D. Ballard
September 19, 2017
English 4 pt.2
Reflective Essay
Growing up in Cleveland, Mississippi it has been some rainy days and also sonny days. When I was a child I was living with my mother and older sister in an apartment on the east side of town. In Cleveland there were fewer jobs and poverty was kind of high. Somehow my mother always made a way to buy our food, shoes, and clothes. The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t a bad place but violence always occurs every now and then. Growing up I always looked up to the wrong people that had negative ways. The music I listen was also bad influence for me. At a young age my mindset had me on the wrong path. I never liked school and I was always distracted from it. My sister and I were going to Cypress Park …show more content…
I had no education or nothing behind my name which made me feel bad about myself. I had only one option left and that was go too job corps. So I made my mind up and I took that step hoping for good luck. A couple days later I went to the Win Job Center to talk to an admission counselor about enrolling me. She called my phone and said I was able to be enrolled and said I can leave June 6, 2017. By the time June 6, 2017 came I had my bags packed and ready to go to Batesville, MS. When I made it to Finch-Henry the staffs was telling me about the things Finch-Henry Job Corps have to offer me. 2 months later in Jobs Corps I was drug free and almost done with my High School Diploma. Every since I’ve been enrolled in Job Corps I’ve been making good decisions from the start. By being on campus I have no worries like getting in deep trouble, looking over my shoulder, nor being uneducated. Everyday my mother and father have been telling me how proud of me they are for making a big change on my path in life. I feel like a better person and maybe one day I can guide someone else who was in my
September 19, 2017
English 4 pt.2
Reflective Essay
Growing up in Cleveland, Mississippi it has been some rainy days and also sonny days. When I was a child I was living with my mother and older sister in an apartment on the east side of town. In Cleveland there were fewer jobs and poverty was kind of high. Somehow my mother always made a way to buy our food, shoes, and clothes. The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t a bad place but violence always occurs every now and then. Growing up I always looked up to the wrong people that had negative ways. The music I listen was also bad influence for me. At a young age my mindset had me on the wrong path. I never liked school and I was always distracted from it. My sister and I were going to Cypress Park …show more content…
I had no education or nothing behind my name which made me feel bad about myself. I had only one option left and that was go too job corps. So I made my mind up and I took that step hoping for good luck. A couple days later I went to the Win Job Center to talk to an admission counselor about enrolling me. She called my phone and said I was able to be enrolled and said I can leave June 6, 2017. By the time June 6, 2017 came I had my bags packed and ready to go to Batesville, MS. When I made it to Finch-Henry the staffs was telling me about the things Finch-Henry Job Corps have to offer me. 2 months later in Jobs Corps I was drug free and almost done with my High School Diploma. Every since I’ve been enrolled in Job Corps I’ve been making good decisions from the start. By being on campus I have no worries like getting in deep trouble, looking over my shoulder, nor being uneducated. Everyday my mother and father have been telling me how proud of me they are for making a big change on my path in life. I feel like a better person and maybe one day I can guide someone else who was in my