Personal Narrative: My Mom Vs. Jefferson State Community College

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Through the years my mother has been an iconic figure that I have looked up to. A woman with such a strong background of two degrees; one from University of Alabama at Birmingham, and one from Jefferson State Community College. My mother received her Associates Degree in Finance Administration from Jefferson State Community College, and is working on her Masters in Communication Management at University of Alabama at Birmingham, so succeeding in my academics is the only option. Educational values were heavily info-size, as a child by my mother. While my mother was in class doing work her husband would take us to sit and wait at her school just to show her how much we supported her decision of staying and completing school. My mother has always …show more content…
In 2012, I moved from Birmingham, Alabama to St. Clair County, Alabama. The way my old school taught was different from the school I was attending. Both schools had two different culture backgrounds. I attended Erwin Middle school than moved to Odenville Middle School. I had an understanding that things were going to be difficult, but in reality they were worst. The teachers I had were not as educated as they should have been, some were good teachers but some teachers acted the same age as their students. I was told elementary school was supposed to prepare you for middle school, middle school is supposed to prepare you for high school, high school supposed to prepare you for college, and college to everyday life. From the knowledge I gained from middle school allowed me to be blindsided by the time I reached high …show more content…
Writing is my way of escaping the world, it allows me to release emotions I have inside. If I didn’t have the guidance or training through the years I can honestly say I would not be able to accomplish the things I am accomplishing today in life. Sometimes I thought about giving up and, I even thought about not trying at all, but my favorite quote is “Doubt kills more Dreams than Failure ever Will”. The quote means that means that no matter how hard it is or how long it takes never doubt yourself. With the skills that I have developed where do I see myself in a year? Or where do I see myself in about 5 years from now? I want to be creative with my writing skills. I am a songwriter and I also sing, dance, rap and act. I write my own music and I have written music for other people. With the skills I have now, combined with my skills now, I plan on enhancing my ability to write and make it even better than it is

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