As a second‚ and soon to be third year student at Augustana College‚ I have already been able to immerse myself in a number of classes within my interest fields of Environmental Studies and Geography. The Anthropocene is no new topic among these classes‚ especially in Geography. We study the Anthropocene as a very real presence in our world and acknowledge the harmful effects on our environment occurring within this geological age. I have studied some of these effects directly in my environmental
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base required of an internist and the concept of "caring for the whole patient" stimulated my interest in internal medicine. I also came to realize that a lot could be done to improve the outcome of medical practice. Good training coupled with a personal commitment is essential for delivery of qualitative and compassionate medical care in a humane manner - this has always been my aspiration. I therefore embarked upon a quest for knowledge and better training that led me to the United
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I would like to work with Dr. Fulks‚ because of the research he has done with regards to gerontology and Alzheimer’s disease. This interests me because now that I am taking an introductory course‚ I see that gerontology would be something I see myself pursuing when I graduate from Barton. I would like to do research with Gerontology because older people interest me and I feel that I will be able to help care for and connect with them. In addition to my passion for helping older individuals‚ my grandfather
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Ever since my childhood‚ I have exhibited an innate desire to help others. I was the type of kid who loved to help and give to others. I would help anybody who asked for it. Whenever we had food drives at school I was eager to participate‚ and help feed the homeless. I found that helping others is very rewarding experience. Even though I grew up in an impoverished neighborhood‚ I realized there were people who were less fortunate than I was. Consequently‚ I often thought about different ways I could
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I want to be a member of the Heritage Grove Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society because I believe that I display good leadership skills‚ citizenship‚ character and service to my community. I believe that my leadership skills are exceptional for a person my age. In classroom activities‚ I enjoy being in charge of projects and assignments. Many of my teachers throughout the years have told me that I have great leadership skills. In my soccer team‚ I was voted by my peers to be co-captain and
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from different backgrounds. I am always eager to learn new skills and can apply myself to difficult tasks in difficult situations. I have also carried out a work placement at a local pharmacy. This experience encouraged me to develop some of the personal skills that I believe are necessary for working as an optician. During the placement I had the opportunity to interact with customers. Through this I learnt how much I enjoy work in which I can offer advice to people‚ and also felt a gratifying sense
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Summer Sanders once said‚ “To be a champion‚ I think you have to see the big picture. It’s not about winning and losing; it’s about every day hard work and about striving to meet challenges. It’s about embracing the pain that you’ll experience and not be afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.” It has taken a lot of work to maintain a high-Grade Point Average (G.P.A). I was always told to be humble‚ work hard‚ and to be willing to give back to my community
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Scenario #4 Albert Einstein once said: “I do not believe in immortality of the individual‚ and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it”. This is one way to understand the definition of ethics. Naturally when a person is asked about the meaning of this word‚ the answers are always related to the term morality‚ which is practically true. In fact‚ ethics is a concept that a person uses in order to determine what is right or wrong; however‚ it differs
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“Whap!” A spiraling red dodge ball crashes into my face and suddenly I am awake. The outcries from the eighth-grade girls around me pull me back into the packed room full of 200 middle schoolers. As I look around I realize there is no place I would rather spend my Friday mornings than volunteering with somewhat smelly middle schoolers as a Campus Life leader. Here‚ I discovered my passion for working with middle school students. They helped me discover that I wanted to change my major from Elementary
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vulnerable young adults‚ elderly and many with different conditions. My understanding of nursing is that it is a very diverse area. I believe the role of a nurse is to help the patient understand their condition‚ to provide reassurance and to respond to personal needs with relevant treatments in a non-judgmental manner and to respect equality. I understand that this is a complex role and at times will most definitely be
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