Author’s Note Writing this book came with a lot of obstacles. I didn’t know what exactly to tell or whether or I would hold things in. I had to tell myself that my goal was to write about book about my life so holding anything in would allow me to fail at what I was supposed to do. This book took time and much thought. I spent several nights without sleep formatting and thinking going through important events that has happened in my life.
Alexander A. DeMella October 2013 I am It’s August 31, 2013 and I am sitting at the desk of a substance abuse and vocational counselor at a rehabilitation center known as Outreach House 2 which I originally entered on March 12th of that same year. What I am doing is writing an essay that 7months ago I never would have imagined possible. Despite some of my initial struggles in the program, I work hard in the program to help better myself. By working hard I am allotted time to go home which is something I am so appreciative of because to me there is nothing that is more important than family. You see, I was spinning out of control, I fought with my family, I used marijuana, and I developed an apathetic view of the world around me.
He confesses: “What I am about to say to you has taken me more than twenty years to admit: A primary reason for my success in the classroom was that I couldn’t forget that schooling was changing me and separating me from the life I enjoyed before becoming a student” (598). Richard Rodriguez also explains that how he tactfully avoid hi family’s inquiry about his new-found love for books. He would hide inside of a
The more I searched the more I understood the job description. It became evident that communication skills will always be needed for whatever the job is I am searching. It states in our book “Companies can provide training that would fit the job requirement, but they can’t always prepare their employees how to communicate with each other”(Dobkin & Pace 2006). In the last five weeks I
Seeing what he was going through was something hard to understand and all I knew was that I would never want to be his situation. Having the flu is bad enough, a condition like this seemed unbearable. So, I became his (most amazing in the entire world) personal nurse. I helped him go to the bathroom, change his IV, and I sat next to him and held his hand when it was just not a good day. When I left for home after that visit, I saw the amount of joy on his face when he told me his appreciation of having me there to
Individual Assignment Three: My Experience at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Introduction In this paper you will read about my visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. I will describe my overall impression, the hardest part of visiting and what surprised me the most. I will also discuss the biggest lesson I learned, how this assignment related to class and if I would recommend this assignment for future classes. My Experience General Impressions I have visited the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center before and drove past it several times. Although I didn’t recall much from my previous visit because I was so young, so this really felt like my first time.
My interview was a success and now I have been working for Broadridge about a year and a half now. 3. What kinds of qualifications are required for this job in terms of previous work experience, education, and KSA’S? • Detail-oriented • Process-oriented • Ability to work in a fast pace office environment 4. What are the duties and responsibilities of your
Although I hadn’t yet become comfortable writing about my past during the first few quarters of school, I enjoyed writing for academic growth. I enjoyed analyzing and debating the issues, reflecting on books we had read, or just journaling my thoughts about the day. It wasn’t until my second year at Evergreen that I was able to revisit some of my past experiences and childhood memories by writing a required memoir for one of my classes. This process was very difficult, and I found myself re-writing over and over again. The experience, although very painful has sparked a desire in me to tell my life
Critical Thinking Reflection Ilmarie Son HUM/115 08/17/2015 Laura Smith Critical Thinking Reflection The critical thinking in everyday life course was a tremendous journey for the past five weeks. When I first started this course I had no knowledge what critical thinking is or when should it be use. I have gained so much knowledge on critical thinking, and I have become a critical thinker myself thanks to this course. First, I had to learn the definition of critical thinking, and selected the level I supposed I fit in. Critical thinking is the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.
As I journeyed through high school I struggled to find motivation to read even the assigned novels and reading. Eventually, I fell victim to the allure of spark notes and the time it saved. After sports were over for me the distraction became a job. Working six days a week at Zaxbys left no time for trivial pleasures such as reading. My saving grace became AP English IV my senior year.