Career Choice Essay

scary thing for me. The thought of moving to Victoria and not enjoying my experience or surroundings really scared me. But I didn’t want to solely base my decision on fear. I knew that I didn’t want to live with my mother for the rest of my university career and that branching out would be good for my confidence and give me more opportunities. So instead of ruling out this option due to fear, I took initiative and visited a friend of mine that goes to UVIC. This experience helped me feel more…

of classroom skills. Areas of student affairs that are gonna be most beneficial are academic advising (which gives opportunities to exchange information designed to help students reach their educational and career goals), counseling services, housing/residence life, campus ministries, and career services. I will have many strengths and weaknesses when going to college, I have more weaknesses with social skills than I do with academic skills. When transferring to a college and discovering how I…

Choice: The act of picking between two or more possibilities. This definition came right out of the dictionary and it makes choice sound very black and white. In reality there are many factors that tie in with choice. One always has a choice but their decision whether good or bad are all based on their morals and their circumstances in life. The overall meaning to Adrienne Rich’s article is that students should not receive an education, but claim one by being active learners and not passive…

those actions? All of these questions can be answered and it all comes down to the point of happiness. Through text such as “Human Fulfillment” by David Cloutier, Moral Theology True Happiness and the Virtues by William C. Mattison, and “On Free Choice of the Will” by Augustine we will find answers and examples to these questions. It is everyone’s purpose in life to live a happy life or a life that leads to happiness, but not all of us as humans can achieve this happiness. Through human…

school to go to, what to eat, where to shop, where to live etc.; most of these decisions are small and do not have very much risk behind them. Then there are the life changing decisions that may impact your life forever like: who to marry or what career path to take. Decisions can have a huge impact on one’s life and there are often times we make one decision and wonder what the outcome would have been if we would have chosen another. In Robert Frost’s, “A Road Not Taken, a traveler walks a…

Choices are made daily, some have an insignificant impact on anyone or their lives, for example, if someone chooses to put their left sock on today first even though they had their right sock in hand, the world probably will not be affected too much. However some choices in the world have a large impact, everyone learns this as they mature and reach adulthood. These choices can be choosing to say the right or wrong thing at a certain time, possibly hurting a career or relationship. To elaborate…

affect his choice to pursue dancing, though. He decided not to add more fuel to the flames and ignored them. Mr. Lynskey’s college experience was a time of…

Doing What You Have To: An Analysis of “A Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love’” It is ingrained in many young children to follow their dreams and to make career choices based on those dreams, but sometimes that is not always possible. Gordon Marino, an award-winning professor, brings light to this subject in an essay that he wrote and that the New York Times published. In his piece, Marino argues that it is not always wise to do what one loves. Marino persuades his audience to consider the possibility…

During the time of Lotte and Elizabeth, women could not make independent choices by themselves, or could only make limited number of choices. Frequently, even the freedom to choose their mates was unavailable, or is the only freedom they are granted with. Although both women did not have much choice available in their life, such as education and career, fortunately, Lotte and Elizabeth both have few options that they could select from in terms of their companions. Lotte has romantic and marital…

many degraded inventions and individuality could not exist. From the beginning of society, people push others to pursue a practical career corresponding to the time period. Positions focusing more on left brained individuals are portrayed as a practical choice, while positions focusing more towards the right brain are viewed as unrealistic and dead ends. An acting career is believed to be very impractical even though many well loved stars exist; therefore, those who pursue acting are thought to…