I Have A Burden Lifted Off Of Me - 873 Words

Looking towards my future, which entails four plus years of college, I can say I have a burden lifted off of me. At the start of this year going into duel enrollment I knew it was going to be a lot of writing, and it was; it was way more then I even expected. Every paper we were assigned was different and I have been able to find my strengths and weaknesses while going through this class. With the amount of papers we were given and me personally getting used to writing a five page paper I am not scared of writing, prior to this class I hated and even feared writing but now I am not scared (I now can pump out a five page paper in a matter of hours which use to take days) and depending on the kind of paper, and what it is on I have found some enjoyment in writing. For my portfolio I wanted to start out with my very first paper assigned to us, my narrative which I wrote on my trip to Honduras. You gave me a very good grade on it but it is by far my best paper, I wanted to put it in her e to show where I started and how far my writing has come from being a high school level writer to becoming a college level one. This paper was on one moment in my life that I will never forget and a moment that had a dramatic impact on my life. For that reason I had a lot of fun writing about it and telling you how it affected me. Along with my final copy I added in my smarthinking report, I think having this beside my final helps show the huge transition in my writing from rough draft toShow MoreRelatedThe Difference Between Eritrea And The United States902 Words   |  4 PagesI’ve lived in places where healthcare was inaccessible, where doctors were not fully equipped with the tools necessary to preform regular checkups, and where people died chilling deaths from misdiagnoses or lack there of. I was born in Khartoum, Northern Sudan as my parents were in transit to come to the land of the free from Eritrea. In the midst of its 30-year war with Ethiopia, both of my parent s fled the compromised country at the age of 18 and 20. The war had made it difficult for childrenRead MoreOvercoming Reality Of Financial Aid1514 Words   |  7 Pagesmore affordable than out of state, because there is something called ‘in state tuition.’ This higher education tends to be very expensive for a plethora of reasons. The first major reason is the fact that college professors are supposedly smarter or have a broader understanding of the study area than do high school teachers. Also, college is where students earn a degree that causes them to also earn a higher-paying job in the future. Statistics show that college graduates are much more likely to getRead MoreMy First Year I Am1144 Words   |  5 PagesI have had to babysit Keltie, my older sister Tamara’s dog, for her for the past three years. When her boyfriend Joe and her decided to make the trip from Colorado to Iowa, I am left with this responsibility. The first year I babysat I really enjoyed it, mainly because I just met him and learned about how fun and loveable he was. The second year I took care of Keltie I carried more responsibilities. This year, compelled to wake up so early to take care of him, made the amusement fall away. TamaraRead MoreSymbolism in as I Lay Dying1066 Words   |  5 PagesAs I Lay Dying Essay In the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner each chapter is written through a different characters perspective. The book follows the Bundrens family on their journey to fulfill Addies dying wish. There were many motifs and themes throughout the book but one of the most important ones was the use of symbolism. Cashs tools and Anses farm equipment symbolizing their stability becomes threatened from the carelessness of the Bundrens journey. The coffin stood the burdenRead MoreThe Bottom Of The 9th946 Words   |  4 Pagesball in the air a few feet behind me, I quickly turned around to sprint and catch the ball. I’m looking up as I attempted to track the ball in the blinding Saturday morning sun and bang! As I became encompassed in darkness, my seemingly lifeless body hit the ground. I blacked out for fifteen seconds. I was then helped up by a fellow teammate. The first words to leave my lips were â€Å"Did he catch it?† I looked up, but rather than seeing cheerful te ammates and fans, I saw faces of dismay. Rather thanRead MoreWhy I Am A Perfectionist Essay984 Words   |  4 Pageseasy to be a perfectionist. Well, it is for me anyway. People wonder why I enjoy mathematics and computers so much. It is because those fields feed off of perfectionism, just like me. There are many predefined rules which leave little room for â€Å"guesstimation.† If I correctly write up an equation or algorithm of some sort, I will always get the same specific response. Seeing everything come out right and knowing that I haven’t made a mistake, leaves me with an almost euphoric sense of satisfactionRead MoreA Better M The King James Bible854 Words   |  4 Pagesbecause your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. Therefore if I resist the devil, meditate on your precept and consider your ways. I will live a prosperous life and have good success. The Bible also says in the book of Joshua. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. The Word goes on to say†¦.. The Bible tells us in the book of JoshuaRead MoreWhat I Was The Call From The Doctor Of Tell Me It Was Cancer929 Words   |  4 PagesMiss Independent I remember exactly what I was doing when I got the call from the doctor to tell me it was cancer. I was rocking my three-week old baby; we named him Trey and I was thrilled to have him. It was always a struggle for me to get pregnant, and years of infertility left me with feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, feelings that were becoming all too familiar again. I wanted nothing more than to sit and hold him, to hold all my four children, and be their Mom. I love being a MomRead MoreThe Public View On Homosexuality937 Words   |  4 Pagestheir peers, parents or both. For these specific few, disclosing their sexual orientation, or coming out, is a significant experience and for someone like myself who is going through such an experience like this I was ultimately brought to this specific topic. Through research, sociologists have discovered that different themes could be established from this process such as alienation, uneasiness, fear, self-acceptance, and security within yo ur sexuality. It has been concluded that through this comingRead MoreEssay on Qualities That Build Strong Character778 Words   |  4 PagesDoes your character have what it takes? Sam Haskell states in his book, Promises I Made My Mother, â€Å"When you take away everything, when you strip a person of the superficial add-ons, all they have left is their true self†(14). This quote stood out to me because in the world today we base everything we have on physical appearance or by how many material things we can collect. In college we will get to experience many new things and our character will be tested, I plan to work hard to uphold my morals