I believe everything one goes through in life whether, it's good or bad should be a learning experience. It's these experiences that may determine what path one may choose in life. It can also determine one's success in life. As a student of Malcolm X College, since the fall of 1999, I can name many ways the knowledge that I acquired at Malcolm X College will help me in life. As a student I've learned to be more disciplined, and responsible. All these qualities, will, in my opinion, help me to be successful throughout my life. .
My transition from high school to college was difficult at first. When I first enrolled at Malcolm X College, in the fall of 1999, I had just graduated from Senn High school. I had no idea what to expect as a college student. I enrolled in two classes for a total of seven semester hours. The first couple of weeks I was totally lost, not only figuratively, but also literally. It seemed great at first, if I didn't understand an assignment I didn't have to do it. My professor would give out assignments, then they wouldn't ask for them on the due date. Soon, I discovered that regardless of whether the professor asked for the assignments or not, if it was assigned, on the due date it had better be completed. I didn't catch on quick enough, and found myself in a rut. I decided that I was so far in that rut, that I wasn't going to go to class anymore. That semester I failed both of my classes. After that first semester, I learned that college wasn't high school anymore; the professors weren't going to baby me. I had to responsible for getting assistance, going to tutoring, studying, and completing all assignments, and tests. That's the first semester I learned to be responsible for my own actions and the consequences of my actions. In addition to becoming more responsible, I also became more disciplined. That was the one and only semester that I failed a class.
I have always known what I wanted to be ever since I was a young girl. I know it was meant for me to help people in any way possible. Although, I have had challenges get in the way, of doing what my vision was, I always fell back to it. At this stage in my life, I now know that fashion is how I will...
In his essay, "The Achievement of Desire," Rodriguez describes this life with a little help from Richard Hoggart's "Uses of Literacy" which also describes the kind of life a boy like Rodriguez, a "scholarship boy" would lead. ... In his essay, Hoggart portrays it as being in between two classes: the working-class and the middle-class. ... Hoggart describes the scholarship boy very thoroughly. ... He has been trained like a circus-horse, for scholarship winning" (896). ... This is unlike Hoggart's portrayal of the scholarship boy. ...
Many of my fellow competing applicants of the Presidential Scholarship honor outstanding accomplishments within their academics as well as extracurricular activities, earning them presidential chairs. ... That being said, if rewarded Saint Louis's Presidential Scholarship, I would not only preach my personal beliefs, but the beliefs of the university to continue to mature in every situation throughout my education as well as assist the maturing of others....
Enlightened by Richard Hoggart's essay, The Uses of Literacy, Richard Rodriguez shares his own views on the "scholarship boy" in his essay, The Achievement of Desire. ... To strengthen his essay, Rodriguez turns to Hoggart's essay to borrow ideas and passages. ... There is a reason why Rodriguez chooses to refer to Hoggart so casually in his essay. By making Hoggart an authoritative figure in the field of scholarship boy studies, Rodriquez gives himself a lesser role to play in his essay. ... Without the burden of playing the role of a teacher and a scholarship boy at the same time, ...
Richard Rodriguez utilized Richard Hoggart's essay "The Scholarship Boy" in order to describe the kind of student that he was. In Rodriguez essay, he uses several examples from Richard Hoggart's book, "The Uses of Literacy" to make a clear meaning of the term "scholarship boy" and what it did to change his life. ... Rodriguez exhibited the scholarship boy very strongly when he was student and now when his is writing his essay, "The Achievement of Desire" he does not seem to hold the same standards of the scholarship boy that he once did. ... Hoggart's essay "The Scholarship Boy"...
Richard Hoggart's book, The Uses of Literacy, provides his definition of the "scholarship boy"; Richard Rodriguez experiences what it is like to be a sholarship boy and shares his life story in his essay "The Achievement of Desire". Changed by Hoggart's essay, "A Scholarship Boy," Rodriguez explains what experiences he goes through and the sacrifices he makes during his adolescence to be a scholarship boy. ... Rodriguez's essay might be looked at as a copy of Hoggart's ideas and a copy of what he has to say. ... In Rodriguez's essay he states that Hoggart's acc...
To add to the list of hectic ideas about college applications, some require writing essays about oneself. This task was quite difficult for me, since I am use to writing reports or doing essays on books or historic figures, but never about myself. After about five different essays and a total of three weekends, I finally found the essay that best illustrates the changes that I have gone through in my life. ... For example, some scholarships require recommendation letters, transcripts, SAT scores, long admission forms to be completed, and essays; it is just like re-applying to college. ... ...
Scholarship Essay As a little boy I dreamed of going to college. ... If you were to provide me with this scholarship, it would be a good investment because the money will help me finance my goals. Additionally, receiving the scholarship will make it possible for me to give back to my community. ... By receiving this scholarship, I am able to alleviate this need. ...
I had been trying to earn a scholarship in a sport for a while and track was my last hope. ... I started to train consecutively, in order to learn more about my event and to get better, and also be considered for a scholarship at a good college. ... Eventually I received a full ride track scholarship to The University of Texas At Arlington. ... I felt obligated to tell her that, not only is she the fastest 200 meter runner, but she is also working on getting a scholarship. ... Like the track scholarship that she is trying to earn and to also let her know that a little criticism shouldn't ...
