Academics has always been the most important aspect of my life. Throughout my whole life, I have strived to be the best, especially in school, and gave 110% every day. I like to go above and beyond with all that I do. Eventually, I was awarded for my hard work. I earned a 31 on the ACT and graduated as the Salutatorian of my graduating class, with a cumulative GPA of a 4.4. Additionally, I was one of the twelve students admitted into Wayne State University's HealthPro Start Program. I now attend Wayne State under full academic scholarship.
My work ethic continues here at Wayne State. Everyday I strive for the absolute best. Being apart of the Honors College has allowed me to do just that. Us honor students are held to a higher standard and are expected to put forth our best effort and excel. During my first semester of college, I took the class Honors 1000: In the City. In this class we learned all about the history of Detroit, from its rise to its fall.
Throughout the semester we visited various places like Eastern Market, the Redford Theatre, and the DIA. Additionally, I visited Hitsville, U.S.A. for an independent writing project. Through these visits, I was shown an insight of the history that makes Detroit what it is now. After the city's downfall, the Eastern Market makes Detroit a more livable place by improving access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Additionally, it brought jobs and tourists to Detroit, helping it to regain its ground. The DIA similarly brings people in to visit Detroit. The art also gives Detroit a certain prestigiousness. Hitsville, on the other hand, made Detroit a big name in the music world by making it the home of Motown music.
These experiences helped me realize that with hard work, success is possible. With commitment and dedication, I am able to accomplish my goals. With continued hard work, I will succeed in the future. This class was a challenge, but when the effort was put in, I was rewarded. The various essays assigned in this class allowed for me to express creativity in my writing.
Please click the following link to view one of my best works of writing completed in this class:
My work ethic continues here at Wayne State. Everyday I strive for the absolute best. Being apart of the Honors College has allowed me to do just that. Us honor students are held to a higher standard and are expected to put forth our best effort and excel. During my first semester of college, I took the class Honors 1000: In the City. In this class we learned all about the history of Detroit, from its rise to its fall.
Throughout the semester we visited various places like Eastern Market, the Redford Theatre, and the DIA. Additionally, I visited Hitsville, U.S.A. for an independent writing project. Through these visits, I was shown an insight of the history that makes Detroit what it is now. After the city's downfall, the Eastern Market makes Detroit a more livable place by improving access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Additionally, it brought jobs and tourists to Detroit, helping it to regain its ground. The DIA similarly brings people in to visit Detroit. The art also gives Detroit a certain prestigiousness. Hitsville, on the other hand, made Detroit a big name in the music world by making it the home of Motown music.
These experiences helped me realize that with hard work, success is possible. With commitment and dedication, I am able to accomplish my goals. With continued hard work, I will succeed in the future. This class was a challenge, but when the effort was put in, I was rewarded. The various essays assigned in this class allowed for me to express creativity in my writing.
Please click the following link to view one of my best works of writing completed in this class:
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This paper reflects who and what I believe Detroit represents. It also reflects my creativity as a writer. Through research and personal visitation of the site talked about, I was able to learn many things that I did not know before. This class was a continuing learning experience. I also learned that things are not always as simple as they appear on the surface. From the outside, the Hitsville, U.S.A. building is just an ordinary neighborhood house, but the inside is far from ordinary. It is filled with paintings and pictures that represent the Motown Era in Detroit, as well as the world-renowned "Studio A".
Similarly, the city Detroit can not be judged based on how an outsider looking in sees it. You must experience for yourself what and who the city really is. Over the HON 1000 course, I had the opportunity to experience the city first hand, as a student of a Detroit university. Though there are rough patches throughout the city, as in every major city, there is also an abundant number of successful projects and companies in Detroit. Through the rise of the automobile plants, racism was predominant. Whites did not welcome the blacks, and they pushed them to the margins of society. Hitsville, on the other hand, mainly focused on the African Americans in the city. Motown gave the city's youth, predominantly the city's black youth, and chance to express themselves and a chance to success. Hitsville took over the music industry by storm and brought the country stars like the Jackson 5 and Smokey Robinson. Countless celebrities and stars began their journey to success right here in Detroit. Through this class, I was able to look at Detroit and its people as an inspiration - an inspiration to grow and an inspiration to succeed.
Hard work and perseverance are two of the most important characteristics for an individual to have when working towards success. Throughout my college career, I will put forth the work necessary, and then some, in order to accomplish my aspirations. In the end, hard work always pays off. Honors 1000 is a great start and push in the right direction.
Similarly, the city Detroit can not be judged based on how an outsider looking in sees it. You must experience for yourself what and who the city really is. Over the HON 1000 course, I had the opportunity to experience the city first hand, as a student of a Detroit university. Though there are rough patches throughout the city, as in every major city, there is also an abundant number of successful projects and companies in Detroit. Through the rise of the automobile plants, racism was predominant. Whites did not welcome the blacks, and they pushed them to the margins of society. Hitsville, on the other hand, mainly focused on the African Americans in the city. Motown gave the city's youth, predominantly the city's black youth, and chance to express themselves and a chance to success. Hitsville took over the music industry by storm and brought the country stars like the Jackson 5 and Smokey Robinson. Countless celebrities and stars began their journey to success right here in Detroit. Through this class, I was able to look at Detroit and its people as an inspiration - an inspiration to grow and an inspiration to succeed.
Hard work and perseverance are two of the most important characteristics for an individual to have when working towards success. Throughout my college career, I will put forth the work necessary, and then some, in order to accomplish my aspirations. In the end, hard work always pays off. Honors 1000 is a great start and push in the right direction.
PS 1010 Honors Reflection
During my second semester here at Wayne State, I took the PS 1010 Honors class. Unlike an ordinary political science revolved around book work and reading, this class integrated my knowledge and allowed to widen my perspective on the various issues plaguing our nation, predominantly here in Detroit. Though this class does involve the typical reading assignments assigned in any class, it is centered around a group project, in which you and five other students take on a current issue in our community and research about it. Additionally, we think critically about the ways we can lessen the intensity of the problem. Furthermore, we volunteered 10 hours at a nonprofit organization that is trying to combat this specific issue.
My group’s studied revolved around the issue of the lack of affordable healthcare plaguing our nation. Predominantly with the recent economic recession, the problem grew to a much greater magnitude. What surprised me most about this issue was the scope of how large it actually was. An astounding 44 million people lack health insurance or are underinsured. Through various public policies and the efforts of non-profit organizations, such as the ACCESS Health and Wellness Community Center, more people are being assisted.
ACCESS, the organization my group volunteered at, serves as a “one stop shop” for a person’s health necessities. It assists in registering for various national programs, like ObamaCare. Additionally, it serves as a free clinic, providing both primary and secondary care to its patients. ACCESS also has a Mental Health Division, providing counseling and psychiatric services to the underinsured and uninsured. Along with these services, this organization also provides preventative services. It runs a plethora of educational programs such as the Substance Abuse Prevention Program and the Infectious Disease Prevention Program. Volunteers from ACCESS visit various schools, companies, and businesses in order to educate them on ways to prevent the outbreak of disease and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Volunteering at this organization was eye opening and humbling. I plan on continuing my service at this organization. ACCESS alone has been able to provide over 1,000,000 services to those who need it, but the scope of the healthcare problem is far too large to be able to me solved by the means of free clinics and other non-governmental organizations. More effective means, including public policies, need to be set in place in order to alleviate this issue and the burden set upon the shoulders of those millions of people.
Working as a group throughout this whole semester brought rise to new friendships. I got to know my peers better and interact with them on a daily basis. Group work allows me to enhance my teamwork abilities, and well as my leadership skills. It gives us a chance to work together in order to achieve a similar goal. As a group, we are all able to put our ideas together and contribute to an end result that would outshine anything we are able to do alone. One of the cons of group work is that one must be able to compromise some ideas in order for the project to run smoothly. Additionally, it is difficult to work everyone’s varying schedules in order to meet up as a group. To combat this, we communicated heavily through email and text, as well as Google docs.
The leadership and cooperation skills I have learned while working in a group throughout this course are extremely applicable in many aspects in life. Whether it is in other classes, other volunteer service opportunities, or even at a job, these skills are imperative. The Honors College here at Wayne State a truly integrative and key characteristic-building agenda in order to prepare its students on their path to higher education. The skills I have acquired and the knowledge I have learned while a student in the Irvin D. Reid’s Honors College will be of upmost importance on my journey to and throughout pharmacy school. I am beyond grateful for the integrative and self-building opportunities I have been presented with here at Wayne State University.
My group’s studied revolved around the issue of the lack of affordable healthcare plaguing our nation. Predominantly with the recent economic recession, the problem grew to a much greater magnitude. What surprised me most about this issue was the scope of how large it actually was. An astounding 44 million people lack health insurance or are underinsured. Through various public policies and the efforts of non-profit organizations, such as the ACCESS Health and Wellness Community Center, more people are being assisted.
ACCESS, the organization my group volunteered at, serves as a “one stop shop” for a person’s health necessities. It assists in registering for various national programs, like ObamaCare. Additionally, it serves as a free clinic, providing both primary and secondary care to its patients. ACCESS also has a Mental Health Division, providing counseling and psychiatric services to the underinsured and uninsured. Along with these services, this organization also provides preventative services. It runs a plethora of educational programs such as the Substance Abuse Prevention Program and the Infectious Disease Prevention Program. Volunteers from ACCESS visit various schools, companies, and businesses in order to educate them on ways to prevent the outbreak of disease and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Volunteering at this organization was eye opening and humbling. I plan on continuing my service at this organization. ACCESS alone has been able to provide over 1,000,000 services to those who need it, but the scope of the healthcare problem is far too large to be able to me solved by the means of free clinics and other non-governmental organizations. More effective means, including public policies, need to be set in place in order to alleviate this issue and the burden set upon the shoulders of those millions of people.
Working as a group throughout this whole semester brought rise to new friendships. I got to know my peers better and interact with them on a daily basis. Group work allows me to enhance my teamwork abilities, and well as my leadership skills. It gives us a chance to work together in order to achieve a similar goal. As a group, we are all able to put our ideas together and contribute to an end result that would outshine anything we are able to do alone. One of the cons of group work is that one must be able to compromise some ideas in order for the project to run smoothly. Additionally, it is difficult to work everyone’s varying schedules in order to meet up as a group. To combat this, we communicated heavily through email and text, as well as Google docs.
The leadership and cooperation skills I have learned while working in a group throughout this course are extremely applicable in many aspects in life. Whether it is in other classes, other volunteer service opportunities, or even at a job, these skills are imperative. The Honors College here at Wayne State a truly integrative and key characteristic-building agenda in order to prepare its students on their path to higher education. The skills I have acquired and the knowledge I have learned while a student in the Irvin D. Reid’s Honors College will be of upmost importance on my journey to and throughout pharmacy school. I am beyond grateful for the integrative and self-building opportunities I have been presented with here at Wayne State University.