My Experience
Running Head: MY EXPERIENCE 1
My Personal Experience Joan Boyd
PSY 202
Hillary Locke
December 14, 2012
MY EXPERIENCE 2
I. Where am I from?
A. I was born in Chicago IL.
B. Middle child of twelve children
C. Parents moved to make a better life for my family
II. What things do you remember about your childhood?
A. Family having a hard time making ends meet
B. Good times along with the tough times
C. Birthdays and Holidays were special
III. What were you like as a teenager?
A. Pregnant at 16
B. Married at 21
C. My introduction to Jesus Christ
IV. My divorce
A. Life after divorce a new beginning
V. What are your personal, professional, and academic goals?
A. Demonstrating the importance of a college education to my child
B. Becoming an Education coordinator
C. Earning my degree
MY EXPERIENCE 3
My Personal Experience
As I reflect upon my life I will describe facts and events believed to have contributed to the person I am today. I like how Merriam Webster’s online dictionary explains experience as something personally encountered, undergone, or lived through. I have encountered difficulties, circumstances, and triumphs that have helped me to grow as a person. I am pursuing a higher education as my future goal. In this paper, I will apply theories from Adult Development and Life Assessment in my explanation of challenges I have faced during childhood to adulthood.
I was born in Chicago, one of six girls and the
My Personal Experience Joan Boyd
PSY 202
Hillary Locke
December 14, 2012
MY EXPERIENCE 2
I. Where am I from?
A. I was born in Chicago IL.
B. Middle child of twelve children
C. Parents moved to make a better life for my family
II. What things do you remember about your childhood?
A. Family having a hard time making ends meet
B. Good times along with the tough times
C. Birthdays and Holidays were special
III. What were you like as a teenager?
A. Pregnant at 16
B. Married at 21
C. My introduction to Jesus Christ
IV. My divorce
A. Life after divorce a new beginning
V. What are your personal, professional, and academic goals?
A. Demonstrating the importance of a college education to my child
B. Becoming an Education coordinator
C. Earning my degree
MY EXPERIENCE 3
My Personal Experience
As I reflect upon my life I will describe facts and events believed to have contributed to the person I am today. I like how Merriam Webster’s online dictionary explains experience as something personally encountered, undergone, or lived through. I have encountered difficulties, circumstances, and triumphs that have helped me to grow as a person. I am pursuing a higher education as my future goal. In this paper, I will apply theories from Adult Development and Life Assessment in my explanation of challenges I have faced during childhood to adulthood.
I was born in Chicago, one of six girls and the
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