What is your proudest accomplishment? (Word limit: 150) My brother was very ill as a child and spent a great deal of time at the hospital with other sick children. After seeing the immediate need for blood donations‚ I decided to coordinate a blood drive in my community during a critical need period. I organized‚ recruited for‚ and oversaw two separate blood drives in my first year alone. And at each blood drive‚ I far exceeded the expectations set by my Red Cross liaison. I recruited 32 new blood
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Theme of perseverance and determination Since it takes determination in order to persevere‚ I have chosen to put both characteristics into one theme that I believe was evident throughout the epic. Had Odysseus not personified both of these traits at all times‚ there would have been no epic because the hero would never had been able to survive away from home for 20 years before returning. It is only through Odysseus’s sheer determination that the story was able to reach its climatic conclusion
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Achieving Your Goals "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." – Lee Iacocca In today’s work world you have to be aware and be prepared for survival. Awareness starts with accepting the breathless pace of the ever growing technology and the fact that corporations can no longer guarantee job security. The job requirements keep changing with the advancements in technology. Lifelong learning is essential if you want
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In the story so far‚ I think that the theme is perseverance. The story shows how Salva‚ and Nya represent perseverance. Both characters express perseverance throughout the book at some point. They each never give up during the text. Salva and Nya persevere during each chapter. In the story Nya persevered by still going on her trip to the pond‚ even though she was injured. “ There it was‚ a big thorn that had been broken off right in the middle of her heel. She was in a lot of pain but still kept
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What are your short-term and long-term career goals? How will Chicago business school help you achieve these goals? China successfully keeps its economy booming‚ but its healthcare technology ranks lowest among top productive countries. After four years of work in different functions of a top global company and a leading local investment bank‚ I am more determined than ever to pursue a career in this vital industry driven by my social responsibility and personal interest. In the long run‚ I aspire
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1. Describe a moment in your life when you took on a great challenge. What was the outcome? It was a rainy and windy day In Valladolid‚ where the Spanish Rugby Championship was being held. Thirty teams had managed to enter the tournament; the Spanish crème de la crème (including little ol’ me)‚ but now only eight remained. The other seven had withered away like leaves on an autumn wind. The other team seemed ready; an orgy of feelings flooded the pitch: fear‚ excitement‚ and anxiety… Our team
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. Describe what your role‚ responsibilities and boundaries would be as a teacher in terms of the teaching/training cycle. Recommended word count: 300-500 words. The teaching / training cycle is a simple way of looking at all the aspects of teaching and how they are evaluated using five stages; Identifying needs‚ Planning learning‚ Enabling learning‚ Assessing learning‚ Quality assurance and evaluation. Each of the five stages listed above flow from one to the other. The cycle is
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Can one man really show how perseverance can change the situation? Could giving up mean life or death? In The Old Man and the Sea‚ the old man‚ Santiago shows just that. From battling hunger and sleep‚ Santiago keeps striving on. Even though many made fun of the old man‚ he was determined and showed perseverance. He did not give up‚ even not knowing what would happen to him next. Santiago was not a rich man. He did not have a lot of material possessions‚ but he seemed content. He had the boy with
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teach readers the importance of never giving up and perseverance. The lesson of the story is demonstrated by the character Rainsford. In the story‚ Rainsford was forced to participate in General Zaroff’s deathly game. It can be inferred that Rainsford was very afraid of Zaroff. He was also afraid of dying. However‚ Rainsford preserved and kept himself together. Rainsford actively participated in Zaroff’s game. Rainsford did not lose his determination to live‚ and he did not lose hope even while knowing
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because I know everyone has someone. My plan is to design and create robots to help save people from places that are too dangerous for relief workers such as a war zone or a building that has toppled from an earthquake. I have been dedicated to this goal by interacting with multiple robotics clubs since middle school‚ researching and designing robots in my spare time‚ and teaching myself 5 programing languages (C++‚ C#‚ JavaScript‚ Python‚ and Assembly) I just need help funding my education
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