Personal Statement The Place Blew Up The Driveway

Brad Parker ENC 1101 Professor Randy Gordon 09/05/2015 â€Å"That One Time We Blew-up the Driveway† Around the world, millions of snowflakes fall on the ground every day, and melt on the ground instantly. Most say that there is no such thing as the perfect snowflake. But if there was such a perfectly crafted ice crystal, what are the chances it would fall on your sleeve for you to admire? This opportunity will most likely never present itself in your lifetime, but moments in time can be just as rare, just as perfect, to stay stuck inside your head for the rest of your existence. About a two years past, I had lost my job, and was in the process of moving out of my former place of residence. My plan was to split my parent’s garage in half, and build a room for me to stay while I got back up on my feet. Though until the room was built, I was to lay my head on the living room couch. Words cannot describe how uncomfortable that wretched sofa was. So I usually spent most nights, and waning hours of the mornings, outside in the driveway with my brother in law, Tony. We would usually drink and reminisce about simpler times, share stories of our uneventful days, and pass out as the sun was rising. Every night blended into the next. It was like living the same day for three weeks. Until the driveway exploded. It was some night in early January. I don’t recall which exactly, I just remember my fingertips absent of feeling from the chill. Tony and I were building a stack of DosShow MoreRelated Education has Lost Touch with its Origin and its Meaning Essay1633 Words   |  7 Pagesto its limit, a spark of understanding and intelligence flashes out and illuminates the subject at hand. Plato had this to say about dialogue and its importance to the process of education. Does this sound like the educational system that is in place today in the United States? Odds are that it does not. What does being educated mean anyway? What is an undergraduate university education? These questions have been de bated for centuries, and they are still relevant today. Many people feelRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pages658.40071 173—dc22 I. Cameron, 2009040522 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ISBN 10: 0-13-612100-4 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-612100-8 B R I E F TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Preface xvii Introduction 1 PART I 1 2 3 PERSONAL SKILLS 44 Developing Self-Awareness 45 Managing Personal Stress 105 Solving Problems Analytically and Creatively 167 PART II 4 5 6 7 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS 232 233 Building Relationships by Communicating Supportively Gaining Power and Influence 279 MotivatingRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 Pageswife (Mary), my sons and their wives (Kevin and Dawn, Robert and Sally) and their children (Ryan, Carly, Connor and Lauren). C.F.G. â€Å"We must not cease from exploration and the end of all exploring will be to arrive where we begin and to know the place for the first time.† T. S. Eliot To Ann whose love and support has brought out the best in me. And, to our girls Mary, Rachel, and Tor-Tor for the joy and pride they give me. Finally, to my muse, Neil, for the faith and inspiration he instills.