At a young age, Osama Bin Laden studied economics and business administration at King Abdulaziz University before dropping out his third year and doing what he did.
Bin Laden’s schooling certainly wasn’t a meaningless three years; however, his lack of interest in his education prompted him to drop his major and pursue his real passion in religion. It’s interesting how one young student’s choice of university changed the course of history.
Being born a first generation American, I didn’t have the luxury most kids had of speaking fluent english at birth. My parents moved here from Lebanon to give my brother and I the best chance to succeed in life through the schooling systems in the United States. Growing up I dreamt of being accepted into a …show more content…
A place where I can find my true love for learning. A place where I can bring out my true potential, realizing I too want to change the world. With my acquired education, I will be able to go back to my parents homeland and help poverty stricken families find a source of wealth. I will be helping out small Lebanese villages one a time. Eventually I will have taught enough individuals the art of economics, so that they will pass my lessons on to other villages. Providing the fundamental art of making a profit, Lebanon will thrive into the country it dreams of being. Then I had another thought about a not so perfect world. A rather disturbing one. I dreamt of a rejection letter from Drake. Heartbroken, I was forced to apply to another school I had no interest in attending. My parents immediately assumed they made the wrong decision moving here. Two years into school I lost all of my passion for my education and decided to move back to Lebanon in one last attempt to help my family. Struggling to get a job due to a lack of education, I decided to join the Lebanese Mafia. I quickly gained the trust of the members and became their leader. I expanded the mafia throughout the middle east creating a revolution. Thoughts are bizarre sometimes. Aren’t they? But they say history has a tendency to repeat
Bin Laden’s schooling certainly wasn’t a meaningless three years; however, his lack of interest in his education prompted him to drop his major and pursue his real passion in religion. It’s interesting how one young student’s choice of university changed the course of history.
Being born a first generation American, I didn’t have the luxury most kids had of speaking fluent english at birth. My parents moved here from Lebanon to give my brother and I the best chance to succeed in life through the schooling systems in the United States. Growing up I dreamt of being accepted into a …show more content…
A place where I can find my true love for learning. A place where I can bring out my true potential, realizing I too want to change the world. With my acquired education, I will be able to go back to my parents homeland and help poverty stricken families find a source of wealth. I will be helping out small Lebanese villages one a time. Eventually I will have taught enough individuals the art of economics, so that they will pass my lessons on to other villages. Providing the fundamental art of making a profit, Lebanon will thrive into the country it dreams of being. Then I had another thought about a not so perfect world. A rather disturbing one. I dreamt of a rejection letter from Drake. Heartbroken, I was forced to apply to another school I had no interest in attending. My parents immediately assumed they made the wrong decision moving here. Two years into school I lost all of my passion for my education and decided to move back to Lebanon in one last attempt to help my family. Struggling to get a job due to a lack of education, I decided to join the Lebanese Mafia. I quickly gained the trust of the members and became their leader. I expanded the mafia throughout the middle east creating a revolution. Thoughts are bizarre sometimes. Aren’t they? But they say history has a tendency to repeat