consequences and decisions. In this situation‚ I learned how to set my priorities‚ a skill that has taken me a step toward preparing for college. Knowing that education would provide the foundation for my future in college and beyond‚ I placed it at the top of my values‚ so even in the excitement of new friends and complete independence‚ I had to maintain it as my first priority. Though it proved difficult to discipline myself without support and accountability alone‚ I managed to succeed. I’d invite
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journey that I find extraordinarily memorable was the time I went to England with my parents because I traveled across the globe and I experienced different adventures. The time I went to England was a memory I will treasure forever because it was the first time I traveled to a different continent. I was in fifth grade when we underwent this trip which made me the coolest kid in class so that really made the trip important to me. We arrived at the airport to find out that my dad needed a VISA since he
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Peering into an 8:00 am class full of freshman college students‚ many observations can be made. There are students with their heads down‚ (obviously still listening to the professor) students with their pencils racing‚ students with their minds wondering‚ and students with their attention to the teacher. As one might note‚ not all students have their mind focused on what they paid for. Some people go through college as a party or just because it’s become one of societies “norms”; others have a set
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Being a part of The Honors College at Appalachian State University has been a goal of mine ever since I learned of my eligibility and went on the Honors Campus tour. I was blown away by the students I met in the program and the facilities. I felt like I belonged and I could see myself being part of The Honors College. I personally feel as though being an active participant in The Honors College will help me to grow as a life-long learner and strong community member wherever I choose to go. Personally
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presentable because you are representing your team. When we walked into the arena we got ready for warm-up. After warm-up we did march in and got ready to warm up our first event. March in is where we get in a line with our team shortest to tallest and the M.C. calls out each team name and we salute and then we listen to the National Anthem. Our first event was bars and at gymnastics meets we go in Olympic order. Olympic order is vault‚ bars‚ beam‚ floor‚ so after bars we went to beam and so on. After we warm
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Is College Worth It? I think we all can agree that getting an education is a vital process that is crucial for being successful in our society‚ but does getting a college education guarantee one’s success? I know‚ with the cost of a college degree rising 1‚120% within the past 30 years‚ many of us do not want to wait and find out ourselves. Although getting a college education may not guarantee one’s success in the job market‚ one thing that comes with a college education is almost certain; thousands
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I am a graduate from Glen Oaks Community College and I would love to continue my education with Glen Oaks and their Nursing Program. I am a very athletic person‚ therefore in my free time my activities include running‚ playing sports‚ coaching and being involved with my family. Working two jobs‚ one being a Nursing Assistant and Unit Technician at The Community Health Center of Branch County and the other doing in home care for an elderly patient‚ does make it difficult to find free time. With
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Tattoos are permanent symbols that last forever‚ while relationships can’t be guaranteed permanent now a days. Kim Addonizio chooses tattoos as a symbol in this poem “First poem for you.” Water and lightning is what makes the poem most symbolistic. “Lines of lightning pulsing just above your nipple can find as if by instinct the blue swirls of water on your shoulder where a serpent twists facing a dragon.” Though symbols can have more than one meaning to them the poem helps to point of the specific
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Different people perceive college education differently‚ based on one’s background and life experiences. For some‚ college education is the gateway to a better future while for others‚ it is an unnecessary taxing endeavor that most American children are forced to undertake. In this paper‚ the worthiness of college education in the United States is explored. Is college education worth it today? In this context‚ the term ‘it’ implies the cost that one must pay to acquire college education. Are these expenses
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College loans usually take about twenty-one years to pay off‚ so is college really worth the cost? Although there are benefits to college‚ college is not worth the cost because people can be better prepared for their jobs by actual experience instead of college. Actual experience is more important than college. Students will not be prepared for their jobs if they do not get the actual experience. A lot of colleges just teach students information that students may never use again and they never
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