Carla Wright My Return to School English Composition 1 Denya Cuiffo October 14, 2013 When we attend college as adults, we have expectations of what college will be or will not be. I decided to go back to school for quite a few reasons. The main factors for my returning to school includes my family and stability also plays big role in my returning to school. My reasons for going back to school is to gain communication skills, become a good role model for my children, if I decide to have any, gain independence and seek profitable employment that would be profitable for me. My father has always been my support system in my return to school.
Many couples end up deciding that the woman and the children will take the males last name, because that it just how it has always been and why change the tradition. Many women find that having the same last name as their husband helps them feel more like a family, and a new name is an important symbol of the journey they are taking together. Personally, when I get married, I will gladly change my last name to whatever my husband happens to be, because following the tradition is important to me. Williamson gave her own experience on how not following tradition can affect everyone in the family when she stated “He’d just delivered the happiest news of his mother’s life - that her first grandchild had been born and followed up with a sucker punch to the heart. The baby was going to have my last name” (69) Williamson’s mother-in-law is woman who
As a freshman, I understood that the rigors of taking 18hrs credit hours of class work would be challenging. I thought I could handle the workload and I still believe that I could have, except that both my paternal grandfather and my maternal grandmother become very ill while I attended Richmond. As my parents first born child, I was extremely close to my grandparents. I became emotionally distraught concerning their conditions and it began to affect my ability to focus on my studies. They each have since passed with cancer, nearly 8 months
I always make sure I think about everything carefully before I make a decision. For example, I’ve been thinking about college ever since I started middle school. It had always scared me and I wanted to make sure that I was ready. I’d gone from thinking I would go to U of I just because a friend wanted to, to being set on going to a community college just because I knew I wouldn’t be able to afford school. For the past year though, I have been set on going to Illinois State.
Decision-Making Process Paper Stephanie McDorman MGT/230 Management Theory and Practice July 9, 2012 Bruce Yarwood Decision-Making Process Paper In April of 2011, I had to make difficult decisions in my personal life. I knew whatever decision I made I would have to live with the outcome of that decision. I had to choose between several important things during this time of year. For a split moment, I felt that some of these choices acted on my emotions, and not what was best for my future. Some of the choices I made were to get a divorce, resign from a descent job, and to began college to obtain my bachelors degree.
For many years I was scared to go to college because I thought I wasn’t college material. Hearing Capitan Mark Kelly speak about being an underachiever, and a “not so great” student really helped me see that light at the end of the tunnel. When final build up the courage with in myself, I enrolled into San Jacinto College. The only thing that stood in the way was that standardize test. I had to take the entry exam after five years of not being in school.
I did not want this to hinder my dream of going to university and following the career path that I have wanted for so long. I was determined to find a solution that suited my life and everyone in it, even though the odds were heavily stacked against me, and it seemed home study was the best option for me. After much research I came across the Distance Learning Centre (DLC). The DLC was able to offer me the possibility of gaining the qualification I needed and I could achieve this all whilst being at home. I would be able to study at my own pace, have regular tutor support, the offer of a monthly payment plan and the most important
Tears flowed quite heavily but the usual words of comfort seemed lost and unspoken. We arrived shortly after midnight, and I didnt know whether to be glad that she was still alive or heart broken that she was still struggling. I watched as her body jerked and fought to catch each breathe. It was one of the hardest images ive seen. I walked over to the other side of the bed and placed my hand into the open palms of my nanas, I leaned into her ear " Nana, i dont know if you can see me or hear me but its Rob and i want you to know that we made it here safe, and I love you."
I don’t really think about it. But I really appreciate and admire my Mom because she made a choice, a conscious choice to stay home from her career and make homemaking her career. It wasn’t like she had to or was forced into it by my Dad. She had a college degree and a good job, but she chose to be the very best at what she did! • Would you change anything about your childhood that your Mom or Dad did or didn’t do?
I was curious to seek a path of something different, an avenue perhaps leading me to a better future than what my current position was offering. I have been considering returning to school for several years. I have always felt that furthering my education would be a key tool towards the level of success that I define as the “American Dream.” Whether I decide to venture off into something new, or take the knowledge that I will have learned and apply it to the skills that I already possess, I know that furthering my education will serve as a benefit to my future no matter what I choose to do. The hard part is over. I’ve finally made the decision that returning to school is what's best for my future.