I completed one of the biggest accomplishments before coming to college‚ and that was graduating high school as the top 10%. As for what influenced me into doing so well in school is thanks to my parents and my grandmother. They knocked a lot of sense into me‚ whereas making me think of my future – earning money and supporting my family verses being a homeless beggar. I became more persistent and devoted into carving out my own life as a young adult. I grew up in San Diego‚ California and having
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time I struggled with academic weaknesses. Those weaknesses‚ being reading and writing. I had never been comfortable or confident while reading or handing written work. This struggle with reading and writing has made me unambitious in the past. I had not motivated to go to college and I made the decision to go to college but only to please my parents. My plans have since changed‚ in 2012 after recently graduating high school‚ I gave birth to my son. He became my motivation to go to college and excel;
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When I look back on my life’s goal‚ I had a perfect life planned out. At age 34‚ I should be looking forward for retirement but today I am a freshman in college. What I have learned on my life journey is that life does not always turn out the way we imagine or dream. I have had many deep valleys in my lifetime. There were days I did not know I would be where I am today. This paper will be looking at my joys and sorrows. It will also point out the reason why I decided to go to college at this point
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Life is an interesting journey full of unforeseen situations that can alter our initial plans. During my years in high school my parents always reminded me of the importance of aspiring to be the best I could be and‚ as a result‚ I would be able to accomplish anything. I took their words to heart. I studied hard‚ performed extremely well and finished with a 3.5 GPA and in the top 25 percent of my high school class. I was the recipient of many scholarships and awards and was part of many extracurricular
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Californian I come from a small school but a big city. I grew up in Inglewood a city in the county of Los Angeles. I am the fourth out of five children. Just like me my older siblings have gone to college it was expected of me to go. The night before I left I felt over whelmed I was going to a state I had never been to before. I had no idea how the people where or if I was even going to like it. I had just seen the school through a computer screen. Luckily I had another friend with me‚ if it wasn’t
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their life. I only have three that really helped understand a lot in life. My mother‚ my cousin Tina and my cousin Tiffany are a big inspiration n my life. Without them I probably wouldn’t be as successful as I am today. The first person that influenced me the most is my mother. This lady has been there for me since day one. Without her I wouldn’t be here. She is a very hardworking woman. Working two jobs and managing two kids with not much support is a big hand clap. My mother had me when it was
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My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. Terrified of being in large crowds‚ I discovered that fitting in with different people would be impossible for me. As a result‚ my regular life unexpectedly changed by the time I became a junior. With the recent news of racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I felt discomfort from being around my classmates almost every day. I chose to not have someone worry about how I feared being around them
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I am Malala is the memoir of a fourteen-year old girl’s campaign for women’s right to education. In 2011‚ Malala was shot by the Taliban in a bus on her way home from school. Two Taliban men boarded the bus and asked‚ “who is Malala‚” soon after‚ firing shots into Malala’s head (Yousafzai 9). The Taliban‚ a radical Islamic group‚ wishes to instill a conservative version of Islamic law called Sharia. Malala grew up in a society in which women were treated as inferior beings‚ housekeepers‚ and had
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philosophical journey on the track of life is what I call my place in this world.” (Laurie‚ 2006‚ p. 6). I perceive my own life life as a journey. What does it mean to take a journey? Journey is the act of traveling from one place to another‚ in life that is all that we do. Growing up in a world so unknown made me see how much of a journey my life really is. Here is a brief look into the Journey Called My Life. I was born August 17‚ 1982 in Indianapolis‚ Indiana. I was raised solely by my mother.
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Have you ever had a hero? Well‚ I do. And you’re going to learn about him. He had to work hard to get the job he has now in and before college. When he got his job he worked late into the night to keep it. Barry Brothers has inspired me through his work ethic to do the same things that he did. Through the years he showed me that hard work will pay off in the long run. In high school he worked on a neighbor’s farm to get enough money to go to college. When winter would roll around he would go work
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