The acquisition of an education can be classified as a rarity in some countries as certain groups of people are forbidden from attaining one. However, the act of completing a regulated school curriculum along with the completion of high school can be personally beneficial and gratifying. As founding figure, Brigham Young once stated, “Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world 's work, and the power to appreciate life.” Regarding a personal curriculum, various obligations from community service and Individual Learning Plans to passing specific courses and common core skills had to be met and or completed. The accomplished goals and standards that were set for me as a student provide a concrete background in …show more content…
At times, these conditions can become challenging with the build up of personal responsibility and outside activities. Looking back, my greatest academic achievement would be the successful completion and passing of the World History AP course in tenth grade. Work for the course started over the summer with a required reading of multiple textbook chapters and studying. I knew starting early the work for this course would be daunting and time consuming, forcing me to think and apply myself in ways I have not yet done. Being my first advanced placement course, the workload hit me very overwhelmingly, causing me to doubt my ability to stay successful in the class. However, with the help of the teacher, and me reshaping my methods of working, I was able to turn my attitude around. From data-based-questions (DBQ’s) and compare and contrast essay, to reading quizzes and chapter assessments, all the assignments assigned helped prepare the students for the end year AP exam. Completing all the assignments with successful marks enhanced my learning and comprehension skills as well as further my ability to evaluate small topics into a bigger picture. With the new skills acquired at the start of my high school career, I could go on to take equally challenging courses, shaping my transcript to the best of my ability, while preparing myself for the future and what …show more content…
Most of my community service time was allotted towards assisting a group specialized in helping autistic children. The Groden Center has graciously allowed me to help in some of their programs. Lending my help with the Special Olympics, winter parties, and arts and crafts activities, I was able to put an effort towards making sure things went smoothly. One long term service I provided with the allowance of the Groden Center was my assistance with the Speech and Language Pathologist worker. Every Friday for a set amount of weeks, I collected data analyzing autistic children’s growth with language development, organized files, and worked with spreadsheets. My help with this allowed for the work needed to be done each week to be less of a hassle to complete. On the other hand, I have done side community service tasks such as assisting in barn maintenance, giving tours to incoming eighth graders, and working with the URI Master Gardeners. All the experiences I have chosen to help build my community service transcript have been for the good of the community rather than to impress a university. I take pride in helping my community with activities I care about and know I would obtain lifelong skills and characteristics based on the responsibilities I assist in. Personally and socially, I am now more open, charismatic, and extroverted
I was taking AP World History, my first AP class. Keeping up my grades in the class was one of my biggest concerns, but surprisingly, it turned out to be a relatively laid-back class without much homework. Throughout the year, the class was mainly notes and document analysis. The only difficult part of the class was the tests. They were long and arduous with several vague questions based on specific parts of the curriculum that we had only gone over lightly. The course became more vigorous as the exam date drew closer; we began writing more essays, the tests we took grew longer, there were after school study sessions, and even a mock
I am currently an English 160 student who is hoping to move on to the next course, which is English 161. I understand the requirements for English 161. It require students to explore a topic in some depth and conduct independent research related to that topic. Conducting research allows students to learn what it is like to participate in academic culture, posing questions about important issues and developing an argument in response to what others have said. It expected students to learn the most valuable skill in college, which is critical thinking. Students have to be able to read challenging readings. Although I still have problems with English, I think I’m qualified to move on.
When assessing my current writing ability, I recognize my ability to efficiently relay a message; however, I struggle with using strong phrases and advanced writing. When I begin drafting a paper, translating my thoughts and ideas into words comes naturally, and I do not get lost in the process. As mentioned previously, the general areas that need improvement include using strong vocabulary to convey a professional level of writing. Also, I believe that I need to work on transition phrases between ideas.
Winston Churchill once stated “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” During my time here at English 180 I saw some improvement in my writing in terms of content. I feel as if I am more capable of writing an essay with better content than I was able to do back in High School. My essays have shown improvement because I did change my style of writing a bit and I added something different every time I wrote a paper. In English 180 we wrote several papers, but each one had a change to fit the certain criteria. Winston Churchill’s quote perfectly describes the purpose of the class English 180. Writing different pieces with a different format and branching out was key in the subjects of our writing assignments.
As a current college student and future educator, remaining open-minded is a goal I strive towards. There are many times where I am close-minded and can not understand the "diversity" within an area. Rider campus is my biggest example because when I first stepped onto it, I felt alone and isolated. Due to class discussion and experience, I realized diversity could apply to everything that makes a person unique. With this knowledge I looked at my fellow students and friends in a new light, with not one person being exactly like the other even if they share the same ethnicity, religion, or gender. After learning this, I forced myself to push my negative feelings towards religion away and attend St. Francis Catholic church. This church is in my hometown of Hoboken, NJ and I visited an early Sunday mass on the 7th of February. I used to attend the
As the end of the school year approaches I can literally and safely say that this class was by far the most rigorous and influential High School course that I have ever taken. No I haven 't had the best overall average in the class I can 't say that I still have taken away a lot and will be using a lot of the information that I have learned later on in life and especially in college. Looking back at all the literature that we read In this year alone I can safely say that we have read more than during my first three years of high school, and some students about the work load. I really did appreciate it. There were so many life lessons that were taught. Especially when we would have in class lectures. From Beowulf, to Lord of Flies, each story has
My RIP companion essay was a complete mess with no structure in the first draft. I believe it was because I had procrastinated to complete both the first drafts for the RIP project and essay. I finished my RIP project then moved on to my companion essay, and the transition was vastly different because in the RIP project I was writing for a different audience than in the companion essay, which was an academic audience. In addition, I forgot that we had been given a prompt with specific instructions and guidelines for the companion essay, which gave the structure for the essay. My professor, Delany-Ullman also points out that “For most essays, you should NOT include your textual evidence in your topic sentence. Your topic sentence should make
The year is almost over, meaning the time spent growing and learning new linguistic and writing strategies is coming to a close. Looking back on the long journey I have experienced first-hand, I have noticed growth with every piece that I wrote. At times the class was stressful, but it was always an extreme accomplishment to finish a paper and grow and develop as a writer. First semester, I set goals that I felt would be attainable, yet beneficial for the AP exam. The goals I established were to become more creative in my writing, expand my use of rhetorical strategies, and improve my vocabulary. In order to achieve these goals, I reached out of my comfort zone and attempted to try new tactics in my writings. Additionally, I studied and brushed
Over the course of the semester, I feel that I have grown as a writer in many ways. When I came into the class, there were skills I had that I already excelled at. During my time in class, I have come to improve on those skills even more. Before I took this class I didn’t even realise what I was good at. This is the first class where I felt I received feedback on my writing that helped me to actually review my work in see what areas I lacked in and where I succeeded. Some of the skills I had shocked me as I didn’t think I had those capabilities in me.
Going into English 1301, I expected the class to be difficult but also a substantial learning experience. Not only have I found connections within each of the essays I have written, but additionally have become more engaged in critical thinking and collaborative work. Within the syllabus, we were given concepts that we ,as students, needed to meet by the end of the course. I have met the student learning outcomes throughout this course as shown through all three essays.
When I arrived at Yale during the fall of 2009 for my freshman year, I started my undergraduate career wanting to practice medicine. Also, I wanted to receive a well-rounded education in an array of subjects. To this day, the education I received at Yale inspires me to delve deeper into pressing issues within our society and utilize the information that comes from a diverse knowledge capital to create strategies and make informed decisions.
Overall, I believe that this course has enhanced my writing. Previously, I never added an element of first person in my formal essays. I believe it was because in high school there was a bad connotation with it, but now I’ve learned that adding my own opinion enhances my essay and makes it more interesting and elaborate. I think it’s really useful to incorporate my own opinion throughout my essay to make it more personable and relatable. I’ve also found that the They Say, I Say book has helped me a lot in terms of structuring and formatting my thesis statements and topic sentences. This has majorly improved my writing and has allowed me to be more clear and concise with my ideas. Before, I always struggled with writing my thesis and topic sentences
The first time I ever picked up the Bible I remember reading about Adam and Eve. They were the first humans ever created by God. They were in nature “pure”. God told Adam before Eve was created that he was not to eat of the tree of good and evil. After that, God warned that in the day he did eat of that tree man would surely die. After Eve was created Satan changed into a serpent to tempt her. He told her that God had lied to her. He said that she wouldn't die, in fact, she would become like God. She would know everything, just as God does. Eve allowed herself to be deceived. After she took that bite she sealed the fate of all mankind. However we were not doomed yet. Even after being kicked out of the garden we still had God on our side. He gave us Jesus Christ. Who went through so much pain and torment in order to save us for the mistake Adam and Eve made. I know so much pain and suffering in the world and I wonder where it originated. How do I escape from the sin of the world and be safe. The answer came in the healing and powerful words of the bible. My pastor read me my favorite scripture of the bible a long time ago. I will never forget it. “And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him and help meet for him.” (Genesis; chapter two). I wondered was alone in my struggle. I had figured that I would be fighting alone. God would never leave or forsake us. I learned this the hard way.
When I first entered high school, I never had any indication that all my expectations would be shortly dissipated. When I thought of high school it had been the whole 90’s point of view where there were the cool kids and the cliques and the bullying and the jocks and so on. To my surprise however, people were more than their supposed position in the system, they were human, they were all free and all- like me, experiencing a brand new start to their lives.
Much like Benjamin Franklin believed, I feel that a person should take advantage of the time the person has in life with activities a person wants to do or needs to do. A person should not spend much time on activities the person does not want to do. Life is way too short to concern oneself with work or other activities one wants nothing to do with all the time. When possible, I try to forget about my responsibility and just let go of the ‘things’ that do not matter to me. I think a person should try to occupy oneself with something productive, worthwhile, or necessary at all times. Even though a person’s life is left up to a person to live, I cannot imagine thinking that I owe my time to society through working a job that I simply despise. I am a compassionate person, but I do not owe anyone anything regarding my time.