#1: When I knew that I was a Republican, and that I believed in everything a Republican believes in.
- pro-life
- conservative
- limited government
- major part of who I am
#2: When I realized that I want to be a nurse.
- I want to help others.
- I never thought I would ever do anything related to the medical field.
- I will carry on the "family business."
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
My Summer Experience
It's everyone's dream when they're younger to move as far away from their parents when they get old enough. By older I mean when teenagers finally go to college. When we're younger we think, "Oh I just can't wait to get away from my family, I want to go to college already!" Now people might say this because they may think their parents embarrass them too much or they're just tired of all "the rules." It could be for any number of other reasons too. Well, I used to be one of those people. I wanted to get out in the world and go to some hotshot college or university, and the only way to do that is by going to one that is fairly far away.
Girls State 2013, in Vermillion, South Dakota. I'm still in the butterfly phase of wanting to go far away to college. After this experience, not so much... I was chosen with another girl from my school to represent my town in the 2013 South Dakota Girls State. It was a week long experience on the campus of the University of South Dakota. I had the whole college experience, right down to having a roommate, the extra long lines to take a shower, and all the walking to get from class to class. I thought to myself before the trip, "This would be a great experience for me to have, to test whether or not I could stand being away from my family in college."
As you can imagine, by the second day I was already homesick! I was thinking, "Why am I acting all weak. I haven't even been gone two days!" Well I'll tell you what I learned from this experience. From this trip, I was able to get my priorities straight. I realized that it was more important to me to be close to family, than going to some hotshot college far away. So I've decided that when I go to college, that I'm going to stay fairly close to my family, where I can see them at least every couple of days.
Girls State 2013, in Vermillion, South Dakota. I'm still in the butterfly phase of wanting to go far away to college. After this experience, not so much... I was chosen with another girl from my school to represent my town in the 2013 South Dakota Girls State. It was a week long experience on the campus of the University of South Dakota. I had the whole college experience, right down to having a roommate, the extra long lines to take a shower, and all the walking to get from class to class. I thought to myself before the trip, "This would be a great experience for me to have, to test whether or not I could stand being away from my family in college."
As you can imagine, by the second day I was already homesick! I was thinking, "Why am I acting all weak. I haven't even been gone two days!" Well I'll tell you what I learned from this experience. From this trip, I was able to get my priorities straight. I realized that it was more important to me to be close to family, than going to some hotshot college far away. So I've decided that when I go to college, that I'm going to stay fairly close to my family, where I can see them at least every couple of days.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Writing...
I'm one of those people who generally don't like to write for fun. Most say I have neat handwriting, but I usually hate the thought of writing a paper or essay. Maybe the only time that I actually start to like writing is when I get to write about a topic that I am really passionate about. Things like that could include politics, history, etc. All in all, I think I am a decent writer.
I believe I have come a long way in improving my writing skills over the years. However, my weakest area in writing is personal essays. I feel sometimes that I don't have enough to talk about in a personal essay. When I'm assigned more of a research or topic essay, I feel I'm better at researching different points to talk about and am better able to elaborate on those details. When I'm assigned a major writing assignment, and we're given ample time to complete it, I have my own way of doing it. First, if there's any research that I need to do, I give myself enough time to do that. I also make sure I have enough details to go with it also. Second, I write a rough draft, that will have many red marks by the time I'm done revising it. Finally, when I know I'm satisfied with my rough draft and have made all the revisions, I type my final draft. I'm also one of those people that even after I finish my rough draft is always looking for ways to make it better.
I'm excited to be taking English 101 and 102 because I will be able to earn college credit sooner. These courses will also let me have a feel for what college English will be like and what I can expect. One apprehension that I have is that we might do a lot of papers and I won' t be ready or that I won't have the necessary writing techniques to make a very good paper. I am looking forward, however, to getting the experience of writing research papers at the college level and learning the necessary skills to become a great writer.
I believe I have come a long way in improving my writing skills over the years. However, my weakest area in writing is personal essays. I feel sometimes that I don't have enough to talk about in a personal essay. When I'm assigned more of a research or topic essay, I feel I'm better at researching different points to talk about and am better able to elaborate on those details. When I'm assigned a major writing assignment, and we're given ample time to complete it, I have my own way of doing it. First, if there's any research that I need to do, I give myself enough time to do that. I also make sure I have enough details to go with it also. Second, I write a rough draft, that will have many red marks by the time I'm done revising it. Finally, when I know I'm satisfied with my rough draft and have made all the revisions, I type my final draft. I'm also one of those people that even after I finish my rough draft is always looking for ways to make it better.
I'm excited to be taking English 101 and 102 because I will be able to earn college credit sooner. These courses will also let me have a feel for what college English will be like and what I can expect. One apprehension that I have is that we might do a lot of papers and I won' t be ready or that I won't have the necessary writing techniques to make a very good paper. I am looking forward, however, to getting the experience of writing research papers at the college level and learning the necessary skills to become a great writer.
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