...vital. That is the concept of real life experiences. The debate of what to be educated really means has been going on for centuries, yet the answer isn’t esoteric at all! The scintillating Henry David Thoreau amazed scholars of his philosophy that one simply doesn’t just go to school to be educated, but one has to experience the world in order to be prepared for it. He lived in a small house on Walden Pond and lived off of the land. He quoted “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had...
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...offer. I have learned this through my own personal experience of going to a catholic grammar school for nine years, and then transitioning to the public high school that I currently attend. Of course, the main purpose of going to school is to gain a good education that will help you be successful in the future. This belief I do hold true; both private and public schools grant this opportunity. But public schools and private schools each grant an entirely different social experience, and the social experience, in my opinion, is much more valuable than the academic experience. Along with gaining an education, part of being successful in life is learning how to interact and form relationships with people who are different from you. In grammar school, the majority of the people I met were white, Catholic, and of the same learning ability. Every day at school, students were expected to wear uniform clothes, uniform hair styles, and learn at a uniform pace. There were no accommodations for people with slower learning paces; everyone was expected to keep up. Growing up, this is how I expected all schools were like. For nine years I was almost blinded to the fact that people of different religion and learning pace, even physical appearance, even existed in the real world. But the fact is there are more types of people than Catholics and quick learners. For this reason, I decided to branch out and try something new by attending a public high school. My freshman year of high school was...
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...The Dance By: Kelly Evans Dancing has been an important part of my life for more than eight years. When I was eight, my mother enrolled me in dancing classes, never realizing it would lead to anything serious. For the first few months, dance was entertainment, something to keep me busy. Although I enjoyed taking classes, I did not become serious until the following year, when my favorite tap teacher told my mother to consider getting me involved in more competitive classes. That was the beginning of my long and successful dancing career, one that has taught me many valuable lessons about the art of dance, and the art of life. Over the years, whether I was living in Buffalo, Atlanta, or Randolph, New Jersey, I learned to adjust as a person, and as a serious dancer. In fact, I found traits I needed to survive and grow as a dancer were also valuable in school and life. Of all the experiences I've had as a dancer, I cherish those moments when I had the opportunity to learn from other dancers. Learning is central to the development of a dancer. In Atlanta, for example, I trained with dancers who studied with the Atlanta Ballet Company as well as those who had trained with famous European dancers, I learned something different from each, even though practices were long and grueling. And yet, although at times I wanted to give up, I sensed that I would be rewarded for my efforts. This pattern repeated itself several times. I would be uprooted and immediately plunged into new...
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...for people that want to succeed in life. You can be in any wage bracket, depending on what you’re majoring in. For example, you can go to school to be a doctor or a registered nurse. We all know doctors make more than a RN, so a doctor is in a higher wage bracket than a RN. As a student, you have the choice to be whatever you want to be. You might be in a major you like and end up changing majors because you found a major you like better. The first school I enrolled in was Central Carolina Tech in 1995. My major was Machine Tool Technology. My job paid 80% of my tuition, as long as it dealt with the job. I applied for a job in the Tool Room, but they didn’t want to hire me. I looked at getting employment elsewhere, but needed at least 2 years experience. So, after receiving my Associates Degree in Machine Tool Technology, I enrolled a second time in an Industrial Maintenance program. After getting my Associates Degree in Industrial Maintenance, I applied for a Maintenance helper position which I received soon after. I held the position for a year and tried to get a regular Maintenance position, but they did not want to hire me. I then signed up for a Die Bench Tech position, which I held for a year. I then decided to enlist into the US Army as a Machinist to gain experience within the civilian world. After serving 5 years in the Army, I decided to go overseas to work as a Machinist. I held the position of machinist for one year in Iraq. Upon my return to the US, I lost interest...
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...Tax Accounting Career Path Intermediate Accounting II- Spring 2014 Submitted to Dr. Jeffery Hillard Dante Pennix Sr. April 21, 2014 My goal is to become a Certified Public Accountant while achieving the goal of owning a lucrative CPA firm. One of the great benefits of choosing tax accounting as a career is that you will always have a job when you graduate. Tax accountants and CPAs will always be in high demand as long as the globalizations of marketplaces continue to develop. Tax accountants also create tax strategies to reduce the amount of taxes a client owes while remaining compliant with GAAP and tax laws. The qualities of a tax accountant consist of begin able to be organized, competent, have an attention to detail, ethical, and most in important effective communications, both written and verbal. For example, common responsibilities for tax accountants include preparing and filing taxes, financial planning, completing continuing education credits, and researching and reviewing past tax filings. In summary, the career path of a tax accountant and CPA is very tedious and technical but overall, the journey is worthwhile. The reason why I elected tax accounting as a career path was because of the stability and longevity that it holds. Another reason I choose this career choice was for the challenging and gratifying work that it brings. Tax accounting is a specialized field because of the ever changing rules in the accounting arena as with new regulations and laws of the tax...
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...available in a wide range of specialized and general fields. They offer individuals the opportunities to "test the water" before entering into any permanent commitment, giving the ability to explore their options fully. The valuable experience gained by internships can not only improve but also extend our individual potential. Businesses gain access to talents they may otherwise not have discovered while individuals gain valuable employment experience, a diverse range of skills and abilities and even long-term earning opportunities. Internships are more than a short term contract, instead they are challenges and adventures that people will remember for the rest of the lives. Internships are able to help to develop skills and abilities impossible to learn from the books. In years to come when you look back at your career, whether you remain in China or not, you will know that internships provided you with resilience adaptability and interpersonal skills that made you a success. Success might mean seniority at work, it might mean running your own company, it could be simply being a more rounded and experienced person. I consider internships first explore the various types of internships available and determine whether a paid or non-paid opportunity fits best with my personal circumstance. Many internship opportunities offer either small or no monetary compensation. Internships are not always the most viable way to gain entry or re-entry into the workforce when a steady, livable...
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...raging through my mind, all at once then suddenly felt melancholic as i can see my childhood days to Ishaan, relating to some of his experiences. But even though, those didn’t manifest obviously to me anymore, there are times when i meet events that brings back the past, i can’t help but somehow feel saddened or cry, which i felt so awkward about.This movie made me cry. Aside from that i can’t really ignore missing my childhood days growing up without my father that i could only imagine now, what it would be like to me? But even how, I am not unfortunate of experiencing the love and care of my grandparents who were always there to stand in my parents’ behalf, because even my mom wasnt around those times as always goes back to abroad to work. Although, i could’nt denied the feeling of being bitter and being incomplete yet as much as i can, i should be strong, as my mother told me that: “We should not feel sorry about whatsoever lapses they had, for even her, my grandparents too have lapses, which proved mans imperfection. But despite of the fact, she asserted that instead “It’s already enough to ever thank our parents for bringing us to world. It’s something very valuable and no worth of money can ever measure. Even though life appeared seems worst to us. We have the ample time to make it right and pleasing because we have a life and given the right and freedom. Thus, live it to the fullest. But sad to say only few, is persistent to find their meaning in life. Which is...
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...Statement of Purpose During my adolescent years, I watched my little sister struggle with her sexual identity. I knew my sister was going to be unlike other children and I found myself constantly analyzing her behaviors and exploring why she did not see herself as we saw her. As my sister went through her school years, her struggles with her counterparts became more apparent. She became isolated, depressed and exhibited suicidal behaviors. As my sister matured into a young woman, I was intrigued as to why her view of herself versus society’s expectations of her as a woman would impact her life in such a manner that would lead her to want to have a sexual reassignment surgery. Through my sister’s identity crisis, I found a passion for psychology. I wanted to better understand the dynamic between people and how those interactions affect our lives, personalities and decisions. I asked myself every day, how was my sister going to cope today? Ultimately, I decided that I wanted to find a way to helped those who struggled to find peace and comfort in their lives. My research into the field of psychology started during my freshman year of college and, before long, psychological and social theories had become an integral part of my life. What is particularly interesting to me about pursuing a career in the scientific field of psychology is the potential to use my education along with my life experiences in determining how to serve others in need. My first adventure into the psychology...
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...that held meaning to an individual that allowed them to find purpose and what one would need to do in order to feel accomplished in life. In the process of completing this tool, I began with my boyfriend’s life experience. Since he has been incarcerated and recently released from prison, I thought he would be a good candidate to help get some ideas with the design of my tool. During our initial conversation, I asked him what concepts he thought was essential to life’s basics. He described three things. The first concept was to understand how to dream and uncover what one really wants. The second was to understand how to get rid of self-sabotaging mental chatter and negative beliefs. Last, but not least, knowing how to make and keep commitments to oneself around ones body, career, money, and relationships. I found these concepts to be very intriguing and was really surprised at the response I received. While in prison, he explained that he had a lot of time to dream about what he really wanted out of life and what things he needed to do once he got out in order to achieve those goals. He emphasized that sometimes people need to stop what they are doing and really sit down and analyze their life at the current moment and ask themselves if they are where they really want to be and if they have achieved their goals or accomplished anything in life. The second concept he mentioned comes from him believing at one point in time that he was his...
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...also been a father, this is one of the greatest milestone of my life. To USTC, I really have a lot of emotions. When I was at middle school I was heard a lot of story about USTC, I know this is a great and special university at China. I really wish I can be the student of USTC, but I know that is impossible because I know that I can’t reach the admission scores. When I was the senior class at university, I was participated the USTC master entrance examination. But I was failed; I didn’t catch the admission scores. So I was thought, USTC for me is only a dream at my heart. A very scared place for me. Last year, I want improve myself, I want be a master and have master degree. So again, at that time, the dream comes back again. I want be one part of USTC. So I apply the postgraduate enrollment examination again. But at that time, my wife is pregnancy and also I got a heavy workload at that time. I don’t have time for the examination preparation. I was giving up and didn’t want participate the exanimation. But in the end, my wife encouraged me to do a trial. Very fortunately, I reach the B line. Fortunately I pass the interview and became one part of MBA. During the two days orientation learning. The schoolmaster, the lead of USTC Management college and the outstanding schoolfellows was delivery the speech during these two days. These two days let me know more about USTC, let me know how about future MBA life. I am very excited and looking forward for the next 3 years. ...
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...The lack of educational field trips in the United States is increasing. Many academic institutions believe that they could be a distraction. There is a lot of preparation, costs and liability that can go a long with a school field trip, but there is a lot of evidence that proves that educational field trips can be very useful. Field trips are definitely a decline in colleges across the country. This is especially surprising because the hands on experience in the real world are definitely what college students need to be a part of. They are going to be on their own in various industries, and there are certain things you cannot learn in a classroom. This is especially true in business and more specifically operations management. Going out and seeing what you talk about in class is much more effective than just reading it in a textbook. College students interested in operations management and other types of businesses should be provided with opportunities to go on field trips and learn from active professionals, visit current facilities and witness learned concepts, live in action. In the first article, “Field Trips: Are They Really That Valuable” they provide great evidence to support the idea that field trips are very imperative for education. It is detrimental when students do not have the opportunity to go on field trips, research shows. “Field trips provide important instructional and content advantages that prove the time spent on them has significant payoffs”(Fuglei). ...
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...STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF LEADERSHIP AND THE WAYS IN WHICH LEADERSHAPE INFLUENCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT LEADERS A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Liberal Arts in The Interdepartmental Program in Liberal Arts by David Dial A.B., Duke University, 2002 May 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................... iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION, STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM, METHOLOGY, AND LIMITATIONS....................................................................................................................1 Statement of the Problem..................................................................................................1 Methodology .....................................................................................................................3 Limitations of Current Study ............................................................................................6 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................................8 Gender as a Factor for Leadership Growth.....................................................................10 Race and Leadership Development ...........................................
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...Well the last 9 weeks have definitely been a trying experience for me. I can not say that I have given a full 100 percent in every week. This course has taught me how to deal with getting back into the whole college mix of things. I know that I will not be able to slack off in future courses, like I have in the two classes I have been taking the last 9 weeks because the work is only going to get harder and more stressful. Therefore, I would say this course has helped me understand how my future classes will work and how much time I will need to certain assignments. It has somewhat helped me to get out of my procrastinating ways and I know it will help me be better prepared for how I handle future course; which will ultimately help me reach the career goals I am trying to pursue. This course and the topics I have learned during the last 9 weeks have helped me realize that my long term goals are attainable, which is a bigger relief to me now than when I first started the University of Phoenix. Doing all of these assessments and using all of the learning tools have helped me realize that I like learning new things unlike the past, where I really did not like school. Ten years ago, I did not realize how valuable getting a college education would be, and I really do not think that I have even realized it until right now in week 9. Getting this degree and even future degrees will prove to be beneficial to my long term future. For example, I will be able to find a job making...
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...As long as you learn from your mistakes, nothing is lost. Even your mistakes made are then one of ‘all things’ which work together for good for them that love Me. As long as you come to Me, and I can teach you about the things you did wrong or could do better, there’s no need for remorse, which never helped much, anyway. But you can turn right around, determine to keep an eye on that weakness, ask Me to help you be on guard & ‘deliver you from evil’, strengthen the feeble knees & the hands that hang down, & go to work on building new, healthier habits. And that’s what you call ‘progress’ & learning. Mistakes are an essential part of the meaning of life. It’s just the inborn sinful human nature not to want to obey me at first. The Devil comes up with his contra immediately & pipes up, ....’Sssssso, did God reaaally ssssay ssso...?’ And you know what’ll happen next. You’ll make a mistake. Call it a sin – you miss the mark. I have to punish you, you learn the lesson, and that’s the cycle of things at the present state of creation under the curse. It will not always be so. This is only practice with weights, so that soon you’ll be able to fly. It took that road of humbling, the road of making mistakes, the road of failure, to come to the realization of My unconditional love for you. You cannot turn back time, and everyone has made mistakes, but you’re not meant to make the same mistakes over & over. Some mistakes you don’t even realize until much later, some only when you get here...
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...through disinfecting the desk, worktables, chairs, and ipads. After disinfecting the ipads I would place them into the office and plugged in ready for the next day. I have started this routine of cleaning and offering assistance whenever I was available in that moment. This indicates how valuable initiative is a good and important skill to have and develop. It helps me to build on my self-confidence, spot opportunities and potential improvement. This also provides the staff on how much of a good worker and student I am. Not only after school but during school time asking questions and observing everything that is going on around me. Absorbing...
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