I am willing to give up my spare time to set a good example for my family by going to college. The only thing that annoys me the most is when you hear girls out there talking about how they could not finish high school because they were teenage mothers. A little tip is I was a teenage mother and graduated from high school. I had a son and was pregnant for my daughter while I was going to school and I graduated. I was working, taking care of my son as well as going to school.
Momma feels that she is an uneducated person, she says "I never had an education myself," (157) this creates barriers between her and her daughter Dee who has a college education. She describes herself as "big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands" (157) that wears overalls by day and flannel gowns by night. From momma's point of view we can tell that she favors her relationship with her daughter Maggie more than the relationship she has with her daughter Dee. I think it’s because Dee went off to college so it created a new perspective on life for her, and Maggie on the other hand stayed home, with burned body and no education, so she learned the simple things in life like quilting and farming from her ancestors. Reading this story from momma's point of view creates the feeling that the story is told from a genuine point of view with no biased feeling toward anyone, just the truth.
Her childhood was practically nonexistent what with her absent father and her mentally unstable mother. The man on her birth certificate, Martin Edward Mortenson, was not even her real father. As a child, she was “passed from one grim foster home to another;” her “nightmarish” childhood mad her want “to be a movie star so very badly because it was the only way she knew to escape” her desolate reality; Marilyn was
Not only did I want to make my family proud, I wanted to be proud of myself. * * I believe the long-term results and the value of completing a degree in higher education will pay off in the future. The value of completing my degree program will be priceless. Employers look at a
Her divorce changed her life drastically, moving her rapidly from a middle class standing to poverty and causing her and her two children to become temporarily homeless. It’s obvious that Ann is a good mother and has taught her children responsibility. It speaks volumes to their dedication to her and how she raised them to be selfless. Most teenagers would not consider giving up their driver’s licenses and the freedom associated with it to help their mother save on car insurance premiums. It’s the “bleeding wound” that she can’t get to clot – paying high interest rates and not being able to make a dent in the principal.
The second reason I felt returning to school to be so essential was so my family may become more financially stable. The third reason I decided to return to school is so that my children will learn from my example that school is essential to a successful life and very nurturing to ones soul. Returning to school when you have children can be very difficult, especially when you have four ranging from ages 14 all the way down to two. My decision to return to school was probably one of the hardest things I have ever done. I have the most wonderful children in the world.
However, my goals and dreams are driven by more than my own personal career objectives. I am a proud mother of three children, one of them graduating from high school this spring and pursuing a college education as well. I know that my pursuit will not only help me be a better teacher, but I will be a better mother because I can inspire my college bound daughter
I certainly believe I’m deserving of this scholarship and can assure you I will make the best and most use of this opportunity to see my dreams through. Today, as a wife and
After fleeing her abusive husband to a women’s refuge, Alice was not able to access free legal aid as it was means tested and she partly owned her marital property, which her husband refused to sell. Unfortunately, such circumstances are not uncommon, with the Australian Law Reform Commission estimating that 46% of women living in refuges are unable to access legal representation. Given that domestic violence results in $1.5 billion productivity losses to the economy yearly, we believe greater funding to charities such as The Benevolent Society would be an efficient allocation of resources, as they resolve domestic situations quickly and
Growing up, I had my mother to look up to. She plays an important part of my decision to pursue nursing as a profession. She has taught me to be who I am today, a well-respected young lady, who strives for practical and do able goals, work for excellence academically and professionally. I was raised to be humbled, peaceful, strong, and tolerant. And to understand different cultures, beliefs, ethics, and attitudes, to endow others with respect, as well with, a loving heart and an open mind.