Reflective Essay: The Influence Of Higher Education

October 4th, 1996, I remember going to school as if it were another day, I arrived to school early as I often did and would play with my friends until school began at 8:00am. I was only 6 years old at the time and though memories of the past have become faint, I remember the day my little brother died like it was yesterday. The day would continue to go on as normal until around 10:00am, when I was called to the office, upon my arrival my uncle was waiting there for me and nothing seemed to be wrong and being a young child I was just happy to get out of school early. We’d end up spending most of the day together, not once did it ever occur to me that something might have happened or why was my uncle courting me around. At the conclusion of our …show more content…
It’s been a struggle to make it to ASU, especially being a non-traditional student, however being at ASU as given me a platform to give back to my community. I’ve used our male minority group which I am the VP of to get more people in school and promote higher education. Someone once told me you make a difference from the inside, by using education to get people back in school will give them better opportunities in life so they are not pitted to circumstances where something such as insurance can affect their quality of life. In closing, we’ve put millions of Americans in financial binds and increased health concerns because we have yet to switch to a universal healthcare system. In speaking about my story, I hope I am able to bring awareness to just how much of a burden health coverage is and can affect your life in so many aspects. If we provide health care to everyone we would not only be better off as a nation but we are doing are due diligence in taking care of our own. With so many other democratic countries already offering free healthcare, it’s about time in 2016, we start to make real changes without privileged elites or big business executives fighting something that is aiding millions of