Throughout my life, I experienced many events that would make most people unable to function socially, emotionally, or academically. These events include two divorces, five house relocations, and a transfer to a new high school during senior year. I consistently failed assignments and could not stay focused during class as my . Most teenagers would have given up here as the disappointment from both their parents and teachers would have destroyed their hopes for a successful future. However, this anguish became a catalyst for what would become a significant restructuring in both my demeanor towards schoolwork and my perspective on the future. Against all odds I was able to bounce back from the discouragement I had faced. I believe that this…
Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following: Describe an ethical decision that you had to make in your personal or professional life. Include answers to the following questions in your response:…
17) What is the greatest ethical issue you have addressed and why you saw it as your greatest dilemma?…
Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” remains one of my personal favorites in spite of many years of literary study. The advice of this poem has helped me to understand that when I choose atypical paths it creates a ripple effect that produces differences so profound I can hardly imagine my life without that nonstandard choice. However, I had to realize on my own that every choice has the capacity to become such a divergence. With this realization comes a certain weight to daily choices, and anything beyond that calls for careful thought and planning. The world is full of uncertainties, but assiduous preparation can produce wise choices that lead to the fulfillment of long term goals.…
Throughout life are untold dangers and unnumbered hardships. With every new day comes change, and with every change, big or small, there is a new obstacle to be conquered. Sure, some obstacles are petty pebbles on the road, but some are boulders blocking the path to your destination. In these particular situations, you bond with others sharing your experience and begin to realize, you cannot move forward by yourself. Around you, families pile up and gather around. What you lack, another may have and vice-versa. Suddenly what was his is yours and what was yours…
Have you ever wondered where you would be if you would have chosen another path? Have you ever wondered how that choice could have changed your life if you would have made it? Often I look back and think about my past and look at the places I have been and the things I have done. Some things I’m not proud of. Some of those things bring back vague memories. Whether they are good or bad they still come back to me. Everything we do is based upon choices. After we make those choices there comes consequences. We can never decide our consequences, they just come.…
Describe a significant experience, achievement, risk you took, or ethical dilemma you faced. Then evaluate this event's influence on you, your choices or your path from childhood to young adulthood. In other words, what did you learn from this experience and how did it influence your…
Many people in my life have prepared me for my future and have taught me how to handle any obstacle thrown my way. My parents have inspired me to never settle for anything but the best, and have taught me the value of hard work and perseverance. Both of my parents came from families without a strong financial basis or a stronghold of people who believed that they could excel; moreover, this led my parents to becoming doctors and providing support in every aspect for my sister and I. My parents’ determination has led to my belief in the veracious message: nothing is going to be handed to you because you must work to make something happen. As I have gotten older and realize the little time I have left sheltered by my parents, this idea has prepared me for the real world due to the fact that I know not to take anything for granted, but to work for what I want to accomplish in life.…
Fortunately, by the fifth grade my parents were able to rent an apartment nearby our school and had found jobs in multiple Brownsville restaurants. After the move, things became much easier and we were able to have a much simpler life, though we were never able to forget the hardships we experienced and the effort we put into enhancing our lives. Today, I am sure my successes as of now are gratifying my parents as I am in the top 10% of my class, the Co-Captain of the Golden Stars Dance Team, member of the National Honor Society, Piano Club, HOSA, and in TRIO UTRGV talent search program. I attend rigorous AP classes to improve my opportunity to attend a university and have the finest future I can give myself. Although my triumphs may not look like much to most, I can assertively say that the trial of going through difficulty to have a superior future has been overcome with the comfort of focus, strength, and the right set of mind to build a better tomorrow for my family and…
I still wasn’t able to learn the culture and fit in, and this initial challenge became even harder during high school as the community became bigger and I was still treated as an alien. My father wasn’t able to help me much since he didn’t know about how life worked here either and didn’t have the time and focus to fully keep an eye on how I did in school. Even though he showed me how to succeed in school, it was still significantly different than in Egypt and that is why my challenges increased. I had to embark on this journey of new experiences all alone since I’m the first to go through all these adjustments. It was all up to me to learn from the experiences I went through in high school and my teenage life in America. With all the changes happening in my life as a teenager and as a foreigner in a different country, I didn’t have the motivation to pull the best grades or to be a top student during my high school career. High school was a learning curve for me. Even though I didn’t do well and didn’t go onto a reputable four-year institution, I matured and learned to be successful during high school by failing my standards and learning how serious and demanding it is to lose my chance of becoming successful. Even though differences in the American culture and the system posed plenty of challenges for me, I was very thankful that it was different from my home…
While I was working part-time, I saw a number of instances of ethical conflicts, but not being involved in the decision-making process meant I had little to do with them. But it’s not only in business that one encounters such dilemmas—they come up a lot on everyday life as well. In my senior year at college I took a course called Advertising Creativity and Marketing, for which we had to break into groups to do our term paper. Each group had to make an advertisement to market their own product, and although my group had come up with a plan, it wasn’t exactly fully thought through; there were a number of flaws, and everyone involved was rushed trying to figure it all out. Then we learned that a couple of members of another team—we’ll call them Group A—wanted to switch teams because they weren’t getting on with their original group. With the teacher’s permission, one of them joined our team, and put forward a new plan, one that Group A had originally come up with, and which wasn’t even this particular person’s idea to start with. We looked it over, thought it was a good plan, and since time was of the essence, everybody wondered whether we should just use it. If we did, Group A would undoubtedly not be happy, but if we didn’t, we’d probably get an F. Some people thought we should go with the plan, others were against it. My position was that we should just use our original plan, since even if we didn’t get great marks for it, we would have worked hard and been graded fairly for our own work rather than possibly earning a good grade, but on the back of essentially plagiarizing Group A’s work. And in this age when intellectual property is increasingly important, why would we not want to protect the rights of the originators of the plan? In the end, we went with the original plan, burned the midnight oil for a while, and ultimately came out with a simple, but creative advertisement which earned solid grades from the…
Everyday people make choices such as what clothes to wear or how to style their hair. These choices are not as life changing as other choices we make that determine who we are. These can be anything like choosing whether or not to marry a person or having children. Life choices are not made by people, they are made by an individual. The choices may not be original but how they impact a person’s life is unique. Life is full of choices that must be made. “The Road Not Taken” is a consideration of the choices one must make in life.…
Life hasn't always been easy for me. Back in Dushanbe, my school didn't offer very challenging courses because the teachers thought that since students didn’t pay that much attention; there was no point in offering students challenging courses. I neither supported nor liked this idea of education system because I knew something for sure that the potential of students…
As reflect on my life, I see how my upbringing has developed me into the person I am today. My family, childhood, childhood dreams, and life experiences that have helped me become the person I am today. My life has taken left turns. I am exactly where I want to be, even if I didn’t take the road I thought I would to get there. It would have never happened without the help from my family, extended family and friends. I have been given the tools and support the reach all my goals – past, present, and…
Every major event in my life has shaped who I am, particularly, how I approach my academics. Helping my family has made me selfless. I strive to help others first, whenever possible. Balancing family and school work has made me a reliable person who always perseveres. Working with my parents has allowed me to value, appreciate and take advantage of every educational opportunity. Acquiring an education is critical to me because it gives value to all of my parents’ hard work. I have learned that everything should be done with compassion and no obstacle is…