Think about your decision to return to school. It is probably attached to a dream you have about doing something professionally. Now think about the moment that you realized that purpose, figured out

Think about your decision to return to school. It is probably attached to a dream you have about doing something professionally. Now think about the moment that you realized that purpose, figured out your career path, or decided to return to school. This will be different for each person, so don’t worry about anything but your own moment and how it relates to telling the story of your professional goals. 

Keep in mind that Part A of your main discussion post was a starting prompt for this narrative. Feel free to build upon your post as you create this essay.

On or Before Day 7

In your introduction (click to expand/reduce)

In the body paragraph(s) (click to expand/reduce)

In your conclusion (click to expand/reduce)

Reflecting on purpose and audience

Your purpose for writing this piece is to share an important moment of when you realized your professional direction. Consider your audience for this project as your classmates and instructor. 

Purpose – The reason you are writing the paper: to inform, convince, explain, report are examples of purpose.

Audience – The intended reader.

Each week in your writing projects, considering your purpose for writing and the audience you write for will help you to make decisions about word choice, tone of voice, and what content is appropriate.

Reminders

• Make sure you use vivid, concrete descriptions and sensory details. Where were you, what were you doing, who was there? In the drafting process, try asking and answering these questions for yourself. They will help get you started. 
• Feel free, if appropriate to the moment, to use dialogue and/or interact with other people in your narrative. If you were talking to someone when this moment occurred, consider including a bit of your discussion. 
• Use the narrative conventions of description writing, sensory details, and dialogue. 
• The goal with this piece is to bring your moment to life, make it as real and engaging for your reader as possible, try to capture the importance of the moment and, at the end, either hint at or reflect on what the moment led to. 
• This is personal writing, so feel free to use “I” and other personal pronouns to refer to yourself. However, be careful of overusing them, as this can create a repetitive writing style. 
• One of the easiest ways to improve your writing is to read it out loud: to the mirror, to the dog, to the empty space around you. Your ears will hear what your eyes no longer see. This is a technique used by countless professional writers - plus it's free. Read your paper aloud and make changes accordingly. 

Write 300-600 words (maximum). Your piece should have 3 paragraphs or more. You must submit the essay as a Word/PDF file. Make sure to double-space your essay. Include your name and give the essay a creative title, one that draws your reader in.

This how I started my first discussion

 Watching my younger brother graduate college from GA State and him living his dream job was something i was so happy about. Watching my father get his PHD and also not giving up even when he was sick and being rushed to hospital but still get his degree is what put a smile on my face. Watching my mother get her degree while just having me at 9 months it was a motivation thing for me. I was never a school person because i always wanted to make money but my pops always told me if you don't have a talent in something you better go to school so you can be successful. The generation we live in without a degree or if not rich you wont be able to go far. So lets say these are my reasons on why i wanted to go school and at least try it. To be honest I'm  enjoying school and happy i gave it a chance and also that my family is supporting me"