A First Generation Armenian / Egyptian American - 820 Words

There has never been a person who has changed the world by sitting back and hoping that someone would do something. This is what my father would say to me when I asked why we were attending town hall meetings. Admittedly, I did not enjoy these meetings as a child; I could not comprehend why these adults were yelling at one another. However, as I grew older I began to appreciate their passion, the belief that through teamwork and organization, these individuals can accomplish something that could not be done otherwise. As a first generation Armenian/Egyptian-American much of my extended family still lives in Egypt. I was raised a stone’s throw from the poverty and despair that marks much of the world. As I continue to move between endless opportunities that the United States has to offer and the deprivation of countries like my parents’, I realize the current challenges as a public agent in the field of reforming health policy in order to alleviate health disparities al ong ethnic, socioeconomic, and national lines. Currently, I am a district intern for San Francisco State Assembly David Chiu while pursuing a master degree in Public Administration/ Health Administration at the University of San Francisco’s School of Management. This internship opportunity helps me fulfill my interest in policy reform with working on issues such as, access of quality health services; I am also researching best practices in health policy implementation in hopes of alleviating healthShow MoreRelated The Concept of Encounter of Cultures in the Philosophy of History4644 Words   |  19 Pagesdevelopment is also crucial. By the criterion I develop, a culture which has expanded its potentialities in various independent forms is an open culture able to enter into dialogue with any other culture. 1. To begin with, I must mention that at first I intended to present my paper at the Section of Philosophy of History, because the point at issue here has a great concern to the concept of history and to the methodological approaches of historians. Something must be changed in the attitude of historiansRead MoreAn Article On The Middle East2928 Words   |  12 PagesEmpire to the second half of the twentieth century, highlighting the fundamental events and factors that have signed the constitution of the region as we know it. I am then going to describe the main forms of government that have characterized the generation of the modern states that are part of the contemporary Middle East. Finally I will analyse and focus on the external forces and elements that have shaped and continue to shape the development of the area’s politics, economics and societies. Read MoreA Picatrix Miscellany52019 Words   |  209 PagesTalismans Picatrix Astrological Magic Aphorisms Extracts on Planetary Ritual Clothing Twenty Two Benefic Astrological Talismans Astrology, Magical Talismans and the Mansions of the Moon Ritual of Jupiter An Astrological Election of Mercury in the First Face of Virgo for Wealth and Growth XIV. Invocation of Mercury On the Decans and Tarot XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. A Brief History of Tarot The Decans in Astrology Overview of Recent Tarot Works That Reference the Picatrix Magical Uses of the Tarot ColophonRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesand Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric Sandweiss, St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape Sam Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past Sharon Hartman Strom, Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform