Last week we got a new assignment, we have to write a five page research essay. The topic is supposed to be on a career that we are interested in. We have to have five sources incliuding two interviews. This seems like a really big task but I think if I just manage my time well and do it in sectons that ill get it done on time.
The career that I have great interest in is being a peace officer. Prior to even knowing about this project I was doing my own research to make sure that its was really a career that I wanted to pursue. It was always a career that caught my eye and I thought it would be really interesting. Always watching the show COPS as a child with my dad and aways looking up to the cops when I would see them on the streets.
I have already done a "ride-a-long" with IPD and it was amazing. Just seeing what they do on an average night was an adrenaline rush. Just talking to the officer throughout the night about what its typically like and what he did before and how he got into the force was a good source. After that "ride-a-long" I pretty much fell in love with the job. I know its what I want to do now. I also had an interview with another associate from IPD, he is higher ranked and has like an office job. But he was telling me what they look for when they are highering people. They look for life experiance, mid twenties, mature, and possibly some military experiance.
Overall I have gotten alot of good sources soo far and I have some more interviews set up for the future with people from differents police departments that work in different fields. Ill just cross reference what they all say to see what would be best for me overall. This is a project that normally I would dread doing, but it is something of great interest to me and I look forward to doing it.
-kyle
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