by Ken

I want to get better at writing essays and better understand the format and structure because I'm not the best at writing right now and id really like to improve my writing skills.

I love writing stories. I am proud of being able to put creativity in fictional stories and speak from another person's point of view. I enjoy writing and reading stories that allow me to use my imagination.

Something I'm proud of is being a persistent student. In high school, I was able to stay got up and submit my work in a reasonable amount of time. I hope I'll be able to follow this flexible routine for my first semester of college.

I am most proud of myself. I have been through a lot the past couple years. So, I am most proud of myself for investing time and education in myself. I decided to go back to school to pursue a career that will allow me to provide for my family. English is not my strong suit. So, I am very nervous about this course. However, I am excited to see the end results and my person growth.

I find myself most creative when I'm bored. If I feel like I don't have anything to do to keep my attention, I create something. I might learn a new talent, improve on an existing one, or study a topic I want to learn more about. Boredom helps drive me to expand my knowledge and gain talents that I wouldn't otherwise have.

I love my wife and my dog they mean more to me than anything in the world. I'm most proud of my dog she is very well trained.

I believe school should always be able to help my peers and I or anyone who needs help. I believe they should provide many resources for us to use if we ever get stuck. By having those extra resources, I know we can succeed later on and have greater outcomes with our education and our futures. I feel like knowing that my school will have my back in anything, I can be successful and accomplish many things. Most importantly, I just need my school to support me and help me grow.

I love to work out because it helps me reach my goals, whether to build my muscle strength, and gain confidence in others based on my physique. I enjoy working out with my friends because they help me to judge if I have better forms.

While attending junior high school, there was a creative writing teacher who said something in class that every student should have taken to heart. At the beginning of every class, this teacher would write different words on the blackboard, yes, it was that long ago, and he would randomly call on students to give their best definitions of the words. If the student did not know the meaning, the teacher would move on to another student, and so on, until either the correct answer was given or the teacher ran out of students, at which time he would give the answer to the class. More often than not, and at a frequency that would have made anyone question the ability of some of the students to grasp the concept of the exercise, a student would give a variation of the answer, “ I know what it means, I just can’t explain it.” The teacher would then retort, saying, “If you cannot explain something, then you do not know it.” While this answer may have come across as slightly condescending, bordering on dismissive at the time, life has shown it to be true time and time again. To give another spin on it, and one that directly influences many professions, from college professors to military members, if someone wants to fully understand something, they must be able to teach it to someone with no previous knowledge or experience with that entity. 

To understand is to recognize a purpose or meaning. You may understand that an apple is red and has seeds, but it is a fruit that is good for consumption and contains potential to plant itself once again.

The Passion and joy I have gained to love is being able to accomplish and grow into the medical field knowing that I am there to help and care for others is something I truly love. What makes me proud every day is knowing that what I do in my career each day is giving back by helping those who are ill or injured that needs to be taken care of.

To me, being able to understand something means to listen and comprehend whatever it may be while actively following and learning more so that you are able to apply that information at a later time or when necessary.