Fort Hays State University

Growing up in poverty with only one parent who works to raise you and your two other siblings. On top of that, having a father who works but, shows no interest in his familia. My mother’s earnings weren’t enough since we had just moved from Mexico not too long ago. Every day before going to school my mom would tell us “estudien mija, si estudian les va a ir muy bien en el futuro, no quiero que tengan la misma vida que yo! quiero que tengan una vida mejor que la mía.” Immediately I put two and…

Hippies used peaceful protest to try and spread love and express the immoral conducts of the United States government, unfortunately this peaceful movement led to violent revolts and persecution of the young adolescent protestors by the American protection services. This use of unnecessary violence and prosecution, by the American protection services, led to nationwide distrust of the United States government. Taking a stand against what they believed to be an unnecessary war led to unjust…

Over the years, overcoming meaningful challenges has shaped me into the person I am today: an intelligent, conscientious, and passion driven individual. Now that my senior year has come, I am beyond ready to start my journey at Iowa State University. All my life I have been surrounded with adults who tell me, “Education is key.” Over the years I have realized how true that is. Education is my main priority. Being accepted to college has been my motivation for earning good grades in school. My…

Since my freshman year of high school, my passion for agriculture has flourished. I did not come from an agricultural background as my parents worked for the State and Amtrak, but I was intrigued about California’s leading industry. Up until my freshman year in high school, the closest I had gotten to agriculture was when I would grow a garden of vegetables during the spring for fresh produce. I became involved in my school’s FFA chapter and was infatuated with the FFA from the start. I saw it…

In the poem, Out of the Sea, Early by May Swenson, the subject is the love of nature. The speaker tells a story about how beautiful the sun rise is by comparing it to things that have never been imagined before. The speaker however, is a more complex character with different outlooks on the ocean. The way the speaker delivers his tone is through a calm voice, representing the ocean that he or she is conversing about. Based upon the word choice, we can infer that the speaker is a sailor that…

closer, and discovered flaws that I never known of if we didn’t lived together. Furthermore, its prepare each of us for married lifestyle. Though Americans melleinials has changed theire view in marriage, to emphasize with other millennial from Kent State I have no doubt "Marriage is about love. It's not about planning or timing, and that's what we're all kind of waiting for." (Costello 3) While Carol Costello in “Ready For Marriage Apocalypse?” rised the concerned about traditional marriage…

Why do you feel that you are the best qualified applicant for this scholarship? I am applying for this scholarship to further my education. I privileged to be attending Ferris State University, and earning my degree. When I think of a degree, it is not just something that is required to get a job. A degree is furthering your knowledge in subjects you want to know more about. The best thing about education is that is there is no limit, and no one can ever take your knowledge away from you.…

I was taking classes at Pima Community College after dropping out of the University of Arizona. I had no idea what I was doing in my life, I felt as if I was drifting through life with no direction or vision. My downfall at the University was never studying and never going to class. These bad habits of mine followed me to the community college. I wasn't really passionate about anything particular during…

McCollum--Experiential Learning Essay This Fall, I volunteered to work at the Cobb EMC Annual Planning Meeting with Safe Kids of Cobb County. I heard about this opportunity when a couple of professors in the Public Health Department at Kennesaw State University promoted it via email. It was on a Saturday and I was off from work, so I decided to volunteer. I did not know what to expect, but I drove to the Cobb County Fairground early that morning ready for anything. It was still dark…

American Agriculture industries. Bailey worked on publishing three volumes of the Cyclopedia of Horticulture tha2t detailed many aspects of horticulture and cultivating plants, whether they be ornament crops or fruits and vegetables, in the United States and Canada. The Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, on the other hand, detailed crop and animal production practices and conditions…