the person I present myself to be and why others would agree. Today I define myself as being independent, honest, and a psychology major. My independency has been reflected through many different aspects of my life. At such a young age, I was always told that I was independent and always knew (thought I knew) what I wanted. Even to this day, the dots are barely connecting as to what made me like this. A major reason why I am incredibly independent at my age, was due to how my parents raised me. Growing
comfort of learning wrapped my life like a blanket on a cold night. The finically background of my mother and the absent was of my father led me to turn to education as meaning in life. Due to all the finical difficulties of my family I worked myself towards my education. I am still pulling myself up from the boot straps. The financial position that my family underwent drove me academically. Firstly, the manual labor I underwent during the summer contributed to my academic drive. Menaul offered
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
What is college? In my life I had failed over thousands of times. From my first attempt to ride a bike, falling and getting an ugly scar on my right knee or my first time entering a Pokémon tournament, getting eliminated in the first round. Even through these failures, I never felt discouraged. I got on my cousin bike the next and I entered many other Pokémon tournaments afterwards. My failures motivate me to try even harder and try to succeed the next time around. Always giving it all I got and
Taite Saldana Mrs. Timberlake English 4 Comp. 3A 17 January 2017 Essay Rough Draft More Than Just A Sport “Life is like a baseball game. When you think a fastball is coming, you gotta be ready to hit the curve.” -Unknown. Baseball is a game, one that is not timed, one that is not rushed either, but is only allowed twenty-seven outs. For some it means everything to them, for some the opposite. Even though it is just a game, the characteristics and necessities that come along with it, is what people
said by my peers to me to reassure me that despite feeling like I do not have my life completely together at the moment, that it is important to take a step back and enjoy the events going on in my life currently, as well as to take decisions that I make one step at a time. It is fairly easy to conform to this mindset, largely because I am so young and want to appreciate every moment that life has to offer. However, as I move forward into my adult life, I am beginning to realize the importance of setting
working and studying, my time to live is pretty much gone. Since being in DISC 110 Student Success Strategies, which I found crazy at first to even be in, I have learned strategies to successfully manage my time management challenges to ensure I stay on track each semester and for the rest of my academic career. I have always faced various challenges when it comes to managing my time. Some of the challenges I have are procrastination, knowing my priorities, and getting my priorities in order. I
of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. As a Clinical Social Worker, I will honor the NASW Code of Ethics in addition to my personal values of respect, self determination, responsibility, motivation, and wisdom. My personal values complement the NASW Code of Ethics and will resonate in my work as a social worker. My first personal value that will impact my work as a social worker is respect. In terms of social work and ability to influence my additional values
which they have the utmost interest. I, personally, fall into the preceding category. My desire is to attend college in order to allow myself to channel my passions into the workforce. Additionally, I seek the ability to dependably provide for myself and, should the occasion arise, a family. With the two of these notions in mind, it is undeniably apparent that pursuing a college education is imperative to my future, and, as such, is something which I desire to do. For every person in the world
Throughout my life, I have been shaped in many ways by the social structures present in my life. I had never realized the importance of these influences before this year as I learned the basics of sociology. Those theories helped me be more aware and have a better understanding of how society influences individuals. This text will present examples of how the person I am today was shaped by social structures The socioeconomic status (1) I was born into is that both my parents have university degrees