Currently, I have one Web Development degree from ITT Technical Institute, and I am working on a second degree in Information Systems Administration with ITT. I tried other colleges, all of them online, and was dissatisfied with all-online colleges and their curriculum. I am taking the ISA program with ITT online, but their local campus is just a ten minute walk from my home. I am also pursuing CompTIA certifications. I am working on a book on HTML, XHTML and CSS to get myself started in professional book writing. I have been writing various fiction and nonfiction since I was eight years old. I started writing music and lyrics when I was fifteen. I started poetry in 2003 when I was part of an online writer's community. I am a very busy person, but too relax I like to listen to music and watch TV or movies. I love computer-related studies, so that is kind of like recreation for me also.
My passion is ...
IT and writing.
I know too much about ...
Religion and politics.
My parents always told me ...
Do your homework.
My childhood ambition ...
To be a writer.
My favorite memory ...
Fishing with my grandfather.
Why I write ...
I love to express myself.
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
AM talk radio.
My first job ...
Studying in college.
My best moment ...
Doing my first web site.
My inspiration ...
Music...
College is expensive. There is no doubt about that, but so is your first car, your utility bill, your health insurance, your groceries, your gas, and often times your recreation. Life is expensive, but without a college education you will not have the same standard of living as those who do have college degrees in most cases. Most careers paying the average US salary of $75,000/year require a bachelor's degree. Of course, there are alternatives to college, but nothing quite replaces that degree. Certifications, for instance, are a good way to advance your career, and in college your advise...
More..Douglas Gross
Cincinnati, Ohio US
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