Mauricio Quintanilla comes from a school in the Kansas City Kansas area, Wyandotte High School. While Mauricio attended Wyandotte high school he took part in a couple of activities such as soccer, track, and the business student board also while attending Wyandotte he obtained student of the month once in Mauricio’s junior year. While Mauricio attended Wyandotte high school he took several business courses such as Computer Applications, Marketing, Business Essentials, Accounting, Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Business Communications. Mauricio also had part in business pilots programs such as Youth entrepreneurs and business allied scholars. This were Mauricio has cultivated and developed a passion for business. This is why Mauricio …show more content…
seeks a Business management degree also is interested in minoring ether in physiology or prelaw. Mauricio has developed a hunger for knowledge he knows that by attending a college such as RockHurst that his hunger will be met.
Mauricio is driven and focused on getting good grades throughout his semesters at RockHurst. Not everything has been well for Mauricio’s transitions into the college environment. At first he didn’t have enough financial help to attend RockHurst university but later on with help Associate Vice President for enrollment at RockHurst he worked something out towards achieving one of his life goals. For someone that seems so driven to attend college you would think that he would have a good support system, in some ways he does and in someway he doesn’t. Mauricio comes from a low income family who just seems to have enough to get by. Because of this Mauricio must all so work throughout his semesters. He was never really encouraged to obtain higher education. But at one point that all changes. Mauricio is the first to attend college in his family. Mauricio gets a lot of his support from his church, Grandview park Presbyterian church. Where he has found people that he can trust and rely on to talk about problem’s or just to get advice on how to go on about life. He has found help from people such as Randy Lopez and Rick Behrens that have always been and are willing to offer advice and help Mauricio either succeed and progress on in
life. But why is Mauricio driven? Mauricio states that from the beginning of his freshman year he always wanted to attend college. To be around people that for once all had one thing in common, that is to enhance and improve them self’s by obtaining and developing their knowledge. For Mauricio It wasn’t an if I got to college or anything close to that matter. It was when I get there how will I handle myself and survive (financially) till this day he still wonders about that. Mauricio knows that college will lead him to a successful and happy life, he wants to prove to himself that he has what it takes to get through it. So far in Mauricio’s journey at RockHurst he has started to be involved in the soccer team and also has apply for an internship on campus that he is soon to obtain. He is doing his best to get the best grades possible even thought he has little time, because of the jobs he has and the activities he takes part in.
Every year, there are thousands of students planning and tracking their goals. Seniors in high school are faced with the tough challenge, while the Juniors are left to worry about another year. Finally, the point comes in a student’s life where they must make one of the most important decisions in their educational lifetime. That choice is, which college to attend, and it is a very scrutinous process. Two of such colleges are the University of Iowa and St. Ambrose University, and although similarities like majors and minors are evident, there are many other differences including student life.
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...oney was always a very big concern for Francisco and was the main reason he was second guessing going to college. Fortunately, with the help of some scholarships, college was finally within reaching distance. Francisco was accepted to the University of Santa Clara, and proved that anyone can make it to college if they put forth the effort.
McCullough, intertwines logos and pathos to emphasize the importance of doing things for self–enrichment, instead of the established ideal of competition. These students are not the first ones, last ones, or only ones to graduate high school in Massachusetts. He lists, “no fewer than 3.2 million seniors are graduating about now from more than 37,000 high schools. That’s 37,000 valedictorians, 37,000 class presidents...2,185,967 pairs of Uggs”. He drives
Emiliano Zapata, born on August 8, 1879, in the village of Anenecuilco, Morelos (Mexico), Emiliano Zapata was of mestizo heritage and the son of a peasant medier, (a sharecropper or owner of a small plot of land). From the age of eighteen, after the death of his father, he had to support his mother and three sisters and managed to do so very successfully. The little farm prospered enough to allow Zapata to augment the already respectable status he had in his native village. In September of 1909, the residents of Anenecuilco elected Emiliano Zapata president of the village's "defense committee," an age-old group charged with defending the community's interests. In this position, it was Zapata's duty to represent his village's rights before the president-dictator of Mexico, Porfirio Díaz, and the governor of Morelos, Pablo Escandón. During the 1880s, Mexico had experienced a boom in sugar cane production, a development that led to the acquisition of more and more land by the hacienderos or plantation owners. Their plantations grew while whole villages disappeared and more and more medieros and other peasants lost their livelihoods or were forced to work on the haciendas. It was under these conditions that a plantation called El Hospital neighboring Zapata's village began encroaching more and more upon the small farmers' lands. This was the first conflict in which Emiliano Zapata established his reputation as a fighter and leader. He led various peaceful occupations and re-divisions of land, increasing his status and his fame to give him regional recognition.
Students encounter many complications during their school career. Some students are smart, but just don’t apply themselves, or have similar hardships that are going on in their lives. These can be fixed if one can find motivation and confidence. In the story “Zero,” Paul Logan coasts through high school and college. Logan doesn’t know the tools to succeed in school, which causes his grades to fall. In the story “The Jacket,” Gary Soto explains how the way one dresses can influences how they feel about themself. Which in this case he gets an ugly jacket; which causes him to be depressed and his grades to fall. Albeit Logan and Soto went through similar hardships, they both succeed with motivation and confidence.
In the life of McCandless, he went to college, and graduated with a GPA of 3.72. He was given a large amount of cash for college purposes, and he donated that. He had an offer of a new car for himself from his parents. He had a clear path for himself that was set by his lo...
Since my hero had put school first he was able to come Notre Dame and be successful. He wanted to have an easier job than his parents did and to be able to be with his kids more than his parents were with him. Specifically why he was successful was because he worked hard and didn’t get satisfied with his past accomplishments. This explains why he would work forty jobs if he had to take care of his family.
In Paul Toughmay’s “Who Gets to Graduate,” he follows a young first year college student, Vanessa Brewer, explaining her doubts, fears, and emotions while starting her college journey. As a student, at the University of Texas Brewer feels small and as if she doesn’t belong. Seeking advice from her family she calls her mom but after their conversation Brewer feels even more discouraged. Similar to Brewer I have had extreme emotions, doubts, and fears my freshman year in college.
I interviewed Valente Martinez and I can tell that he is very pleasant. These are some basic facts about him. His nickname is Valentin, but prefers that people call him Valente. He is Mexican, is twenty and is single. He born in July 31, 1996 in Austin Texas. He lives at Austin with his parents since he born. He never moved to another place. Valente wants to become a master mechanic at Nissan and open his own auto shop within 10 years, he chooses that major because he loves fix cars; he hasn’t served for the military, he thought about it but changes his mind because he decided to go to Austin Community College and try it. When I talked to him about the school, he told me that he dislikes reading or writing, do homework, test, or going to school
College success has become a most desirable goal. However, many students struggle through college. In fact, according to the Website Ask.com, approximately 15 percent of college students receive a degree. Because I’m willing to earn a degree like many other successful students, I find that college is the stepping stone to my dream goals. I know that college is difficult, but I realize that attaining my dream of a college education will require me to understand the benefits of what I’m learning, to prepare for obstacles, to seek advice, and to create effective and reasonable strategies will help me achieve my goals.
As a young undergraduate, I attempted to prove myself as a hardworking student by attending my courses focused and well prepared, and conducting my assignments as required. Through my undergraduate studies, I was fortunate to participate in several student and voluntary activities. Furthermore, determinant to acquire relevant practical experience, I trained and worked at several establishments applying my theoretical ed...
Education for me serves as a distraction and keeps me focused on the future. Coming from a big family I have the pressure to finish school and have a career in order to help my parents. Being a first-generation college student adds to the pressure since my parents are not aware of the resources or the struggles I need to overcome. But my biggest challenge comes from siblings. Since I struggle with math, I had to retake math and I just feel that I cannot go to my sisters for help because of fear of being criticized or seen as dumb. However, being part of the Puente program has encouraged me to become involved with my education, and seek help from professors, counselors, tutors and mentors. For instance, it has allowed me to ask for help and to accept it as well, and by seeking further help by taking the time to study and practice my learning abilities.
Nathan, R. (2005). My freshman year: What a professor learned by becoming a student. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
It was a hot and humid July 2, 2018 in Chicago today. It was also Vincent Puccio’s birthday. Vincent Puccio is me and I’m so excited to get my license today. I started off my day with a great breakfast with my mom. Then off to the DMV with my mom to get my license. We waited only an hour because we had gotten there early also it was miserable outside. I passed and drove off in my brand new bmw my brother had bought me. I drove to go see my Dad and show him I passed and my new car. It was after eating dinner with my Dad when my birthday went south. Trump announced the North Korea launched a missile at Chicago. It was an hour later that we found out the missed had missed and hit a strange object in the sky causing it to rain Chinese food. I ran