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Being born and raised in completely different countries than the United States has given me a unique perspective on how the world works. My family moved to the US in 2012 for the same reason I am today writing this essay: Education.

I struggled in school ever since I was in elementary school. Things did not come easy to me and I needed a lot of support from my family and extra tutoring to get through school.

The hardest part about being in college is to keep motivated until graduation. As students, we must not lose hope even if it means taking on student loans. If we give up we usually end with a debt to pay to the government.

There's a running troupe in New York, about the lengths up-and-coming artists go in order to get people to listen to their mixtapes. From standing outside on the corner all day, passing out their albums to people passing by...

I've often found that there are three major types of people when it comes to studying; those whose noses are always stuck in a book, those who cram last minute and those who are back and forth between the latter two.

I am a reluctant writer. What this means to me is that regardless of any reward that could come with putting my thoughts on paper, whether for a class or my own personal expression, beginning the process can be difficult for me.

Nothing good comes easy if not for anything but to value an achieved achievement and to have a story to tell like the one I am telling now, in this essay example.

I am attending school as most people do because I want to better myself. But I am not alone in my efforts I am only here because of the sacrifices made by my family.

Being a good student can be difficult. Academic success requires a great deal of hard work, devotion, and planning. Good students should also achieve a good work-life balance.

Born and raised in Richmond California, where general statistics are, most do not accomplish much because of their circumstances. Whereas I myself graduated from Kennedy High School with a 3.2 and went straight to college.

The influence of culture in education is at many levels. This can make/mar a system, or distinguish it negatively or positively. Care should be taken to avoid ruining our education with our ways of life.

Dazed from many hours of travel, I stepped off the Narita airport express into the bustling terminals of Shibuya Station. I was greeted with thick air and forceful shoves from all sides, giving me my first taste of Tokyo.

They say what you are interested in as a child is the biggest indicator of what you should be when you grow up. For me, this proved to be absolutely true.

Culture has been proven to be one of the cores of society and a crucial characteristic of humanity itself. Culture is the rules, customs, and norms humans abide by that are dictated by a particular society.

Education is the most powerful weapon with which you can use to change the world (Nelson Mandela). A timely statement for today`s world from a timeless man.

The two senses of hearing and sight aid the lack of inspiration I deal with on any given day. As a journalism student, I am given nothing but reading and writing assignments.

Finding inspiration, in general, is a pressing feature in life. It`s a never-ending job that will keep us on our toes yet make us question what inspiration is and where it derives from.

Spontaneous mishaps in life seem to be what makes us. After all, we are who we are due to the things that happen to us along the way of life. School is one thing that has happened to me along my way of life.

Culture has a lot of influence on a student's education. Culture doesn't just mean celebrations or festivities that are celebrated or the dresses the school wears, it has a bigger meaning.