Presently, I am studying in the field of Criminal Justice at Strayer University in the District of Columbia. I attend online classes which I find to be rigorous and extremely challenging which helps me by intriguing my curiosity and has evolved and broadened myself immensely. I found to my utter delight and surprise that I was able to keep up the pace and that I was growing and exhibiting growth patterns in my thinking by being neutral and allowing the exhibiting of differences to help me understand diverse people in the populace. I realized that my life was very different from what was portrayed and what we studied in our book. But, I feel the reason why I did so good was because I started reading from a very young age by watching and learning with my older siblings and being exposed to differing races in our neighborhood and by being nosey by inquiring and asking questions on something that seemed peculiar to me. My mother, father and step dad was well-spoken, polite and mannerable but they had to change their way of speaking to try to live peacefully amongst Black People. I on the other hand retained my way of speaking, inquiry and looking at all things in a logical, theoretical fashion. I realized I was different, I was not spoiled but taught to work and to do a job right the first time and be responsible for my own actions. I had a desire to do things that were ordinarily refused but I said “just wait” and I am trying to do some of my goals and not wasting time as I recuperate. I have received honors including a letter from Dave Leichner of Flagstar Bank, 1977 National Junior Honor Society (Central Junior High), 1981 National Honor Society of Secondary Schools (Saginaw High School), Strayer Invite to join Honor Society June 22, 2017. Further, I received a letter (September 9, 2016) to join Golden Key International National Honour Society, Received a certificate for being on the Honor Roll each term (Spring, Summer and Winter). On January 16, 2017, I received a thank you letter from President Barack Obama and it was one of the greatest moments of my life that someone listened to me and found something noteworthy in my conversation. Another thank you was received by myself from President Obama for my input for Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week in the year of 2015. I was and still am honored to receive this acknowledgment and honor. My life is different but the same and that is to help them (the populace) turn a united face against all foes whether within this country or without. I cannot tell you how much this encourages me to continue on as well as watching my widowed mother try to fight for her children is an incentive as well. This still raises a righteous indignation that anyone would dare to disrespect an elder, to dare to threaten, hurt and intimidate those weaker, disabled, less educated or mentally deficit. Therefore, it is my purpose to step to the front and charge these people to keep united and keep our people(all) protected, secure while we reinforce ourselves and train, and learn, and be ready to refute those too dangerous to be in society who would willfully, maliciously hinder and wantonly kill and murder. Lastly, I thank you again for saving me and mine!