During my first few weeks at college, I was grateful that my professor made us write a practice essay and she personally read my essay. I was grateful because she notice my mistakes and gave me great suggestions on how to improve my writing. When she told me what my weakness were it gave me a great chance to strength my writing skills by looking at my weakness. I need to improve on different areas such as grammar and how to be creative in my writing. I think the best solution to improve my grammar
that has actually helped me to prepare for my future education in college, which is why I enjoyed it so much! The study strategies that I have learned are helping me in high school and will definitely help me through college when I get there. I feel that I now have all of the vital skills to make it successfully through college, and even a lifelong career. Study strategies has helped me in bettering my study habits, making realistic, specific goals for my academic future, and realizing that education
In the essays, Two Year Are Better than Four by Liz Addison, and Blue Collar Brilliance by Mike Rose respectively, take two different 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
According to the essay “The American Dream: Dead, Alive, or on Hold?” by Brandon King believes the American Dream is still alive and it helped Americans overcome inequality (573). An economist, Paul Krugman, holds a similar position in his essay “Confronting Inequality”, writing that “Yet it is possible, both as an economic matter and in terms of practical politics, to reduce inequality and make America a middle-class nation again (603).” The essence of King’s and Krugman’s argument is that it’s
When I began my FS 102 course, I was only just beginning my very first semester of college, so I would say that I performed at a rather moderate level as a college student. Looking back, I would justify the rating that I have given myself because I did do well, but I did underestimate how challenging the workload might be. For example, during one week, I had several essays to write for a few different classes and only a few days to write them on top of also working for all three of those days. Another
There are many different careers that I want to pursue throughout my life span. I want to be able to have a stable job that I love and want to excel in my line of career. I have different careers that I want to try that will suit my attributes such as being a Orthodontist, Computer design, game design, Gym teacher, and Entrepreneur. Throughout the essay I will be discussing the varies different reasons why I choice this. Orthodontist deal with teeth they constructer jaws and fix teeth. Orthodontist
Pressure The most important thing in these days is college; anywhere you go the first question you get asked is about your education. Just the idea of that puts a lot of pressure on college students, to think it is the one thing that decide if an individual is going to succeed or fail in life. By that I mean getting rich or not ignoring the things they love to do. In the essay “College Pressures,” William Zinsser claims that the pressure on college students is under four main points: economic, parental
Angela Leinenbach English 101 CD01A Professor Van Epps 14 September 2016 Goal Essay My senior year English teacher once told me “An unattainable goal only exists in the mind of a person without the drive and desire to achieve anything.” Ever since I was a little girl, I've always had a desire to help children and that got me thinking; if I can turn helping kids into a career, I would have a solid plan for a fulfilling and happy life. Fortunately, I've been blessed with a loving and supportive family
Personal Essay I am a child of the belief in the American Dream. Many years ago, my parents had come with their families to America for the opportunities they didn’t have in South America. Life has never been easy for them and they have engrained that into their three kids as well. From them, I have learned that nothing is handed to you on a silver platter for your taking. I have learned that if you want something you can’t just wait for someone to come and hand it to you; you must go and get
exam room, my blonde hair streaming behind me. A warm smile spreads across my face as I offer my hand to introduce myself. Next, my nimble fingers dance on the keyboard as I quickly go over the files. Finally, I daintily take my seat and focus my piercing eyes on the person before me. “So you are experiencing…?” I begin. This is how I picture myself in six to ten years – a full fledged health care professional. This is an admirable dream to have, but this dream is lacking. For instance, what is going