I come from a very supportive family. Although at times I feel pressured due to the fact that my sister graduated from UCLA‚ I also have the desire for knowledge. There has been many moments where I feel as if I go to school‚ I will not succeed. But I know that deep down if I continue with school‚ I will be more than motivated to continue. Having three older sisters‚ I can get a lot of advice on college and school. Will two of them making the decision to drop out. They always explain to me the
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(Required) Throughout high school‚ I had always envisioned myself in attending Texas A&M. There are still some extra steps I need to take but I know what my goals are and I’m going to do whatever it takes to achieve them. I know it’s not going to be simple but not impossible. My parents came to this country to work hard and better their lives for my brothers and me. My dad works too hard seven days a week and I look at how tired he is all the time. I want to be able to go to school‚ pursue my dreams‚ obtain
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party‚ when I made the decision to attend college. She asked me that day‚” Mija‚ are you going to college?” At first I hesitated‚ “Si” . Then she told me‚ “Are you sure because that is exactly what your older sister said and she ended up pregnant.” After hearing those words‚ I knew for sure I wanted to be the first in my family to attend college. I wanted to prove her what I said I meant it and was going to make it come true. A situation where I showed grit and persevered was when I made the decision
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“I am lucky that I am here‚ step by step‚ achieving my dream. I am lucky that I can go to college. I am lucky that I had the opportunity to reach my dream.” These were the words that came to my mind when I found out that I was granted a scholarship. Whenever me and my family visit my relatives in the Philippines‚ I feel saddened by the lack of opportunity for my cousins‚ and for the youth. Instead of going to college‚ they are working under the sun‚ harvesting fruits and vegetables to earn money
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"I first surmised the horses’ heads were toward eternity."(Dickinson) In this poem a girl goes on a carriage ride with death and immortality. This carriage ride is very slow and the girl has to gives up a lot for death‚ almost like he is her family. When she is on this carriage ride she passes many sites that she was too busy to see before. Then death and her stop at a house which looks similar to a grave. Then she dies into eternity. This poem begins with a carriage ride‚ through many scenes‚ and
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majorly‚ by our new technology in the world. It’s to the point where you don’t even need to go outside or to the gym. You have the power to do it in your own house. We have devices that can monitor your steps you take‚ what your heartbeat is‚ how far you have ran‚ and to how much calories you have lost within your workout. I sat down with‚ Nick Ripplinger‚ high school student from Admiral Farragut‚ to ask him some questions about exercising and being healthy. I said‚ “So how do you stay fit nick
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When people talk about plating a tree to save the environment and the world‚ they think it’s a metaphor or a joke‚ but in reality one tree can make a massive difference in today’s society. Planting a tree is such a simple thing to do but it has many long-term benefits and it can make a huge difference towards the environment. Trees have played a critical role in maintaining safe levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere for millions of years. Trees remove and store CO2 from the
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Why I Decided To Go To College Daniel Duckett-Pope Dr. Gordon Theisen ENG 90 Writing Fundamentals (Online) 10/25/012 I have several different reasons why I decided to go college. One reason why I decided to go to school is to seek a higher education level. I graduated from high school in June of 2011 which was way behind the time that I was originally suppose to graduate. I wanted to keep my learning fresh but‚ I ran into to some personal
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I feel like I did good presenting and felt like I could’ve done better looking at the audience and having eye contact. I also felt like I could’ve spoken louder. I also felt like I wasn’t presenting up to my full potential. I also feel like I wasn’t presenting that good because I was in the way if my board when I was presenting. I feel like I did a bit poorly in my board I feel like I could’ve added more designs to my board and add more color to my board. I also feel like I could have come up with
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Why do I want to go to RGS? There are a lot of reasons why I want to go to RGS. RGS is a great summer camp that I enjoyed spending my time at last year. This year I’m hoping it’ll be even better‚ and give me more of a challenge. I want to go to RGS because I love science!It has been my favorite since I was in elementary school. And it doesn’t hurt that comes easily to me. Science excites me. Doing science experiments is a fun hobby of mine. Thinking of what I might discover during the process overflows
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