A man once said‚ "Acceptance is not defeat‚ it is understanding." Ernest Hemingway shows this incredibly well in his novella The Old Man and the Sea‚ where an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago suffers from a streak of bad luck. Santiago‚ for the 85th day without a catch‚ catches a marlin which tugs him out to sea for many a days‚ only for his catch to be eaten by sharks on his trip returning home to Havana. He returns‚ exhausted‚ only to find his young companion at his aid‚ which he responds to
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Greetings‚ my name is Ahmad Aufa Bin Sharip‚ and I am applying for the Khazanah Global Scholarship Programme. In this document and hopefully graceful composition of words‚ I present to you titbits of myself. Growing up in a blissful family with seven siblings‚ six boys and a girl‚ I idolise my father as he managed to nurture us to implement good values in our life. As one of the boys‚ I bear with the responsibility to strive for the academic excellent and make the most of my education. And I feel
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Brandy Casey is a social worker currently working at The Department of Human Services in Portland Oregon. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in social work at Western Oregon University. She has worked in numerous counseling jobs around Portland. Brandy states‚ however she always find herself winding back up with Child Protective Services or DHS State Of Oregon. Question One: What kind of training is required to become a Social Work? Brandy replied "To become a social worker you are
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I am used to shift working‚ working 7 days a week with various shift patterns‚ so this side of the role will not faze me. I am always professional‚ caring and show empathy and understanding to the needs of my patients. I have the ability to work using my own skills and initiative but working for the NHS I realise the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary team‚ ensuring the needs of the patients come first. Part of my current role is to coordinate for the ward which involves liaising
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I worked on many projects using the latest tools‚ technologies and concepts of Computer Science. I used all major languages (Java‚ C#‚ C++) and DBMS (SQL Server 2008‚ Oracle 9i‚ MySQL) to develop different term projects (Online University Finder‚ Social Media Site‚ Phonebook‚ School and Hostel management systems). I developed my final year project using ASP.Net MVC 2.0‚ .Net Framework 4.0‚ C#‚ LINQ‚ jQuery and MS SQL Server 2008 technologies. My final year project was Agile Project Management
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excellent record (top 20% among 60 students)‚ which made me directly enter graduate program in the functional dairy laboratory‚ the national key laboratory in dairy system in China. During the two years in the laboratory‚ I have done much research work ‚ one was the detection of melamine in milk during the scandals of the illegal addition of melamine in milk in 2009 and another is the mouse-feeding for the purpose of the immunity enhancement based on a strain of lactic acid bacteria. My latest project
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live with- or even know- my father. I can’t control how society perceives people of color. But I control what I do. I have discovered that I embody the ability to beat the odds given to a black‚ fatherless girl. I can be who I want to be with hard work and determination. Unfortunately‚ my father embodies the stereotype of a man of color who neglects his children. At my fourth birthday party my Mother and Father had an argument over the fact that I was eating sausage pizza. This seems so microscopic
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SSRP will offer me opportunities that no other research program has such as: a more intimate environment that will expand my knowledge in various scientific fields‚ support from a faculty member‚ lab mentor‚ program directors‚ and students that will work with me to accomplish my goals. Currently there are accessible pharmacological and surgical treatments that alleviate motor symptoms‚ but do not stop the eventual progression of Parkinson’s disease. Thereupon‚ I am really engrossed in researching
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in Computer programming and Romeo and Juliet literature in English class. My GPA 3.35 show that I am sure the day I enter Chulalonkorn University I will be ready. Although I always put all my effort in academia‚ I also spared my time for voluntary work and extra activities. When I was in Mattayom 5‚ I had opportunities to be a leader in guiding junior Mattayom students to cheering against other schools. I then have learned from this responsibility that unity and leadership are very significant characteristics
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and other staff from Mr. Kowk’s team were devoted to reveal the most charming parts of Mr. Kwok to his fans and audiences. When I saw the smiles on the staff’s faces‚ I admired them from the bottom of my heart. Since then‚ I have had many chances to work as a volunteer for some public relations agents and helped to hold event‚ such as local concerts for both local and
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