When I was a kid my childhood dream was to be a veterinarian. It was one of my biggest goals in life as a child. I was so fascinated with being a veterinarian and I was very serious about my dream. I knew being a veterinarian wasn’t going to be an easy career to achieve, but that didn’t stop me. One of the thing that motivated me to pursue my dream was watching the injured and starving animals on my street every day and wanting to help each and every one of them. But the thing the motivated me
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that has drastically changed my philosophy and opened my eyes to the importance of a dependable teacher. The lives of my students are much different than the life I lead as a teenager. It seems to be that the teenagers of today’s generation are being exposed to much more serious things than I had when I was a teenager. They are expected to take on the responsibilities and stresses of adults before they even enjoy their teenage years. As a teacher of teenagers it is my responsibility to assist them
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successful. Achieving my dream career as a teacher and having a family of my own are what I feel will make me successful one day. Achieving my dream career one day will truly be something that will make me feel successful in my life. Every teacher I have ever had has inspired me to see for myself the phenomena that is a child’s mind developing and growing to the best of his or her ability. Becoming a teacher has been on my mind since I was seven years old. I always played teacher with the
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Walking through the doors at GW for the first time were NOT as I expected. I expected to walk through with my friends casual and collectively, excited to be apart of a new school. However, that wasn’t the case. The first time I walked into GW a small tear ran down my cheek as my smile faded as my awkward sixth grade self whimpered, “Fudge, the door just hit me!” to my friend next to me. Little did I know, she wasn’t really next to me anymore. I looked up to find a giraffe of an eighth grader looking
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American Dream is Possible The American Dream are opportunities that help us to be better and succeed in life. In the article, “ All Roads Led to Poly for Principal Ari Bennett, Head Parrot’s Passionate Voice for Students” written by Karina Avila and Kate Martinez they show us how the American Dream is possible to achieve no matter where you come from, you can do it if you put dedication to it. In my opinion America does provide access to the American Dream even though has now been harder to achieve
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I knew that interviewing my best friend’s dad will suit well for this interview. Since I consider him as a second dad due to the strong relationship we have for one another. He, Wilson, was comfortable enough to talk about his past. We conducted this interview on a porch on a Saturday afternoon. Throughout this interview, I asked about his childhood, his education, his goals and his views of the American Dream. Wilson smiled and chuckled before answering this question. His facial expression
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grandfather. His grandfather (we’re going to call him Abuelo) decides to tell Arturo his life story which he is turning into a book Abuelo talks about how he always wanted to be a teacher, but he gave up on the dream after a war because all he had was a high school diploma and you needed a college diploma to become a teacher. “Así es la vida” (Ortiz Cofer 596) is what Abuelo is going to call his book but Arturo disagrees. This
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to achieve what she wants. She’s a person who moved to Missouri from Illinois just to try and pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a cosmetologist. There is nothing that can stop her. “I never wanted to be just a hair stylist, I wanted to be a teacher in the field,” she says, but has worked with many different salons in the lake area since 1999. Mrs. Kopp sternly says, “Many teachers in this field are only in it for the money; they’re not in it to actually teach a student what they need to know to
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chose something you loved and did it wholeheartedly. To me this all you needed to do to be happy. As I grew older my prospective careers became a bit more complex. Painter became interior decorator, interior decorator became architect, architect became actress and the list goes on. I’ve wanted to do almost everything in the field of art except singing, only because I can’t sing for my life. Math and science are both very important in everyday life and affect people in many different ways. But
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Throughout my senior year of high school, I knew that I wanted to go to college, but I was unsure as to what I wanted to pursue. In the three years prior, I switched what career I wanted to go into numerous times. I knew I would have many opportunities to go to college and figure out what I wanted to be. By the time I applied for Northern Arizona University, I knew I wanted to become a teacher. As for my education, I plan on going through NAU's teaching program, as well as the honors program. The
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American Dream is? “The ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American. A life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the U.S.” What the American dream to me? I would say the American dream to me is being about to live in peace, liberty, justice, the pursuit of happiness, going to college, having the able to live life without fear. To live life to the fullest, also be able to see the world with my own eyes
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My decision to come to SWOSU has many factors in it. I came to SWOSU with a big dream. It all started when I came to a summer camp at SWOSU. Since that I learned to love SWOSU and since my major was Pre-med I fell even more in love because it's science classes are so advanced. My decision to SWOSU was thought out by many things, including but not limited to the Campus size, the Wellness center, and my main reason was my career dedicated to my brother. Although SWOSU is a great school, knowing my
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“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires,” (Ward, n.d.). In other words, a great teacher has the power to influence those around them in a way that motivates them to chase their dreams and grow in the process. Fortunately, I’ve had the opportunity to find inspiration from a number of individuals. With their help and encouragement, I was able to discover my calling: to become an academic advisor at the high school and college
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somebody to achieve his/her American Dream. Although working hard is a great asset to have to achieve an American Dream, it takes much more to achieve that dream. A great mindset to have while achieving an American dream is to remember that ancestors and parents in family history didn’t always have it all. What I mean by this is that at one point in time, my family was coming to America on a boat with nothing but a change of clothes. While looking to the American Dream, sometimes someone is given box
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I love how the American Dream is explained in the reading. The American Dream is so important to me I believe all students should have an equitable education that helps them strive to succeed. It shouldn’t matter what their skin color or race is, because everyone is human, and has the same rights in this country. We all have feelings, and our own opinions. I strongly believe that all children should have the same amount of resources and opportunities when they’re young, because I do know that once
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Dear 9th Grade Teacher, Some things you might want to know about me are that I’m very humorous and sarcastic, I love this because when I’m writing it helps me have different outlooks on certain things. I also love music, I mostly listen to Eminem, Hopsin and NF. I love the subject of English because it’s a great way of expressing how you feel and it’s one of the ways I can get creative. When I’m upset at home I like to listen to music or write mini science fiction stories, but when i’m at
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even transformed into loving behavior. With that, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his life’s work are symbolic of humankind’s ability to transform in the manner of which Mandela speaks.. Hence, out of the many speeches he gave, the ‘I HAVE A DREAM’ speech is the most acclaiming in U.S history; the language he uses, to craft this great historical contribution, speaks to the harsh reality of a segregated and oppressed America, and his hope of transforming the nation from a state of hate to one
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rder to have a chance at a better future. Most people go to college for a purpose, with one of the most valuable reasons to have a better future for their family and for themselves. I personally believe that in order to better my life and achieve my dreams, I would need to get a college degree. In America and other modern countries, not having a college education will make achieving goals more difficult because many jobs today require a diploma. If people want a beautiful house, car
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important cause. The only problem I could think of is the fact that you're the opposite of what a teacher should be like. I think the arguments your parents use are valid; it's important to be enthusiastic about your job, especially if you're a teacher! In my opinion, if you could only change a little bit about your laziness, I predict you could become an amazing teacher. I think you should try to pursue your dreams by all means and if by any chance
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As an aspiring teacher of music, I wish to take every music-related opportunity possible in order to obtain a holistic perspective on what a career in the fine arts would encompass. However, there are countless facets of being a teacher that I would never have been exposed to if not for my career shadow experience. To complement my previous shadow of a high school band director, I sought a teacher of elementary and middle school students to understand what is different about teacher much younger and
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define what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and that was my third grade teacher, Ms. Febrillet. This teacher inspired me to become a teacher myself in the future. Back in third grade I discovered how much I loved working with other kids, help Ms.Febrillet organize and even create charts for the class room. I used to eat my lunch with her in the classroom to just be able to help her with things for the classroom. Seeing myself give up my lunch with my friends helped me understand that I was very
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Michelle D. Everett, Harlingen High School What’s My Why When I was a little girl, I carted home old, discarded textbooks at the end of the year so that I could play school with my friends throughout the summer. I’ve always loved school and learning, but I became a teacher also to help people realize their dreams and to overcome obstacles along the path to success. I felt called, naturally, to teach while in college, and twenty-three years later I teach my two favorite subjects, English and psychology
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My example of an important decision that I had to use some critical thinking would have to be when I decided to change careers and become a dental instructor. I had been a chair side assistant for over 15 years and had always dreamed of being a teacher. About 10 years ago, I had an opportunity to teach but chickened out. I let my fear of failure take over my hearts desire and turns out my calling. In November, I was working for an amazing dental office as a back office manager and used ex-terns
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English A1 Language and Literature Written Task 1 – The Opportunity Teacher: M. Vergoossen Student: Jarred Kiewiet de Jonge Date: October 21, 2015 Number of words in the rationale - (299) Number of words in the task - (978) Rationale I have chosen to create a short story about the development of the English language and its importance for the international community. I would like to investigate and express the importance of international languages in relation to culture
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My goal after college is to become an elementary school teacher. I wish to the first one in my family to stay in school and to actually be on track to graduate in in the Spring of 2019. I plan to provide students a fun learning environment and to encourage them to the best they can be. I strongly believe that all children are capable of building their confidence through learning. Through proper motivation and instruction, students will be able to master the material and reach their individual goals
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Mrs. Brandt is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has studied how people become literate and the aspects of society that affect how and what people read. She stated that the aspects of society are the sponsors. Sponsors can be people, institutions,circumstances, and ideas that make it possible for a person to be able to read and write and also those sponsors shapes the way that person actually acquires literacy. Most people think that literacy is just having the ability
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Relationships 1.Describe a person who has had a significant impact on you, and explain their influence. The person that has had the biggest impact on my life would be my YoungLife leader, Tess Barnfield. From the very beginning, Tess has always been by my side. Whether it is YoungLife related or not, she has supported me and encouraged me to always do my best. I have learned a lot about life itself by just being around Tess. By watching her always see the good in situations and people, I have also learned
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Full Circle (Personal Statement) Life, as large as it is, knows how to come around in a full circle. My mother was a teacher as I grew up and I was always told that I would do great following in her footsteps. I, however, decided to chase an entirely different dream. In 2011, I graduated with a Baccalaureates Degree from Queens College in English and Psychology with a minor in Sociology with the sole intent of becoming a lawyer. Afterwards, I immediately attended CUNY School of Law where I successfully
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everything and it has changed my life. Looking back on a childhood filled with events and memories, I can find my sweetest time playing soccer. I become surprised when I compare my previous life with present. I’ve changed a lot. From my childhood I was very fond of sports. I used to play soccer almost all time. Playing soccer was a major identity for me in my school life. I was quite good at soccer as I loved playing soccer. As a sports person I had fame in my local area and my school. Most of the people
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Malpartida Mrs. Greene University 101 02 September 2014 My Impact Paper After living on campus for two weeks, I feel like I can already call USC my home. The teachers, students, and other campus officials make you feel welcomed and a part of the USC family. Coming to college made me realize that I am at the point of my life where I begin building my future. The classes offered are designed to help you accomplish the goal of one day getting your dream job. Although taking University 101 is a requirement
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