Even after attaining a Master 's degree in education, Michael still continued to seek furthering his education. It was in Stockton, California, fifty miles from Sacramento, that he enrolled in a doctoral program. So far he had paid for his furthered education by himself, as he was saving his G.I. Bill of Rights funding for his doctoral degree. He attended all of his classes either after work or on weekends. All of the class work and the exams that he had completed were in preparation for his doctoral thesis. Unfortunately, due to an illness in the family, although he had finished all of his class credentials, he was unable to finish his doctoral thesis.
Michael served the city of Sacramento for a total of 38 years, and retired in 1991. After …show more content…
After thinking about it, he told me that pop culture had not influenced his life to any major degree. He explained to me how he had seen it going on around him, but he had felt no inclination to join in some of these major social changes. One thing that Michael did point out to me about changes in pop culture would be the decrease of interest in the cigarette. Michael told me about how he had never smoked, but mostly everybody else had at one point. He told me how that three cigarette had deceased in popularity over the decades, a change in poplar culture in which he approved, as he told me about the health risks that come along with smoking. Michael also mentioned that drug culture had grown significantly in America since he had immigrated here. He told me that he participated in popular culture by not participating in either tobacco or drug cultures. He then told me about how he did not completely ignore pop culture, but rather went with the times as they changed, he had just not partaken in some of the more extreme pop culture changes, such as the rise and fall of the American hippie. An example in the changes that Michael enjoyed were popular movies and actors such as Bob Hope, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. He also told me how he enjoyed popular TV shows such as Jeopardy, 60 minutes and Family
Michael served the city of Sacramento for a total of 38 years, and retired in 1991. After …show more content…
After thinking about it, he told me that pop culture had not influenced his life to any major degree. He explained to me how he had seen it going on around him, but he had felt no inclination to join in some of these major social changes. One thing that Michael did point out to me about changes in pop culture would be the decrease of interest in the cigarette. Michael told me about how he had never smoked, but mostly everybody else had at one point. He told me how that three cigarette had deceased in popularity over the decades, a change in poplar culture in which he approved, as he told me about the health risks that come along with smoking. Michael also mentioned that drug culture had grown significantly in America since he had immigrated here. He told me that he participated in popular culture by not participating in either tobacco or drug cultures. He then told me about how he did not completely ignore pop culture, but rather went with the times as they changed, he had just not partaken in some of the more extreme pop culture changes, such as the rise and fall of the American hippie. An example in the changes that Michael enjoyed were popular movies and actors such as Bob Hope, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. He also told me how he enjoyed popular TV shows such as Jeopardy, 60 minutes and Family