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Core Values Of Howard University
The applications of the core values of Howard University of excellence, leadership, truth and service, can be found in the action of any great leader. The trajectory of leaders such as Thurgood Marshall, W.E.B Dubois, Toussaint Louverture, Maya Angelou, and Huey Newton, leaders who are perhaps more easily recognizable by the movements they championed, was governed largely by their commitment to these core values. With the insight of these forebears of change and justice, the values that have been instilled in me by my upbringing to this point, and the education offered by an illustrious institution such as Howard University, I believe that I can follow that trajectory. In doing so, I will contribute to the vision, legacy, and culture, of Howard …show more content…
My disposition is characterized by a thirst for knowledge, which I demonstrate by teaching myself and quenching my curiosity with understanding. As Harlem Rennaissance novelist Dorothy West said, "To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live." Independently of school or any teaching, I have learned metalogic theory, the neurological framework for many bodily responses, basic macroeconomics, and have studied history and how it interacts with the social sciences, namely Women's studies and African American studies. I can contribute to the value of excellence at Howard University because excellence is a driving force behind my pursuits, academic, intellectual or otherwise, that will hopefully gain me a place at your …show more content…
I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against." Malcolm had just returned from the Mecca and had a refreshed understanding of truth as less transient, and far more significant than its messengers or victims. This appreciation of truth, as a force beyond, but behind all our actions is one I can identify with. Truth has no inherent morality, no party affiliation, or interests, but the quest for it holds incredible meaning and meaning I'd like to discover, at least partially, at your

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