The Critical Elements for the SNHU 107 Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric are, Initial Motivations, Continued Motivations, Motivation Plan and Writing Mechanics. My initial motivations for applying to SNHU were to get the education I needed to make myself more competitive in my search for a better job. I had been working at a job that I was growing to despise. I hated getting out of bed every day knowing that I had to drive 20 minutes and spend eight hours doing a job that I just hated. Going to college and applying myself to education were my initial motivations.

Shortly after I was accepted at SNHU, I was offered a great job at another company. I am hoping the Continued Motivations won't be a problem. I do believe education is important