I am Devonte Williams‚ the oldest of my mothers three children. I have a brother and sister of the ages of sixteen and nine. I will be twenty on the twenty six of February also known as Black history month an Valentine day included during the month of February. We live in the city of Gallatin‚ Tennessee where I attend Volunteer state community college and studying sports medicine. Also‚ I am a student athlete who has a passion for basketball and hope to keep my career going as long as my body is
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I graduated out of high school and landed right on top of the fire‚ described as adulthood. As I walked up to receive my graduation certificate‚ a significant decision stared me down. I wished to pursue higher education‚ be that as it may‚ my mother established a restaurant business. I felt obligated to support her full-time in her strenuous endeavors‚ in hopes that the guilt of dependency would repay itself. I was determined to attend community college as well as assisting part-time with an effort
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Leadership is defined as a person who directs or guides a group. However‚ being a leader is so much more than directing a group. Having leadership skills mean to influentially inspire others through accomplishing a goal. Being involved and volunteering within my school‚ encouraging others‚ and overcoming fears are conducts of my leadership skills. Being involved and volunteering is important because it gives one life experiences. I joined clubs because I am able to interact and meet different people
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Sometimes I ask myself‚ “Why am I in the Army?” There are days I love it‚ and days I am surprised to be here at all. My experience so far in the Army has been positive‚ for the most part. Tactically and physically I feel I have pushed myself. I enjoy being mentally and physically challenged‚ and that part of my personality played a major part in my desire to become an Army reservist in the first place. I never want to say I did not try my hardest or do my best. I have always believed I could do more
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x 1) Motivation and Commitment for the Social Work Profession As I reminisce back upon my life there are many experiences and factors that have affected and shaped who I am today. If you examine Nature vs. Nurture‚ Ive always concluded that human expression is not just black and white‚ there is a definite grey area where both nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) combine. For example‚ childhood experiences or family dynamics can either make or break you as a person depending on whether
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Children are going to rule the world. That seems dramatic‚ but it’s true. Today’s youth will one day become world leaders‚ teachers‚ and role models.With guidance from the current generation in charge‚ we will gain the skills needed to not only manage the world‚ but to enhance it. A scholarship will help enhance my leadership skills‚ critical thinking ability‚ along with working together with others and creativity because the monetary benefit would allow me to properly focus on the challenges and
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The dream that I have is to go to college. However‚ college can be very expensive‚ but I will not let finances keep me from reaching my dream. I learned about scholarships at the beginning of 7th grade‚ and now that I am getting closer and closer to my senior year‚ I will take every opportunity I can for those scholarships. This scholarship is one of my first opportunities to receive some money for my goal‚ and I do hope that I am able to receive it. As a student‚ my responsibilities are to complete
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All my life‚ my parents have told me that we don’t have money. They struggle to pay the bills each month‚ are thousands of dollars in debt‚ and constantly worry and stress about where they can find the money so that my family is set until next payday. I have watched my dad work up to four jobs at a time while trying to provide for us and make ends meet. Adding to the financial burden‚ my parents are both the youngest children in their families and became the de facto caregivers for all four of
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Valuable Lessons My life started out like the beginning of a perfect childhood. Both of my parents had steady‚ well-paying government jobs‚ we had moved into a new home and even bought a puppy. All was harmonious‚ until my parents decided we would have a better life in Canada. Leaving behind everything and everyone we knew was probably one of the hardest things my parents ever did for my brother and me. Struggling to fit in and assimilate was least of our problems‚ trying to make a decent income
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I’m pretty sure most people have a passion. Well‚ all I know is that I have a passion. My passion is to play different sports. I play football‚ basketball‚ baseball‚ and soccer. I’m only in 8th grade and I can’t play that many sports right now because I usually have a lot of work and homework to do. Also I have Arabic school on the weekends. That means I have 7 days of school. But luckily Arabic school is only 4 hours. I play soccer in Arabic school. So I actually play soccer every weekend
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