I have decided to post the articles that I wrote for my Journalism class. PLEASE remember that these are written for a class and the information MAY be wrong. While I tried to make these as truthful as possible, remember, to err is human.
My first paper was an interview of a fellow class member. Enjoy...
Interview Paper:
An instant friendship was formed as I sat across the table from Craig Munson. Conversation flowed and was easily maintained. We even had a few laughs at the "high school" feel that is Harper College.
Born and raised in Vermont, Craig lived an isolated life. When he was only 2, his father died of Leukemia. Left with a young toddler to care for, Craig's mother remarried and later had two other children. As describing his family life, Craig says, "I never felt like I was part of the second family."
Craig was raised in a small community that was predominantly Catholic. Because of the environment, Craig never felt that he could share his most intimate feelings with anyone. When he turned 18, Craig found the courage to approach his mother. "Coming out of the closet was hard. I knew I wouldn't be accepted." Unfortunately, he was right. To this day, Craig has little to no contact with his mother and her new family.
When Craig was in high school he had a job as a cook. When asked by people what he wanted to do when he grew up, he couldn't decide. "I didn't know what I wanted to do. Everyone else had a plan, but not me. I was already a cook, so, why not go to culinary school." Craig received his culinary degree, only to find that he hated to cook.
After realizing that his dream was not his dream after all, Craig decided to go back to school. Now, the 26 year old has almost completed his Associates degree and has applied to medical school. His most sought after school is in Florida so he can get away from the Chicago weather. "I hate Chicago," Craig says when referring to said weather.
Craig's ultimate goal, after receiving his medical degree, is to work with AIDS victims in Africa. He has already participated in fundraising and informational AIDS events here in the United States and hopes to be able to educate the people of Africa and to truly make a difference to their health.
When asked if he could sum up what he thinks of his life, Craig says, "People tell me I'm on the highway to hell, I like to think of it as the stairway to heaven." With an outlook like that, there is nothing standing in the way of Craig's dreams.
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