Udeira L. Simmons Tuesday‚ September 18‚ 2012 ‘’Why college education is important to me’’ “This one step-choosing a goal and sticking to it-changes everything.” ~Scott Reed~ Having a college education can mean so many different things‚ to so many different people. One may not even really begin to grasp the importance and impact it may have on one’s life. Until you take that step into reaching your goal. A college education can either mean the start of a new career. It can allow
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What My Dogs Have Taught Me I’ve taught my dogs many things. How to sit‚ how to stop jumping all over guests‚ and how to stop wiggling their butts all over people as a greeting (okay‚ I’m still working on that one). But what have my dogs taught me over the years? My German Shepherd‚ Trooper‚ was neglected by a police officer for the first year of his life‚ but we rescued him and he had nine happy years with our family‚ where he was loved unconditionally. He taught me that where I have been in the
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Why College is Important to me College is important to me because it will boost my knowledge and understanding of the field I choose to pursue. Having a college education is something that could further your career and boost your earning potential. Going down this path‚ my children will see the accomplishments that I have made in life and hopefully follow in my footsteps. Furthering
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Literacy can have many definitions depending on the person who you talk to and what their experiences are. This gives us all an abstract and often incomplete idea of what literacy truly is. I have struggled with the idea of literacy‚ and what it means for me. I think about the struggles many people go through‚ attempting to read‚ form words‚ and create ideas with meaning‚ and I am grateful that I have unrestricted access to words and language. Originally‚ my idea of literacy was simply the ability
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whole life and have always felt very safe. This a great place to raise a family‚ and being from a small town has made me into who I am today. We have one high school‚ so I am able to see kids from all over the county‚ which is very important to me. I loved the Governor’s Scholar program because of the diversity it represented. Since we are an average size high school‚ it has allowed me to hold numerous leadership positions. I am a class officer and a student body officer. I am directly involved in
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Most children acquire the same hair color or the same face shape as their family‚ but I inherited after something much greater; horsemanship skills‚ a work ethic‚ and gratitude. These characteristics are the principles that helped me work and want more out of my life. My grandfather was an acumen with horses in addition‚ he spent his long life professionally racing and training harness horses. I am humble to say he’s in the Harness Horse Hall of Fame. I truly believe I was blessed with the horsemanship
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I believe in boxing because boxing to me is important in my life. Boxing for some people is just a sport they find entertaining to watch because they see dudes just hitting each other waiting for the knockout punch. Ever since I was about nine years old I liked watching it for the same reason. I remember just sitting down on the couch looking for something to watch on the tv and I came across boxing. First I thought it was something else probably some boring wrestling. I started watching it and liked
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benefits of an HBCU education outweighs many of the so-called “disadvantages” many sites such as the “lack of diversity”‚ at least to me. I believe that through an HBCU education I will gain valuable social skills‚ a strong network of people in a variety of fields‚ and a better understanding of African American history in an environment made for students like me. From the yearly homecomings to the festive concerts to the illustrious Greek Life; HBCUs are known for their vibrant student cultures
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and Juliet was written during Renaissance‚ it still portrays lessons that we have learned in present day life. Readers can learn many valuable lessons in people’s writings. Writing is a good source for lesson making‚ because it gives examples of the consequences if you don’t follow the lesson. Shakespeare teaches many lessons in Romeo and Juliet. Not to use stereotypes‚ to listen to advice‚ and not to act hastily are three main lessons that are portrayed in Romeo and Juliet. First‚ stereotypes
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Why college education is important to me” Richard Alyn Thompson II My full name is Richard Alyn Thompson II. I was born on the 16th day of August in 1965. The child of Carol and Richard Thompson‚ both of whom are now deceased. My parents were divorced when I was young and I never really knew my father or my father’s family. I have one sister who is younger then me. I was the first member of my family to graduate from High School in over one hundred (100) years. To my knowledge no other member
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