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I first attended Boise State University after high school in 1996. While at Boise State, I met my husband and we had our first child. I decided to take some time off of school to raise my son, with every intention of returning to college. Little did I know that it would take me almost twenty years to return to Boise State University, but here I am. I am majoring in Elementary Education, with an endorsement in literature. Since coming back to school a year and a half ago I have maintained a 4.0…

Narrative Essay I did not do much this summer other than going to Canada. My step sister got married about five minutes from Vancouver. My family and I drove all the way there. It took us four days to get there, but we stopped a lot. On the way the we drove through Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. We did something cool in most of the states. In Wisconsin we stopped at Wisconsin dells. Then in South Dakota we stopped at Evergreen National Park,…

I had the pleasure of interviewing and getting to know Asraa Abdulwahab. She is a student at Boise State University. She lives with her family in Boise, though they are originally from Iraq. Asraa’s parents met while attending college. They married and had three children. They decided to move to the United States from their home country of Iraq so that Asraa and her brothers could have more opportunities for their careers and lives. Asraa explained to me that prior to 2003 life in Iraq was…

like his father did. When Boise, Idaho was going crazy with riots the Idaho guardsmen had to go stand on the front lines of the riot to try to stop it. They were trying to do everything in their power to stop what was happening when something terrible happened. Many of the protesters were arrested and they were starting to be struck with tear gas. Then one shot started a war between the United States made Daniel Wright had the worst happen to him. On the night of the Boise riots Daniel was…

The Kooky Cat Sweater Guy Life is so random it always seems like its bombarding us with curve balls, especially with me. I went on an expedition to Boise with my youth. You wouldn't believe me if I told you this was my first time going to Boise. I don't want to be mean to Idaho but I just have two things to say to you bo.....ring. Boise is a whole new world, my face was literally glued to the windows on the bus. Ooh! Ah! Was the only thing that would come out of my mouth. I almost forgot this…

we went to Chase’s grandparent’s house to play. I have so many fun memories with those two, but it was short lived. I moved to Boise City, Oklahoma before the start of third grade. I had a new teacher, a new house, and no friends. The transition was hard. I felt alone in the world. In Guymon, I was sheltered. I had never heard a curse word, or seen a crude gesture. Boise City taught me my first curse word, and crude gesture. They introduced me to bullying and taught me about the “birds and the…

Little Shop of Horrors September 12. 2015 at the Boise Little Theater. A flower shop clerk develops a giant blood-thirsty plant that feeds on humans. The clerk experiences a rise to fame and fortune with the sudden notoriety of his creation. The road to fame is laden with the disappearances of his close acquaintances. The shop girl’s boyfriend, the shop owner, eventually the shop girl and then in a last ditch attempt to destroy the plant even himself all vanish. The plant can reproduce and…

Everyone has a dream or an idea of what a future career will entail for them. Some people may want to be a professional dancer, an astronaut or become a doctor. My dream is to change the lives of newborn babies every day. On a national average 3.6 million babies are lost every year. For me, becoming a neonatal nurse, I can help decrease this number every year and improve the lives of others. When you are a neonatal nurse you are able to experience things that normal jobs don’t see on a daily…

al Qaeda, and the Taliban, but it is also the the foundation of the Christian persecution skyscraper. Christians not only endangered there, but also in North Africa and North Korea. People are constantly being imprisoned, like Saeed Abedini from Boise, ID. Christians have known that they have been, and will be, the targets of violence. “Blessed are…

degree in education. The colleges I considered to attend were based on two main factors, being able to continue dancing and being able to continue learning. Here and there participating in dance auditions, The Boise State Dance team audition was the most challenging. I fell in love with Boise State University. Ultimately, realizing my blessings, I took advantage of all I had, resulting in a 4.0 GPA and leadership recognition on the dance team. While scholarships for a freshman on the team…