Throughout my time is College Composition I‚ I learned and developed numerous skills that I will carry with me to college and beyond. While writing the five assigned essays‚ I was able to identify my strengths and weaknesses. I believe a strength of mine was my ability to add in personal stories into my essays. For example‚ in my definition essay‚ I included my fear of disappointment and how I work to overcome this particular fear. On the other hand‚ one weakness that I struggled with was style.
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Throughout the year‚ my writing has had significant improvements‚ compared to where I began. First‚ I began this semester fairly confident in my writing abilities. I thought that I had a strong grasp on writing concepts that include: transition words‚ literary devices‚ proper grammar techniques‚ correct paper writing format. In contrast‚ I felt that I began the year with a weak vocabulary‚ which has always been one of my weaker areas‚ If I were to rank myself on day one of class‚ without knowing
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that seemed like a reachable goal for me. I knew that my family could afford to put me through college‚ I knew I was in schools that would prepare me for college‚ and I knew that I was capable to get into a college‚ For me going to college was never an unattainable goal. My Attitude towards college was shaped primarily by two forces‚ my own personal experiences and knowledge of college‚ and my parents influence on me about college. In eighth grade my Language Arts teacher assigned us a college planning
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My love for writing is similar to my love of swimming. I put all my love and sweat into writing as well as into swimming back and forth down the lanes in the pool. Some days‚ I feel like a fish swishing through the water‚ while other days I feel like a dense blob that is about to drown. However‚ no matter how productive my swim or writing is‚ when I get out of the pool‚ I am physically at the same place as I started and I feel that I have not made much progress. However‚ once I look back at my work
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completely. I can still remember my first day as a coach as if it was yesterday‚ when I stood up in the middle of the field; I was surrounded by complete strangers. I did not know if they would accept me as there coach and if they will follow my commands but there was only one way to find out. I blew the whistle and told them to form a straight line at the end of the field. As soon as I finished my sentence every soul in front of me stood up and ran following my orders. I felt powerful knowing that
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My Adverse Childhood Events score is 4. In hindsight this makes sense; I grew up with an alcoholic parent. In rural New Hampshire‚ compared to friends’ families‚ we were stable. I was graceless and brash. I struggled to fit in. To cope‚ I read. I fell in love with the narrative. Stories of human resilience were my favorite. Fiction‚ non-fiction‚ and science fiction - it captivated me. I spent hours reading novels‚ discovering differences in cultures and people. I learned people communicate through
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has greatly impacted my outlook on racism. Today’s culture has a huge opinion on racism‚ and most of the time it is not very positive. The media tries to push their ways of thinking onto people and it is hard not to get swept up in it. There has been a great amount of history including racism. My adopted siblings‚ today’s culture‚ and history have greatly impacted my view on racism. First of all‚ It has always been normal for me to be so close with African Americans. Six of my siblings are adopted
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The person I choice to interview this week just like last week is also someone I turn to when I am faced with questions and concerns regarding all of my biblical classes and sometimes just personal spiritual questions. That person is my pastor and my father in law who has been a southern Baptist preacher for over thirty years. Of those thirty years he has only been pastor of two churches both‚ which have been very successful while he was and is presently the pastor. When we talk about anything and
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Everyday I yearn and look forward to the future. I have faith in myself to know that I can make my personal American Dream possible. As stated in my first American Dream paper‚ it is the government’s responsibility to provide equality and security to each and every citizen. Thus allowing for every individual to be gifted various opportunities and experiences that will impact their life dream. However‚ after being apart of a government class that was focused upon learning the fundamental knowledge
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My project poster board did not take the shape that most poster boards do. In fact‚ it was cut down and folded meticulously until it reached its final form: a hexagon. And even that hexagon is different than most. It can fold in on itself and produce a new side. Its proper name is Hexaflexagon. On the three sides that are exposed as the hexagon is folded‚ I have organized different personality symbols and traits. The first side‚ labeled “My Personality Project...Sophia Jones…INFJ-T”‚ explains the
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