Colorado School of Mines

We commonly look back and refer to history in order to progress. When we refer to the past, we are educated of our mistakes and can strive from our successes. However, we are not always truthfully exposed to everything that has happened in the past because things have either been left out, hidden or we have been diverted to other stories distracting us from them. Howard Zinn (51) argues that there is no such thing as impartial history, there is always two sides to every story. All history is…

I bought one lemon car after another trying to have transportation to do the normal things in life. I was living off student loans making sure my daughter made it through high school. My face was completely covered with blackheads because of stress, lack of sleep, worrying, anger, frustration, and eating junk foods to make a meal. I was ashamed of what I had achieved. I considered myself a failure. I kept telling…

questions—especially in a room of talented students in my calculus class—was a sign of weakness. I felt I had to say “sorry” whenever I raised my hand, afraid to show any sign of confusion or incapacity. However, during the summer of my junior year of high school, I attended the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America Program held at Princeton University. LEDA is a program aimed at developing the leadership potential of high achieving, underrepresented and low-income students in a…

any weight! My first year of high school I was so excited to be part of the National Honors Society but upon reviewing my application they decided that I wasn’t a leader and thus rejected my application. At first, this was discouraging and I found myself contemplating the idea that maybe I wasn’t a leader but just two weeks later I was invited to join Phi Theta Kappa National Community College Honors Society! It didn’t take long for me to realize that high school simply wasn’t the right…

builds us up in a positive way that is why my Christian beliefs will benefit my clients. A university setting with Christian integration has shown that integrating the bible is so important. I am a Christian, God is important to me and I came to Colorado Christian University to integrate my beliefs into my counseling. To be a great counselor the process must be calming and welcoming to your clients. A counselor must be a good listener. You must be sensitive to their beliefs and empathetic to…

I have always wanted a career that is dedicated to helping others. I transferred from Colorado Mountain College to apply for the nursing program at Mesa and discovered the social work bachelors program, through my social work intro class. I was pursuing nursing but I didn’t feel like it was a good fit for me. I didn’t really know what social workers did, and learning about it in my intro class I became passionate about the career. Psychology was another career I wanted to pursue so that I can be…

return to Mexico. My mother’s visa had expired so both of us were living as undocumented immigrants, but we had no given up hope. We would fight and persevere as mother and child though all hardships as we had once before. To this day we live in Colorado, celebrating many of Mexican traditions, such as, making tamales every Christmas and celebrating the Day of the Dead. My mother and brother still have a sour relationship but communicate nonetheless. Love brought us to the United States and in…

better than seeing that man. Seeing his face had always been hard for me. I was only between the ages of 6 and 10 and I hated my own blood relative, my grandfather. His name is Anthony Edwin Marsh, and he is a registered sex offender in the state of Colorado in Broomfield county. He got a total of 156 years in prison. Starting with a 24 year-to-life sentence for inducement to child prostitution. Following that 3 consecutive 24 year-to-life sentences for…

which demands a lot of effort hard work from the students but as soon as they are awarded degrees, a world of opportunities comes to their doorstep. If you are a student who aspires to become an engineer, you need to study the right subjects at high school to get yourself admitted in your desired engineering college or university. Also, you need to have an idea regarding different engineering fields so you choose to study the one you are most inclined towards. Anyone who loves to solve…

Every summer I spend 6 weeks away from civilization, canoeing and working hard with group of 8-12 young women. I have been doing this for the past 6 summers of my life. Throughout these summers people have told me how much I will value the time I spend in the wilderness. They tell me these experiences that I am so fortunate to have is something that I will truly never forget. But every time I heard this I brushed it off seeing as I was a young kid and all I cared about was having fun (which I…