Today we’re going to talk about adapting your speech (or writing) to address task and purpose.…
Service has always played a significant role in my life. My experiences helping others, whether teaching…
I remember it all. I can still feel the warm summer wind gliding my sun-kissed cheeks. I didn’t usually have all of my windows down while I drove, especially not on the way to my lackluster burden, otherwise known as my job. Today was an exception, however, summer was quickly approaching its end, and I would be once again bound by the chains of high school. I decided to cherish every little bit that I had left. As I pulled in, I thought to myself, “just another ordinary day of work.” Oh…
I have acquired many useful skills and experiences that will contribute to my success as a graduate student, and in the social work profession. As a young adult, I volunteered to read books to children on Saturdays at…
It was in the muggy day in the middle of July and I was stuck outside watching a bunch of bratty kids run around in the woods playing tag and hide and seek. A few months earlier, I was applying for the Camp Counselor job at the M.E Lyons YMCA, which would be my first job. In the beginning of the summer, I had no idea that being a counselor would be extremely challenging, but very rewarding in the end.…
Ever since I was the Defensive Captain of the football team every little thing I did was noticed. With the coaches working in our school, we were constantly supervised and had certain privileges other students didn’t. Before every big game I wanted to relax and focus on the game ahead, but the entire school wanted to talk to you and ask questions about what you’re going to do. In a way I enjoyed this, the pressure to step up to the plate made me feel like I had a purpose for the school. I believed in myself and knew I was capable of meeting their expectations. Their satisfaction didn’t satisfy me in anyway but seeing my hard work and dedication pay off did. I cherished the moments when the announcer would scream my number on the field after a big play. These moments were immaculate in my eyes especially in front of the big crowds. One of the tragic incidents of my…
Walking into work I smell the aromas of a nursing home. I hear the sounds of wheel chairs and walkers scraping against the hard wood surface. As I walk to station one, I stop by the break room to store my food. The room is full of people charting the prior shift. Walking out of the room, I continue to station one. Finding the cork board with the neon green paper, I see what hall I am working. There is only my name and one other on spring hall. I know it is going to be a rough night; but at the end, I will remember my goal, which is helping others.…
My stomach was in knots the night before my first ever interview as I contemplated what I had to offer with little experience outside of babysitting and raking leaves. Although I landed the opportunity, I found myself full of hesitation the night before beginning my serving assistant job. My family taunted me by referring to my new job as the Assistant to the Assistant Server referring to the T. V. show “The Office”. In the end, the teasing helped diffuse my nervousness.…
It was a cold, rainy, spring morning of my freshman year, and something noteworthy arose in my mind. I don’t know how this thought appeared, but I took a step, a big, courageous step, that has changed my life forever. I had always been the girl who follows the crowd and never did anything where I felt I would be judged or made fun of, but this overwhelming, yet amazing event gave me a different perspective on who I truly was. Next thing, I was standing in line to sign up for the girls golf team.…
Back in the summer my life cycled between work, baseball, and working on my truck. I would go straight from work to the baseball field, and still find the time to work on my old truck in my driveway. on the rare day, when the stars would align, my truck had broken down on a work day with a baseball game in the…
Throughout my time as a part of National Honor Society and the entirety of my high school career, service has been the most important part of my experience. I have been required to participate in a small amount of service, but I have never felt as if it was enough. Because of this, I volunteer for many hours that exceed my requirements to give back to my community as often as possible. In pursuit of this achievement, I have worked on a variety of projects such as food and coat drives, children’s events, and habitat restoration projects. Each of these has given me something to take away from the experience and apply to my own life. Yet, one particular project has always had the greatest emotional impact on my life. This experience is Kenny’s…
To start off the day I had to go clean up at the fairgrounds. When people show an animal in the fair that is also sold everyone has to get up super early to “do your duty”. The only reason the kids have to do this is so they can get their check. It's usually not so bad but this time it was different. The rain seemed to be never ending. The pavilion was crammed with all kinds of people trying to stay dry. Unlike everyone else i was one of the few who decided to help so i could get my check and go on my way. My job was to carry these grey metal chairs out of this soping wet trailer. Now on any other day i would have loved to “play” in the rain, but i was wearing athletic shorts, boots, and an old t-shirt, and it was windy. When i finally sat down and decided i was done and it was one of the…
The small interactions with various groups of people has given me the chance to practice and prove myself capable of assisting others to employers of companies such as Art Van furniture store who has considered me to work as a sale associate for them. As I continue to pursue my future career in business, I know I can positively and actively contribute to the Spartan family with the new experiences and opportunities that the campus will offer me. While my motivation and earnest character gained through these volunteering and personal interactions with others will emphatically advance with the inspiring atmosphere at the home of…
It was the fourth quarter of thee first freshman game of the season and we were down by eight. One moment they were all playing next moment there was a player down. One of the hardest things is putting relationships after jobs. I choked on this for a little while, I got over it. Running out on to the field, I felt a breeze as I reached the injured player. Because of the fact that we were students, we could only do so much. This job was now…
The narrator's first job was working as a porter for a man named, Mr. Hoffman. During the time he was working here, he always thought that Mr. Hoffman and his wife performed in a manner to disintegrate him and that they were just out to destroy him. One day, he came to a conclusion and realization that, he had "grossly misread the motives and attitudes of Mr. Hoffman and his wife" (888). He apprehended that they did indeed care about him keeping his job even after he had not shown up for three days. He knew that any other white owner would have told him to go somewhere else to work. After an embarrassing lie, he told the owner, he finally quit his job and searched for a new job as a dishwasher.…