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President Obama announced the launch of the American Graduation Initiative (BarackObama, 2009a). He also stated that he was a�?humbleda�? to have received the Nobel Peace Prize (Barack Obama, 2009b). ...Washington, DC (July 14, 2009) a�� On Tuesday, July 14th, Congressman RubA�n Hinojosa (D-Mercedes) praised an announcement by President Barack Obama regarding the American Graduation Initiative. The new program is designed to help the ...President Obama announced yesterday the American Graduation Initiative, a twelve billion dollar plan to reform US community colleges. The initiative calls for five million additional community college graduates by 2020, and plans that ...American Graduation Initiative: This proposed initiative will dedicate nearly $12 billion over 10 years to enhance work force training at community colleges, including money for curriculum development, expansion of online courses, ...And it's called the American Graduation Initiative. It will reform and strengthen community colleges like this one from coast to coast so they get the resources that students and schools need -- and the results workers and businesses ...On 16 September 2009, from 8:00 am to midnight EST, Knowledge in the Public Interest will sponsor, with LaGuardia Community College as the lead college, Jam on the American Graduation Initiative, an online asynchronous a�?national ...We now have a little more information about what the Obama administration's a�?American Graduation Initiativea�? might mean for online learning. It looks like, at this point, that the money could be used to create online, open courses and ...In Warren, Michigan: Now, since this recession began 20 months ago, 6.5 million Americans have lost their jobs, and I don't have to tell you Michigan in particular has been hard-hit. Now, I -- the statistics are daunting. The whole...American Graduation Initiative: Strengthening Community Colleges. Yesterday, the President announced a historic commitment to higher education and especially community colleges. Today, Chairman Miller is building on that proposal to do ...
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OBJECTIVE

A self-motivated, honest and mature high school student seeking a position in which I could apply my skills and perform well. Honest, dependable, and high energized. Excellent communication skills and able to work on own initiative or as a part of a team and can execute any task given.

EDUCATION

Completed two years at Jim Blue High School in My House, America
Graduation date: May 2010.
Grade Average: 94%

RELEVANT HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES

a�?Business Management Course: Providing knowledge of teamwork and cooperation, decision making under pressure, planning, organizing and directing an organization.
a�?Advanced Computer Classes: Providing knowledge of word processing, web software.
a�?Honors & Regent Level Math, Science, Global Courses.
a�?Marketing And Advertising: Providing knowledge on attracting customers and providing details on the product or servicing I am providing, keeping customers involved and turning dissatisfied customers into loyal customers.
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HONORS, AWARDS, AND MEMBERSHIPS
a�?Honor Roll 2006-2008 (Freshman Year-Junior Year). Award giving on academic excellence and achievements.
a�?Spanish Culture Club. A club dedicated on learning and preserving knowledge of Latin American countries, culture, customs and languages.



EXPERIENCE

Mommya��s And Daddya��s Summer Day Camp
a�?June 2007 a�� August 2007. Camp Counselor. Helped organize and supervise the children on the trips, serve food during lunch time, organize activities and care for the children until the end of the day.
Reference: Vanessa Gumbs (347) 248-7882
Catholic Charities ESL Program
a�?November 2007 a�� February 2008. Educator. Working with immigrant parents improve on his/her English speaking and translating Spanish to English.
Reference: Barbara Romero (646) 299-1415
Dunkina�� Donuts
a�?December 2007 a�� April 2008. Cashier. Taking orders from customers, preparing food, soft drinks, and coffee. Cleaning, sweeping the vicinity and taking out the trash.
Reference: Ravi Singh (347) 689-9297
Met Food Supermarket
a�?July 2008 a�� November 2008. Cashier. Operated cash register to add up customer purchases and execute the transaction. Keep counters clean, restock items sold, bag the merchandise and close the checkout counter at the end of the day.
Reference: Franklin Olivares (718) 366-7952

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The Coddling of America
What are we doing to our children?


a�?What is your most lofty aspiration? Death for the sake of Allah!a�?

That is the charming verse kindergarteners in a Hamas classroom chanted last week during their graduation ceremony. The girls dressed in butterfly costumes. The boys donned camouflage, black masks, green bandanas, and toy semi-automatic rifles. The video aired by the Middle East Media Research Institute features the children wielding swords and guns while mimicking paramilitary exercises.

And how are we preparing the children of the West to defend themselves against these little soldiers of Allah?

Scene 1: In New York City, one nursery school dragged three-year-old toddlers to the office of Rep. Eliot Engel (D., Bronx/Westchester/Rockland), where they sang a�?Ita��s a Small Worlda�? around a 12-foot a�?Tree of Peace.a�? The New York Press reported last week: a�?The handmade tree, crafted by 17 children during pre-school class time, was a statement against American troops remaining in Iraq, and a call to pursue peaceful paths to end all world conflicts. This gift, however, seemed more like a Trojan horse, designed to gain an invitation inside so that the childrena��s far-left leaning parents could rail against the war and the congressmana��s initial vote in support of it.a�?

The childrena��s teacher, Valerie Coleman-Palansky, defended the stunt thusly: a�?I think ita��s appropriate for 3-year-olds to know that the world needs to be a peaceful place for everybody to live in and a safe place for everybody to live in.a�?

Perhaps ita��s time for Ms. Coleman-Palansky to acquaint herself with the Palestinian Mickey Mouse. The chant of the little jihadists drowns out the Disneyfied reverie: a�?What is your most lofty aspiration? Death for the sake of Allah!a�?

Scene 2: I have a pet peeve. It goes beyond the antiwar indoctrination rampant in American schools. At the playground and at the mall, I see 5-, 6,- and 7-year-olds walking around with pacifiers in their mouths. Kids old enough to feed and dress themselves. Kids old enough to figure out the remote control and cell phone. Standing upright, suckling on brightly colored binkies.

Where are the parents to yank the rubber from their mouths and force them to grow up? When did child pacification usurp the responsibility of child-rearing?

Scene 3: America is not alone in immersing its future generations in the culture of coddling. British educators have now determined that a�?asking pupils to put their hands up when they think they know the answer to a question in class could make quiet children fall behind,a�? according to the London Telegraph. To spare students from this awful terror, the British Department of Education is now recommending that children be given 30 seconds of a�?thinking timea�? before being asked to answer or told to discuss questions in pairs before answering. Instead of teaching students to conquer their shyness and stand up for themselves, educators will be encouraged to pamper them in emotional bubble wrap.

On a separate front, British schools will be administering a�?happiness testsa�? to children as young as four to ensure high self-esteem. The Telegraph reports that the government has spent 20 million pounds on an a�?emotional literacy initiativea�? that promotes activities such as a�?worry boxes,a�? where pupils write down their anxieties and post them into a box, and a�?emotional barometers,a�? which pupils can use to show classmates the strength of their feeling about a subject.

I return to the video of the Hamas kindergarten class. Their a�?emotional barometersa�? break through the roof as one toddler with plenty of self-esteem leads the rest in a bloodthirsty call and refrain: a�?What is your path? Jihad!a�?

a�?What is your path? Jihad!a�?

Back in London, the tots are taking their mental-health quizzes. Teacher asks: a�?How do you feel?a�? The sheeple answer: a�?Ia��ve been feeling optimistic about the future.a�?

Pardon me while I go fill my worry box. Ita��s a small world, after all.