Lessons For Myself: Getting Out Of My Neighborhood Box! - Softcover

Cappas, Alberto O

9781441403100: Lessons For Myself: Getting Out Of My Neighborhood Box!

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1441403108 ISBN 13: 9781441403100

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008

Basic lessons for young people to acquire the critical understanding and mindset at an early age to take direct control of their mental faculties and defend themselves against the manipulation of peer pressure.

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About the Author:

Born in Puerto Rico, raised in NYC; graduate of Harlem Prep School and SUNYAB; Author of Never too late to make a U-turn: An Educational Pledge & 15 Question to Self-Development; Dona Julia & Other Selected Poems; creator of the Barack Obama Principles of Learning T-shirts; creator of two e-commerce businesses: www.educationalpledge.com, and www.aneducationalpledge.com. In addition to his creative and literary contributions, Cappas has also been active in community and government institutions. Presently he serves as Director of Community Affairs for the NYC Human Resources Administration, and he has served as Deputy Commissioner for the NYS Divison for Youth. He also served as an Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs at the SUNYAB, where he worked as Associate Director of Minority Student Affairs. Cappas served on the "Attica Observers Committee" during the 1970's prison uprising at Attica State Prison. Cappas' work has been widely published and utilized by community and educational institutions in the United States, including the international community. Cappas is also the creator/founder of two e-commerce sites: www.EducationalPledge.com, and www.AnEducationalPledge.com. And last but not least, Cappas is the creator of the Barack Obama Principles of Learning T-Shirts, featuring the widely used and successful "Educational Pledge", designed to motivate and inspire young people to develop an interest in Education.

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