Why I Want To Become A Racist

Imagine a hot sunny day with sand covered toes and the smell, sound, and feel of the cool sea water from the Pacific Ocean coming to greet you. This is where I grew up in sunny California where palm trees sway in the breeze. This is where my journey began, but my life has been one of challenges with hard choices resulting in struggles, limitations, and set-backs. However, I did not allow my circumstances to defeat me, as I continue to provide a living for my family, went back to college for a second time to obtain a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and advance in my accounting career. Instead, I allow my obstacles to inspire and motivate me to keep trying by reminding myself like so many of my mentors have along the way, “You can do it

After three months, I was told I would be promoted to an Accounts Payable Clerk. I thought to myself yes, finally, I’m on my way to a career. However, the position grew and it changed. With no education in accounting, only on the job training, someone else was hired with an associate’s degree. Not only that, but I was expected to train this person with the tasks I had being doing while maintaining a positive and professional attitude. Jill encouraged me to do two things that heart wrenching day, “Don’t burn your bridges Sandy, and if you take a few accounting courses, you’ll have enough accounting theory and knowledge to grow within the department (J. Johnson)” I had a decision to make that day, and yes part of me wanted to quit, but I didn’t. I enrolled at CCA, obtained my Associates Degree in Accounting in 1998, and before I left the company, I received two promotions within the accounting department. When I left, I was hired by a small truck accessories distributor in Denver as their Controller. I’ve held Controller positions since then working with distributors and construction companies both residential and commercial. I’ve grown a lot with an associate’s degree and on the job training over a career of twenty-six years, but in spite of this I discovered I was not going to go any further in my career

Mishra). He went on to explain that I have a certain period of time during my life when I can have children. I can always chase money and a career, but I can’t always have a family that things happen as they are meant to be and what is meant to be will happen (A. Mishra). I have to say for experiences such as this one, I’ve enjoyed taking courses at both CCA and Regis University. However, I’ve struggled when an instructor does not connect with his or her students. An instructor may be highly intelligent and brilliant at their profession, but when there is an inability to connect or effectively communicate with me, it challenging to learn the course material. It leaves me with a feeling of being on my own because I can’t get a straight answer to a question, and I can’t understand what the instructor is trying to