My mother grew up in the Bronx with her two brothers and the rest of her family. She grew up underprivileged, moved around a lot, switched into many different schools and even shared clothes with her cousins, whom seemed more like brothers and sisters because they all lived together at one point in time due to the poverty in my family. Many of her cousins were in “honor classes”, so at a young age my mother worked hard to get into honor classes because she didn’t want anyone looking down on her.
My mother grew up in the Bronx with her two brothers and the rest of her family. She grew up less fortunate, moved around a lot, switched into many different schools and even shared clothes with her cousins, whom seemed more like brothers and sisters because they all lived together at one point in time due to the poverty in my family. Many of her cousins were in “honor classes” so at a young age my mother worked hard to get into honor classes because she didn’t want anyone looking down on her. My
Being a first generation college student is both a burden and blessing. I deal with difficulties many students don’t understand: financially, socially, academically and personally. However, I’m also given opportunities to shape my future in ways I truly want, and need with few predetermined paths or expectations. My first semester was extremely difficult. I started college with guilt after abandoning my family and seeing broken friendships from jealousy, hatred, and resentment. I barely had enough
approaches to learning. Addison firmly believes in the traditional approach by advocating community college is the better choice for students to experience higher education. Addison asserts community college offer the same level of education in comparison to four universities. She also emphasized in her writing the value of the experience is much more personal due to the smaller classes in community college. On the other hand, Mike Rose’s essay observes that higher education does not define a person’s
College and I Purpose, the reason for which something is done. Career, education, money and social interaction are four purposes that are aspiring me to attend college. College is the next step of my life in achieving a brighter future. It has always been of utmost importance to receive an education from a university, simply so one day I may become employed and make a considerable amount of income. When I comprehend success I envision money, money is everything without money I won’t get anywhere
doctor I'll turn everyone's life better and then I'll see them smiling to me. Improving the health sector, is one of the most important things to do. Today one of the most important jobs is to be a doctor. Good doctors can improve the health system of a country making it better. One of my dreams is to be a doctor one day, but that is still too far away from me. Talking about this, my actual goal is to get an internship and in a hospital, as a nurse or something. To complete my goal I will have to study
What is happiness? In general, I would say that happiness is that feeling I get when I come home at the end of the day to my dogs jumping, elated to see me. It’s that idealized concept of an an empty, sandy beach on an island in the south pacific. That first slice of a nice, moist chocolate cake. If you go to the dictionary and look up happiness, the definition is “the state of being happy”. While these examples do fit that definition of happiness, these are ephemeral concepts that may be better
Enter college in spring of 1976 is not much different from entering college in fall of 2015. My aunt Sheila attend Southern Illinois University at Carbondale from 1976 to 1979 where she majored in accounting and business and recied Certified public account and Chartered Global Management Accounted degrees. Shelia is now a successful CGMA since 1980 as well as a loving wife and a mother. Sheila states she does not feel that she learned whom she really was or how strong she was until dealing with
as long as I can remember, I have had a dragon with two heads following me everywhere I go. Their names are Procrastination and Disorganization. I have tried to defeat these beasts in the past, but eventually gave in and let them take over my life. As college approaches, I know these monsters need to be destroyed, now more than ever. When given a school project, or even a simple homework assignment, nine times out of ten I will start at the last second that will give me enough time to finish; this
Leaving the military can be a tough maneuver to overcome and can be a intimidating experience for most Veterans. Firstly the adversity of being a Veteran who has served and not finding a job. Secondly the hardships leaving the military to enter school, scarcely making ends meet and finally accepting help when requiring it. As an outcome of these life lessons, I acknowledge the reason for supporting transitioning Veterans out of the military, the reason for higher education and helping out a Veteran