Archive for the 'Project Progress' Category

Week 13: Improving the world with community service

Thursday, December 14th, 2006: 1462 words

I chose the above pictures to represent my project, because I volunteered with Habitat for Humanity a couple weeks ago. Everyone worked together in order to reach a common goal—building houses for people who can’t afford them. We all worked as a team to complete certain tasks.
The weekend before Thanksgiving, I volunteered with Chemistry Club [...]

Week 12: Continuation of project progress

Thursday, December 14th, 2006: 1358 words

I have chosen the above image to represent my project, because I spent a few hours one Saturday morning a couple weeks ago volunteering at a nursing home. I really enjoyed myself to be honest. At first I was a little nervous, because it had been about a year and a half since I’d last [...]

Week 5: Responses and Logo

Thursday, December 14th, 2006: 1595 words

This week I’m supposed to respond to comments made on my project idea. My original project idea was to work with Dr. Homan to help raise money for a public library in Mid City. I have since decided to get involved with a mentoring/tutoring program or volunteer at a local hospital. However, I am still [...]

Week 9: Implementation of my project

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006: 1235 words

The implementation of my project has been relatively slow. I’ve taken notice of flyers around campus that say that tutors are needed, but none of them are close enough for me to get to by bus in a timely manner. The hours aren’t really working with my schedule either. Either they want me there during [...]

Implementation Update

Friday, December 8th, 2006: 301 words

For the implementation of my project, I have gotten my pastor at church to allow me to speak to the kids about AIDS Awareness during one Sunday at Sunday school. At first, I thougth this topic may be inappropriate to bring up at church to speak to kids about. However, years ago male [...]

LETTERS

Friday, December 8th, 2006: 479 words

To:The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
628 N. 4th Street
P.O. Box 629 (70821-0629)
Baton Rouge, La. 70802
Dear Department of Health and Hospitals,
As you know, the month of December is AIDS Awareness Month. And World AIDS Day is on December 1. I am concerned about getting more our citizens involved and becoming more aware [...]

Aids Statistics

Friday, November 17th, 2006: 182 words

According to Worldwide HIV and AIDS Statistics at www.avert.org/worldstats, more than 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981. The latest statistics were reported by UNAIDS/Who in May 2006 and refer to the end of 2005. People living with HIV/AIDS in 2005 was 38.6 million and in 2005 alone, 2.8 million people [...]

Implementation and Goals

Friday, October 27th, 2006: 110 words

I have collected research on the history of AIDS and plan to find more on updated research on facts for my possible article in the school’s newspaper. Also, I have been forming emails to send out with facts and info about current knowledge of the virus. I will send out to many emails [...]

Project Progess and Relevance of this course to my future career: Blog 6

Saturday, October 21st, 2006: 1113 words

So far, my project has not been going as well as it should. I had two service projects in mind—tutoring/mentoring high school or middle school students and/or volunteering at a local hospital. About two weeks ago, I visited our school’s center for leadership and student activities and was promptly set up to tutor one of [...]

Week 6 blog

Saturday, October 21st, 2006: 1005 words

So far my project is still under a lot of construction. I have an interview next Thursday for volunteer work at West Jefferson Hospital. Yes, I have to go on an interview. It is just like looking for a job. You have to fill out an application and you have to [...]

Week 05: Respond & Logo

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006: 629 words

I responded to all those who posted comments/advices on my project: Vuong Tra, Shakeatha Davis, Brian Osborne, and Annie Shyllon. Thanks to everyone for posting good advices and comments on my project. I will surely take those good suggestions into consideration. Thank You!!!
Vuong Tra:
That is a good idea. There are lots of people who can’t [...]

My Project

Monday, October 2nd, 2006: 168 words

For my project, I would like to inform people about the A.I.D.S. virus as far as updates on facts and research. I would like to stress the practice of safe sex and give out information I find about this issue. Many people know that A.I.D.S is a threat to everyone, but not many [...]

“My Project”

Monday, October 2nd, 2006: 156 words

For my semester long community service project, I have decided to be a tutor/mentor to children in a local New Orleans middle or high school or help out in a local hospital. I’m still in the process of finding a school close enough that will best fit my schedule. [...]

MY PROJECT

Saturday, September 30th, 2006: 95 words

The problem that I’m addressing is homeless people. My first step in helping them get back on their feet is to find housing/shelter for them, and then try to help them find a job. If the person is homeless due to abuse or mentally illness, I will try to seek them help from doctors.

EDIT: I [...]

week10 reading/lecture/discussion

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006: 765 words

What role did alcohol play in ancient religions?
Alcohol has played a huge role in ancient religions. As big as it was, some people in ancient times rather beer than water. However, as badly alcohol is, alcohol killed many people but it was still safer to drink than water because the ingredients killed bacteria and particles [...]

week11 reading/lecture/discussion

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006: 775 words

The Kingdom of God is a teaching in Christianity, which is also known as the Kingdom of Heaven. The phrase “Basileia tou theou” was based on the kingdom of God in the New Testament. The kingdom of God was mostly written about Jesus teachings in the gospels in the New Testament. It is referred to [...]

week12 reading/lecture/discussion

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006: 775 words

To tell you the readers the truth the Beatitudes has not thing to do with my project, because my project is more of saving the environment and the world, and not thing in the Beatitudes says anything about my concerns. My performance in this class so far has been ok. I missed a few [...]

week13 readings/lecture/ discussion

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006: 776 words

What I think was three major problems in the early church after Jesus was lack of members, a misunderstanding of Jesus’ teaching, and land and resources. I believe the early church was lacking members because Government and society back then would kill people if they had anything to do with the Christianity faith, also [...]

Week 7 Reading/lecture/discussion

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006: 790 words

The recurring formula in judges is how the first generation of Israelites disobeys God and was punished, and same thing goes for the next generation. So in another word people has always done wrong and God had punished them for their action. According to scholars authors living in the 6th and 7th century BCE [...]

LAST BLOG/ Reflection

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006: 1555 words

MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS COURSE
THE LAST BLOG J
I cannot believe this is my very last blog. It seems like forever and now it is the end, the end of this Theology class. The exciting part is no finals! I THINK I would rather write a blog about what I like about the class and what [...]