There are two people in the world that have made it possible for you to be the person you are today because without these two people, your existence wouldn’t be possible. They have taken care of you through sickness and health and have made every effort possible for your well-being. These people are your parents and no matter how disrespectful you are they will love you because they created you and instilled in them is an ever burning passion for you to succeed. This passion for you to succeed comes in many forms mostly for what you desire and also, you academic endeavors.
My parents are James and Sharon Barnes, and they are the best parents that a person can receive. They push me to do my best and they give me the will to succeed and the opportunities to do so. The parents I have help me to be a well-rounded student and to be an integral part of my community through volunteering and other public service opportunities. This will serve me well in college because I will have had practice with helping and serving people. My dad was born in Texas and my mom was born in Louisiana and they met when my dad attended graduate school at USL. My dad is a very driven man and has been a jack of all trades he has, at one time or another, been a writer, professor, speechwriter, journalist, and also a great father. His tenacity and dedication will be an asset to me in college because i will understand the art of perseverance and the importance of pursuing education after a bachelor's degree.
My mother is a very strong woman who knows when and how to get things done. She is an at-home mom which does not mean that she does not do any work but, quite the opposite. Mom shuttles kids around all over Omaha to various sports events and team get-togethers just so that her children, who don’t show an ounce of gratitude mind you, can feel a part of something bigger than themselves. She keeps the house spotless, cooks dinner, and takes care of all her children both here and abroad so that they are not in need of anything. My mother"s punctuality and cleanliness will aid me in my college experience by reminding me that the maxim, " if you are on time, you are late" and cleaning my dorm room are important and a necessary part of college life.
My parents mean the world to me and are my biggest supporters. Sometimes it seems to me and to others that they are being too strict i am reminded that the qualities that they are trying to instill in me are the very ones that a successful college experience requires. Since I know they are my biggest fans I will revere them and strive to make them happy and proud.
Having parents like mine are the reason my life is so worth living, an d why i learn so much. Everyone needs a support system of individuals they trust implicitly and contrary to popular belief these are mine. Sometimes we do not find or appreciate the special people in our lives until later in life but, I was fortunate to find mine relatively early and appreciate their contributions to my success and future prosperity.

Everyday we are faced with the various moral, political and social issues of the day. Everyone has their own opinion about issues that concern us such as gun control, our welfare system, the death penalty, abortion, euthanasia, legal drinking ages, legalizing marijuana or local curfew laws. Although I know that everyone may not always agree with me, these are my opinions on abortion. Men, not just women are affected by this issue because during the beautiful and sanctioned process of procreation chemicals are released, by nature that chemically bond the man and woman but, also the child inside of the woman even though it is still an infinitesimal speck of tissue. This topic is important to me because I have many friends who are faced with this choice because of choices they have made. They all understand and respect what I have to say, yet they still make their own decisions because it is ultimately their life. Abortion is the spontaneous or induced expulsion from the womb of a non-viable human fetus. In theory and by law humans should and are able to kill their unborn. To this I cannot argue because if someone is raped or otherwise abused and a child is conceived, who am I to tell that victim to carry that baby full-term? I think that if the act of intercourse was mutual then the woman (since it is her body) should either be able to give the child up for adoption or keep the child. Seeing that when to people prematurely make a decision to have intercourse and a baby is born, the baby is not at fault and thus should not be terminated because of the incompetence of the parents. The baby did not asked to be born then and on this premise most would say then, " Send the baby back into nothingness". When we abort babies, we are eliminating our chances for a mature work force that would help bear the burden of Social Security and other aspects of government policy. Our future, the lawyers, social workers, and doctors who might be the ones to accomplish the greatest feats of any generation, are being mindlessly slaughtered daily through planned parenthood practices. Until the time comes and I am personally faced with this I cannot attest to what I might do, I will firmly state that abortion is wrong and in my opinion should not be a viable option unless the female involved was raped or otherwise forcibly impregnated in which case the victim should have the sole responsibility to choose.