Eighteen is nothing like seventeen. When you turn eighteen, by law you’re an adult. Seventeen you’re
still a child and parents will treat you like one. When you turn eighteen, by law you can go to jail, move out of your parent’s
house, or get kicked out because they're not obligated to take care of you anymore. By turning eighteen, you have the
right to vote, and by voting, you can make a difference. By law, you have the right to marry without parent consent. You have
the right to own property, serve on a jury, pay taxes, obtain an abortion, donate body parts, and most all, fight and die
for your country.
Eighteen is not like turning twenty-one, where you’re allowed
to consume alcohol. If the government was to lower the drinking age to eighteen, I think there would be a lot more drunk drivers.
At the same time it would encourage younger people to want to grow up faster and do it. Eighteen is not
like sixteen because the foster care system can’t kick you out, but when you turn eighteen, they can.
When I turned eighteen, I thought my childhood life was over, and I had to grow up fast. I say this,
that was because I believed what ever I saw on TV, and what people told me. They told me that when you turn eighteen,
your life will change. That it’s everything a teenager would hope for, at that time I didn’t understand what they
were talking about. When I turned eighteen, I didn’t feel any different. It wasn’t until I started college and
started to ride the bus home, where I felt like an adult. I felt like I had some type of independence where I didn’t
have to rely on people.
When I hear the word seventeen, I think
of high school. High school was like another home to me, a home that I had for four years. When I hear the word eighteen,
I think of college. Turning eighteen, and going to college is different from being seventeen and in high school. In high school,
you have teachers and parents telling you what to do and when to do it. In College you’re on your own, and you don’t
have the same guidance like you had in high school. This is the same thing when you turn eighteen. If you get into a fight
you could go to jail. If you're seventeen and in high school, you get into a fight, you only get suspended for five days.
Many people think that eighteen is still a child, because they still live with there parents and
their parents still provide for them. I think they are wrong when they say that. You can still be an adult and still live
with your parents. I think age doesn’t make you an adult, it’s how mature you are to be considered one. The Webster’s
Dictionary says that eighteen is a number that comes after seventeen; to me it’s more than that. It’s a sense
of responsibility and freedom. I think eighteen is more than a number that comes after seventeen. It’s like a new chapter
in your life, where you can’t live in the past, you have to look towards the future. Where you have to deal with the
consequences of your actions. Eighteen is a number that comes before nine- teen, where you are considered an adult. Making
choices that could affect you for the rest of your life whether it’s bad or good.
Fast Paced Success
- Considering a Career in Business
By Marcus Fei Lim
Whether you have relatives who have entered the field ahead of
you or you are simply looking for a field that will always provide you with challenges, careers in business are definitely
one way to go! Careers in business can lead you to all sorts of interesting places.
To prepare for a career in business, one thing that you will end up doing is getting a business degree.
As the market becomes flooded with business graduates and as the value of a business degree becomes inflated, the top salaries
and positions are being snapped up by those that actually have a more than bachelor's degree in business. For instance, graduate
degrees in business are one way to make sure that you will command the the top price in your chosen field. A Master's in Business
Administration, also known as an MBA, can be an excellent thing to acquire if you are able; it opens up many doors in terms
of getting jobs and being qualified for upper-level management positions.
There are a wide variety of classes that you will be taking to earn a business degree; you'll be expected
to learn a wide variety of things, and why not? Everything from computers, to some finance basics, to sales to management
will be on your plate when you enter a career in business. Embrace the opportunity to get training in any or all of these
things and see your marketability soar.
In place of
a formal education, you can also substitute experience. In terms of careers in business, either a skills-based resume or a
time line resume are appropriate. Decide which is more impressive, your skills or the places where you've worked previously
and send them out as needed. Remember to keep your resume up to date.
When starting, you might find yourself faced with entry-level positions. Here, you need to carefully evaluate your
worth to the company. How long do people stay in entry level positions? What are the chances that they are promoted? Is there
a plateau for promotions, and are you comfortable with that? There are many reasons to work for a company even if there is
not much chance of promotion (good pay and good environment being among them) but be realistic as to how far you can go with
any company.
There are a wide range of salaries that
can be commanded by those who choose to pursue careers in business. In both the United States and Canada, the range depends
on what else you can offer besides a simple degree in business. The best thing that you can offer is a experience, as well
as a list of successful projects that you have worked and experiences that you bring to the table. When considering the salary
that can be earned by someone involved in careers in business, it truly depends on the position
For example, a person who acts as a company's regional manager and probably holds a bachelor's
in business as well as an MBA, can command anywhere from seventy five to eighty five thousand dollars a year, while a corporate
executive with almost the same credentials might have a salary above one hundred thousand a year. The head of a department
or an assistant regional manager, who usually have a business degree, will usually make around fifty thousand a year, while
an office manager or regional assistant can look at an annual salary around about thirty five thousand per year. Keep in mind
that this will change dramatically depending on cost of living in the area and the experience of the person involved.
There are many opportunities that are available to you when you
are looking for careers in business, but a few definitely lead the pack. In terms of excellent companies, Google stands at
the top of many rankings. Similarly, NewMarket and WescoInternational are excellent places for people interested in business
to make their mark, as is Cleveland-Cliffs and Dick's Sporting Goods in America. There are many places to search for good
companies to work for, and if you are a recent graduate of an institution of higher learning, you'll find that there are many
networks that you can explore, especially via things like your Alumni Association.
If you are interested in careers in business, you are interested in a career that will take you places
and provide you with new challenges every time you turn around. Take the opportunity to examine these careers and find yourself
a new path today!
