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HOW I GOT HERE PART TWO MY TIME AT LCCC

How I got here part two.   I walked through the doors of LCCC in the pathfinders building on my first day. I didn’t know what to expect or better yet who to expect. I thought I would run into some old foes or worse new foes. I was 10 minutes late to class which is never like me I ran to my first class hoping I wouldn’t get yelled at for my tardiness. I had college success which was a class explaining the ins and outs of college mainly for freshmen and not a 2nd timer like me, but it was mandatory, and I had to go. I ended up liking it a lot, there was a lot of open discussions encouraged by my teacher and I felt like I had a fair amount to say, even though most of what I said I instantly regretted. Not because it was bad just because I’m socially awkward and I say strange things sometimes.  I know I might have said and done some embarrassing things in that class, but I give myself a break knowing the hardships I had just went through the past 10 years and I just needed some time to adj
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How I Got Here-Graduating from College Class of 2022.

    How I Got Here A Journey to the Grad Stage Degree from LCCC earned: Communications and Creative Arts. Focus: Music and Art I remember 10 years ago. I had just started community college in Cheyenne with a partial music scholarship that I had auditioned for and received. I was so excited; it was my first time in college and I’m doing the thing I loved. I had just gotten my GED and I was looking forward to being an official college student. I imagined sitting around drinking coffee and talking about our favorite music, but it wasn’t what I expected. I was shy, and it was hard to make friends. I started in the spring and didn’t really know anyone. Because of my abandonment issues and fear of rejection I took the silence as a hatred for me and cried pretty frequently alone in the bathroom begging my parents to take me home. I believe they came almost every day to bring me lunch and reassure me that I was okay.    Then Fall came and I got to know people a little better but with more peop

Never give up, never surrender!

 

Sing, Maria. A screenplay by Annie Shay and Original Story "Off the Grid" By Michael Shay

  Sing, Maria Wrights of Wyoming PLAYWRIGHT: ANNIE SHAY ORIGINAL STORY “Off the Grid” BY MICHAEL SHAY   ACT ONE SCENE 1 (Talking at breakfast) The stage is dark, a spotlight appears shining onto a girl in her pjs. A voice calls from the stands. Narration: Sing, Maria sing. Maria looks around. Maria: Who is there? God: It is I, GOD. Maria: You’re not real and this is just a dream. God: Sing, Maria, sing. Maria: Alright already, but you’re not real. God: I am what I am. Maria: What am I, Moses? God: Faith Maria, Faith.    Maria: okay I get it. Now let me sleep ! Fade into kitchen. Maria is dressed she is sitting at the table eating. Her father is working on the sink in the kitchen. Maria: (eating breakfast) I think I am going to join choir.   Dad: Choir? I have never heard you talk about this before. God damn it! (he says after he bangs his head as he comes out from under the sink) Maria: Yeah, I think it will be fun, you know?   Dad (rubbing

Finding Your Passion in Unlikely Places and People

  Finding your Passion The world is such a crazy place right now, people are occupied with gas prices and wondering if the covid-19 pandemic will ever cease. As I was in lockdown all I could think about was my future. I spent hours researching schools, majors, places to live, and jobs I could have. I feel like that is what got me through all of this was the hope things would go back to normal one day and I could accomplish my goals.   I found a lot of passions during the pandemic. I knew I had to do something, (safe and with a mask of course) I started doing photography which I love. I started my own very small business and fell in love with taking photos for my friends and just taking photos in general. My photography career started back in 2019 I went on a frantic spree to buy a new computer and found myself in a pawn shop of all places. I pawned my Wii and my tablet just to get an outdated canon camera. I kept my camera in a bag on my shelf for quite a while. Until I broke it

College Incarcerated: How college in Prison helps prevent recidivism.

I recently watched: “College Behind Bars”. A show on Netflix created by Ken Burns. The show is about a select group of people in prison getting their associate's degree and bachelor’s degree while still incarcerated and carrying out their sentence. These individuals are accepted into New York State’s Bard liberal arts college. The program is called B.P.I. or Bard Prison Initiative. In this program prisoners can graduate with an associate's degree and then choose if they would continue to receive a bachelors while in prison. Although most education programs were disbanded in 1994 due to the passing of the Clinton Crime Bill. colleges now can privately fund education in prison which is what colleges such as Adams State University are currently doing. In the show College behind bars, the college providing private funds is Bard college located in   Annandale-on-Hudson,  New York .  I have watched the show and can see the change in the inmates who are receiving education. In our s