received her Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education in May 2011 from Indiana University, Northwest. She majored in English with a minor in Writing. This is her first published essay, and she dedicates it to the most inspirational people in her life: Jon and Peyton. Her goal is to pursue graduate degrees in instructional design and writing. She believes that studying language and writing takes you on an amazing journey in which you learn not only more about the world, but about yourself.