Dr. Hasell
ENGL 1301 – 00000
February 8, 2015
Determination
“You have to go to college!” “You can’t get a good job without a degree!” I can still here those words in my head today. When I decided to go to college I was Proud. It was easy task for me because I was really determined to be successful I life. I also sort of didn’t really have a choice because my parents both went to college and got degrees so it was basically a MUST. What drove me to college was the determination of me wanting a better education, not only for myself but for my loved ones in the future. I basically was so determined to better my future for myself. But I can also say I was also pushed. In my family there were two options, you either went to college or you were a struggling minimum wage adult. But in my mother’s household it was all about college. My mom stressed everyday how college was so important. She would talk on and on and on, as if she was a broken record player. My mom was one of the factors I decided to further my education. She showed me how as if my life would be without a college degree. In this world you need some type of degree if you want to become more than just the sales associate. You need that degree t become the manager and not just the floor manager, but the general manager. And that’s what my mom stressed and showed us on the daily. She basically showed me the right path to take. Now at first it was all about whatever decisions you decide to take don’t complain about the hardships. When she said those exact words to I was like see now I don’t even want to go because who wants to go through failure just to succeed. But once again my mom being the “Go to College” superhero made things clear for me. She told me in any path I take there is going to be at one point you have failed. And I just didn’t understand how someone could run into failure by going to college.