Alpha Theta Phi Chapter - Phi Theta Kappa - LaGuardia Community College

Christian Sanchez-Narvaez Communications Officer Mayor: Liberal Arts Math & Science Dream School: Columbia University Current City: New York, NY On the faithful morning of June 12th 2009, I received a call from my mother in Florida stating that a decision has been made on my ongoing juvenile court case… “Nolle Prosequi” she tried to pronounce. Of course my naive and word restricted vocabulary would not allow me to comprehend the unbelievable god-send this was for me until I actually received the letter. For two weeks, I was agonized with the idea of leaving everything I’ve worked for behind and stand in front of a judge to receive her mercy (again). Those two weeks were depressing; I felt that my life was coming to an end...

Saturday, August 7th 10am - 5pm The Alpha Theta Phi chapter of LaGuardia Community College and The Xi Kappa chapter of Kingsborough Community College of New York City wish to invite you to a regional informational / networking event. This event is a very promising occasion which involves two of Phi Theta Kappa's favorite’s activities: fun and fellowship. Along with the fun and networking, the learning aspects will be "Honors in Action" and "5 Star Chapter Development." We are striving to have this event proceed without a hitch. We extend our invitation to all members who wish to attend, including advisors and school officials. We will have refreshments and snacks available however we urge you to bring your own set of food and drinks. The main purpose of this event is to help each other investigate the Honors Study Topic: The Democratization of Information- Power, Peril and Promise; and elaborate on the Five Star Chapter Development Plan. This is not going to ...

 Djene Keita   Publication Officer  Mayor: Liberal Arts: Math & Science  Dream Schools: Columbia  Current City: New York, NY A dreamer, a learner, and a valiant fighter, fighting against the wind of ignorance, striking for knowledge, success and accomplishment are the adjectives that fit in my character I have built up at LaGuardia Community College. One important thing I have learnt about life is that it is made of choices and one has to be wise enough to make the right choice at the right time. One little mistake can cost you hard; it can destroy years of work and leave you with little hope and remorse. The time you look back and regretfully say if I knew, the harm is already done and the damage cannot be repaired, the mistake would still be etched in walls of your memories until they are redeemed. Through my years of struggles in quest of knowledge and opportunities to excel my own expectation, during my long trip in the pursuit of understanding this...

          In a society of hearing and spoken language there are according to YourDictonary.com, 6800 spoken languages in the 200 countries of the world. So how about those who are hard of hearing of deaf? They have their own language called sign language. This language is considered a foreign language. Sign language is a visual language that is according to ASLinfo.com is comparable in complexity and expressiveness to spoken languages. They go on to say that ASL is capable of conveying subtle, complex, and abstract ideas. Sign language is different in every country. Unlike the similarities of English around the world, sign language that is signed around the world is not a universal language which causes a language barrier when a deaf person travels around the world. It would be beneficial if there were more commonalities in signed languages around the world so that people who use them would be better able to communicate and pass on informatio...

WEDNESDAY JULY 14th, 2010  2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Rm. E-135          Phi Theta Kappa is not an honor society for the sake of being called an honor society. We must conduct research, and according to what we find, we create our events. This term, our Honor Study Topic is “The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise" and the Issue we’ve chosen is language and communication. On Wednesday July 14 th , we’ll be setting up 3 research groups; books and journals, media, and experts. This is a meeting for both members and non-members. We encourage all students to participate in the research of our Honor Study Topic; it will culminate in an Honors in Action Project and a College Project which will directly affect the entire student body. Here are a few questions to prepare you for the meeting and guide you in your research. More questions are available in the Issue 4: Language and Communication section of the Honor Study Topic Gu...

Therese Kobanghe S.A.C. Liason Major: Business Administration Dream College: Columbia University Current City: St. Albans, NY

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