Graduation Speech : Life Long Learning

Ahhhhh finally “College Life” has arrived. No more stress, less work, later classes, time to just sit back and relax. “Going to school will be easy” as some say. Well those that think that are setting themselves up for failure. “1 in 3 first-year students won’t make it back for sophomore year” and one of the mains is because of “academic struggles” (U.S. News). The ‘College Life” is not all that it is cut out to be. With new surroundings, unfamiliar faces, and new professors some first-time students…

Throughout my sixteen years in the military, I grew very committed to my position and job in the Army, so my college education suffered gravely and took a very low priority in my life. Fortunately during my time in the military I have been able to take some college courses and slowly work on my degree, but now as my time in the Army is coming to an end my goal is to earn my college degree before retiring to make myself more marketable in civilian sector once I am out. Luckily, many of…

Young Life Young Life did not just begin with a program, but it began with a simple concern for kids everywhere. It has incredible values that Young Life has always stuck too and will always stick too. The foremost purpose of Young Life is to have a relationship with God. In todays society, you do not see many students being open about their faith, or lack of knowledge about their faith, or proud to be a follower of God. Young Life is here to change that! They want students to feel comfortable enough…

years we divorced. I received full custody of the children and started to plan my future for me and them. Then out of nowhere the phone rings and it was Annabell on the other end. We hadn’t spoken to each other in two years. We started dating and not long after were engaged to be married. As the wedding day approached, I was starting to get cold feet, not from getting remarried but because we were unequally yoked. On Sunday, September 24th, 2000 we went to church like we had for months before, except…

cannot be denied is my love for the game of basketball, which has been almost cruelly ignored until recently. The countless times trying to live without it has led to me not feeling not quite as upbeat as usual. Even when things were going right in my life, that extra bounce in my step was just not there. While my playing career did not work out the way as desired, I still get a rush from simply being around the game; and then it finally hit me. I realize I can use everything learned through my work…

It was a beautiful and sunny Sunday morning the day after I graduated from Villanova University. My parents were hosting a graduation brunch for me at the scenic Valley Green Inn in Philadelphia’s historic Fairmount Park. There were over a hundred guests present that day, a mix of family, friends, and others who made an impact on me over the course of my life. It was just a few short months away from the beginning of law school. I remember looking over at my parents shortly after the brunch began;…

anything any of us dreamed of. We knew it was an important next step in life, a straight line, get great grades and high scores in high school, and go to college. I dreamed of what I would good to school for, I dreamed of what I would go to school for after that. I had so many dreams about what exactly I would do, but unfortunately, life had a flurry of other plans for me. I had my path picked out, my ticket to happiness. I love learning, and the thought of more time spent in school has never been daunting…

the ones that we will have for a lifetime. And I am glad I made some friends during the course of my high school years. Those friendships, hopefully, would travel with me until I enter college, the world of adulthood, and the very last stage of my life—death. One of those friendships, one of my treasures, is between Ryan and me. He and I first met in a math class back in freshman year. It was the first day of school, and everything—classmates, teachers, and even the classrooms—were all new to me…

highest priorities. We spent a huge portion of class dedicating our time to service learning or planning for it. Not only did we give back to a local agency, a Minnesota children’s hospital, we gave back to an international agency, Masinyusane. Giving back is important for everyone, especially college students. Service learning is a wonderful opportunity to learn various new things that can be used throughout life. These service experiences have opened my eyes to new ways I can volunteer within the…

“about me paper” is going to start with elementary school; my life has had many events, but it was not until school when my journey really had begun. Growing up I had always been the happy, naive, child most people are use to; I was always smiling, but when it came to school work I dreaded it. From first grade to fifth I had a tutor every year and almost every summer. At first it was the reading then once I concurred that, it was the math, life just never gave me a break. Being the child I was, I could…