Mandy Hale once said, “Ten years from now, make sure you can say that you chose your life, you didn’t settle for it.” 10 years from now is currently unimaginable, but my hope is that everything I have done for my future benefits my family and I in numerous ways. It is strange to think I will be off on my own studying at a college in two short years. I am a junior at Franklinton High School. Throughout my high school career I have been a member of multiple clubs and teams. I have maintained a 4.0 grade point average and this past summer I took the ACT and scored a 23. These achievements have blessed me with the opportunity to get a head start on college through Franklinton High School’s Dual Enrollment program. Through this program I am currently enrolled as a student at Southeastern
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Last year I took Dual Enrollment US History. Being in the dual enrollment class we were expected to excel beyond what is normally expected in high school. This gave me a chance to see history in much greater detail. This also opened my eyes in regards to why history is so important. I agree with Theodore Roosevelt’s quote, “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” If I were to pick my favorite era in history I would choose the Roaring 20’s. During the twenties, America began to change into what we now know as Modern America. World War 1 ended just before the twenties and the Harlem Renaissance had just begun. During the Harlem Renaissance African Americans were able to express themselves through art and dance. In 1920, women were finally given the right to vote, and this gave them a sense of empowerment. This era also saw the abundance of new products and technologies like automobiles and radios. This is my favorite era in history because it shows how my nation, the United States, can go from fighting in a war to having a prosperous economy with empowered
Last year I took Dual Enrollment US History. Being in the dual enrollment class we were expected to excel beyond what is normally expected in high school. This gave me a chance to see history in much greater detail. This also opened my eyes in regards to why history is so important. I agree with Theodore Roosevelt’s quote, “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” If I were to pick my favorite era in history I would choose the Roaring 20’s. During the twenties, America began to change into what we now know as Modern America. World War 1 ended just before the twenties and the Harlem Renaissance had just begun. During the Harlem Renaissance African Americans were able to express themselves through art and dance. In 1920, women were finally given the right to vote, and this gave them a sense of empowerment. This era also saw the abundance of new products and technologies like automobiles and radios. This is my favorite era in history because it shows how my nation, the United States, can go from fighting in a war to having a prosperous economy with empowered