As the liquid aluminium filled the plaster mold, I wondered if it would explode in my face. Sinking my hand into the alginate, I thought I might never break free of its tight enclosure. Worst of all was the fear that I might burn the house to ashes. Yet, my house and I ended up just fine. Through a couple sleepless nights emerged my prize-an exact model of my fist, cast in aluminium. Three years ago, the addiction began. After watching a metal casting video, I decided to build a furnace myself
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Deciding on what college to go to was a very difficult decision for me. I originally was planning on going to Mount San Antonio College in California. Later on my parents and I talked about where I should be going to college, they wanted me to be close, however I still had my heart set on Mount San Antonio College. As the date got closer I decided that I wanted to go to school at St. Cloud State because I wanted to be close to my family. We went to advising day at St. Cloud State and it was difficult
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Pearls are the only gem that derive from a living creature. Formed when an irritant finds it’s way to the center of an oyster; pearls are the result of years of repeated coatings of a substance called nacre; a defense mechanism that reduces irritation and produces something lustrous and valuable. My childhood was made up of many irritants. People and events that still to this day tear into the corners of my mind. It took away many opportunities, my sanity, and a lot of the hope that I had for my
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step. So should everyone go to college? Well if you’re stuck in a rock and a hard place you should look at your options. There will be some bumps in the road on this journey you take. The cost of college may discourage some potential students. People have argued that college is a perquisite to enter the middle class (Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill Page 208.) Higher education is one of the best investments you can make according to, President Barack Obama. College graduates make more money in their
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and just in life in general. In order to do this, I must work towards my goal of mechanical engineering. One path to this goal, and an efficient one at that, is the UC system. I think that this level of inspiration that I am not only going through college for my own dreams of mechanical engineering, but also my parents’ dreams of my success would make me a very effective student within the UC
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My College Success I am facing many struggles to become a successful college student. First of all, finances are difficult. Presently, I am working 40 hours every week at Whole Foods. Every day I get home from work at 7 P.M. Immediately upon arriving home I shower and have dinner. I assist my son with his homework and then begin studying and completing my homework. I study until 2 A.M. Customarily, I wake up at 6 A.M . I have breakfast, get dressed for school, assist my son in getting ready
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My motive for enrolling in College Composition was to become a stronger writer. Through the duration of this semester, my goals were to develop basic skills such as knowledge of linguistic structures, how to develop a thesis, and the organization of ideas. Throughout high school, I have always struggled with those aspects of writing, especially with linguistic structures such as grammar and punctuation. Therefore, I am glad the class had a primary focus on grammar and composition. Additionally, I
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Throughout middle school and my previous year of high school, I have thought that I would not attend college. College was an overwhelming idea, for I did not believe in myself. The media, movies, and shows on television all portray college two ways. One of the ways in which college is portrayed is consecutive-day partying and the other being late night studying and intense stress. I never found myself to be one to enjoy
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Being a first-generation student, the road to college has not been easy. During high school, I did not have someone to mentor me, whether this meant taking extra AP courses or SAT prep. Even though my parents only went to secondary school, they constantly implemented that going to college meant a better future. I comprehended that after high school I had to go to college, however I had no idea how I would get there. As my high school graduation approached, I realized that the applications for out
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scholarship. If I were to be awarded this scholarship, it would take some weight off my shoulders in terms of paying for tuition and I would be able to divert my attention to community service in a new environment. Upon selecting my first choice college, I was looking into universities that would allow me to help the community in multiple ways. Corpus Christi, TX would allow me to participate in a variety of society service projects. I plan to join a sorority
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My college experience For the last 8 years I have gained a lot of experience while being in the military and never really thought what I can gain from college. The last couple years I have been taking online classes and I havent really thought of what I can gain from them. As I read the topic for this week I started to think to myself what can I gain from my college experience and this is what came to my head. I can sharpen my skills in the field I chose, it also helps me get over the fear of not
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Experiencing the College Atmosphere Many moments in a person’s life can alter who they become, and what they accomplish, these moments can be small, or they can be monuments. In my many moments of blessings, registering for college at Pikes Peak Community College was one of the monumental moments. This decision shifted my life completely, and helped me to be on the path of a wanted purpose, that God has set out for me. Going to college was one of the best decisions I believe I could have ever made
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As the semester is coming to an end, it feels weird how time has gone by so fast! When I first came to school, I was very nervous and eager as to what to expect. Now almost a semester into college, I have learned more than I could imagine. The first challenge I faced was being sick away from home, without the comfort and TLC of my parents. Right after parents weekend, I started to get a bad cough, headaches, and severe congestion that landed me in the health center twice. I also got a fever and a
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As a sophomore in college I have begun to learn to expect changes in my goals. Throughout this past year I have achieved things I never thought I would have achieved and as a consequence, feel that my personal and educational goals have started to become far more ambitious. My main goal in college, as it always has been, is to expand and achieve higher critical thinking, and skills in creativity, technical, and communication that will enable me to perform more effectively in my daily life and career
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Preface I never really considered myself a writer, but over the past few semesters here at USC, I have grown accustom to the notion of becoming one. This is possible due to my passion for great stories and how they are told. This is just one of the reasons, if not the most, that helped my decision to go back to school. After many years in the post-production division of the motion picture industry, I felt that it was time and made the choice relatively easy. My education before was just the juxtaposition
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Throughout my high school I have experienced lots, or better yet, endless losses but I also experienced tons of gains. Besides getting an education, school is a place where I was strongly encouraged. It take risks to fail on purpose just to give you a glance of what the real world is like. Better to do it in school while you are young then when you are older and you have many more responsibilities.The biggest risk I took in High School with many gains and losses was my position in school life
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Each step is crucial it burns to put pressure on my once blistered and callused feet. My mind blocks out my bodies determination. Sadie Swelling in her light calm periwinkle blue room hangs up her new soccer poster. She is tall for her age and her bright red hair and freckles make her bright personality stand out. She is 16 and a typical high school girl good friends happy family no problems. Also did I mention her emerald green eyes she is the prettiest girl in the school and all girls envy her
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My college career thus far has been somewhat chaotic. Each semester I have taken a full, rigorous course-load, maintained over thirty hours each week at my part-time job, continuously gained hands on knowledge from various internships each semester, maintained a committed membership in two honor societies, taken an active role in community service and helped to take care of my disabled brother, all while maintaining 3.8 grade point average. Multi-tasking and time management are second nature to me
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Miami has always been my first love. I grew up in North Miami, and I went to school in the Miami Dade Public school system. I went to North Miami Middle, North Miami Senior and Miami Dade College. I am a proud product of Miami Dade, and I desire to give back to my community. I was not always sure on my career goal as a child, but I have always been passionate about giving back to my community and help in the best way that I can. Miami Dade County is where I place my heart. My teachers inspire me
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I chose the Maine College of Art to speak with first as a way to warm into the idea of a portfolio review. I pulled my work out onto the counter and her face filled with a smile. It was in that instant I knew MECA wasn't going to be the school for me. From that point on she
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My community college experience has been an uphill climb. When I started College, it was fairly easy because the first two semesters I took core classes and it was revision of everything I had knew from high school. Once the third semester started and I took harder courses such as Honors Biology, it became more of a challenge. Honors Biology is the hardest course I have taken so far, but I look at it as a good experience because for the past two semester, my brain has been working at merely high
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told me she’d signed me up for my first year of college I’d thought she was joking. I had been saying that I wanted to go but just the thought of it stressed me out so I never did anything. This first semester has been one of the most stressful things I’ve ever done, school in general is the most stressful thing for me. Although I knew college would be stressful, I also thought it would be extremely intimidating. My biggest fear coming into college was that I wouldn’t remember the things I learned
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It’s never too late to go after your dreams and achieve your goals. I grew up thinking there was one way to go about life to meet that goal to graduate from college. Do well in school, graduate High School, go to college, graduate. However, life doesn’t always work out that way. Though I can’t complain. I have been able to travel all across this great nation, and even some other countries. I have moved across the country 4 times, spent 3 months in Korea, where I was immersed in a new language and
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you need the new clothing by?” “Hey Dad, all my friends have smartphones, I was wondering if maybe you and mom could buy me one for Christmas” “S- sorry Xeng, we can’t afford a smartphone right now.” “Mom, Dad, I want to go to college.” “…” College, what exactly is college? Some would say it’s the gateway to opportunities and the sinkhole to endless debt. My parents often told me that, especially my mom. But because of the circumstances, I cannot blame them for saying such discouraging words. Having
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life I will have to make a decision to either go to college or not. The positive thing about going to college is you are almost guaranteed better job than a person right out of high school. The negative thing about college is you have to be away from your family for awhile, and it cost so much to go to college. I will probably go to college to get a better job and better education, so in the future i will make more money when i'm an adult. College is a good thing to go for in life as many people have
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My time in Community College has been vastly different from what I expected it to be. College can be exhausting at times and exhilarating at others, but it also presents a fun and challenging environment to explore. It can cause you to question yourself, even at your most confident, or give you the conviction you never had before. The experience that I’ve had while attending Camden County College contain a few of the greatest moments of my academic life. College has shaped me in ways I didn’t think
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College is a transitional period to adulthood, and I believe that in order to truly take advantage of that progression I must accomplish several things in the process. For example, during my college years I would like to absorb as much knowledge as possible through internships, my classes, and service opportunities. I believe that these three things will be beneficial to me post college by broadening my knowledge of the aerospace field. Helping me to develop new ideas, my enlarged abilities will
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My five top goals as a student are first to graduate college and get my degree. I have been attending Bethel University working on a bachelor's degree since 2013. It has been a rough but overall good experience. The facilitators are friendly, meet respectful I met new friends on this journey. The next goal is to make sure my daughter’s get their education. My two oldest are in the 10th,11th grade at Early College High School. My next goal why I am a student is to buy a house after I graduate. Become
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Eric Knoll, Writing Sample, ENG 111, 9/1/16 I think of myself as a subpar writer for being in a college class. I never enjoyed writing in school, it never grabbed my attention like other things. My planning stage of writing is, what i think, my strongest part of the writing process. If I got to choose what I would like to improve on the most this semester is the first draft. In school, english was never my favorite subject. Even though I use almost everything from english class everyday without
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Continuing my wrestling career in college has been a goal of mine since I was in the fifth grade. When I moved to Texas in the fifth grade I was really nervous about wrestling in a different state. I remember my first practice in Texas like it was yesterday, I walked in to the one hundred degree, steamy wrestling room and the first person I see is Olympic wrestler Jordan Burroughs. He was there to give a speech and show some technique. Jordan talked about one thing that still sticks with me to this
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