presented itself. Having a meager enthusiasm for college, she even despised the thought of attending college, let alone preparing for it. She had a petty understanding of its significance or its relevance with making the ability to obtain a successful future exceedingly derivable. Upon experiencing high school and witnessing her sisters’ distress as a result of being unable to attend 4-year universities, she began to perceive the seriousness of college. Reality struck her vigorously as her teachers
Reflection Its crazy to see my journey end with an overview of all the new things I learned about. This mini course has truly changed my perspective on how writing should be looked at instead of just writing paragraphs upon paragraphs. Starting this course I didn’t expect to learn so much about how to write, what to look for, and also different strategies for reading and writing that could help benefit me in college. I thought it was going to be the hardest online course but I soon found out that
Reflection Unquestionably, it is crazy to see my journey end with an overview of all the new strategies I learned about. This mini course has truly changed my perspective on how writing should be viewed at instead of just writing paragraphs upon paragraphs. Starting this course, I didn’t expect to learn so much about how to write, what to look for, and also the different strategies for reading and writing that could help benefit me in college. I thought this course was going to be the hardest online
butterfly, my writing style transformed from something mediocre to something quite exceptional. In high school, even when I took advanced placement English and Literature courses, I was never good at writing. My writing would lack structure, reasoning, syntax, and a well-defined thesis statement. My inadequate grades on writing assignments lowered my self-esteem, so I assumed I would never enjoy writing papers because I believed I could never improve. However, since attending a university my writing
I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Southwestern Oregon Community College. Before working for Southwestern, I was a graduate student at the University of California at Irvine, where I earned a doctoral degree under the supervision of Dr. Martin Zeman. While living in Greece, I earned a Master’s degree in Logic, Algorithms and Computation from University of Athens. As a tenured faculty member at Southwestern my workload is based on a combination of teaching and service to the institution
Colleges and Universities are institutions of higher learning. These institutions are continuously changing and evolving as means for preparing their students for the ever changing and evolving world. The institutions' curriculums and courses that are offered to the students are reflections of those changes. Higher learning institution's graduate students will learn how to conduct research into new theories, conduct experiments that have never been done and analyze social changes for the betterment
cannot attribute my desire of becoming a nurse to following the footsteps of a family member, nor caring for a sick family member as I was growing up. I am a first generation high school student, furthermore, a college graduate. I became a mother at the very young age of sixteen. Being so young and growing up without the care of my parents, it was always said I, too, would end up in a rough situation and not be able to care for my child being so young myself. I continued out my days and nights being
Table of Contents: • Introduction to Portfolio • Part A: Argumentative Reflection Essay • Part B: Cover letter: Major Revision - Major Revision • Part C: Cover letter: Major Revision - Major Revision In this class, I have learned that we are able to achieve any goal we want, if we give it the time and effort. It does not matter how much we have to write or how many assignments we are asked to do. If we work step by step and plan ahead, we will success in achieving our goal. Throughout this
Through reviewing my Projection essay, I noticed that my priorities, purpose, goals, attributes, and hurdles have all remained the same. In my essay, I described that by taking a psychology course this quarter, I would hopefully have a better idea if that is a subject I would enjoy focusing my career on. My passion for psychology has been reinforced this quarter as I have found every topic in my psychology class to be engaging and interesting. My interest in this subject is evident as it has led
changing at all levels due to advances in technology. In my opinion, the changes cannot be fast enough. The Huffington Post reports, “According to a study conducted in late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can 't read. That is 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can 't read.” Crum (2013) Upon further reflection, the public school