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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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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INTERNSHIP REPORT FIRST WEEK: You would think that three years of school‚ half a dozen accounting classes and about thirty business courses would prepare someone pretty well for an accounting internship. While I will admit that I may have missed a few classes‚ I doubt that is why my time at R.C.Maheshwari & Associates taught me more about accounting and business than anything I have taken in college . I worked on New Horizon project and done tax returns & tally. I helped in recording receipt
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the best from their medicines and would like to take a step forward in order to help to improve the system that I will be working in. Many activities that are not related to my work also opened different roads for me and continue to cultivate in my personal growth. As the vice president of the Punjabi Students Association (PSA) and experience volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Calgary‚ I have taken on key leadership roles and acquired some of the skills that are also valuable as a
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that I did not discover before‚ the simple interest of snapping a shot of these scenes gives me a sense of satisfaction. In addition‚ The experiences have increased my community attachment‚ widened my horizons and exerted a positive impact on my personal growth. I also joined a study tour to Australia during the summer holidays. It certainly broadened my horizons. I spent around three weeks with my host family‚ which gave me an insight into the lifestyles of Australian. The reason why I went to
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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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