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Past, Present, Future

Abstract
This past, present and future paper will reflect on my personal and professional growth during the time frame that I was a student at the University of Phoenix.   One of the themes that are explored in this paper is that education is a lifetime pursuit.   Another theme is what I am taking away from the institution now that I have completed my course of study.   Finally the paper sets future career and personal goals to continue my lifetime of learning.  

Past Present and Future
Past
I have always valued education, and have a great yearning for knowledge.   Prior to attending the University of Phoenix I had attended Oral Roberts University, majoring in Management Information Systems, for three years.   My studies at Oral Roberts were cut short by a combination of two factors; a lack of finances to continue and a general boredom in the traditional educational setting.  
I am a self-educator.   I can take a subject I really enjoy, study and research it to the point were I am very well versed in it, and then remember the facts and figures that make it relevant in our world today.   I have always been fascinated with the military leaders of our country with a particular fascination surrounding the military genius that led to our victories in World War II.   I have been reading biographies, and autobiographies, of leaders and politicians since I was in high school.   My love for this era has led me to read from all viewpoints, so that I can be truly educated.   The most challenging thing I have read was The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer.   I came to the realization that I was only study this era in world history from one perspective. To truly understand it I needed another perspective to balance my understanding and complete my education.
My level of professional competence and problem solving at this time was fairly decent.   I had worked in a technically challenging environment, as a telephony systems engineer, and was successful in it. My...