I believe in opportunity. The definition of opportunity is something that you want to do‚ have the chance to do‚ or the possibility·of achieving something. When I was younger‚ I lived in a heavily populated town: Laredo‚ Texas. At the time‚ I was an eighth grader trying to make my mom proud by getting good grades in my classes. Seeing my mom happy was the greatest feeling in the world. My father‚ on the other hand‚ started to disappear on us. I found out that my dad had a drug problem‚ and my mom
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school students would like to attend college or university carrying their own desires. Some believe in their increased knowledge or new experiences they may achieve when studying here whereas others hope this would bring them a good opportunity to prepare for a future job. From my own point of view‚ all these three reasons greatly motivate many students to pursue university study. To begin with‚ the hope of increasing knowledge when studying in college or university seems to be the first urging factor
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When considering attends college or university‚ there are a variety of points of view to be analyzed. Some people seem to think that career preparation is a best reason of attend college or university while others tend to think that increased knowledge is more important reason. I have also come to my own conclusion. I think that both of these factors play a role. The first reason of attend college or university is increased knowledge. For example‚ I didn’t understand any computer skills
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Justice: What is the Right Thing to Do? The greatest happiness principle / Utilitarianism Example: The Mignonette & the cabin boy Parker (cabin boy) was an orphan. Mignonette sunk at sea. While on the lifeboat‚ Parker had drunk seawater out of desperation and appeared to be dying. On the 19th day Dudley (captain) suggested drawing lots to determine who should die so that others might live. Brooks (sailor 1) refused. Next day Dudley motioned to Stephens (sailor 2) to kill Parker. All 3 men
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television 5. Dancing styles 6. Video games 7. Ways of boring people 8. Cheaters 9. Rides at an amusement park 10. Reasons for attending (or not attending) college 11. Ways of saving money 12. Ways of quitting smoking 13. Attitudes toward money 14. Diets 15. High school teachers or college professors 16. Ways of protecting the environment 17. . Apply the following formatting guidelines. Heading—top left corner (double space) First line—Name Second line—Instructor’s
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When initially starting college‚ I knew nothing of it as I came from an underprivileged family who not once had ever entertained the notion of attending college. Coming from a Hispanic family‚ the expectations were to get married and be a good a housewife; however‚ I decided on my own to explore college‚ even if at that time I could not tell the difference between undergraduate and graduate school. I would like to say my determination was apparent from the very beginning‚ but it was far from the
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Goals I have entered Empire State College with the intention to obtain a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business‚ Management and Economics with a Concentration in Business Administration. By earning this degree‚ I hope to open new avenues in order to advance in my line of work. I currently work in Financial Aid at a SUNY school as a Calculations Clerk. I work with students on an everyday basis‚ either face to face or over the phone‚ but only in a general question answering manner. With the
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As I looked down onto the field I could see my breath float upwards out of the stadium and dissipate into the crisp fall air. I turned to see my dad cocooned in his Lehigh scarf‚ while a brown and white pom-pom danced on top his head. Yankee stadium was almost at max capacity‚ full of Lehigh mountain hawks and Lafayette leopards. We watched with anticipation as the first punt of the 150th Lehigh Lafayette game lifted the ball high into the air. The atmosphere was electric‚ a sensation to be remembered
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Have you ever had to make a hard decision or pick between two things and you make the wrong choice? I have and it led to one of the most difficult times in my life. On February 27 of 2016 Leon Merle Eppenbaugh‚ the man that I considered a father‚ died in a hospital bed with his entire family around him with the exception of me. Where was I? I was an hour into my first day of work. Sometime in the later months of 2015 I decided that it was time to get a job and I was actually excited about it. Lee
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Though I am sure of my identity‚ who I am and what I wish to accomplish now‚ it definitely was not something that came quickly. For a long time‚ I didn’t think I’d ever have the one special thing about me that I assumed everyone else had- the activity they threw themselves into‚ that dominated their lives and everyone knew them for. With just about everything I tried‚ I never quite found that deep passion for anything. I didn’t realize yet that I’d dismissed a significant part of myself a long time
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