Lifetime Goals Research Paper

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All seniors in high school get asked this question. What are your lifetime goals and what are you going to do to achieve them? Well, for me, I guess my lifetime goals are pretty simple, go to college, graduate college, move to a new city, and try to obtain a job that I love. Counselors’, teachers, and administrators tell us that in order for us to prepare for all those goals we want to achieve, we should be taking rigorous coursework and participate in various extracurricular activities. This year my academic courses challenging me to think more critically, especially the AP courses I am taking this year. For example, in human geography we are learning about how life is like for people escaping drastic situations in their countries such as…show more content…
Freshman year, having joined student council, all the members constantly had to work together doing different community service projects, decorating for homecoming etc. it was really the first time I’ve seen that people had to put aside their differences to get the job done. Junior year of high school I joined FFA. FFA for me was completely different than anything I’ve done before. In the spring during the school year, FFA has different career development teams you can join such as livestock, poultry and floral. I joined the floral team. We were a group of 3-4 girls and we saw and had to be around each other more than we probably cared for, but by doing this I know that somewhere along the line in the future I will have to work with a close knit group of people whether I like it or not. Also when being a part of this team we go to CDE competitions where you are forced to dress more professionally than if you were just going to school or the store, and also they help you learn to be better behaved in a professional situation. Overall, the rigorous coursework I am taking this year is going to help me by preparing to think more critically once I get into college and the workplace. The extracurricular activities I have and currently are participating in will help me by learning to put aside my differences and work with others. I believe that these things will help me achieve my goals I have for the
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