Senior Capstone Research Paper

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” These are words spoken by Nelson Mandela that I strongly agree with.

I cant believe that I am finally a senior in high school it seems just like yesterday I was beginning high school. As I begin my final year I am beginning to realize that this year I will be faced with many responsibilities and will make tons of memories. But I hope that I am able to make my senior year the best yet. Through this final year I hope to have passing grades in all of my classes, to win pep rallies, and to have perfect attendance.

Senior citizens are the people who are most likely to take multiple medications due to the occurring chronic conditions as the aging process continues. Given the several medicines they take, they are ironically the age group that is very much sensitive to medication side effects, both therapeutic and negative.

Nurses are dependent on by people, because everyone in life needs medication. I chose to do my Senior Capstone Project over becoming a Nurse, because I feel I am the right candidate. Throughout this research paper I would like to introduce many circumstances a Nurse has to go through, and steps it takes to get to where these life changing leaders are today.

Your senior year was a wild, crazy mess. You started off the year not wanting to go to school to see Karson because you couldn’t handle it. You even left school some days when he would show up. You let your dumb self try again with Karson and it failed. You got hurt, and even cried.... A lot. You meet the love of your life, Kyle, and still talk to him even though you guys aren’t together right now. You both hope to reconnect after you finish your second year of college. Keep talking to him, don’t let him get away from you. You have had it tough this year, but by the end of the year you didn’t let anything affect you. Your grades were A’s and B’s all year. You made some amazing new friends like, Chandler, Clayton Ecker, Collin and more boys

My first day of senior year had been just like every other year, except my schedule was very basic. The goals I had in mind were mainly outside of my time in school. I had been taking college courses online to better prepare myself for college and to eliminate costs in classes, so I had to make sure I passed all of them. Another goal had been to save money from my job to accomplish personal goals after I exit high school.

I can fairly say that sophomore year of high school has changed who I am completely. In sophomore year I decided to take on miscellaneous experiences to gain valuable work ethic that will help me to persist in college. These include joining a sport, and being accepted into a three year paid internship after going through an interview.Being the daughter of parents with a restricted income has limited my plans of funding my college education. My father is retired and my mother is a housewife which minimizes our financial abilities, however, this doesn’t prevent me from my pursuit of a college education. Gathering a sufficient amount to cover for my tuition and fees has been on my mind since sophomore year of high school, so I started to save up.

My senior year is coming to an end, high school is pretty much over. With the finish line quickly approaching, I reflect on all the things I’ve done in these past four years and, more importantly, all the things I did not do in the past four years that I probably should have. In retrospect, I never did feel like high school was going to be where the best time of my life would be remembered, but now that it’s pretty much over I think maybe I should have treated it like it was. I would love to be able to say there is nothing I didn’t do that I wanted to and that I didn’t have any regrets, but there is a fair share of both. When I think too much about the end, I get sentimental about the experiences, friends, laughs, awkward moments, and more.

Sophomore year is going to get tougher as you go on, but there will be many room to have fun, like the assemblies. Dont give in to video games, like last year. I will not play League of Legends or any other games until I finish my homework and studies. My days of being a procrastinator master is over. Remember back when you stayed up till 3:00 studying or doing a project at the last minute. Doing everything the day they are assigned makes your life more stress free. I wouldn’t be tired and have a mood swing while doing my homework, and then sleep for a few hours, and waking up feeling like poo.

As I am entering my senior year everyone has told me to make sure and slow down because it will be over before I know it. This year I want to learn how to build a strong support group for my emotional well being and grow closer with new people. I am striving to try and make the most of my senior year, so God will prepare me for the upcoming years.

Sophomore year in general has been treacherous . Now it's become harder trying to manage work while studying for finals, Eoc and keeping up with work. Nowadays, I find myself wishing to be back in elementary school. A memory that has been engraved to the deepest part of my brain is one of my teachers telling me of the importance of flushing and cleaning up after the mess that I create. I can’t believe that I once thought that elementary school was difficult. Let’s ignore the fact that my English wasn’t that good in elementary school, now that I’m actually reflecting on the time that I spent in elementary school, I can truly see how simple everything was. For example, I had to write my weekly vocabulary words thrice. But, this is the real world. We aren’t given the chance to go back in time just because we wish to relive certain periods of our lives.

“Time flies by when you’re having fun”, I never thought this quote would mean so much to me until now. This quote was repeated constantly my junior year and now I realize the true meaning of it. All the years I’ve spent in school have led up to this point, my senior year. As my last year in high school begins, and soon ends, I have a lot of decisions to make, and goals to set. Keeping high grades, going to FBLA nationals, and making my teachers proud are a few of my senior goals.

In our book Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach by James M. Henslin, states that one-fifth of United states population is in the poor or working class, this translates to over 60 million people (Henslin, 2017, pg.263). These people are all classified as poor. Education is a big factor of poverty and is a beneficial aspect to the future of individual people and their families lives. Low education is an aspect of poverty because it can make it harder to get a job in the future, leads to a loop of poverty in your family and you will not be paid as much. Barack Obama even promoted education by saying "The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education" (Barack Obama).

Education and Poverty does access to higher education reduce poverty? Education is a very important tool for everyone in this modern world to succeed and build a better life. It is important because it helps us to meet and solve the challenges we face in our lives. We will have more options for jobs, we work only one job instead of two jobs, have more time with family, be a model for others and help others. We can be a good model for our society and family. The higher the level of education there is a greater chance to be successful at work, school, and life in general. What does education do in our lives? Education open doors and creates opportunities for us to change our lives. Poverty makes life difficult because `if someone is in poverty, there is not many opportunity’s. Poverty prevents many individuals in the united states and all over the country from receiving a proper education, food, shelter clothing and health care etc… poverty makes Popole to be dependent. Because of poverty many students in united states will dropout from high school or don’t go to college. In general, it will be difficult to live quality life because of poverty.

Life skills education provides students with the tools they need to become successful after high school. These skills help students learn to cope with their emotions that come with the realities of life, while also providing them with certain social skills to connect with other people along the way. Without knowledge of these basic skills, students are unable to reach their full potential, due to lack of proper guidance and motivation. While core classes are important in providing students with basic information, not all of that information is applicable later in life. Life skills should be incorporated into everyday high school because it helps students and teachers cope with their emotions and stress, puts students on the right track for their future, and gives them essential skills to use later in life.