My Canoeing Journey

Although my transition was rough, in my sophomore and junior years of college, I thought that I wouldn 't be able to continue, but I have, and I am doing great. Pushing through struggles, making sacrifices, and staying focused on my goals has helped me to gain persistence and see the bigger picture. My adversities made me stronger as a person to reach for things that I never thought were possible. I have exceeded not only the limited expectations placed

In my conclusion I’ve come to realize that going to college is one of the best decisions you can make in your life and finishing college is an even grateful feeling, in my spare time I talk and advice my friends to go school and get a better education because it can help you in the long run, so I won’t be a dummy ill stay in school and now I’m following my own advice. So I’m proud of myself for getting another chance at it with Ashworth College and I’m willing to work hard to get what I

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The author was inspired to write this essay because he experienced college the same way all freshmen will experience college. He went through the same exact struggles that they are bound to go through at some point in it, so he was motivated to help them survive school and stick with it no matter how tough it gets. He consistently emphasizes how magnificent the rewards are if one finishes all of college.

Life is all about choices, and the one choice I knew I wanted to make was to go to college and achieve my educational goals. Knowing that my family could not support my two older sister’s college endeavors let alone mine, I knew I had to act. Throughout my high school years, I applied myself constantly through taking challenging coursework and involving myself in clubs that I was passionate for. All of those years led me to overcome the biggest obstacle a senior student

I knew college was going to change me in many ways. Yet, after my family and I restructured our collective and individual emotional reactivity over the three years that I was away at school, I believed my work in that department was done. I thought transiting into college was difficult, however, I found myself once again unprepared for the aftershock that rocked my family once I return from school. I left college a strong, independent, mature, and differentiated person, or at least I kind of did.

Ever since I was a little girl my parents have been saving and preparing themselves for the day they send me off to college. I have a long line of family members that graduated from Southern University. I knew for a fact that Southern was going to be the school of my choice. August 22, 2012 was the first day of my freshman year in high school. Once I entered high school the only thing I could think about my graduation and my matriculation at Southern. I couldn’t think of anything more stressful than transitioning from high school to college. When I was in middle school a lot of people told me about high school and how it was hard. The things they told me made me think going to high school would be a huge step, well it has nothing on college. No more depending on people, I have to get it on my own. Now that I am in college, I will be faced with many challenges that I will have to make the right choice about on my own.

Throughout my four years here at Blackfoot high school, I’ve changed a lot. I went through many different phases from my freshman to my senior year. My freshman year I remember thinking “I don’t need college,” “College isn’t for me,” “I’m not going to college,” Boy, was I wrong.

To begin with, college has always been one of those things that I have wanted and just needed to do. I was unsure for the longest of how, what, or when it would happen but I knew

I would like to share my background story and growing up in a small town. No one in my family has attended college. I will be the first to graduate high school and community college at the same time. I have come to love school. At a very young age I understood the kind of power, knowledge holds. When I was only twelve years old, I had decided that I was going to sacrifice my friends to pursue my educational career. A small town girl like me wanted to attend Robeson Early College High School to get her high school diploma and Associate degree in Science. Every day that I went to school it opened a new door for me. Knowledge has gave me so many opportunities that I didn't even know were out for a small town girl like me. Through knowledge and

Through my many activities at Desmet and outside of Desmet have enriched my character and taught me a myriad of important skills. Sports have taught me the importance of accountability, discipline, and communication. Student government has educated me on how involvement is the best strategy. Working has taught me the importance of working to a high standard. The Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage educated me on the importance of trusting God. High level classes have not only challenged my mental capabilities, but also the classes have taught me the importance of communication.

The sacred canoe journey was one of the several native traditions that was lost during the assimilation period where europeans attempted to save the man, but leave the Indian behind. Traditionally, there was a ceremony on land that involved the entire Indian community that was performed when someone lost a loved one or felt extremely depressed. The ceremony was to help bring the lost soul out of their depression and allow them to live their day to day life. The canoe resurgence is similar after so many hardships the Native people have had to endure. The canoes help tribe members to retrieve language, culture, and songs. This is a chance for Natives to get out of the western clock and instead think about their own. I think for so long Native Americans have been forced to

I am proof that anything is possible. In a very short time, I will not only have graduated from college, I will have graduated from one of the top engineering schools in the country! As a high school dropout and now a soon-to-be first generation college graduate, I never thought I would have made it this far. Before college, I spent years working for the state and local non-profits. I helped families manage and inspire their developmentally disabled children; most of whom who were autistic. This opened the door for new and exciting opportunities; traveling for work. I met people from all over the world and made connections that will last me a life time. Even now, at the University of Florida, I’m learning alongside people who, at one point,

For many, after graduating high school the next big step is college. I never asked myself why or if I even wanted to. Yet, since I was not yet ready to join the work force, and didn’t want to disappoint my parents, I simply followed the path that I was supposed to take. For a while I had no direction, but through the loss of my high school English teacher and my dream of making my family proud, I discovered that college was the place I wanted and needed to be.

My life flashed before my eyes right before I was about to get crushed by a rock 10 feet taller than I was. This story will tell the time I went white river rafting and almost died. Being on vacation doesn’t always mean everything is perfect. While I was rafting, the whole experience took a turn for the worst. I was suddenly gasping for air as the malicious currents dragged me down wanting to trap me in their home forever. My body weak and exhausted from being toyed around with by the water, I fell into an unconscious state. I started to remember the car ride to my rafting destination. Upon arriving, I was given my equipment and a set of instruction to follow. My sister, her friend and I were paired up with our tour guide and headed on with our three hour journey across the Pacuare River. Little did I know that my life was close to being put to an end. The rest is history, I was just happy to make it out alive.