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Date Submitted: 02/28/2012 01:26 PM
Making a difference in the lives of other people
Kaplan University
Rodney Lykes
Professor: Danielle Sharon
It all started when I moved to Seattle WA. I was down-and-out and did not have very much money, and no place to go. As I begin to walk down town with my bags, I noticed a group of people standing around this one building, this one-person saw me standing there and call out to me saying “ Hey You” and I said “Me “ and he said “Yeah You!” with his hand in the air giving me the gesture to come over where he was. As I waited on the crosswalk light to change, I started thinking about where to find a cheap motel, which is the reason why I was walking over to that one person, for some information. After the cross walk light changed and I walked across, the person asked, me “what is your name and where, am I from” and so I told him, he said, “My name is David and the reason why I called you over here is, because you look a bit lost,” I said. “I’m just look for a cheap motel” he gave me the Info on the motel and I said Thank You! The next question I asked was, “what is this building for “and he said, “People come here to use computers to look for jobs and check emails”, he also explain that it was for the homeless people only. I asked David” who is the instructor?” he said, “Most of the homeless people just use the computers to watch YouTube video and there was not an instructor” I thought to myself that this would be a good opportunity to help someone besides myself for a change. The next day after I got up and ate breakfast, I made my way back downtown, I looked up to see the name on the building and the sign said connecting, which made a lot of sense; I mean you are dealing with computers and you are being, connected to something. I walked into the place and as, soon as, I walked the door, the woman at the front desk said “Good Morning Sir how may I help you”. I said “I was outside this...