knowledge and experiences gained through the doctoral program in Higher Education at Ohio University will better equip me with the necessary skills to achieve my goal in further supporting under-prepared and nontraditional students. Within this personal statement‚ I will discuss how my educational journey has influenced
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My personal ethical viewpoint has become clearer after coming down to the final days of class. I have learned a lot in this past nine weeks. I haven’t developed any blind spots in being ethical in certain situations‚ but some people do have blind spots and they do not even realize it. My ethical lens reflects on my core values which are extremely respectful in every way‚ I always take the time to ask myself questions to evaluate if it is unethical or not. I would have to say my strengths are
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lies opportunity. This is a quote that has always meant so much to me‚ especially when I was faced with many problems in my life. I have always had a great interest in helping and working with others‚ as far back as I can remember. Facing my own personal problems at the young age of six made me insightful beyond my years. My mother had an alcohol problem and when my parents divorced‚ my father gained custody of my brother and I. As the eldest child I grew up fast‚ I helped care for my brother on
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UC Personal Statement Growing up as a child I never really had worries. The only worry I had was who would beat me to the monkey bars during recess. I had what I like to call the most boisterous childhood I could ever ask for. No problems seemed to head my direction. Obviously‚ I was a child what could possibly go wrong? Young kids don’t actually start understanding certain things until they are about 11 or 12 years of age‚ but me I knew the exact words that came out of the lady I would call my
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of applying my full self. Even after the time off‚ I found it hard to focus on school work as much as I should have. All these classes were showing me how to help others‚ when really‚ I needed to help myself. I had a few life lessons to learn‚ and personal issues to understand before I could devote myself to anything. There was this one professor that really made the materials in psychological disorders class relate. I sometimes went to her office to ask about classwork‚ and found myself asking
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Jordan somehow managed to cultivate in me a passion for Water Polo out of an immense‚ burning hatred of the sport. Jordan treated us not only as his players‚ but as his friends‚ and took a personal interest in our lives‚ and our own personal issues‚ going out of his way to help‚ and offering personal advice from his own experiences. Jordan didn’t stay aloof from the team‚ as other mentors I have had in the past have done‚ but instead talked and joked around with us to create a unique team dynamic
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frequently emanate from large factories owned by huge companies such as Monsanto‚ Shell‚ or BP‚ and from other sources such as gas stations‚ odor-emitting hot sauce factories‚ landfills‚ and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations. We also estimate personal exposure of individuals to carcinogenic and toxic chemicals from contaminated consumer products. Within the framework of environmental law‚ we provide expert testimony for cases regarding public nuisance theory‚ the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
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Now‚ as I reflect on the past several years of educational as well as personal growth‚ I realize that my reasoning for pursuing pediatrics runs much deeper than a love of working with children (although that love remains and is stronger than ever). I continue to be drawn to the pediatric population because it offers me the
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Imagine you have graduated from Temple University. You are preparing to attend your 10-year reunion‚ and the alumni office has asked you to write a one-page essay about your personal and professional accomplishments since graduation. What would yours say? My journey started 16 years ago right after I graduated high school. In the beginning‚ I didn’t really know what I wanted to do‚ but I knew I was fascinated with science and medicine. In the first part of my journey I attended Community College
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because I have other activities planned or need some time to relax. Realistically‚ I probably take more personal time than is necessary. Now that I have recognized that bad habit‚ I plan on taking a heavier workload by not only accepting more work‚ but by insisting on it. In order for me to take on more work‚ I need to advocate that I truly have the interest to acquire more hours. By sacrificing my personal time‚ I will grow not only as a coach‚ but as a leader. Being a leader is not always easy. Leading
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