Immanuel Williams

My motivations for going to college include many things that include stepping out into a bigger world than just my small hometown, also seeing what other opportunities may await me. Other motivations I have for going to college is to get a higher level of education to help me find a future job and hopefully a future career. Being able to expand my horizons is another motivation, by doing this it may open doors for me in

It’s important for me to identify my ‘Learning Style’ because it maximises my own personal learning; Honey and Mumford states ‘’each learner ought to understand their learning style and seek out opportunities to learn using that style’’ to do this. I’d say I’m very particular about the way I go about learning and I am not entirely open-minded in my approach to

I am motivated by my dreams, being more success and also living a better life. In the great words of Nelson Mandela “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’’. So it’s very important to be ahead in life and for me to be focus of my career goals and what I want to accomplish. College also gives you great experience in the fields and real life training, college can also enhance skills set on computers and areas of work that high school didn’t teach you, so it’s important for me to get the education I need. A degree also can provide me with promotions in the near future.

The first two chapters of “What the Best College Students Do” cover several topics. Throughout the chapters, the lives and experiences of different college students are explored. A reoccurring theme in the book is the concept of learning styles. Essentially, the three learning styles are memorization, comprehension, and strategy. According to the author, comprehension is the most effective style of learning. While everyone will possess one of these three learning styles, it is not impossible for someone to adjust to another style. Additionally, the author elaborates on academic ideas such as independence, grades, and outside influences.

Furthermore, the opposition will insist that students should take more time with education and stay away from sports. In fact, it is true that college is for students to get an education to use for the rest of their lives. In order to help them get jobs and be successful as a human on Earth. However, studies have shown that students who are interested in playing a sport at college, go to college to live their dream of playing professionally, over learning an education. Most of the best NBA and NFL players leave college early to play professionally to pursue their dream, but also make money.

First of all, it is very tough to make the pros. Only two percent of college basketball players get drafted, so a degree would help a student-athlete find a job after they have played ball (Vogel). For example, in Division 1 Men’s Basketball, 76 percent of players think that they could go pro while only 1.2 percent actually do (New). Also, in Division 1 Football, 52 percent of players think that they could turn pro while only 1.6 percent actually do (New). Odds are, you will be of the 98 percent of college athletes that do not go pro. “An NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] television ad and poster campaign does advertise that ‘there are 400,000 NCAA student-athletes, and almost all of them will go pro in something other than sports,’ although athletes do not always absorb this message” (New). “‘If you had to generalize, you could easily say no one goes pro,’ he [Ramogi Huma] said, ‘That’s how slim the chances are’” (New). The fact of how hard it is to play your sport for a living is one that should convince athletes to get a college degree, because odds are that they are not of the 1.5 percent of football or basketball athletes that actually go to the

College is certainly a trial of will for most individuals which is why there is some reason why every student is here. For me personally it is both the idea of gaining knowledge and delivering a better future for my loved ones currently and in the future. To seek knowledge for myself is more of a grasp at power and control. For example, a person who understands engineering has more power in the field of electricity than someone who barely knows the difference between the different types of wire. This power that I seek will allow me to both protect those from the law as well as snap the rat trap that criminals narrowly avoid each and every day. So this with the desire for a better life for those close to me motivates my college

Most people have heard his musical scores in famous movies and movie series such as Jaws, Superman, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, E.T., Harry Potter, and Star Wars, but many people don’t know the composer behind the movies’ masterful scores. John Towner Williams was born on February 8, 1932 in Queens, New York to John and Esther Williams. With a father who was a percussionist for the CBS radio orchestra, Williams was exposed to music from a young age. As a child, he studied piano, trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. Williams and his family moved to Los Angeles in 1948 where he briefly studied music composition at the University of California. In 1951, Williams was drafted into the United States Air Force during the Korean War. During his service in the

John Williams has composed over one-hundred film scores of which he has received forty-five Academy Award nominations. He has become a household name through his memorable music motifs. These themes capture the essence of the film and as one fan summarized:

I motivated myself to attend Trident Technical College. Ever since I lost my mother I felt helpless and wanted to give up but I didn’t because I know she wanted the best for me. To me college is an important place that can lead you to a bright and successful future. People who want to be someone in life tend to move on and attend college and I am one of those persons wanting to move on and have a good future. My motivation to keep going and go to college has always been my own expectations of being able to reach success doing what I want to do in life. Going to college can open doors for me in the future that can lead me in to better things in life.

This first assignment will be explaining my learning disposition and personal experiences of education and learning prior to starting at Sheffield Hallam University. This will focus on my different experiences and memories of education before starting my course, I will also relate any experiences to suitable theories and theorists. One the first entries in my journals and my earliest memories of education was reflecting what my learning style. I have always found it easier to learn from listening and taking my time, rather than jumping into work. At nursery, many of the children would want to go ahead and try out all the activities hands-on, I on the other hand would always be sat waiting for the teacher to explain more and to receive instructions.

Being motivated is a good start, but personal motivation alone is no guarantee of achieving an educational objective. The first step that I need to take as I move into my career path journey is assessing my learning styles. After been out of school for sixteen years, it is clear that the world I learned from is different than today’s method of teaching; therefore, it is important for me to assess my learning style to find out what works for me. After I had completed the Multiple Pathways assessment test, I discovered my learning styles were interpersonal and intrapersonal. As I was reading the definition of these two styles, I was not surprised that I fall into this category. My interpersonal learning style defines my character. It helps me understand my ability to

What motivates me most to pursue a college degree is opening new doors for career options and inspiring my daughter through my own actions to pursue lifelong learning. I have waited until this point in my life to take this first step for many reasons. I feel that I had a lot of fear of failure that kept me from pursuing this higher learning. I am in the right place mentally at this stage in my life and feel like I can fully invest in this experience and make it truly a success and representation of what I can do. I am also highly motivated by the fact that my career is truly stalled because I am not competition for someone that has equal experience and a degree. I plan to conquer that competition through this process.

This personal essay outlines key plans for my personal and professional development and success in the future. It shows how I will achieve these goals through continuous learning even after I have graduated. Furthermore, it tries to help the reader understand the need for lifelong learning. It is hoped that this paper will help change the perception of many about the learning process done only within certain periods of their life time.

Success! The word is as individual as the person who has achieved it. For an adolescent success maybe achieving high school graduation or receiving their acceptance letter to a college. For a young adult success might mean buying their first car or first home. As a person enters their middle age adult stage, they usually have achieved success in several areas of their life, such as having a family, home and successful employment. With these successes come obstacles and obligations. Most middle age adults have gained life skills to balance these obligations. However, if the middle age adult chooses to strive towards a life goal of returning to academia a plethora of obstacles many arise to prevent the person from achieving success. Gaining understanding of these obstacles and better insight of themselves can propel the learner towards their desired academic goal successfully. This paper describes one adults quest towards academic success by first gaining understanding of her learning style, personal goals, and analyzing her time and stress management techniques.