After graduating high school‚ I had friends who just wanted to drink‚ party‚ and have fun‚ but that wasn’t the case for me. I wanted to go to college‚ get a degree‚ and obtain a successful career. Me and my friends had different goals in life‚ they wanted to live life to the fullest‚ and I wanted to study. After thoroughly thinking it through‚ I realized that if I continued being friends with them‚ then I would soon resort back to the partying lifestyle. If I did that‚ then I would probably become a drunk
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Freedom Freedom isn’t what people think it is. People have the idea of peace freedom confused. In Roosevelt’s speech he says “an equally basic essential to peace is a decent standard of living for all individual men and women and children in all nations” (Roosevelt). Absolute freedom would be completely savage as stated in “Learned Hand’s I Am an American Day Address”. Freedom is ruthless and it is not one anyone would actually want. You might want to argue that freedom is what everyone wants. But
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Every day people are hurt‚ affected‚ and even targets of racism. Why‚ just because someone dislikes the color of their skin. This leads to someone feeling left out‚ scarred‚ or even wanting to commit suicide. Is racism really learned? Racism is defined as a belief or doctrine that inherits differences among various human races or a policy or system government. Although‚ around 1936- along with the word racist- a new definition arises‚ hatred or intolerance of another race or other races. The history
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I came to the United States eight years ago when I was 11 years old. I had to learn how to read‚ write‚ and speak all over again. I thought I would never learn English‚ and that I would never be a good student again like I was in Mexico. When I first arrived in the United States‚ attending college was a dream that seemed unattainable. Even though I felt scared‚ I learned that all the effort put towards school is worth it. I felt that if you work hard‚ you can conquer any obstacle life throws at you
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Unless You Know Them I learned this lesson when I was just a young girl. I was in the 6th grade I think and it was these group of girls (preps) and they seemed that they were mean. I was new at the school and I really didn’t know the girls for myself so I just went with what everyone else was saying. A couple of months past and I haven’t talked to the girls because of what some of the other kids had told me. I finally got the courage to talk to the group of girls and when I did I came to the conclusion
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as to why I am pursuing a college education is because I want to make something of my life. I want to further my education and gain more knowledge in the medical field. In order to become a Pediatrician I have to have a background in science and math. Some of the courses that I plan on studying are Biology‚ Calculus‚ and Human Anatomy & Physiology. Those are just some of the courses that I plan on taking for my prerequisites in pre-med‚ in order for me to get into a good medical school. I chose those
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ENGL 101T 14 College: Is it Worth It? Almost everybody’s plan after high school is to go to college‚ find a job‚ fall in love‚ get married‚ and own a home. All of these are attainable with a good paying job and sometimes even a college education. In this research paper I will be discussing these topics‚ increasing cost of college‚ affording college‚ finding employment after college‚ and weather or not graduates are able to pay off their debt. The consequence of not going to college is even more
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learning how to engage students as a Group Leader‚ I turned on my phone from a full day with no service. I received a text message saying "So sorry B". I was so lost. After numerous Google searches and trying to confirm the information‚ but hoping it was not true. I learned that my best friend‚ my supporter‚ my 22 year old brother‚ an AO2 Officer in the U.S. Navy‚ life was taken at his base in Seattle‚ Washington. Everything else from that day was a blur. I was now back in NY from traveling to the U.S
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I come from a family of six with only one parent who works as a painter. His income is just enough to pay for our food‚ bills‚ rent‚ and personal needs. Hence‚ I am aware that my parents won’t have enough to pay for my tuition or any expenses in college. Considering attending Houston Baptist University‚ a private college‚ I know it will be very expensive. For this reason I think about and stress over about how I will cover payments for college repeatedly. Out of all the reasons I wouldn’t be able
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Reason why I attend college Success is learning Criminal justice 6/26/2011 MY REASONS FOR ATTENDING COLLEGE The vision of being someone important one day inspires me along with my family. There are many reasons for my decision to attend college. It seems to be the next logical step for me in my career change. The time I spent with my kids and wife made me realize something very important is the future I will need to secure for them and to be the perfect role model that I can be. Choosing
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