this opportunity to thank you for your support of the Valencia James M. and Dayle L. Seneff Honors College. As one of this year’s recipients‚ I am more than grateful for the opportunities this scholarship will provide me. I rely heavily on scholarships to help fund my education and receiving this award will assist in reducing my financial burdens as well as provide support for me as I continue pursuing my education and future career. Attending Valencia College has been an honor and a privilege.
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America ’s Most Significant Events Jennifer Blaxon 135 9/25/2011 Gary Grimm America ’s Most Significant Events Introduction This paper will address each important event of a decade‚ starting from the 1950’s throughout the 1990’s. These are the events I feel were most significant to America at that time‚ and also helped to shape the America we live in today. Understanding each event and its purpose will lead to having a better
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My most significant accomplishment was being first chair trumpet. When I first started playing trumpet in fifth grade‚ I was terrible at it. I started practicing more in middle school‚ but I still wasn’t progressing much. I then started taking lessons during sixth grade and learned that my mouth position was very wrong. My lesson teacher was able to help me fix that problem but then I got braces. When I got braces‚ I took a huge step back. I had to relearn how to play the trumpet. I eventually got
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friendship because they would always be thinking of the other person first. 3. Good Communicator: Relationships take work. Having a friend who can communicate well is a huge bonus to a friendship. It is necessary to be able to talk about your feelings when seeking to have a healthy relationship. A person who can be honest and communicate what they are feeling will really help you learn how to love that person better. For example if you are best friends with someone and they feel hurt
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the way that people communicate‚ and asking questions is one of the most effective ways people connect with each other. There are five fundamental questions asked by Professor Avery that allow students think deeply and introspect themselves‚ in terms of understanding the purpose of having a higher education. “What do you want to do with your life?” isn’t the first time I am asked. This question has been asked over and over since I was a child‚ and continuously been asked and surely will be asked
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mission is definitely my most significant achievement to date. Learning/Teaching guitar When I was 12 years old I picked up my first guitar and started learning. Until now‚ I have been teaching myself for nine years with no formal instruction. I have achieved a level of proficiency‚ allowing me to instruct numerous people. Teaching myself guitar has taught me patience and to never give up. Sharing my tediously acquired talent has been one of my most significant achievements since High School.
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In discussion of colleges importance‚ one controversial issue has been on how much it really matters. On the one hand‚ college supporters argue that college is very important and can help one achieve a prosperous future. On the other hand‚ college detractors contend that college is a waste of time and not useful in the long run. My own view is that college can be useful when people use it in the right way; to gain a degree‚ and not just to party. In Liz Addison’s article‚ "Two Years Are Better Than
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Diversity and Your Community Kelley Boulet Cultural Diversity Sally Kwitkowski My hometown is Wichita Kansas‚ in which I was surrounded by numerous cultures and ethnicities. Wichita is the biggest city in Kansas‚ located in the south-central part of the state on the Arkansas River and approximately 140 miles south of the capital city of Topeka. It is also conveniently located just 197 miles from Kansas City and 161 miles from Oklahoma City‚ both with over 1
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Before attending community college‚ high school proved to be difficult in a very unexpected way. In my experience‚ high school failed to present any challenge. I quickly became more interested in things other than schoolwork‚ which was seemingly repetitive and irrelevant to my goals. Thus‚ at the start of my Junior year of highschool‚ I made a critical decision that affected me academically thereafter. Enrolling as a full-time Running Start student at Everett Community College immediately introduced
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not take their school-time very seriously. I do not know if this is because of puberty‚ laziness or just because they do not know how important it is to be somehow ambitious in their own interest. Attending a university is a personal matter‚ so let’s get personal. The reason I did not finish college back in 2004 was not only due to laziness. I got married and pregnant so I thought I would have a “really good excuse” to stop my higher education‚ stay at home for some years and take care of the child
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