I Am A High School Student

The Gilded Age was a time of disorder and monumental change.There were many arguments and fights between two groups that didn’t share the same opinion about something.There were two top massacres.Those two massacres were; The Wounded Knee Massacre and The Sand Creek Massacre.These two massacres included the American Indians. The first massacre was the Sand Creek massacre.In this incident the Cheyenne were forced to move to a barren area of the Colorado Territory also known as the Sand Creek Reserve.And in the Wounded Knee Massacre the American Indians were moved to reservations dependent on Indian Agents.But there were more fights and battles that didn’t include the American Indians but people figting for their rights.One of these battles is

Education has always been highly valued by my family but opportunities for academic achievement were not always available to every member of my immediate family. My mother was the first one in her family to go to college and get advanced degrees. My father did not pursue anything further than high school. I keep these circumstances in mind as I further my learning and strive for a better education through hard work. In doing so, I can help pave paths for future generations of students in my family. Opportunities at NCSSM and other outside sources will push me even more to gain as much knowledge as possible; ultimately leading to a higher educational career. Additionally, I have completed a majority of my education with the aid of my mother

Growing up in a less privileged household has not only offered financial and academic challenges, but has also helped me to realize the value and power of achieving a higher education.

Academics has always been my strong suit and I wanted to further my education because I still was eager to learn and create something for myself. I always set a high expectation for myself because I always want to be prepared for any and everything.

One can see why I chose to interview my mother. She has accomplished many things in her life despite all of her obstacles and hardships. I learned that no matter what you have to get an education. Some of her advise was to “never slack and to always stay on top of your work.” Going to college let my mother have the job that she wanted. She still works for the State of Hawaii Judiciary. She started of as a SR8 Clerk and 25

When I was 5 my life changed completely. My sister and I were abandoned by our mother and father. I was then raised by my aunt and uncle along with my grandparents. I was taken in and loved as if I was their own. I want to show them and myself that no matter what happens in life that I can succeed and accomplish anything I set my mind to. Therefore, I am pursuing an Associates degree and the first generation in my family to go to college first generation in my family to go to college.

From a young age, I was taught that education is paramount. Various members of my immediate and extended family work as educators. Many summers I have spent in my mother’s school helping her prepare her classroom, and I enjoy

My mother’s divorce from my dad and her need to raise four children, which fueled and led her to a successful and profitable career. Her perseverance and urgency to change how women were seen in the workforce, led her to raise two daughters with the same affiliations and directions. Moreover, my mother’s belief in being a lifelong learner is a legacy my sister and I were proud to uphold. I value knowledge and finding ways to share knowledge with others. I believe that everyone has a right to learn using the methodology that works best for their own personal learning style. I believe that in higher education, we are too slow to change or keep up with modernizing how students are taught. Thus, my passion to share any insight gained is ever vigilant inside of me and the projects I choose to work on for this PhD program are centered around sharing knowledge with every type of student.

Despite playing the role of protector, there was no role that I enjoyed more than being able to help my siblings further their education, ensuring that their homework and mine was completed, accurate and ready for my mother’s review upon her return home from work. I was determined to transfer my passion for learning, and education in general, to my siblings and anyone in my household who would listen, which might have contributed to the fact that all but one of my siblings went on to attend and graduate from college. For me, getting an education wasn’t an option, it was the only option, a sentiment that I relentlessly stressed to my siblings, and my mother, who though a high school dropout at one point, went on to pursue and receive several college degrees later in life. At the age of 12, I took on my first job, which was essentially an entrepreneurial endeavor. My brothers and I spent the spring, summer and fall canvassing our neighborhood, seeking out residents who would allow us to mow their lawns or rake their leaves in exchange for a reasonable fee. While the earnings of that first job were meager, the intangible benefits and life lessons that I derived from it were tremendous. I learned a lot about earning and managing money, responsibility, and most significantly, what I did not want do with my life. The

I come from a small town and a family who hasn’t always had luxurious things but has never went without the things we must have. For that I will forever be grateful. Watching my father and mother struggle to provide for my sisters and I strongly motivated me to want to earn a higher education. I hope to have a career that I both enjoy and that allows me to provide many things for myself and future family. I know that because of my family’s financial stability this will not because easy.

Since this essay seems to be getting a bit more personal, I might as well discuss the role I play in my family. I am the oldest child in a family of six children: five girls and one boy. The age differences range from one and a half years old to eighteen years old. I love children, but in a way I really don’t have much of a choice. It is only natural to be somewhat of a second mother to my

Exploring different aspects of yourself in the different areas of life has never been so pertinent. As previously mentioned, there has undoubtedly been a shift of roles when comparing the past to the present. Traditionally speaking, men and women’s roles have been that of providers and nurturers respectively. Although through time, these traditional mentalities have transformed, allowing for more possibilities. Even though men’s roles have altered, women have emancipated themselves from a very narrow view of appropriate social norms and can now enjoy the freedom to choose from an array of roles.

I took a leap of faith and believed in myself to accomplish the unattainable the one factor that my family hasn’t accomplished. Now I am responsible for guiding myself through this. I am going to elevate and advanced my academic setting. Knowing that this will be a difficult journey to step outside my comfort zone, to learn and grow and be a pillar of the foundation and a role model for my family to follow, not to fear what’s ahead, but to charge into the flames like a fireman into the darkness of my education, and being a pioneer, who is not afraid of the unknown. This is what my education means to me.

When I was growing up, I remember my family situation as extremely chaotic. I was one of eight children and my father and mother had little time to devote to me individually. Most of the time they spent trying to earn enough to support us with their meager resources. I was often called upon to act as a surrogate mother to my siblings. I felt I had little time to develop my own unique perspective and voice when I was very young. Even as a preschooler I remember doing chores to help out at home. However, this situation did foster some positive aspects of my character. I learned to be mature at an early age and gained a sense of competence because of my responsibilities. But I also was taught put the needs of others second to my own. I feel that I did not learn to value my own, legitimate desires to an adequate degree as a young girl and have only recently acquired a true sense of worth [THESIS].

With so many ways to describe who I am, I think I will start off with the basics. I am a college student that attends Drake University. I would identify myself as hard-working, responsible, and persistent. At the beginning of the term, I identified myself as how I felt in the moment with answers such as tired, hungry, and bored. Yes, those were traits I identified myself within the moment, but now I try to look far and beyond the present. I want to identify myself as someone who strives to achieve everything she ever wanted, including graduating from college, with honors and getting involved within the college community. I want to be able to identify with things that have meaning and substance that I have always strived for including being determined and self-reliant.