I was born October 4th‚ 1992 in Hartford‚ Connecticut. I have spent the past fifteen years growing up as a typical American girl. I go to school‚ I listen to music‚ and I go shopping with friends. I had never once stopped to think twice about the privileges that I had living as an upper class citizen of the United States- it was just the way life was. On a particular July day‚ an American Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft landed at the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata. My American
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Despite the fact that the teen birth rate is climbing after slowly falling for years‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned‚ which in any population can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse‚ 7.2% received no care at all. The reason for lack of prenatal care is usually delayed pregnancy testing‚ denial or even fear of telling others about the
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Starting off with the end of eighth grade year is when I realized how much my life would change after one decision. My small group of friends consisted of them being in band. I’ve always been a shy person when it comes to meeting new people which is why I never tried out. I remember seeing posters announcing to come try out for color guard which is a performing arts program during marching season in high school. I had a couple of friends who were convincing me to join since that would mean we would
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As a biomedical magnet student at Wheaton High School‚ I have had opportunities to learn about research and the field of biomedical science‚ and when NIH held an interest meeting at my school describing the NIH SIP offered‚ I was immediately drawn to it. For the past few months‚ I’ve been working with a University of Maryland Ph.D student‚ who is currently studying Multiple Sclerosis‚ to develop‚ tailor and create a presentation covering Progressive SupraNuclear Palsy (PSP). Neuroscience and the
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Before I came to ILE I thought I was a strong leader. I made sure my Airman were taken care of and I did everything I could to make our work shift as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Now that I have a deeper understanding of the course material I now realize I am not doing enough and need to do a better job of ensuring my Airman are taken care of in every aspect. Over the next three to five years I want to finish my bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and if the stars’ line up‚ make rank.
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I would like the committee to be aware of what I believe to be my three strongest qualities: my leadership skills‚ ability to work well in a team‚ and unwavering perseverance. My involvement in shadowing‚ volunteering‚ working and being a leader never affected my ability to succeed in my academic career. Instead‚ these opportunities motivated me to work harder at my dream of becoming a PA. For this reason‚ I was able to graduate at the top of my class as Magna Cum Laude with a 3.82 GPA. These opportunities
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A month after my second bone biopsy at the age of ten‚ I was diagnosed with a rare growth related bone disease called fibrous dysplasia. I still remember the day when my Dad told me‚ the “lab results are benign”. In the instance a pressure was lifted from my shoulders and I was filled with joy and the highest level of gratitude. In the following weeks I quickly learned that life was going to be an adjustment to manage my health. For I had an unexplained tumor‚ that could not be removed for it would
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I am extremely excited to be starting my final level one fieldwork assignment. However‚ I know that this fieldwork assignment is going to be very different than my previous placements. I really enjoyed my first fieldwork assignment because I had the opportunity to observe the pediatric patients. I love working with kids and I believe that the pediatric population would be my first choice of employment after graduation. Although I am very excited for my next fieldwork assignment‚ I know that Health
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School Prayer Annie Laurie Gaylor argues against school prayer in her article “The Case against School Prayer” (Elements of Arguments‚ 679). When religion is included in daily school routines‚ it divides students into different beliefs. Public schools are meant to be open for all people to get an education‚ but not to influence them into a new religion. Requiring students to practice prayer in public schools is a violation of Freedom of Religion. Public schools should not practice prayer because
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Stephanie Joy Taaca Engineering Values and Ethics IE42FB1 November 29‚ 2011 “Are there conflicts between Personal Morality and Professional Ethics?” Personal Morality is the set of moral beliefs‚ customs‚ principles that a person holds and it is closely parallel to the precepts of Common Morality. Different people have their own set of different beliefs. On the other hand Professional Ethics is a set of standards adopted by a professional community. Professional ethics are regulated
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