...not see school as important as it is for me now. I just saw school as a place to go and hang out with friends, and have a good time. Which meant only doing my homework and school work as mediocre as possible. Everything to get it out of the way and to at least get a passing grade. and now I realize that school is the key to a brighter future I now want to be a role model to my nieces, make my future more successful and most importantly to make my parents proud To begin with, my oldest niece is always looking up to me, and says one day she wants to grow up and be like me. it’s a big responsibility that I have on top of me. I would not want her to take school for granted. My niece wants to do her hair like me; she wants to dress like me. For that same reason, I want her to see that school is important to me. Second, I want my future to be successful. Currently I'm not working, because I decided to go full-time to school. While I was working; I didn’t not like the salary, nor the hours, or the place I was standing at the moment. I didn’t see myself going anywhere it was a dead end. I knew if I didn’t get a degree I wouldn’t be able to see a brighter future. The most important reason to why I started college now is to make my parents proud. Unfortunately my dad is no longer alive to see me graduate, but I know he will be proud to see his youngest daughter accomplish it first than his older daughters. My mom would be proud of me, I will be blessed to show her that she...
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...whatever I do in my life it will never be good enough for my parents. The day of my graduation, I didn’t really feel like going but my parents made me. I had my whole entire family there, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandma, grandpa and of course my siblings and parents. Driving up to my graduation was pretty nerve racking, I kept thinking to myself what if I fall down during my walk across the stage, but thankfully I didn’t. while I was sitting there waiting for my principle and all the valedictorians to stop talking; it was finally my turn to walk across the stage and for a minute I looked at all my family members so they can take a picture and I thought that for once they were proud of me. I have accomplished the impossible, according to them. I was excited to be done with the torture chamber of being high school, as I said bye to “my so called friends” I was glad I wasn’t going to see them anymore, the only friend I had was just my best gay friend. After my graduation was over; I meet my whole entire family outside to take pictures and celebrate what I thought was something they would be proud of. My parents didn’t even say congratulations to me. For a minute I was dumb enough to think everything will change. They told me I needed to graduate with my class and I tried my hardest to achieve that so they could be proud of me; I attended night school classes all my senior year and it actually paid off, I was graduating with my class, but no in the end it was back to the same...
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...background and a proud hispanic heritage. These two factors that make me who I am also determined what everyone else saw. Growing up I would spend a lot of time in the Dominican Republic, Annual trips was a common thing for me. Oh how I love it there. The sweet smells of ocean breeze, The exotic fruit and and fowler's , best most of the one thing that keeps going back is my Abuela's Limoncillo tree. Everyday I would wake up and run outside to my abuela Limoncillo tree. I was allowed to take one a day and that was...
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...Cook: "I'm Proud to be Gay" - Businessweek 10/30/14, 8:31 PM Tim Cook Speaks Up Photograph by Ashley Gilbertson for Bloomberg Businessweek Throughout my professional life, I’ve tried to maintain a basic level of privacy. I come from humble roots, and I don’t seek to draw attention to myself. Apple is already one of the most closely watched companies in the world, and I like keeping the focus on our products and the incredible things our customers achieve with them. At the same time, I believe deeply in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, who said: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ” I often challenge myself with that question, and I’ve come to realize that my desire for personal privacy has been holding me back from doing something more important. That’s what has led me to today. For years, I’ve been open with many people about my sexual orientation. Plenty of colleagues at Apple know I’m gay, and it doesn’t seem to make a difference in the way they treat me. Of course, I’ve had the good fortune to work at a company that loves http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-30/tim-cook-im-proud-to-be-gay Page 1 of 3 Tim Cook: "I'm Proud to be Gay" - Businessweek 10/30/14, 8:31 PM creativity and innovation and knows it can only flourish when you embrace people’s differences. Not everyone is so lucky. While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay...
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...Mom...Dad…(averting eyes) I’m sorry. I know you’re disappointed that I dropped out of law school but I can’t say that I regret doing it. I want to follow what I’m passionate in and I just can’t live any other way. Acting makes me happy and I don’t know what I would do without it, it’s an escape for me. It’s (sigh) it’s another world where I can be a totally different person and not be judged for it. I’ve always tried to make you guys happy and give you something to be proud of (gives a sad smile), that’s why I went to get a degree in law but while I was in college I learned so many things; I learned that I can’t keep lying to myself, (starts to tear up) saying that everything will be alright, thinking that I can just deal with it and follow...
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...Three skills i have that i am proud of having are meeting all my deadlines, managing my time effectively and my tendency to make rough drafts of everything i plan to do. Firstly, I am proud that i can finish all my work on time. For example, if i know i have i have a deadline soon, i will start it right away and not give up until my work is tolerable enough to hand in. This has helped me greatly in future by not having to stress about work and having my work pile up on each other, and boost up my grade. Secondly I am proud that i can manage my time effectively. For example, if i know i have some homework over the weekend, i will set alarms on my phone when to start my assignment, and how long i should spend on it. This is very useful because...
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...History and anthology of English literature Analysis of poetry Holy Sonnet Death be not proud John Donne John Donne was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England, who is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His poems are famous for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, and so on. His poem is famous for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne's style is characterized by abrupt openings and various paradoxes, ironies and dislocations. He always habitually uses the dramatic or everyday speech rhythms. He is the pioneer of modern poet. In this semester, we learn a poem is written by John Donne, which gives me the deep impression. Is "Death be not proud". "Death be not proud" is his masterpiece of metaphysical poem, is written around 1610 and first published posthumously in 1633. It is the tenth sonnet of Donne's posthumously published Holy Sonnets. This poem is addressed to Death, telling him not to be proud, because death is not to be feared. This poem explains death is the moment while joy is eternal after death. Besides, it also shows sleep is a type of death, and that it is pleasurable. In addition, he uses bold description of practices; the rhythm of the poem is more powerful. In the poem imagine is newness and bolder, and it's mainly dominated by death. By means of terrorist imagination...
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...overcoming obstacles, always trying to better yourself and society, and living with what you have.” Over the years, the America Dream has changed; it depends on where you were brought up, how you were brought up, and what you were taught as a young child and teen. The influence your parents had on you has a lot to do with how you want to be and how you see America. After hearing my mom’s view on the American Dream, I see where I get my idea of the American dream of. So what does the American Dream mean to me? In my eyes, the American dream is not being wealthy, living in a mansion in New York City, and having the newest and best things in the world. The American Dream in my eyes is, being happy whether you have it all or have nothing, being successful, and living the life you would be proud to look back on. From the day I could talk my parents always told me to be thankful for what I have. As I grew older I was taught they would provide my needs but my wants was all on me. Growing up we lived a simple life, we didn’t do things or have things for show. I believe this is where I learned that having a nice car, a mansion, or being wealthy was not the American Dream because my parents are living the American Dream and we definitely don’t have a brand new house, car, and my parents make do with the money they have. They have been hard working successful individuals from the beginning way before they were married. My parents own...
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...influence of one person to help you see your self in a whole new light but for me it was different, it wasn’t a person. When ever I look at myself, I realize how much I've grown and changed, not only physically, but also mentally as a person in the last couple of years. I came to US with my family back in 7th grade with a hope of having a bright future ahead leaving everything behind. I was 11 years old, and my mom always told me, ‘you have to study hard and become a doctor, because you will make us proud”, I never told her how much I disliked blood because I didn’t want to disappoint her. Well I was the older of my two sisters, and the day we came to US, I truly understood my responsibilities and was ready to face anything but I was wrong. Since we were new and our family wasn’t very rich, I had to take care of my sister while I saw my parents go to work the week after we got here. My dad found a job but he wasn’t comfortable working here and wanted to go back while my mom use to tell him, ‘we want our kids to have a bright future, so we have to stay here”. I used to see my mom walk an hour just to go to her job, no car, no money for taxies or buses. On rainy days, all she had was an umbrella and her feet, taking small steps on the side walk, while I saw the rain wet her clothes. I couldn’t help my tears go down my cheeks and as I stood outside feeling the cold raindrops hit me like if they were angry at me....
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...Brendan Lopez ERWC p.3 Ms. Bronzina Personal Statement I have never been the type of student to get straight A’s or be on the honor roll every year. I am a C- student and am not very proud of it. I used to tell myself that the reason for my grades was because my parent’s divorced. My parents got divorced when I was 6 or 7 and that really hit me hard. Before they divorced, I was the type of kid who loved to see his parents happy and when I saw that they were split up, it made me unhappy. When I was in the 5th grade my bad performance truly was because of their divorce. I was depressed and I was alone and didn’t know how to handle it. And as I grew older, I started to mess up even more. My grades would get better but were still at below average and both my Mom and Dad would not accept that. Having below average grades in school has prevented me from having a social life, playing sports and even being able to do things with my family. I played baseball when I was in the 4th through 6th grade. I never thought I was very good but my Dad loved the fact that I played. He is type of father who wants his kids to be a STUDENT athlete and no matter what school came first to him. I was always scared to show my report card to my Dad because I always had bad grades. I would always beg my Mom to not show it to him. After my 7th grade I finally told myself that the reason for my screw ups is not because of my parents’ divorce, it’s because I am lazy and a procrastinator. I am...
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...life would go from there? Well I lost my best friend, my Grandfather. He and I did absolutely everything together, and he is the reason why I’m studying Criminal Justice. My Grandfather was a police officer for fifty-two years. And he always told me to strive for my dreams, and never let anyone or anything stop me or hold me back. Before he passed away, he told me that he knew I was sad and I didn’t want to lose him. So he Proceeded to tell me how strong, smart, and determined I was. Then asked me what I truly wanted to do with my life and my future. So I told him that I wanted to follow in his footsteps. He smiled at me and said “I love you Ang, and if that is what you truly want to do, I will be with you, and guide you through your endeavors.” After he passed away, I slipped into a depressed state, and I missed a lot of school. Then one day, I woke up and it felt like a burst of confidence swept over me. I knew at that moment, it was my Grandfather telling me not to worry about him anymore, that he was in a better place where he didn’t suffer or hurt anymore. So I started going back to school, and graduated High School with a 3.6 GPA because I knew I could do and be anything in this world, because I had my Guardian Angel looking over me from Heaven. When I first started at Sinclair, I was weary at first. I didn’t really know what to expect, so I went to his Grave site and talked about not being sure if I wanted all the stress of school just to be a Police Officer. And I felt...
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...am pretty proud of. I have a certificate from the Math Bee in fifth grade. Over the past few years I have gotten many honor band certificates, from multiple different honor bands. I also have gotten the Presidential fitness awards from school for getting outstanding in almost all of the events. I also have a championship medal that I have from baseball from 3 years ago. I have gotten a lot of awards, but none of them are that flashy and amazing. I do have a few talents too. First, sports....
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...My Marriage – Marriage; I will say is a union between two people, this union creates a family tie and carries legal and social rights and responsibilities. I got married on the 18th of June 2011, almost three years into it and we have been blessed with a son already. I love my family and I am proud of myself, my wife and my son. I believe that marriage is the best thing that happened to me so far in my life and I want to share a few things about it in this piece. I entered into marriage because I love my partner (now my wife); the process of getting married is a long one that starts with the individuals (in this case my wife and myself) and latter expands to include the immediate families of both individuals and links extended families from both sides. The nuclear family is the unit of society and it is through marriage that nuclear family is born. My marriage was conducted in accordance with the customary laws of Ghana and as such was an eye opener and a great learning point; I picked up so many lessons in the run up to the marriage, during counseling and both traditional and church ceremonies. First of all I had to find a woman of the right age with desired qualities who is ready and willing to be my wife. Women who are marriage material look out for focused men with whom they can build a strong future; it is not easy to convince a woman to buy into a marriage proposal. Women are more careful and detailed when thinking about their future and tend to opt for less risky options...
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...When I say I’m proud to be a Dinka, Bari, Nuer, Shilluk, Latuho, or Acholi, you call me a tribalist. When I ask which tribe you come from, you get offended and call me a tribalist. Does being proud of my cultural heritage makes me a tribalist? Does being proud of my tribe makes me less patriotic as a South Sudanese? I’m seeing signs with “South Sudan is my tribe” slogan. What a nicer way to shove it down my throat? My culture and cultural heritage are huge part of my identity. I was raised and taught to have a consistent respect for human life and nature. I’m not going to change who I am. The current conflict should not be blamed on tribes nor should we use it to taint our tribal identities. If we are proud of Sudd Sudan’s diverse ecosystem then why are we ashamed of our human and cultural diversity? Isn’t diversity a beautiful thing that we should all celebrate? South Sudan has abundant natural resources, but our human and cultural diversity are what make our country unique. Diversity is a beautiful thing and we should not be ashamed of it. In the United States, Native Americans celebrate Powwow each year. Natives dress in traditional regalia to sing, dance, and socialize. Powwow brings together many people from diverse indigenous nations to honor their cultural heritage. The event helps strengthen and promote solidarity toward a peaceful co-existence, not only between Native American tribes, but also in the whole world. My cultural identity defines who I am and how I am viewed...
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...1881: Rockford College "Hey Jane" shouted Jack. "Hey" replied Jane. "What's the matter?" asked Jack. "It's just that my... my father died last night. I really wanted to make him proud of me and I wanted to show him what I could do, but now that he is gone I have no motivation to find something to do and make a big difference in peoples lives." Jane said now beginning to whimper as tears began to form in her beautiful eyes. "I understand," said Jack. "I've been through it also." "I know it's just hard, you know what I am going to still do the best I can and show him what I can do because I know he will be watching me through the clouds. 1887: London, England "Hey, Ellen do you want to go to the Toynbee Hall I want to go see what it is," asked...
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