Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence in an Urban Context

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On thanksgiving day 2010, my brothers and I ( Alpha Phi Delta ) volunteered at a soup kitchen on 83rd street. That morning we mae our way uptown with the intention to make the day more pleasant for those who were going through a rough patch, or difficult unrelateable times. For the most part the […]

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7 years ago during my days as a member of the youth group at St. Boniface church, I remember one of our many ventures to a nursing home. This nursing home was located on long island. As part of our obligations as members of the youth group, we had to sing every fourth sunday of […]

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The summer before my senior year of high school I volunteered at Forest Hills hospital. I felt that this experience would give me an opportunity to see if the medical field was my calling. I began the volunteering period doing filing and paper work for the most part. It was until about a month into […]

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About five years ago as a member of the youth group at St. Boniface church, I remember being involved in many different activities and projects. One project in particular was when we, as a group, hosted a “youth jam.” The basic idea of the youth jam was to bring youth from all over the nation […]

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Back in October 2010, my fraternity (Alpha Phi Delta) hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness Party in the multi purpose room here at Baruch. During the time I was philanthropic chairman so I was one of the main event leaders who mae sure everything went accordingly. Essentially the idea of the entire function was to Auction […]

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I agree with a lot of what Kilbourne is arguing for and that is an end to objectifying women and men as sex objects in all respects because it contributes to higher teen pregnancies and it blinds children from who they want to be.   Advertising creates such high standards for societies that it crushes the […]

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I believe Kilbourne’s argument is a strong one, and the issue of the way women are being portrayed in the media has become more and more of a problem as media technology has advanced. Kilbourne argues that there is more pressure on women in the media to look beautiful and have bodies like models; more […]

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During the winter break, my brothers and I (Alpha Phi Delta) went to the Bronx for a project where we’d help renovate a church. It was a brisk winter morning, and we all arrived at the church with the mentality that we must make sure this job gets done. Surprisingly enough, although brothers were present […]

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About two months ago, japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami and the extent of the damage was horrific. As a brother of alpha phi delta fraternity incorporated, I spoke to our E-Board in an attempt to see how we could lend a helping hand to the people of Japan whose lives made a […]

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