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Middle Child Research Papers

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Most people might say that middle children are the “go getters in the world”. One might even be able argue that it’s fact, using famous middle children Bill Gates, Princess Diana, and Martin Luther King Jr as clear examples. While one Weber State student may not have invented a software program, be part of the royal family, or play a major role in the civil rights movement, she definitely fits the description of a “go getter” middle child.

Katrina Thompson, a senior at Weber State University has a lot going on during her final two semesters, where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in child and family study and a minor in communication. Katrina currently works for Country Care assisted living, as a full time certified nursing assistant, and has been there for eight years. She says, “I go through waves, with trying to decide if I should look for a new job or stay where I am; but when the people I work with are so nice, and the pay so good it’s hard to leave.”

All though she stays busy with work and school, she is deeply devoted to both her religion. Being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which emphasizes the importance of family and missionary work, she has had the opportunity the serve a full time proselyting mission. In June 2007 she was sent to the Recife mission in North East Brazil. When asked …show more content…

Katrina and her fiancé Josh are planning to be married in the spring of 2017. Her and her fiancé met on campus during finals week, at the testing center. Josh says, “she sat write behind me in the line and continued her conversation with her friend right in front of me. As they continued to talk I intercepted the conversation and started talking with Katrina… I play a lot of football; just pick up games and what not, [and] I’ve intercepted a lot of footballs but that was my best

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