Jennifer Carnegie : A Clever Girl

Though the parents constantly ensure that they do the opposite of the social norm, they’ve made sure to inspire Jeannette with the values of schooling. Alongside Jeannette’s parents value instillments with an added extra persuasion from her sister, Jeannette takes the leap and enters into the world of academia with an Ivy League college acceptance. “I applied to its sister college, Barnard, and was accepted.” (Wall 250). Even with her upbringing Jeannette is still bright enough to make her way into a good college, a college that most would say “trash” like her didn’t deserve to attend.

The article “The (Mis) Education of Monica and Karen” illustrated the lives of these two women in their first year at a Midwestern University. Monica and Karen both grew up in the same small struggling mid-western town. Monica was from a working-class family and she worked a full-time job so that she could afford in state student fees so that she would

When we are first introduced to Caroline, a bright young student, we are lead under the assumption that she will take the world by storm seeing as how she can use her intellect to her advantage. Not only that, she works hard and knows what she wants as soon as she goes on a college tour with her father. She decides to attend one of the top colleges in the nation, Brown University, and she works hard to be accepted to her dream school. Growing up, she always had an easy grasp on things, she didn’t struggle and didn't have to worry about competition at her school since was one of the brightest there. She even “took a political science course at a nearby college while she was still in high school,” (69) managed to get all A’s in college level courses. Since these college courses weren’t much of a challenge for her, Brown should have been a walk in the

Simmons uses senior high school student Isabella, as well as other students repeatedly as a foundation for his main arguments. By using Isabella’s essay Simmons is able to paint a picture as to the education system and how it impacted the outlook of higher education on students. Instead of emphasizing the impact of a good education, there was emphasis on economic status and what a

As a result, she lacked confidence in her education. She stated, “My early education did not partake of the abundant opportunities which the present day affords and which even our common schools now afford. I was never sent to any school; I was always sick.” Even though she did not attend a formal school it did not put her out of reach of a proper education (Peterson, 9).

Although the daughter’s shame in her mother is evident, she is also prideful of her as well. The strong love that the mother and daughter share is pervasive throughout the story. The story is being told by the daughter after she is all grown up. The fact that Jones uses such vivid detail on the mother’s preparation for her daughters first day of school shows that the daughter loved her mom and all that she did for her. The daughter recalls that her mother spent a lot of time preparing her when she says, “My mother has uncharacteristically spent nearly an hour on my hair that morning, plaiting and replaiting so that now my scalp tingles.” (Jones) She also remembers that her “pale green slip and underwear are new, the underwear having come three to a plastic package with a little girl on the front who appears to be dancing.” (Jones) The daughter having remembered details like these illustrate that she has an immense love and takes pride

In the book Wes (the author) gets ready to jump out of the plane; he contemplates his life and the person he longs to become and begins to consider all of the people who influenced his life, which helps him, realize that he wants to stay at Valley Forge to attend junior college, It shows how much he grew, by recognizing how much the people in his life have influenced him. Wes had the resources he needed to succeed because of his support system. His mother and grandparents put him through military school which he attended until he received his associate’s degree. Attending military school helped Wes make the connections he needed to get into a good college. Wes knew that he was going to go to college and he stuck to that plan and received a scholarship and completed his master’s degree at Oxford University.

The couple is driven to excel, work hard, and are eager to become everything Harvard wants them to be. They are both successful and highly intelligent people. Katie, their toddler daughter, was traded off from one to the other several times a day while Martha and John balanced classes, dissertations, and teaching duties. John took on a consulting job, which required him to constantly commute to Asia (Beck, 1999).

All my life they explained to me the importance of an education. “You’ve got to get your education! It’s the only way to get ahead in the world” were the words told to Sotomayor by her mother. Words that I heard my entire life. My parents instilled in me that one day I could have something far beyond what they do. Intertwined in the pages of Sotomayor’s book is an account of her Mother’s efforts to keep her children educated. On one occasion her mother bought them educational textbooks to study and even paid to get her children lessons. Like her mother, my parents opened a world of possibility for me too. They worked extra shifts to get me music lessons, waited outside of school an extra hour when I had events, and payed for me to stay in sports. They went far and beyond to secure an education for me and my sisters. “The world branched out before me in a thousand new directions.” explains Sotomayor of the learning experiences her mother exposed her to. My parents are an essential link in what my career goals have become.

Julia recounts her latest suicide attempt in which she drove to an isolated beach on the coast of Massachusetts and tried freezing to death before anyone found her and she “described the circumstances of her unlikely accidental rescue by a group of drunken college students…” (Stout 424 and 425) in which Julia saw herself through the perspective of someone else. This attempted suicide only scratched the surface of Julia’s real problem. When asked a series of common and simple questions about her childhood, Julia failed to recount them, as she “could not remember a single one of them, not from grade school, not from middle school, and not from high school. She could not remember whether or not she had gone to her high school prom or her high school graduation” (Stout 425).

Everyday no one ever paid attention to the missing children on the milk carton’s in the cafeteria, till one day Janie Johnson chugged the milk of her friend, Sarah-Charlotte, and glanced at the face on the milk carton. Something seemed awfully familiar with the girl, maybe a little too familiar, She became over flown with memories of herself. That was her on the milk carton, but how could it be she has a loving family, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, that she could never imagine being her kidnappers? How in such a calm old neighborhood?

When Katherine did eventually begin college, she was so excelled that by age 10, she was out of high school and getting ready for college. By the age of age 15, she’d started college. This College, now West Virginia State University, was a black college, founded in 1890 but only taking the name West Virginia State College in 1929, three years before Katherine began her studies there. She had two years in which to make a decision as to which subject she would major in and she knew it was one of English, French and mathematics. It was a difficult decision for the girl who was talented in all these subjects, so eventually she decided to major in two of these topics. At West Virginia state university, Johnson had become immersed in the math software. She cherished being surrounded by many clever people, she said and knew all of the professors and college students on campus. One of her math professors, Dr. William W. Schiefflin Claytor, identified Johnson’s vibrant and inquisitive mind. “You’d make a brilliant research mathematician,” he informed her. (A studies mathematician does much stuff, one amongst that by fixing big math problems.) Then Claytor helped her come to be

Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Anna who lived in Downtown, Gainesville. At the University of Florida, Anna takes classes that are too expensive, and she cannot afford them. One day Anna has found the Blount Center campus of Santa Fe located in Downtown. Now, Anna is extremely glad that she has found this campus since the classes at the Blount Center are less expensive, close to her home, and to the University of Florida. Then, Anna decides to take classes at the Blount Center and with many people from different places. Anna still works as a full time at Publix and studying at the Blount Center with the hope that one day she can afford and complete her classes at UF. Anna agrees that the Blount Center campus of Santa Fe is a place remarkable by its location, space and length, and the educational environment which allows students to make a smart choice to attend this incredible campus.

Jenny decided to come to Emerson not just because of its fame, but also because of her interest in journalism. She chose journalism as her major because she wants to “tell

While he figured new ways to keep his hands on her, Jennifer was trying to sort through an avalanche of mixed emotions. On one hand, Ronnie strongly repulsed her, probably because he assumed too much too soon on top of his controlling attitude and disgusting kisses. On the other hand, touched in places never before touched by any man aroused her sexually more than she cared to admit. It more closely resembled involuntary body reactions than anything connected to chemistry, yet very pleasurable sensations. Nervous and wide eyes, she quietly wondered to herself, just how could she keep him at bay when her body unexpectedly decided to mutiny? Doing her best to remain passive, his big warm hand rubbed up her side in long enough strokes to catch