Getting By

Getting to college is the first step, but finding yourself is crucial in life especially in finding who you are or your identity this step may be your first experience in the real world. I believe that exploration is important in finding yourself. An important part of identity a residence could explore is their cultural identity. A person can find themselves here with others who have the same background and culture as them especially in a place like the ethnic cultural center. Personally I took…

classes to get ahead of the game, made myself a well rounded student in extracurricular academics, received an acceptable SAT/ACT score, and searched out colleges that fit my standards and needs. The last step however is both the easiest and hardest. Getting into college. When I first heard of Dual Credit classes…

weeks and I do not feel ready AT ALL. I'm ready in the way that I got my hair cut and eyebrows waxed! But ready in the way that a new baby is going to be inhabiting our house soon? Nope! Not ready. img_4547-1 The juxtapose between getting ready for my first son and "getting ready" for my second baby seems huge. At this point in my pregnancy last time, I had unwrapped all of my brand new baby gear that I was gifted, washed all of his brand new little clothes in baby-safe laundry detergent,…

After reading the online blog Getting Hired. 5 tips to Being the Candidate of Choice, the list having a vision would consider to be one of my strength. With having a vision, a candidate knows exactly what they believe in when it comes to education. They can be well versed in practices such as homework guidelines, grading practices, technology, personalizations and blended learning speaks to the vision they posses for teaching in learning. As a teacher, you can never be at faulted for having a…

We all have been outside on the hot summer day. Where you open the door to the house and it feels like you just opened the refrigerator. You walk into the kitchen and you are parched. All you want is to drink some water. Just not your ordinary water out of a bottle. No, it has to be the perfect cup of water to quench your thirst. The first thing you do is go to the sink and wash your hands with soap and water. You have been outside playing in the sand, and mom doesn’t like it when you leave…

Getting the Call “Raging bull” is what came over the phone when I answered the call around lunch time on November the 6th 2003. On the other end of the line was the brigade AO, “SSG Carrier, I guess you have heard by now?” “Heard what sir?” I said. Actually I had, one of my younger Soldiers had called me stating that his mother had heard it on the news that the 1103rd was deploying to Iraq. And sure enough, I turned on the television in the armory and there it was on the 12 o’clock…

There is no getting away from getting old, and there is no reason to fear getting old either; it is really much better than the alternative. As people and things in life get older, they can improve; a person becomes wiser; a chair becomes antique and valuable; and wine becomes much finer as it ages. As a youth, the thought of old is not truly conceivable; it is not until later in life that getting old is something that can be grasped. We have so much…

we want to get out of our comfort zones, take a bite out of life, challenge and change ourselves. But we rarely ever do. It’s one of those finicky things that sounds great in theory but, in practice, is actually very difficult. Think about it: Getting out of your comfort zone implies tearing your world apart for the sake of new experiences. It’s something we all aspire to do, say we’re going to do and then never really follow through with. We stay inside of our manufactured little boxes and…

Getting Ahead Amid Office Politics It is not always accurate to assume that employees working for a company work together for the same reason…the company’s mission or purpose. There are times when some employees work for the sole purpose of getting ahead without colleague consideration. Mind Tools (n.d.) states that, “"Office politics" are the strategies that people play to gain advantage, personally or for a cause they support. The term often has a negative connotation, in that it refers to…

Getting Started: 1. Write two exponential models for the given information below. Use both and . a) Hours, t 0 4 6 7 9 12 Tribbles, y 2 23 80 148 208 3214 b) 2. You put $400 into a savings account that yields 4% interest compounded monthly. What will be the account balance in 3 years? 3. You deposit $3000 into a savings account that yields 3% compounded continuously. How long will it take for your account to have a balance of $4500? Extensions: You are a financial…