of the two backseat passengers, one was thrown out the rear window of the vehicle and walked away from the accident; the other received head injuries keeping him in the hospital for months following the accident, in and out of surgeries. My two friends were seated in the front of the car. Joe was killed instantly, having been the first to strike the pole. After the accident, Dave was airlifted away from the scene but passed away before reaching the hospital. It wasn't until the following morning that I received the word. I sat downstairs flipping through the Sunday paper. I can still visualize my mom coming into the room with red eyes. Her face told me she had something very serious to say. The news was broken bluntly. So bluntly that I did not believe it. "Joe and Dave were killed ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

33. Essay On Making A Difference In Chaos Making a Difference in Chaos: Proving Yourself Isn't Enough Taking on a management position puts you in a competitive arena, there are expectations to prove yourself, that you can outshine your colleagues; Consequently, it's this external factor that no matter how good you think you are, there will always be someone else to try and steal your thunder. When you enter what seems to be utter chaos that requires an immediate solution, the only thing to do is put your genius hat on and make it personal. Even amid my finest hour, I became a victim of the economic woes. My response to being downsized has been a career change, by pursuing my degree, obtaining new experiences, and honing–in on old ones, I'm destined to prove myself yet, again....show more content... Doing good deeds comes with significant acknowledgment, I was promoted to the Inventory Control and Quality Assurance Manager. With this position, I was responsible for 10 million dollars of inventory and to ensure our customers received the correct items ordered. With that amount of stock, there are times when merchandise would be damaged or broken and need a location to gather and try to restore all items possible. Within this building, there was a salvage area where the forklift drivers would pick up damaged goods when necessary and drop it in a pile outside the salvage room, an absolute eye sore (chaos to the 10th power). It wasn't until we had a visit from upper management that the urgency to straighten the chaos existed. I was sent to visit another facility, to learn all the things they were doing right and to bring information back to our location to implement. What I chose to bring back was to institute salvage tables at the nine modules, shipping and receiving areas to limit the amount of damage that would occur during transport. Making 90 percent of the items salvageable at the selection locations, making it available for immediate purchase opposed to having to discard items that would not otherwise be salvageable. Also, I moved the salvage department to the back of the building, where if we had visitors they would not go that far to see the inner workings of this department. ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

35. Make A Difference Essay Make A Difference I have always wanted to be an elementary school teacher ever since I was young. My grandmother was a third grade teacher, and after every school year she would give me her old books that she no longer used. I was so excited when she gave them to me. As soon as she handed them to me I would make my younger brother play school with me. From the first day she gave me her old school books, there was no doubt in my mind that I would become a teacher of education. Education is defined as the lifelong process of acquiring knowledge, skills, and values through either formal or informal means. I believe that the purpose of education is to allow students to discover who they are through exploring what the future...show more content... We as students hated going to our English classes, because all we did was sit there every day and write five to ten page papers about absolutely nothing important, it was just to give the teacher free time to do as she pleased. English should be a subject that I enjoy doing, since I will be writing plenty of letters as a teacher to parents, students, and other faculty members to let them know what my class will be doing during that week or in the future. Writing in my previous English classes gave me much needed experience of how to write excellent papers and letters. Nevertheless because of these careless teachers, I am not fond of any English classes I have to this day. This leads into John Dewey's philosophy of progressivism. Progressivism is respect for individuality. My English teacher's never had respect for their students; they were there for the money, not to inspire the lives of their students. I will use the progressive approach in the structure of my classroom. As I enter the educational field I have discovered how different each individual's needs are, and how different methods have to be used to get across concepts of being taught. The quality of student's performance depends greatly on how they learn. I hope to meet all of my students needs by incorporating a wide variety of techniques in my teaching. I will be open–minded to any suggestions or approaches that may occur during my position as a teacher. In addition to ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

37. I Am Making a Difference in My Community Essay "Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul motivated by love." ― Martin Luther King Jr. Taking time to volunteer at the many nonprofit organizations, homeless shelters, advocacy centers, philanthropic fundraisers, local schools and child care facilities in the inner city is not always at the forefront of young people's minds while navigating through their college experiences. But, with a little push from student organizations, local nonprofits and passionate individuals, volunteerism and community change can start to take a front seat and become not just an opportunity, but also a priority in the lives of young people....show more content... A few times a semester I would volunteer at the Prison Book Program, where I would read letters from incarcerated individuals from all over the country and find 2–3 books that match their interests and reading criteria. Opening each letter and hearing people's stories reminded me of the harsh realities of our world today, and the difficulty many people face in preserving their human dignity and self–worth. Whether guilty of crimes or innocent, our incarceration system is an issue that many activists rally around in terms of its success and promise in correcting and rehabilitating criminal behavior. So, to read letters and hear the voices of those who are living on the marginalized edges of our society, but who rarely have a voice in the issue that's being nationally rallied around, is an uncommon circumstance that should be noted and have more attention and action drawn to. Their desire to educate themselves within the confines of a prison wall is real and heard by those of us who take time to spend their weekday evenings in the bottom of a church basement, sorting through donated books, and reading literary wish–lists of those who are incarcerated. Another meaningful experience that sticks out to me is when I regularly volunteered at a children's homeless shelter in Roxbury, Mass. for two years, and was reminded of the fact that the statistics we hear every day about homelessness are real people – not just numbers. Every child I played alongside, ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

39. Rhetorical Analysis of "Make A Difference" speech by Denzel Washington The "Make A Difference" speech by Denzel Washington was a very motivational speech. Washington gave this speech on May 9,2015 during the commencement at Dillard University. He wanted to inspire people to be aspired to make a difference in the world, to bring new and better things into the world. It was meant for the graduates and people around the world who wanted some motivational advice. Washington shared four main key points during his speech which was to put God first, fail big, achieve, and be disciplined. With the help of pathos and rhetorical devices, He used his past experiences to express his ideas through his speech. Washington began his speech stating that the graduates should put God first in everything they do. Everything that they see Washington with was because of the grace of God. When Washington was younger, he never thought that he would be as successful as he is now. Washington gave a flashback of the time when he was in the beauty shop and a woman in there claimed that Washington would be successful in the future. According to Washington, he was doing bad in school with having a 1.7 grade point average. He didn't know what to do. In depth, Washington's academics were so bad that the claim that an old woman made about him seemed impossible for him until Washington started to seek God. God gave Washington all of the things that he have in life, such as : awards, money, knowledge, etc. Washington believe that he wouldn't have nothing in life if it wasn't for God, so he strongly suggests that people should come closer to God for a brighter future. For a brighter future, Washington is aware of people failing at times. He suggests to the audience to "fail big". To fail big, a person should have the courage to take risks. Everything may not go as planned, but it will never be determined if not attempted. People have to learn from those mistakes. Washington believes people should do what they are most passionate about. If a person fails at something that he loves to do, then he would keep trying until he gets it right. How a person reacts after a failure is what determines that person's future. ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...