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Tag Archives: One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace
An Object in Motion
In grade school we all learned about Newton’s First Law of Motion: “an object in motion stays in motion until acted upon by an outside force. An object at rest stays at rest until acted upon by an outside force.” … Continue reading
With the Blink of an Eye
And with the blink of an eye, it all came to an end. That is the only way I can describe this semester. Time always flies by fast, but this semester it was just unbelievable. I feel like it was … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Force, Awareness campaigns, Bulls Business Community, Change, Charity, Education, Golden Bull, Holland & Knight Foundation, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Shipping, Social media, Stones into Schools, Three Cups of Tea, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, US Army, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College, USF Housing and Residential Education
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, education, Facebook, Greg Mortenson, humanitarian, inspiration, Jordi Lucero, Liisa Temple, Mohammad A. Ismail, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, social media, Social network, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Student, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Finishing The Semester
It’s hard to believe the class is almost over. This semester really seemed to fly by, despite what a hard semester it was! My classes were tough, my grades are not perfect, and work is work as usual. But despite … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Force, Change, Charity, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Shipping, Social media
Tagged Academic term, Afghanistan, education, humanitarian, Jordi Lucero, Liisa Temple, MacDill Air Force Base, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, Social class, Student, Teacher, Television, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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A definite success all around!
Remember when I talked about that finish line in my earlier blog? Yes, we just past it and we past it finishing in 1st place! A class of 12 dedicated Honors students has raised more than $4,000 dollars for shipping … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Charity, Education, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, education, Facebook, Kati Fratesi, Liisa Temple, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Sarai Quiel, SMSgt Rex Temple, USF Honors College, Zoe Stiling
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Reflections From The Real World
“Education is not preparation for life, education is life itself” -John Dewey This concept phrased so well by an educational reformer and philosopher is one that is not reflected commonly in a classroom. It is all too often that students … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Partner schools, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, children, Clearwater High School, education, John Dewey, Kacie Segovia, Liisa Temple, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, SMSgt Rex Temple, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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The Fall of Mortenson
And so it happens, “Another hero bites the dust”, says MTV founder Tom Freston. This remark is in light of the recent scandal involving Greg Mortenson. Greg Mortenson is mountain climber, best-selling author, and philanthropist. His tales of bravery, courage, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Stones into Schools, Three Cups of Tea
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, CBS News, Central Asia Institute, charitable giving, charity, Chase Zimmerman, Donation, education, Greg Mortenson, Jon Krakauer, Julio Novo, Kati Fratesi, Korphe, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Sarai Quiel, Three Cups of Tea, Tom Freston, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Zoe Stiling
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People Knitting Together
One of the things that I’ve been doing this week is writing a few thank you notes. The end of the semester is getting here, we’ve collected a lot of school supplies, and there are quite a few people that … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness campaigns, Catholic Students, Charity, Church, Education, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Partner organizations, Social media, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, bringing people together, Catholic, Catholic Student Center, Catholic Student Union, charitable giving, charity, children, communities, community, Donation, Donations, education, father alan weber, Jordi Lucero, MacDill Air Force Base, networking, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Patrick Wetzel, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Social network, social networks, Student, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Motivation
There are times when you feel like you have no motivation to do anything anymore and that the work that you are doing is not benefiting anyone. Times such as these make you want to give up on the tasks … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Award, charitable giving, charity, children, education, Facebook, Golden Bull, Greg Mortenson, humanitarian, Justin Doromal, Liisa Temple, Mohammad A. Ismail, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Thank You Professor Temple
The end of the school year is rapidly approaching and this course will officially come to an end. This has probably been my favorite course throughout my college career because not only is it hands on, but it also allows … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Force, Awareness campaigns, Change, Charity, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Mac Dill Air Force Base, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, charitable giving, charity, Donation, education, Liisa Temple, MacDill Air Force Base, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, social media, Student, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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A Personal Critique on Mr. Mortenson
The following does not necessarily reflect the opinions and goals of my fellow classmates, my professor, and our course project. This past week, 60 Minutes ran an investigation on Greg Mortenson and his charity. The clip was introduced to us … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Charity, Education, Stones into Schools, Three Cups of Tea, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Video
Tagged 60 Minutes, Afghanistan, Central Asia Institute, charitable giving, charity, children, education, Greg Mortenson, humanitarian, inspiration, Justin Doromal, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Taliban, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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