What-a-life

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Anne-Frédérique Cantin

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Choice count: 30

Section count: 21

Image count: 21

Error count: 23

Field Related Analysis

Education : 78 matches

(advanced, choice, classes, college, degree, first, grades, guidance, guidance counselor, high school, motivation, reader, report, school, teach, technology, test, training, university)

Paramedics : 31 matches

(advanced, care, emergency, emergency care, injured, injury, paramedic, partner, patient, patients, report, transport, wound)

Archaeology : 23 matches

(close, community, her, here, john, keep, lead, mine, study, technology, thing)

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What-a-life

How the story begins.

It all started when I was in high school and didn't know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to see the guidance counselor and told him I wanted something active and with challenges. He told me that the Prehospital Emergency Care program would really suit me. I hesitated a lot because I also wanted to do like my dad and go study Police Technology. Both programs were given a college Ahuntsic.

Choice 1 : Go study in Prehospital Emergency Care.

Choice 2 : Go study in Police Technology.

College Ahuntsic

Go study in Prehospital Emergency Care.

I arrived at school on the first day and started my classes. It was a big adjustment from high school and my 9 classes were exhausting me. I was living far from the school, so I had to take the train and the metro to go to school each day and that would take at least 3 hours a day of transport. I did two semesters like this, but then I talked to a friend, and we were thinking of moving into an apartment near our schools. Moving away from home and paying my rent would be hard because it's a lot of money, but on the plus side I would have a lot more free time to study and work.

Choice 1 : Move into an apartment.

Choice 2 : Stay at home with my family.

Star of life

Go study in Police Technology.

To enter the Police Technology program, I had to pass a running test. The test Cooper is to run 2.2 kilometers in twelve minutes. I have a hard time with my cardio, so it was a challenge for me. The day of the test, I was sick, and I only did 2 kilometers, so I was not accepted. I was sad because it was a dream of mine to be a police officer like my dad, but at the same time, I told myself that there was so much more waiting for me. I could still try next year, or go into another program.

Choice 1 : Try again next year.

Choice 2 : Go in another program.

Police

Move into an apartment.

I decided to move into an apartment with two of my friends at the beginning of my second year of college. I was closer to school, and it gave me more time to study which helped a lot because I had better grades. Although I worked a lot to pay for my rent, my schedule was manageable, and I made it work. I had so much fun with my friends each night when I came home from school. After a year, I had to choose between staying for another year or going back home.

Choice 1 : Stay in the apartment for another year.

Choice 2 : Go live back home.

Apartment with friends

Stay at home with my family.

I chose to stay at home and keep saving money for the future. I still had three hours a day of transport to do, and it was really harder to find enough time to study. Also, my younger sister still lives at home too, and she is a monster. I mean, I love her, but we fight a lot, and sometimes it's hard to be with her all day. This is why, I would not stay home. TRY AGAIN!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

Sisters fighting

Try again next year.

I tried again the next year, and got in! However, I had so much fun in the other program I started that I wanted to pursue Prehospital Emergency Care instead. TRY AGAIN!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

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Go in another program.

I chose to go in Prehospital Emergency Care and you are loving it. I love the part about helping people, and my classes are so much more fun because they are practical classes. YOU DID IT!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

Practical classes

Try again!

Write this part of the story here and present your reader with choices.

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

Try again

Stay in the apartment for another year.

I decided to stay for two more years, until my program was almost done. The only thing left was to choose where I would do my on the job training. I was hesitating because Urgences-Santé seemed fun because of the action, but SPLL was where I grew up, and I love the suburbs.

Choice 1 : Go to Urgences-Santé.

Choice 2 : Go to SPLL.

On the job training

Go live back home.

I loved being with my friends in an apartment so much that going back home would bring me sadness and a lack of motivation. TRY AGAIN!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

Sadness

You did it!

You had a beautiful life.

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

You did it

Go to Urgences-Santé.

I started four months ago, and I like almost every aspect of the job. The only problem is my partner. He is an older man, and sometimes he makes comments on my physique. I told him to stop several times, but he hasn't. I had to quit my job because of it. TRY AGAIN!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

Urgences-Santé

Go to SPLL.

I love working at SPLL. My partner is amazing, and I work close to my home. However, we had a call this morning about a male with an injury. We arrived at the scene, and saw a man with a bullet wound. We saw another injured man in the alley nearby and understood that our patient was the offender. The man offered us money to keep us quiet. Should I take the money, or report the crime committed.

Choice 1 : Accept his money.

Choice 2 : Report the crime.

SPLL

Accept his money.

I accepted the money and got fired!! TRY AGAIN!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

Fired

Report the crime.

I chose to report the crime to the police. It turned out that the man was a serial killer, so I got a medal for bravery. I stayed at SPLL and worked for two more years. I then had the chance to go to university to specialize myself, or stay on the road full-time.

Choice 1 : Go to university.

Choice 2 : Stay on the road full time.

Medal

Go to university.

I passed all of my classes and became a Paramedic in advanced care. I was so happy to be able to help even more of the community. Many years later, I thought about going back to university a second time to get my teaching degree and teach my passion to young adults.

Choice 1 : Go back to university.

Choice 2 : Stay at SPLL.

University

Stay on the road full time.

You worked all your life on the road, and ended up hurting your back from all the patients you transported. YOU DID IT!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

Ambulance

Go back to university.

I met a lot of new people in my classes and I graduated with one of my friends. All that was left to choose was which school would I teach at. I loved College Ahuntsic because it was where I attended, but on the other hand, John Abbott seemed nice, too.

Choice 1 : Go teach at Ahuntsic.

Choice 2 : Go tach at John Abbott.

Hesitation

Stay at SPLL.

I stayed at SPLL, but I became sadder with time about the missed opportunity I didn't take. TRY AGAIN!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

Sad

Go teach at Ahuntsic.

Yeah, I did it! All of my life choices lead me to a great career with a lot of accomplishments. I should be proud of myself.

Choice 1 : You did it!

Balloons

Go tach at John Abbott.

That's the wrong choice! College Ahuntsic is way more awesome. TRY AGAIN!

Choice 1 : How the story begins.

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