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Journal #2

Its not just a car, its a black Toyota Camry. Its not just food, its an omelet with spinach, tomatoes, onions, peppers, cheese, bacon and ham. Its not simply music, its country, Tim McGraw's album with Faith Hill -- The Rest of Our Life. How did Erica Meister's essay mentor to me? Erica's essay gave me a look into her world and described things very well. She used emotional and gave examples of the things that happen in the environment of Northville High School. Its more than likely that her audience is able to relate to this on some level, assuming that the audience is high school education or higher. Her essay also showed me to look at things more observantly because many things can be seen that outsiders wouldn't even think of. 7 minute thought: I am from a very suburban area in Pennsylvania. I went to one of the largest high schools in Pennsylvania, Cumberland Valley High School. Ranked in the top 100 of the United States. Most of the people that went to m

Journal #1

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Who am I? My name is Kiersten, I am from Mechanicsburg, PA and my major is Social Work with a minor in Military Science. After attending Shippensburg University I plan on going to grad school. Upon grad school graduation I hope to commission as a 2LT in the Army as a Social Worker in the Medical Service Corps counseling veterans and service members that are dealing with PTSD, or prosthetics. In addition to this, I enjoy spending time outdoors and traveling. My favorite place that I have been is San Antonio, TX. I also enjoy riding horses and overall love any species of animals! I love to run and workout, one of the best feelings in the world is accomplishing a run longer that what you have previously ran, or reaching a PR! Something else that I enjoy doing in my free time is advocating for victims of trauma. One of my biggest accomplishments with this was getting a House Bill signed into law by PA Governor Tom Wolf (Act 50 of 2018). This bill now has protected hundreds of victims i