Why college education is important to me” Richard Alyn Thompson II My full name is Richard Alyn Thompson II. I was born on the 16th day of August in 1965. The child of Carol and Richard Thompson‚ both of whom are now deceased. My parents were divorced when I was young and I never really knew my father or my father’s family. I have one sister who is younger then me. I was the first member of my family to graduate from High School in over one hundred (100) years. To my knowledge no other member
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school can be quite hilarious. Thinking why do I have to attend school‚ why even is an education important? However‚ I began to get a swing of the whole school and education thing. There was preschool‚ elementary‚ middle school‚ and before you know it high school. After high school I realize there is this place called college. I commenced that cycle over again and begin to ask well‚ “Why is a College Education Important to Me”? Education was instilled in me at a young age‚ and that getting one was
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How and why Orlando‚ FL is significant to me this city has many plenty of lessons. Firstly‚ I was raised in a house in a little community of Orlando‚ FL called Pine Hills. I was the youngest of two and my other siblings were my sisters. I was raised with great morals and had many experiences‚ to learn a lot from both my parents and my sisters. My sisters and parents taught me that anything was possible. They both graduated high school and college. That gave me something to look up to. Orlando
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since I could first remember‚ my parents have always bestowed in me the responsibility of taking pride in your work and keeping your mouth shut unless you know what you’re talking about. I first I do not understand why this was so important‚ and I figured that it was just something that my parents said to keep me out of trouble. Later on in life within the first 10 years of my life‚ I learned that these things are put in place to help me in growing up. The older I got the more stricter this these two
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than I expected‚ even with your help. But I have been practicing‚ and my preparations go well. I am coming to save your friend’s life‚ and my own.” This is a quote from the first note Miranda receives from the anonymous person in the book When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. A 12 year old girl named Miranda lives in New York City in the 1970’s. She gets notes from an anonymous person who can predict the future. The notes ask her to cooperate to the directions given in order to save someone’s life
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From between the story Holler If You Hear Me and the book Introduction to Teaching (chapter 6) one of the biggest connections that can be made is teacher preparation. In the story Mr. Michie began subbing in 1990 at Ralph Ellison Educational and Vocational Guidance Center and just kept coming back and became a familiar face in the establishment. Eventually a Polish woman in her fifties decided to take on a new course in her life and tried to tackle the inner city of Chicago’s schools and as she exited
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Literacy can have many definitions depending on the person who you talk to and what their experiences are. This gives us all an abstract and often incomplete idea of what literacy truly is. I have struggled with the idea of literacy‚ and what it means for me. I think about the struggles many people go through‚ attempting to read‚ form words‚ and create ideas with meaning‚ and I am grateful that I have unrestricted access to words and language. Originally‚ my idea of literacy was simply the ability
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a very important sport to me because you get to meet new people and build a team with them. I love playing because when you’re playing you can blow off steam and take your anger out on the court. If I’m angry or upset I play basketball because that’s where I can go and take all my anger out without hurting anyone. Basketball also builds up your confidence‚ when you make a shot your confidence boosts up and that’s when you start to play better. Basketball also teaches you life lessons such as believing
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Why is college important to me? I often dream about becoming a successful business owner of my own restaurant “T. C’s Jamaican Restaurant‚ but to attain this goal I must acquire a college education that teaches me how to become the best manager in that industry. Education is important to me because coming from a family of 8 in Jamaica‚ I was the only one who went to college and for my brothers and sisters to see that I could reach my goal in life sets a higher standard for them. Another reason
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writing are very important because you will have to use them in the world. Schools teach you about reading and writing at a young age. The reason reading is important is because you will have to basically read everything you see. Writing is important because you will have to write for a job. My reading and writing have changed from liking to read and not liking to read because of things I experienced with reading‚ but my writing experience has always been nice for me because of all the practice I have
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