I pick a word at the start of every new year and set it as my intention for the year. My intention for 2017 is resilience. This year‚ I took my intention a step further and rather than relying solely on my own thoughts and beliefs about resilience‚ I started to interview friends and family about how they see resilience in their own lives. As my understanding continues to take shape‚ I am reminded of moments of resilience in my own life. My interest in service learning has taken me from studying
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vital to the success that I will achieve in the future. I want to go to a university that will help build up my faith and encourage my walk with Christ; ACU definitely fits the criteria‚ instead of a school that will try to consistently break down my personal faith with a man’s philosophy‚ a secular university. The research I have done over Abilene Christian University has intrigued more than any other universities have. For example‚ I was researching ACU’s nursing program and I came across the stories
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ethics and how decisions I make may affect my outcomes. This exercise made me look at myself as if through someone else’s eyes by showing me my preferred ethical lens‚ blind spot‚ strengths and weaknesses‚ my values‚ and the resulting behaviors. My personal preferred lens is ‘Rights – Responsibility and Results Lens’. Stating I balance my reasoning skills and intuition to determine how to complete my duties while achieving the greatest good for each individual. Looking at myself in that light‚ I can
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In all areas of science and most areas of life‚ a fundamental and logical understanding has seemed to be the only form of understanding that I can fully accept. Mathematics embodies this‚ which is why I find the subject so stimulating and why I aim to study it at university. I have found maths to be an extremely elegant subject‚ particularly Calculus and Proof by Induction. I still find the fundamental concept of taking an infinitely small section of a parabola to allow the gradient to be constant
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STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTEREST I’m a physiotherapist with 5 years of experience in rehabilitation of neurological disorders mainly cerebral palsy‚ cerebrovascular stroke and spinal cord injury. Although‚ the rehabilitation process takes a lot of time and money‚ the recovery is usually limited. Moreover‚ the impacts of these disorders on patients and their family can be devastating. These factors were motivating me to search for new methods in management of these disorders. I found that integration
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Growing up as a Type One Diabetic‚ I was very familiar with doctors and medications. I was used to routine doctor visits and experienced first hand the different forms of treatment available. This personal experience strongly influenced my fascination with different medications and how they work. As a teenager I would read the patient information packets and try to understand the mechanisms involved. I’m certain that this contributed to my interest in healthcare and science and led me to become
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The opportunity to be a fellow with Latham & Watkins and to attend the Diversity Leadership Academy‚ is amazing and I believe that I am excellent candidate. I have experience working with clients‚ a commitment to diversity in the legal profession‚ and a diverse background. As a native of Miami‚ FL I grew up in a diverse urban city. Furthermore‚ I am a Black and Puerto Rican woman with a distinctive perspective on cross-cultural relations and socioeconomic challenges. Unfortunately‚ I am an underrepresented
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Having someone in your life to help guide and push you toward your goals is a blessing‚ especially when that person Is someone you admire or look up to‚ someone you would call a mentor. I never really thought I would have a mentor‚ but I also never thought I would be able to reach my goal so early. I remember the day I met my mentor - I was terrified! I had applied for a trade school in the field of cosmetology. I was in the 10th grade and the program started Junior Year. Mrs.Montello which was the
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As I sit down to write the final paper of my undergraduate degree and I pause to reflect on all that I have learned a realization takes shape. My time here at Colorado Christian University has been many things and easy is not one of them. Nevertheless‚ for all of the vicissitudes‚ trials and adversities‚ and the connections and moments of beauty‚ the theme that runs constant is transformation. The time I have invested and the classes I have taken in pursuit of obtaining a degree at CCU has been remarkably
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their jobs.The beach creates an irresistible atmosphere and lasting bonds between lifeguards‚ as a supervisor one of my goals would be creating stronger relationships and a place where lifeguards no matter their position respect one another. My personal beach philosophy is strongly based on two things. First‚ being community‚ DLB is located in a tight-knit community where word of mouth travels fast. Creating greater relationships with our guest‚ going above and beyond expectations and making a postive
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