Vivian Christian Research Paper
Personal Essay
Vivian Christian
Coll 100
American Public University System
Susan Desverreaux
Personal Essay
This is my personal essay that will give you a better understanding of myself
Vivian Christian. I will explain in this essay my reason for seeking my degree, my
learning style, and whether or not I agree with the findings that I have attained of
what my learning style is. I hope you gain a clearer insight of who I am and the
goals I 've set out to accomplish.
The question of why I am seeking a degree is one that is very easy for me to
answer. I 'm seeking my degree because I feel that college is very critical to our
learning and continued growth and development. I think that formalized
education is …show more content…
To some that may seem quite
impressive. During that time I had suffered a major loss in that of the passing of
my mother in 1994 from breast cancer. My mothers goals and wish was for me to
attain my diploma and get a college degree. After graduating high school I set out
to do just that and quickly learned that without financial support and guidance of
family and friends this task was much harder than I had expected. I also had no
clue as to what career path I wanted to take so I found myself continuously
enrolling into different programs and not completing any. I later married at the
age of 22 and then really begin to focus on how to provide for myself and family.
My husband and I both having entrepreneurial spirits agreed to start a business of
our own. We opened a small restaurant and later a childcare facility. During the
years of owning and operating those businesses I gained a lot of knowledge of
which I consider to be through the kinesthetic learning style of hands-on learning.
However I feel that had I obtained my degree either in business or some specialized
field of interest I would not have made some decisions and choices that
Vivian Christian
Coll 100
American Public University System
Susan Desverreaux
Personal Essay
This is my personal essay that will give you a better understanding of myself
Vivian Christian. I will explain in this essay my reason for seeking my degree, my
learning style, and whether or not I agree with the findings that I have attained of
what my learning style is. I hope you gain a clearer insight of who I am and the
goals I 've set out to accomplish.
The question of why I am seeking a degree is one that is very easy for me to
answer. I 'm seeking my degree because I feel that college is very critical to our
learning and continued growth and development. I think that formalized
education is …show more content…
To some that may seem quite
impressive. During that time I had suffered a major loss in that of the passing of
my mother in 1994 from breast cancer. My mothers goals and wish was for me to
attain my diploma and get a college degree. After graduating high school I set out
to do just that and quickly learned that without financial support and guidance of
family and friends this task was much harder than I had expected. I also had no
clue as to what career path I wanted to take so I found myself continuously
enrolling into different programs and not completing any. I later married at the
age of 22 and then really begin to focus on how to provide for myself and family.
My husband and I both having entrepreneurial spirits agreed to start a business of
our own. We opened a small restaurant and later a childcare facility. During the
years of owning and operating those businesses I gained a lot of knowledge of
which I consider to be through the kinesthetic learning style of hands-on learning.
However I feel that had I obtained my degree either in business or some specialized
field of interest I would not have made some decisions and choices that