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Alfreda Emonya Love’s book, “Living with Faith, Love and Hope
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An award-winning movie about a widowed mother who after
losing her husband overcame the devasting challenges of
placing her three little girls (Faith, Hope and Love) in foster
care. It takes a village to raise children. Will the village respond
to this mother’s cry for help in taking care of her three little
girls (Faith, Love and Hope)?
Synopsis
Act I Summary-Characters-Conflict that drives the story
Ms. Frankenstein (African American mother) who lives in a 2-
bedroom house in the urban district discovers that after her
husband passed away, she can no longer maintain the finances
and take care of her three girls (Faith, Love and Hope). Ms.
Frankenstein has been informed that she will be evicted from
her 30 days and seeks Pastor Money (African American) who
wants Ms. Frankenstein to have more faith in God. With no
place to go and she desperately makes a call to Dr. Love’s
Woman’s Shelter and speaks to Wendy who assist her in
information regarding joining the military to keep from losing
her three girls to foster care.
Ms. Frankenstein meets Sgt Moore at the Army Recruiting
Center where she would soon discover there are plenty of
opportunities in the military. As luck would have it, Sgt Moore
became the bridge that Ms. Frankenstein was looking to cross
to provide a safe and cheerful home for her three girls. Sgt
Moore introduced Ms. Frankenstein to Ms. Pam (African
American) who would later become the guardian angel to Faith,
Love and Hope and rekindle an old flame between he and Ms.
Pam.
As Ms. Pam established a bond with Faith, Love and Hope, Ms.
Plum (CPS worker) paid a visit. Unfortunately, there was
unwelcome news that had must be shared. Ms. Plum informed
Ms. Pam that due to the mother not having rights to her three
girls, they would be on the market for adoption. Ms. Pam was
devastated as Ms. Frankenstein was pursuing her military
career overseas and had placed her as the guardian over Faith,
Hope and Love.
Act 2 Summary -plot twists and conflicts
Ms. Pam who was caring for Faith, Hope and Love was
devastated that she had been misguided. Ms. Plum informed
Ms. Pam that Ms. Frankenstein was trying to dodge Child
Protective Services because they had deemed her financially
unfit to properly care for her children. Ms. Plum informed Ms.
Pam that there will be several families who will visit her home
to see if they are the right fit for Faith, Love and Hope. Faith,
Love and Hope were confused and angry because they were in
fear that the bond they had made would be broken if they were
separated.
Ms. Pam notices that the first family, the Witherspoon’s only
wanted to adopt
Hope and Love. With the adoption, the Witherspoon’s soon
discovered that Hope and Love needed Faith as the girls took
the keys to their new Benz and drove in the night back to see
Faith. As the old saying goes, without Faith, it is impossible to
please God.
The second family (Mr. and Ms. Bougies-White Couple)-The
couple had dreams of adopting (Faith, Love and Hope) until
they reviewed their history and records. As they began
counting their money, they discovered that three more mouths
to feed was way past their budget. Mr. Bougie informed Ms.
Pam that they would only be able to adopt Faith and Hope.
After driving home, the couple realize that Love was hidden in
the back of their car and Hope shouted threats at the couple.
The Bougies soon discovered that the girls would be too much
to manage.
Mr. and Mr. Windell who are the athletic coaches at (Faith,
Love and H
open’s) school does not realize that the children they are
considering adopting are the same students who give them
problems school. As the couple walk up to the house, they
pretend to be at the wrong house until Hope identifies Mr.
Windell as the Referral man who wrote her up at school. The
couple quickly left the scene.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ms. Pam will have to be in
the hospital for rehabilitation on her eyes. As a result, Ms. Pam
desperately seeks a health care provider to take care of Faith,
Love and Hope while she is in the hospital. Anna who after
reading the girls history appeared to be non-English speaking
makes a trip to see if the report is accurate on Faith, Love and
Hope. As she arrives, the girls appear to be talkative as
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Autism and Components of Effective Programs
This week we are reviewing the selection of an EBP as it relates to
the NPCD model with a focus on joint attention, social
communication, sensory processing, behavioral patterns, and
executive function. Within each section, we will highlight four
elements which include: (1) program quality, (2) learner goals, (3)
family and learner strengths and history, and (4) team member
experience and knowledge. When thinking about restorative
practices and positive behavioral interventions and supports, it is
important to note how the brain functions and effective programs
for each student with autism. Researcher Heather Mackenzie
believes children should learn in comfortable environments. Future
research on autism, highlights the Early Denver model which
provides an understanding of the relationship of autism in children
ages 12-48 months. When thinking of the NPCD model and
programs to incorporate, one should have a program which focuses
on social skills, play skills, self-regulation, and inhibitory controls.
Furthermore, when selecting a program as it relates to the NPCD
model, Dr. Munday indicates that some students experience
intellectual development disorder, communication, ASD, AD,
reading disability and math disability. As a result of the deficiencies
that students may experience due to ASD, it is important that
programs selected include play, socialization, and information.
Within schools, it is important to strategically align programs to
meet the needs of students. Effective programs in schools are based
on three psychological theories of ASD. The three theories of ASD
are: Theory of Mind, Weak Central Cohesion and Executive
function. Research from studies and articles indicate the process
and thinking patterns of an autistic brain. The focal point of
research relates to the slow processing of the brain. Due to the slow
processing of the brain, it is imperative to connect the Theory of
Mind, Weak Central Cohesion and Executive function The three
elements of theories relate to the social-emotional well-being of the
student and the sensory processing of students. I have researched a
program that may reflect best practices for students with autism
utilizing some components of the NPCD model. When thinking
about incorporating a program for a school, I thought about how I
could create and teach teachers how to create a climate and culture
like the Applied Behavioral Analysis program for students with
learning deficiencies. Some of the strategies that I would provide to
the teacher include Antecedent-Based Intervention, Cognitive
Behavioral Intervention, Differential Reinforcement, Exercise,
Naturalistic Interventions, Social training, and self-management. As
an example, I will discuss Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Social
Training and Self-Management as it relates to a student with autism.
When analyzing the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention task, it is
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2. indicated and highly active. Anna quickly decides that she can
only manage one of the girls and does not know which one
because they are all active. Ms. Pam decides that Anna will not
be the best caregiver for Faith, Love and Hope.
Act 3 Summary-How does this end?
Upon having no luck with finding suitable guardians for Faith,
Love and Hope, Ms. Plum (African American Social Worker)
decides to make it her responsibility to find a suitable home for
the three girls. The first family is Mr. and Ms. Burger (White
couple) who is not active and knows that the children are
active. While interviewing the girls, Mr. Burger has a red flag
that he holds up if the girl’s answers does not fit what they are
looking for. Once the interview was over, Mr. and Ms. Burger
made an executive decision that they were up in age to care for
three active girls.
The next candidate is Ms. California who Ms. Plum hurriedly put
in place and misunderstood that she was not seeking any
children, she only wanted to interview (Faith, Love and Hope)
to see if she wanted to have children someday.
The last option that Ms. Pam had was to contact her party
animal sister (Ms. Flossy) while crossing her fingers. Ms. Flossy
agrees to care for Faith, Hope and Love and discovers how
adventures the girls are. Although Ms. Flossy does not find love,
but she discovers that her sister (Ms. Pam) needs Faith Love
and Hope as they visit her in the hospital.
important to note the Early Denver Model. Cognitively, children
with autism should be able to make decisions while improving self-.
As noted in research, students may have weak central coherence
and neurodevelopmental problems, but there are interventions
through the executive function that can help control and coordinate
cognition and behavior (Luria, 1966). Dr. Munday noted that one
problem that inhibits learning is intellectual development disorders.
There are students who have delayed development such as sitting,
crawling, walking, or talking. During this time, it is important for the
parent to be cognizant of the brain delay and seek assistance.
Schools are instrumental in creating various programs where
educators can model and practice with the student during physical
education or therapy. During sessions, students are given physical
therapy 20 minutes per week. When creating quality programs, it is
important to reflect on inhibitors as described by Dr. Monday.
Inhibitors of learning can be ADHD, autism, intellectual
development disorder, communication, ASD, AD, reading
disability and math disability. Throughout the program, Mesibov
Shea believes that educators or individuals creating the programs
should understand that children can learn, play, and socialize. The
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention relates to the executive function
in relating to emotions, negative thoughts and then utilizing the
deficiencies to change the behavior. Throughout the process,
students will learn while exploring real life situations that promote
world application. Through the research, students may have trouble
with transferring various social exchanges or interactions in other
settings as Mackenzie suggests. The Cognitive Behavioral
Intervention will provide practice and work on the executive
functions and sensory processing to correct repetitive behaviors,
inappropriate responses and learning to deal with social problems.
The goal of the program is to change behaviors and practice self-
regulation which is important for students as they become more
mature in age. The second aspect of a program is social training.
Minshew & Williams suggests there is increased processing when
implementing expressive language. In addition, children with autism
have difficulty with symbolic language vs. facts. Cognitive control
processes and symbolic language, and executive functions affect
thoughts and behaviors. The integration of words and expressions
become lost due to the high frequency within the brain that slowly
processes information or lose information when being processed in
the brain. Due to students with autism being high functioning and
low functioning on the ASD spectrum and Asperger, students can
have difficulty processing information and understanding various
forms of expressive and receptive vocabulary. As a result, it is
important to socialize with students utilizing their interests, visuals
and make information meaningful through executive functioning.
Mckeinze believes implementing various approaches that focus on
remediating the deficits of communication are beneficial. In last
week's reading of Communication: Common Pathways and Points
of Departure, it is important to discuss linguistic communication as
it relates to autism because students' success is based on linguistic
communication. Students may use various forms of communication
such as verbal, non-verbal, written, and visual. In the video Atypical,
same needed social training on how to date. As a result, his
therapist collaborated with him, although he continued to use some
inappropriate communication. The need for practicing social
training in any program is essential to enhance the skills of students
with autism. The third aspect of a program is self-regulation. In last
week's reading, the video-self regulation skills describe successful
people who have strong skills, and it assists in managing behavior.
Executive function relates to cognitive development. Central
Coherence, Social understanding and Executive functioning are all
psychological models of learning. When students are unable to
control him or herself, the need for executive functioning practice is
obvious. On the other hand, students should be taught emotional
skills through the process of modeling, utilizing social skills, visual
communication, and sensory processing. There are three functions
of self-regulation which includes working memory, inhibitory
control, and cognitive flexibility. An example of a subject that could
be inhibited because of lack of self-regulation is the condition of
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity. Although a student may have
difficulty remaining on task, the school provides frequent
monitored breaks and reminders to get back on task. As I train the
teacher, it is important to have engaging lessons where students can
be actively involved. To evaluate the effectiveness of the NPCD
model, one may use the concepts from the article, Autism Speaks,
DSM 5 Diagnostic Criteria. The Psychiatric Association released
the Mental Disorders Manual in 2013. There were five criteria
references that were related to diagnosing a student with autism.
Examples of the criteria include questions such as: Can the student
have a conversation and share appropriate interactions? When
analyzing the student, how the student interacts and communicates
with others is taken into consideration. Researchers review how the
student interacts with peers. Another criterion relates to social
communication and patterns of behavior. Through the process, the
locomotion is evaluated, motor development is analyzed. The
process can be utilized in evaluating the concept of NPCD model
and how it is applied. NPCD and learner goals as it is used in Social
Communication, Executive Function and Sensory Processing
NPCD in relation to Social Communication Cultural autism
contains the following deficiencies: Understanding what others say
and communicating non-verbally with hand gestures, eye contact,
and facial expressions. Historically when speaking of social
communication, children who have SCD and ASD have more
difficulties with social communication and repetitive behaviors or
becoming fixated on a thought. When discussing Individual
Education Plans, it is important to note the plans for social
communication. One goal that is necessary for children with autism
is the concept of programming the brain for socialization. As an
educator it is essential and important to understand the thinking
and characteristics of children who are autistic. When
understanding the culture of autism, there is a need to understand
how the culture of autism relates to interactions with family,
community, school, and health. Due to the behaviors of children
with autism, some people may have perceptions that these students
have elevated levels of distress and lack social and emotional
control. In thinking about autism, the students’ brains are wired to
behave in manners of anger or sadness due to situations, rather
than feelings. Research suggests that boys are at least four times
more likely to develop autism. Due to some parent’s age when
giving birth children may have higher tendencies to be autistic. As
stated in the previous reading, a child with autism has difficulty
being social with others. Some of the difficulty with being social with
others has to do with the lack of speech. In addition, the student
who has autism learns best with visuals and repetition. Children
with autism usually learn how to work before they play. When
dealing with an autistic child, I noticed that while other students
were at play, the child was working on homework to avoid peer
interaction. When students have various tantrums or aggression, it
is important to understand the root of the problem. Classroom
goals that a teacher may work with a student with autism in
developing social skills are as follows: one. I will raise my hand and
wait to be called on (Self-Regulation) 2. I will collaborate
cooperatively with peers (Social). 3. I will engage in cooperative
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3. social play –The theory of Mind begins with cooperative play
(Vygotsky, 1978) 4. I will increase social awareness of environment
by stating what is taking place in the environment and being safe
(sensory input) NPCD in relation to Executive Function Executive
function relates to the cognitive development of the child. When
students are unable to control their emotions and behavior, an
Executive function is needed to assist the student. When analyzing
the NPCD and some of the learning goals, it is important to note
the behaviors that should be set for the student to accomplish.
Some of the learning goals should be centered around planning
depending on the child’s age, staying organized (cleaning up after
oneself), sequencing information (ABC or putting items or
numbers in order) and self-regulating emotions. Classroom teachers
may find it advantageous to utilize good visuals, gestures (Sign
language or pointing) or Backward design lesson (Start with the
result in mind). As indicated in the previous research, ABA therapy
is noted as increasing executive functioning for students with
Autism. Some examples of learner center goals could be: The
student will clean up his material and will improve his process of
staying organized through reminders and visuals. The student will
complete her ABC chart with the teacher modeling and then be
able to memorize the alphabets in order by placing each alphabet
one by one. When thinking of the learning goals in the model, it is
important to note that children with autism learn at different pace
and may need extra time. NPCD in relation to Sensory Processing
Dunn describes sensory processing as, “The process through which
the nervous system receives and responds to internal and external
sensory information” (Dunn, 1997). Students who have difficulty
with sensory processing, experience problems with executive
function. In a classroom, the lack of sensory processing and
executive functioning can be in the form of anger, sadness,
destroying the classroom or ignoring visual cues or requests to get
on task. In addition, teachers who have students in their classrooms
with sensory processing issues and executive dysfunctions should
structure the classroom. Each day on the board, there should be an
agenda. The agenda should be visual and in words. In addition,
there must be time in the class where the student can refocus.
Students with sensory processing behaviors may participate in
harmful acts such as attempting to stand and jump off a desk.
When planning goals for the student with sensory processing issues,
it is important to understand that the student is receiving input,
attempting to organize the input and then form a plan of action.
Interventions that may assist a child with sensory processing during
class is a quiet space, putting a weighted vest on the student or
giving the student ear plugs to assist with concentration. When
making the goals and giving instruction, it is important to provide
the student with wait time. Examples of Sensory Processing goals
include: The student will improve their sensory motor skills by
participating in two kinesthetic projects per week and being able to
use visuals or describe what he learned from each project. The
student will be able to articulate at a clear and steady rate with the
use of teacher feedback and a timer. The student will be able to
decrease the intervals of repetitive behaviors such as noises and
rocking back and forth by being engaged in activities such as play
dough, building blocks and movement activities. NPCD and raising
the awareness of Autism and strategies to families and the
community as it relates to joint attention, meaningful
communication, restricted patterns, and repetitive behavior to assist
in understanding the brain activity or pattern of a child with autism,
it is necessary to analyze the Functional Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (fMRI) by Minshew & Williams etc. When analyzing the
model, it considers the rate at which the student processes
information and tracks brain activity. Due to the disconnects from
various regions of the brain, the student has difficulty with attention,
social emotion, sequence, and communication. Many times,
teachers may become frustrated in class if they do not understand a
child with autism because the child may have difficulty with
emotional problems, sensory processing, restricted behaviors,
repetition or walking disorders. Understanding the various
characteristics of a child with autism and being able to apply the
strategies will foster growth in the child and create a culturally
responsive climate. Dr. Munday suggested that students are not
being served to their potential because people do not understand
how to serve the students. Minshew & Williams suggest a child with
autism cannot change the way they think, but the environment can
change to accommodate them. When implementing the NPCD
model, it is important to educate parents and the community on
how to relate to children with autism in a meaningful way. Some of
the characteristics that are described when planning activities for an
autistic child relates to social, cognitive, sensory, and repetitive
behaviors. The implementation of joint attention strategies,
understanding the Social Pragmatic theory and being able to apply
the knowledge to foster an effective environment for children with
autism. In the article written by Twachtman-Culler, D (2008) a
quote by (Carter), “More than anything, autism is a defect of
communication-an inability to share feelings, beliefs, and knowledge
with other people. Understanding the various characteristics of
students and their needs will help decision makers create effective
interventions. Students who are autistic have registration of
information, and sensation avoidance which slows down their ability
to think. A teacher or someone working with the student should not
rush the student after a command has been given because the
student is still processing the information. When assisting a child
with autism it is important to understand the complex information
processing concept (Minshew & Williams, 2008). The concept
explains the connection between the sensory, perception, attention,
memory, or language impairments. When speaking to students, it is
important to provide students with information. Joint attention and
meaningful engagement in communication as it relates to NPCD In
conclusion, joint attention is important to foster the growth of a
child with autism. Tomasello (2003) describes joint attention as a
form of communication between the child and parent. Some of the
strategies of joint attention include eye contact, facial expressions
and showing emotions. Joint attention should be planned,
intentional and meet the needs of the students. Teaching students
to make eye contact, say please and thank you and respond
correctly will assist in developing the child’s social skills. Social play
is important because of the interaction with another person. During
social play, students can practice listening, speaking, and asking
appropriate questions to the other person. Allowing students to
understand his or her environment will assist in the development
and growth of effective
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Dr. Alfreda Emonya Love continues to speak on platforms
relating to Education, Health, and Religion. As an award-
winning playwright, author and international radio host, Dr.
Love is a strategist who can empower and motivate
audiences in all genres. Love has educational degrees from
Baylor University, Texas A &M University, Prairie View A
&M University, University of Texas, and Dallas Baptist. Dr.
Love served in the United States Military. Dr. Love is an
administrator in Waco, Texas, radio host and writer. For
speaking or media inquiries. Alfreda Emonya Love Email:
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Dr. Alfreda Emonya Love has enjoyed a fulfilling career as an
educator, motivational speaker and military servant beginning
in 1997 in Waco, Texas. Dr. Love is the recipient of numerous
educational awards and community service awards. Today,
Love has commenced on a new path in which she calls,
"Mastering Your Dreams of Educating the Whole Child." Dr.
Love has the ability of transforming an oasis into a united
stream through her vast knowledge of community relations,
public relations, educational relations, and most of all
leadership relations. She continues to be a dynamic speaker,
award winning playwright, promoter, and prolific writer.

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The Importance of Exercise
Exercising is one of the
fundamental aspects of
feeling and looking great.
The tip for the week is to
always make sure when
exercising that you are
working up to your full
potential to burn fat. The
formula that should be used
to reach your threshold is:
Subtract your age from 220
Example 220-35=185-
To burn fat, one would want
the heart rate to be 70% of
185 which is 130 beats per
minute. The reason some
people do not see results is
due to lack of monitoring
their maximum heart rate.
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Philosophy of Leadership
What has caused education to drop from
being the most popular profession, to the
greatest profession of those leaving the
field for business?
I attribute some of the answers of
retention to the fact that generations are
different. The educational scope and
focus have changed since the 1950s. In
the 1950s the focus was on integration.
Due to integration, there was a learning
curve, but during those times, students
were more engaged and spent more time
with their families and playing outside.
Here we are in 2022 are skills, learning
the content, understanding the role of
technology, and attempting to create
effective systems.
To bring teachers back to education, it is
important that universities align and
perform case studies of this generational
phenomenal. Technology is a competing
factor when seeking to engage students.
Constant conflict and unrest usually are in
the form of messages or verbal exchanges.
What is my solution of how to obtain
teachers? The solution to obtaining
teachers is providing real life experiences.
Placing those teachers in the environment
and allowing them to discover, learn and
explore assorted options. To create a
culture where education will become
attractive, one must first look in the
mirror, reflect on best practices, and
provide engaging experiences for those
who seek to become educators.
Inspirational Quotes of the Week
“Act as if what you do makes a
difference. IT DOES.”
William James
“Optimism is the faith that leads to
achievement.”
Helen Keller
“Live life to the fullest and focus on
the positive.”
Matt Cameron
“Positivity always wins”
Gary Vaynerchuk
“You must be the change you wish
to see in the world.”
Gandi
“Happiness is the meaning and
purpose of life, the whole aim and
end of human existence.”
Aristotle
“There’s only one thing more
precious than our time and that’s
who we spend it on.”
Leo Christopher
“I’ve learned that people will forget
what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will never
forget how you made them feel.” –
Maya Angelou
I was once asked, “What is your
philosophy of leadership?”
Transformation leaders distribute
systematic leanring to produce and
cultivate others. Systematic learning and
leading is vertical alignment of process,
procedures and academic growth and
success. Like vertical alignment within
subject areas, leaders are aligning teachers
with other professionals who have
experienced success and have the capacity
to reproduce success measures in
meaningful ways.
As an adjunct professor and trainer of
future teachers, it is importatn to assist
teachers in building the capacity to create
innovative lesson plans which ultimately
engage and transform the lives of students
thorugh learning. Vertical leading is a
systematic process that builds a community
of support for teachers and others who
have a passion for students.
Through research, I discovered that
teachers leave the field of educaiton
because of lack of support and student
discipline. Within the college realm, my
goal is to create structure of systematic
communicaton and best practices for
academic and student behavior. It is
important to continue to cultivate and grow
future teachers in order to maintain the
attractioin of teaching.
As we all know, teachers with 5 years or
less or leaving the field of education. Many
administrators and superintendents of
schools are looking for ways to have
qualified candidates in the classroom to
instruct students. The ultimate solution
that some districts take is to have
individuals who are either uncertified or
have some type of interest in assisting
students. Although these intentions are
great and can assist in supervision and
sometimes creating an academic
environment, research suggests qualified
teachers are the best solution.

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When I was a child, I read books. One book that captured my
mind was, “Oh, the Places You’ll go!” While reading this book, I
thought about the places that I wanted to visit, how I would get to
those places and who I would love to see. As a third grader, I
had a huge imagination, and it was one in which I could relate to
because it seemed real. The imagination that I thought I had
appeared to align with real life situations.
As I sat in my third-grade class during story time, the teacher
asked the students, “Class, think about a place you had a dream
about or imagined.” All the little third graders closed their eyes
tight with a smile on their faces. I will give you about 2 minutes. I
thought to myself, I already have my place. The teacher said,
“Time is up, I want you to open your eyes. Someone tells me
what you thought about or a place. I looked around the
classroom and no hands went up. I quickly raised my hand. The
teacher called on me with a smile. “Alfreda, tell me a place you
have dreamed about or want to go?” Smiling, I looked at my
teacher and said, “Heaven.” Ok, tell me about it. I told her that I
had a dream that I took a trip to heaven. My teacher asked,
“How did it look.” I described it as streets with gold. The teacher
looked, just like in the bible. “Yes ma’am.!” I was most
interested in the horses. What color were the horses? All the
horses in my dream were white. O yes, I remember a gate. A
gate. Yes, there was a gate and on the other side, it looked like
heaven. Wow, what an amazing dream! Anyone else. The class
grew silent. The teacher said, “Many of you will go to beautiful
places in the world and you too will be able to describe the
scenery and how you felt.” Today, I am going to read a book by
Dr. Seuss entitled, “Oh, the Places You’ll go!” As I sat with my
classmates listening, the teacher said, “And YOU are the one
who’ll decide where to go.”
What did that quote mean to me? The quote means that as a
person one can become as great as he or she would like. It also
means that experience may not be the best teacher, but it is the
best visual that one can have in life.
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Dr. Love
One of the topics within the blogs
consists of weddings and places to have
weddings. The first place that will be
highlighted is Honolulu, Hawaii which
is the most energetic. While
researching the area, it is one of the
calmest and most accessible places for
fine dining and golden beaches. The
amenities of Prince Waikiki make it a
wonderful place filled with modern
guest rooms, floor to ceiling windows
and a pleasant view of the Pacific
Ocean.
“What attracts me to the property is the ability to have dinner in
a private ocean front cabana for two as the sun sets and dip
below the horizon.”-Dr. Alfreda Emonya Love

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