The Lariat Analysis

Choosing the Marine Corps instead of another branch saved me because it brought out the most in me and forced me to become a leader. As an Infantryman, I’ve served with some of the greatest men this country has to offer, most of which coming from the same substandard background as me. My seniors have taught me incredible lessons and I have passed them on to my junior Marines. This is an institution that does nothing less than create hard working, productive, and confident men. Two deployments later I am ready to bring my insight and experiences to a classroom at a prestigious University like Miami. After getting back in the classroom and discovering my passion for economics I am more than excited to pursue a

Taylor Sampson interviewed Jay Welsh, current Florida Virtual School instructor in Journalism and seasoned broadcast journalist to talk to him about the career of journalism. When asked what would all aspiring journalists study and do before entering the profession he states “Number one is a great writing education. Very little is done without a script, and you are responsible for writing that script.” He also says to follow your passion “There is all types of different fields (for journalism careers). Mine was sports. For others it might be politics, fashion, wild life.” He even says every aspect of life has a journalist path. “The last thing would have to be comfortable speaking. You’re going to be in front of people. It can be a bit egotistical if you like being the center of attention; because that’s what you are.”

The author Wes, when first being forced into military school by his mother was very eager to go back home and tried everything he could to make it back home, over the course of a couple of years that idea started to change. “I was now a platoon sergeant, a cadet master sergeant, and the youngest senior noncommissioned officer in the entire corps. Three years ago I’d been one of the insubordinate kids first entering the gates of Valley Forge. In an ironic turn, I was now one of the ones in charge of them” (Moore 115). One can see the dramatic switch in the author’s motivation, he once upon a time had a mixture of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation due to where he used to live and his surroundings, now he’s eager to progress in the military with strictly intrinsic motivation, with the plus of the extrinsic motivation of making his mother happy, but he mostly did it for himself. The author at this point knows that there are no rewards in the military, no payment for training nothing but pride, and is functioning on nothing but making himself content with his achievements, he’s focusing on the human not the economic aspect (Pink 25). In the other Wes’s case, his motivation did shift a bit after his friend Levy had told him about the Job Corps. He was a bit speculate because he’d heard about it before, going to the Job Corps was purely intrinsic on his part; he wanted to get out of the dealing game. Though, he had high motivation while in the Job Corps it

Joining the military isn’t all about wanting to carry a weapon or looking good in a uniform it’s about everyone doing their job to their best trained abilities. There are many reasons for joining the armed forces. Protection of the country, loved ones, and rights of the citizens are all included. Some have never been a part of something bigger than themselves and it’s great for

Since I was three years old, I knew that I wanted to go into the military, specifically the Army. I can remember attending a karate match and before the match, they asked me, “What do you want to be when you get older.” And I replied,” I want to be a soldier.” When I was applying to high schools, I ran across a school called Fork Union Military Academy. My first thought was why I

ROTC programs are also helpful in college tuition. There are scholarships and courses that help an individual prepare to be an officer in the military. Typically the programs are their own courses and take at least four years to complete. After the courses are completed, the individual goes straight to the military for the branch, as an officer, he enrolled in. He also are given many different allowances. The allowances given are usually a housing allowance and a food allowance, depending on the region the individual is attending college. He also gets his tuition paid for, as well as money for books and monthly spending allowance (Yuengling). Worrying about college can be avoided from joining the military. The military even pays for children of veterans and active duty soldiers. Through the military an individual may be relieved, because of all the educational benefits provided for him. The military can help fuel the future of any soldier who wants the benefits.

There are a lot of graduates fresh out of high schools that make the decision to use the military. There are some people that join the military because that is a fast and easy choice for them. The military gives everyone a wide variety of options. College for instance, the military allows you to serve your country and still have time to attend college and get a degree if you choose to do that. People that choose to join the military get the option to go to college anytime they feel during their military career. The military pays for part or all the tuition. The military has four different branches, Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marines. Each branch offers different trades. Air Force for example, teaches people to fly, have mechanical skills,

The Daily Nebraskan seems like an incredible way to engage the UNL student body in current topics regarding the university, the country, and the world. During my senior year, I worked for a short span of time at my high school paper, ‘Imua Iolani. I always regretted not joining ‘Imua earlier. Of course, my motives for wanting to work at The DN now seem selfish, and I admit it--they are. But in addition to expanding my own life experiences, I want to help expand the lives of UNL students by reporting information and telling stories.

This is demonstrated when Johnny says,”I just hope he stays there. And finishes. I never liked that school stuff, but I know my little brother digs it... One of us has to make it in life”(Valdez 629). With this quote you can infer that Johnny is a high school dropout. 10% of the Army's new recruits have no high school diploma (NewYorkTimes). In other words to Army needs good-for-nothings to go fight with no skill, and risk their lives to have a bigger chance of winning the war. The good-for-nothing should push to be in anything in life besides for signing up for

Why The Military Can Change You The selective service act was passed in 1917 creating a way for the United States to increase its military power. This gave many young men and women a way to learn new skills and do something that would positively affect their families, communities and ultimately their country; furthermore, the selective service system is also a way for our country to protect the freedoms of our people and in some cases the freedoms of others. Most young adults in the U.S. today want to do a job that will better their family, community, and country and serving in the military is considered by many to be the best way for young adults to learn morales and leadership skills they couldn’t learn anywhere else.

Is it worth fighting for what you want when you cannot have it? In my opinion, yes. Is it worth the sweat, blood, and tears to fight for land? In my opinion, yes. Is it worth trying to win and achieve what you want because you do not want to seem like the weakest link? In my opinion, of course. Who would want to loose over someone who will gain the same hierarchy just by winning a battle? No one. In the article, “The Coming of the Laviathan” by Francis Fukuyama, he believes that tribes will soon become a state by following a social contract so that tribes will not be taken over in the future. In the article, “On War” by Carl Von Clausewitz he argues about what war is. How does war achieve power? What is it that differentiates Fukuyama and

I am a journalism major because I didn’t know what I wanted to do and if nothing else ‘Jen the Journalist’ had a ring to it.

According to Lavoie (2005) many parents think that their children do not understand or grasp the idea of fairness. However, he explains that they already do understand that at one point or another kids know when another kids necessities are much bigger than someone else’s. He urges parents who have more children at home to stop trying to balance the scale in order that the other children don’t feel left out. His suggestion for the parents is to let the other children know that if they were the one needing extra attention to meet their needs, as parents they would be doing the same thing for them. Being honest with their children from the beginning and not making assumptions that they do not understand their brother or sister special needs

Two years and an Associate’s degree later, I transferred to Phillip Merrill College of Journalism (University of Maryland College Park) to study broadcasting. There, I learned the tricks of the journalism trade; how to shoot,

I chose journalism as my elective for this year because I wanted to continue the journalism career that I began in middle school since it allowed me to write about topics that grasped my interest and passion aside from writing required essays in a classroom setting. In addition, I believed that this course would allow me to improve my writing skills by learning the grammatical, ethical, and organizational concepts relating to journalism such as the code of ethics, the inverted pyramid, and the editorial hierarchy. I also hoped for the course to help me with responsibility and time management since I knew I would have to write articles and have other loads of works from other classes. Not to mention, journalism has allowed me to be motivated to write a good article not for the grade, but for the sole purpose to make the article right. In middle school journalism was an extracurricular activity and this year I was graded on my personal interests, my time management, and my writing quality rather than on the actual learning of a subject. This course has challenged me to write outstanding pieces of work based on my time management and motivation as well as without many guidelines and structure given. It had also made me a lot more confident since it requires interaction outside of class to acquire sources for articles. Thus, through reporting I able to establish a rapport with people and build a network. Overall, this course had helped me become a people person, challenge