Why I Chose To Write A Journalism Degree

There are several reasons why I decided to take Honors English, but I'll start with the one that is the most important to me, and that is college. College is something that is very important to me, and I want to be prepared for it. When I graduate I plan to attend a school out of state or preferably study abroad, possibly Germany. Unfortunately universities tend to be very expensive, especially if it is not in the state you live in. In order for me to be accepted into a top school I will need scholarships, good grades, and an impressive transcript. By taking this honors English course I hope to increase my chances at achieving my goals.

I have decided to pursue post-secondary education for various reasons. For instance, I am interested in particular subjects, such as Business and Applied Sciences, and would love to be able to study within these faculties while learning about something that captures my interest. I feel that by attending post-secondary, selecting and building a career would be much easier. After receiving a degree, chances of obtaining a good job with a well-established company will be greater and I hope to one day work as a software engineer for a major company such as Google or Microsoft. Another reason I wish to attend post-secondary is because I wish to help make a change in our world one day. Attending post-secondary will help me gain the knowledge and

Deciding to pursue a degree was an easy decision because I didn’t choose to further my education for normal reasons. My two reasons on why I went back to school are because of competition and pride. The first being competition comes from the fact that I’m one of twelve children. Sibling rivalry is a very real thing and competing against eleven other individuals to show how you fit in the food chain is difficult. Only three of my siblings have completed their college education two of them graduating with a master in their fields as well as having 3.5 or higher GPA. As for the other sibling, she recently graduated with her bachelors with 3.9 and has been recently accepted into her master’s program. I’m one of three who is currently going to college

The career that I will be researching is Cosmetology. There are really two reasons why I chose this career. The first reason is so I can help work my way through college. At first I wanted to go for a lawyer so I was looking at seven years of college, but now I am looking to go for business to open my own salon. The second reason is because since I was a little girl I have always loved doing hair. I find that when you do somebodies hair you are actually doing a good deed. They may walk into that salon not feeling as confident as they usually do because their hair is messed up or outgrown, and then when they leave your salon, they feel like a brand new person, and honestly that is what I love most about this occupation. I hope to learn that this is honestly the occupation for me. That I will be comfortable doing hair for the rest of my life. A lot of girls will drop out because once they go to school for cosmetology, they find out doing hair all the time is not something that they want to do. I found out that I enjoy it. I also want to learn that I will be able to support myself and my future family on this job and this job only if I open my own salon.

Since the time I was a wee little toddler, I could think of nothing more enjoyable then picking up a pen and fresh piece of paper and just letting my thoughts ease onto paper. I would sit for hours on end in my room, meticulating over my work and perfecting my then drawing skills. I like many children, was predominantly inspired by the people around me. I always had a knack for observing the likeness of a persons being and then putting my own spontaneous twist on it.

As far back as I can remember I knew I would go to college and earn a degree. The field of study was always changing but the desire never wavered. The path to accomplishing this goal has not been an easy feat but my favorite quote "the only real failure in life is the failure to try – anonymous" continues to be my driving force.

My hope for my grades is that I will continue to strive to do well academically and so therefore I anticipate on making an A in the course. I have taken Advanced Placement courses in high school and managed to make quality grades throughout the classes, so I will strive to carry over that same determination into this course. This class covers topics that I take a great interest in, which I desire to be able to apply. I am currently on a path to gain an Associates degree in Education and my hope is to specifically teach History, which the material from this class also is empowering me to further my knowledge in my future career choice. All these combined reasons are why I am going to strive to learn the most I can, and earn an A for the

I was born into a first-generation American working-class family in Northern California. High School education was valued in my family and we were expected to do well, but a college education was considered more of an impractical and expensive path to becoming financially independent. It was not impressed upon me that graduating college would provide me a solid foundation to establish financial security or that college could play a valuable role in the enhancement my character. Unfortunately, I did not have the insight to see otherwise resulting in my withdrawal from college and entrance into the work force. I got a job working retail full-time and told myself I would go back to college after I saved up some money. My life would take an additional turn, and soon after I withdrew from college, I was married and pregnant with my first son. With this new reality, the

Theodore Roosevelt said, “A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” A college education will give me the knowledge needed to do what I would of hoped to achieve in the first place. In my case, college will prepare me by giving me the tools needed to become successful in the classroom. This will better my knowledge when applying myself in real life situations. I am attending college in hopes to better my education, reach my culinary goals and experience the college life.

In my mind, I am a developing polyglot. For the first six years of my life, I was raised in the rural part of Vietnam; there was no difficulty to communicate in the everyday life, because everyone spoke the same language-Vietnamese. A transition to the suburbs of Orange County was a dread for me because I was comfortable where I was situated. However, the various languages and cultures that America have opened my mind, have allowed me to explore myself as well as the world around me.

In order to become an exceptional writer, I shall increase my practice and dedication specially in the areas that I struggle the most. Completing the provided study plan can beneficiate myself not just in this current course or college, but also in my professional life. Been able to communicate efficiently tells a lot about an individual’s education and knowledge.

As a transfer student, I took the required classes for my major that are equivalent to the universities’ classes and even decided to stay another year to finish all the classes to better my chances when applying. But this will only really help my admissions, not my major. What really helps prepare for my major is observing and making connections with the people around me. All around, I can see all sorts of people working hard in order to achieve their intended goals; whether it's the shy guy in the corner contemplating the report we got back, or the engaging girl scribbling the lecture on her notepad. These people are my inspiration and my support, these people reciprocate their knowledge to me, whether it's studying for the next exam or sharing ways to ease anxiety. This is science; anatomically we are all quite similar but the difference is within our genetics, experiences, and ability to physically function to make each person distinct from one another.

I am a young lady that stands at 4 ft. 9 with a life-long dream of attending college and a long-term career goal of becoming a social worker that sometimes seem to have been placed in a very high shelve and as much as I jump and strain my short legs, I cannot seem to reach them. However, every day that goes by, I seem to get closer to such shelve as my hope and craving to reach my dreams and goals become bigger and more powerful.

About halfway through my creative writing degree, I had an existential crisis. Ever since I read Letters to a Young Contrarian at the age of thirteen – ignore that I only understood about twenty percent of it at the time – I knew I wanted to be a writer. Christopher Hitchens’ words inspired me and sparked a love of literature and intellectual honesty that persists to this day. However, as weeks turned into months in class, I kept thinking, do I even want to be a writer, and if so, what stories do I want to tell? These thoughts remained and grew louder, creating a mental block that impacted my creativity and thus made the plethora of writing assignments I was given more unbearable. It was a vicious cycle that led me down a path of self-reflection

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.”My goal is to obtain my undergraduate degree in Communication Digital Cinema and Television from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama where I am currently a junior, attend graduate school and eventually live out my dream to become a producer or director of documentaries.