Most people dreams of going to an outstanding college for the prestige, but I dreamt of going to college to get away from my family. This might sound harsh, but I was not happy with my family situation. It was a hard decision, but I eventually decided that I needed to leave to become happy. Furthermore, I linked most of my problems with my living situations. It might have been tunnel vision, but living with my parents causes me incredible stress. I lived with my mom and step-father that was not too
title 1 (low income school) in the middle of Georgia and to be going to a school so far away with such prestige felt amazing, but nerve racking at the same time. I was excitedly anticipating starting school in the fall, but I also doubted myself as a minority coming from a background not as extravagant as others attending Trinity. Then one morning I got an email and a call that changed my life. "The 1823 Scholarship is awarded to students who continue to represent our deep-rooted history of strong
of my major goals in high school is to get into college. Now, this might seem trivial, as these days two out of every three high school students enroll in college immediately after graduation. What’s the big deal? Well, I don’t want to just go to any old community college or public university, I want to go to the top schools, the Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, and schools of equal prestige. This is a way to a successful future. Now, you might think, what’s the big deal? A college is a college, right
I will discuss what the value of a college education means to me. A higher education will give me many physical benefits such as economic stability, a better quality of life for my family, more career choices, better job security, set a good example for my children at the same time, a college education will also give me many intangible benefits such as boosting my self-confidence, helping me to learn specialized knowledge, thinking critically, bringing me in contact with different people, learning
The life of a God, forever bliss, complete happiness: Odysseus slights all of these things in order for him to return to his loving wife and son. The concept of true commitment was a very commendable quality for a Greek hero to possess. With this character trait, Odysseus models the ideal husband, father, and leader. Unfortunately, in today’s society, one rarely encounters such outstanding morality. Being raised in an explicit society, a decrease in certain morals has become fashionable. In particular
If I have to describe someone as my hero, it would be Michelle Obama. She was the first lady of United States of America, the wife of President Obama. Her style simplified her courageous role as the first lady. She accomplished many achievements in her life, way before becoming the first lady. Her background as a child and an adolescent proved that Michelle was destined for greatness. According to (Firstladies.org), “she achieved academic success in elementary with being able to skip grades and being
Life after high school can be one of the most difficult decisions in your life. And it is not just one decision, the college you choose can alter many aspects of your life. When you attempt to choose a school to go to you have to take into consideration many things. You have to know the major you want to go for, the minors, location, tuition cost, et cetera. I have so many options for the next step in my life. For this paper, however, I have narrowed it down to two options: Miami University and the
privilege as a, “series of advantages that come to White Americans in their daily lives because, typically, they have been free of the labeling, stereotyping, and discrimination, past and present, that people of color experience,” (2008). One aspect of my racial privilege is that the majority of the U.S. population are Caucasian as well. Wherever I go I will most likely find systems targeted toward a white audience. Whether shopping and seeing all white manikins, hearing a song like ‘Sweet Home Alabama’
scholarship offer and packed his bags to move back to Michigan. Jim ended up having quite the college career there too! Learning from one of the best coaches to ever coach anything he finished his college career in the top five in passing yards, passing attempts, completion percentage, completions, and touchdown passes in school history. He was the starting quarterback for the last three years of his college stay, even though he broke his arm five games into his sophomore year and was out for the remainder
Luxury industry in France Luxury is artificial definition and cannot be easily transferred into real life. It is a notion of anything that is useless and superfluous in real life. However, it can be often associated with beauty (art, entertainment, design, décor or trend) and remains one of the driving forces behind society’s spending. It is true that luxury speaks and renown’s itself by big spending and indeed, outlandish expenditure is often associated with it. The world luxury market is worth