This document appears to be a biography or profile of Victoria Haines. It describes her traditional upbringing, her initial path in college which was not what she expected, and her decision to change directions and pursue her goal of becoming a Marine officer. The document provides details about her process of rebooting her system, gaining practical experience, and living up to her ideals on her path to a better future and achieving her real goal.

1. You ever wonder why you’re HEREYou ever wonder why you’re HERE
Taking the long way around.
VICTORIA HAINESVICTORIA HAINES

2. Vitality. Victory. VICTORIA.Vitality. Victory. VICTORIA.

3. Grounded by my rootsGrounded by my roots

4. Traditional BeginningsTraditional Beginnings

5. Country StrongCountry Strong

6. Entertaining the thoughtEntertaining the thought

7. The paperworkThe paperwork

8. Moving slow, but still movingMoving slow, but still moving

9. Wider VarietiesWider Varieties

10. Choosing the futureChoosing the future

11. The path of the artistThe path of the artist

12. Old art
“College life”“College life”

13. The first switchThe first switch

14. Not quite what I expectedNot quite what I expected

15. Finding the doorFinding the door

16. “Change is the law of life. And
those who look only to the
past or the present are
certain to miss the future.”
“Change is the law of life. And
those who look only to the
past or the present are
certain to miss the future.”
-John F Kennedy

17. Challenge acceptedChallenge accepted
The crucible

18. Rebooting the systemRebooting the system

19. Practical practicePractical practice

20. Living with idealsLiving with ideals
Guns

21. The fallbackThe fallback

22. The next stepThe next step

23. American flag
A better futureA better future

24. Double edged bladeDouble edged blade

25. Doing itDoing it

26. The real goal
parents
The real goal

27. InformationInformation
Email:
torihaines@hotmail.com
Blog:
victoriahaines.blogspot.com

28. SourcesSources
Pictures of me and family taken from mine and my parents’ Facebook.
Any pictures not specifically sited, I took them with my phone.
All the art made by me.
Slide 11: marinette.uwc.edu
Slide 13: www.fullsailblog.com
Slide 16: http://www.military-quotes.com/john-f-kennedy.htm
Slide 17: http://www.marines.com/becoming-a-marine/officer-candidates-
school/leadership
Slide 19: https://www.facebook.com/hilary.homa downtownmenominee.com
Slide 20: http://www.marines.com/operating-forces/equipment/weapons/
m777-howitzer
http://www.marines.com/being-a-marine/roles-in-the-corps/ground-
combat-element/ground-intelligence-officer
Slide 21: Master chief screenshot taken from Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
North and South Dakota screenshot taken from Red vs Blue by Rooster
Teeth
Slide 22: officercandidatesschool.com
Slide 23: Photo Credit: <a href=“https://www.flickr.com/photos/
10101046@N06/4180872675 /">Beverly & Pack</a> via <a href=“http://
compfight.com ">Compfight</a> <a href=“https://creativecommons.org/
licenses/by/2.0 /">cc</a>
Allslides Eagle Globe and Anchor: kryptonaut.deviantart.com