lifeguard stand into the coarse sand‚ I raced into the water to help a struggling swimmer in need. Becoming a lifeguard was no easy task‚ I was challenged throughout training and earned my position. I grew as a person along the way and learned essential personal and career skills that would help me throughout my adult years. Prior to lifeguard training‚ life was simple. I didn’t know how to fill out a check‚ nor did I need to. Deadlines and time management were foreign to me. Removing the moldy dirty dishes
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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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My first exposure to occupational therapy came while I was working as an ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapist with a young girl with apraxia. Her speech problems had been linked to a lack of core strength‚ and we were to begin implementing an exercise routine to increase her strength. To achieve this goal in an enjoyable yet effective way for the child‚ an occupational therapist was consulted and began teaching us methods that incorporated preferred play activities into her core strengthening
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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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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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From a young age‚ I relished the time I spent with‚ or near‚ any animal. I used to sit outside and watch as birds and squirrels searched meticulously for food‚ then ran around chasing each other playfully in my backyard‚ wondering what their lives were like and how different‚ or similar‚ were their lives from mine? I would spend numerous hours teaching my dog tricks‚ and I wouldn’t give up without him completing the task‚ or at the very least‚ having made some progress in doing so. And every afternoon
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I want to be a farmer. This has been my answer since I was a child. Growing up on the family farm has influenced me to pursue a degree in agriculture business and return home and farm. Earning this degree will give me skills and knowledge to achieve my goal of better managing and expanding the operation. I plan on attending Lake Land College‚ completing my Associate’s degree‚ then transfer to a four year university‚ graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture business. While in college‚ I
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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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