My Academic Experience: An Introduction To Academic Life

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Introduction of myself Growing up my Father always told my brother and I "If you want to have nice things in life you will have to work for them." In addition to,"If you want to have nice things, you need to maintain them." Although, the lessons themselves may seem like common sense to some, and useless to others, for me these lessons are some of the most important. I apply these lessons to my academic life, and it has made all the difference.

I would be described by my teachers as hardworking and determine. Growing up my parents never settled for anything less than "my best." Despite, I didn 't even know what my best was, rather they didn 't settle for anything less than "their expectations." They knew what they were doing when they would make me erase, redo, try again, "actually just get a new piece of paper." They were instilling a good work ethic, and showing me, what my best really was. Until, I knew what my best and their expectations were. Currently, my best surpasses my parents expectations. As for my academic career, I work hard because I want to have superb grades. Having admirable grades is what I work towards, grades are my "nice thing." These lessons display a cause and effect situation. Since, I work hard for my grades, I must maintain them. Maintaining is just as much work as earning them. Going that extra mile to show you strive for …show more content…

I hope to be able to write at a more advanced level. With becoming a better, I 'd like to learn how to construct different types of writing pieces while enhancing my grammar and vocabulary. In addition, to using a word choice that is specific and memorable. I 'd also like to learn how to structure my content in a more appealing style, rather than the typical MELCON, or comparison structure. I want to leave a better writer and more knowledgeable scholar by the end of the course. Lastly, with these goals I plan to execute and master them to the best of my

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