Narrative Essay September 23‚ 2010 Ms. Thorne My Journey to My Accomplishments My first goal was to obtain my general Equivalency Diploma (GED) with the intentions of later attending college. It took me longer to achieve my goals‚ since I have had many personal obstacles in my way. At the age of 17‚ I became a married teenage single mother of a one month old baby. I did not have much of a family so I had to take care of my child on my own. My family was not the type to go to for help because
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My short-term goal is to work hard in school and learn to relate knowledge to real life‚ and get lots of practical experience during my rotations. My long term goal is to work as a pharmacist with my current employer. I have worked in a closed door pharmacy for 11 years and now desire to specialize in that field dealing with geriatrics patients. I really enjoy having the feeling that I am making a difference in people’s life’s. When I was doing my rotation’s‚ I had counselled a lot of patients and
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Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington DC‚ ready to have a relaxing one-week break before exams start. I walked out of the school to my bus; ready to be taken away to home sweet home. My family is staying in DC this week to meet old family members. I walked onto my bus and discovered that there was nowhere to sit by myself. I found a seat in the back next to a girl that was in my grade. I sat down and fell asleep immediately. A little bit later‚ my friend woke me up. I scrambled out of my seat and walked
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This year for school I have some goals that I would like to accomplish. As I am coming along to be a senior I have high expectations for myself. My three main goals for myself are to be on high honor roll‚ to be on varsity volleyball with a better attitude‚ and lastly be the first in my family in three generations to graduate from high school. Being on high honor roll for me would be really great because I have been on honor roll all my life but I have only been on high honor roll two or three
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Are you sitting down? Each year‚ more than a million kids will leave school without earning a high school diploma -- that’s approximately 7‚000 students every day of the academic year. Without that diploma‚ they’ll be more likely to head down a path that leads to lower-paying jobs‚ poorer health‚ and the possible continuation of a cycle of poverty that creates immense challenges for families‚ neighborhoods‚ and communities. For some students‚ dropping out is the culmination of years of academic
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So‚ here is the problem: I go to an all boys Catholic high school. There are two groups of students in the school: those who play sports and those who participate in the drama club. If you are not involved in either group than you have no place to be. Therefore‚ there was a group of students whom had no place to socialize and make friends. I realized that this was an important issue to address because I understand what it is like to have friends‚ and to not have friends. Everyone needs a friend
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Describe your personal and professional goals and how a degree from Regent University’s School of Business & Leadership will help you achieve these goals. Also‚ please discuss your ability to successfully complete a doctoral-level program based on your attributes and previous experiences. I have never attended a Christian University therefore‚ I believe Regent University will help me in my transformation as a Christian to get a better understanding of what Jesus Christ would like for me to discuss
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asked if why I choose National College to continue my education. While‚ I have visited and number of different school to continue my search on my career path. There were couples thing the stood out about the National from the others. I choose national college for the location‚ timing‚ and environment. The Location of the school was a very important part to where I choose to go. National college is about seven minutes from my home and as well as my job. It being so close the both location made it
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For years‚ people debated on what math classes are required for a high school diploma. Each state has its own rules for what is required for a diploma. The four math classes in discussion are Algebra 1‚ Geometry‚ Algebra 2‚ and Trigonometry. Trigonometry is usually the last class that could be required. Although Trigonometry contains useful information‚ it shouldn’t be required for a diploma because of economic‚ scientific‚ and personal reasons. The main reason for teaching math is to apply in the
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High school dropouts -- a growing problem in our society‚ or is it? After hearing about dropouts heading back to school to receive a diploma on the local news‚ I often wonder what they were missing out on. I mean‚ does a dropout really need to head back only to solve a quadratic equation or to write an five paragraph essay on The American Revolution? I’m willing to bet that more than half of parents who’ve graduated from high school don’t even know how to solve a quadratic equation or how The American
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