Panther ID: 001983783 While I go by the name Jacob‚ my real name (Seung-Min Lee) can be a clear give-away that I am of South Korean descent. Despite my birthplace being Daegu and despite my Korean heritage‚ I see myself simply as an American. It was at the age of three when I came to this country with my parents. My mother and father had make a myriad of sacrifices‚ including money and close-contact with friends and family‚ to settle in this land of opportunity. This was all done in return for
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I have always been very involved with sports in my childhood‚ I am very active in my youth group at church and I am very active in my high school. Growing up‚ I have always had plans and goals to meet. I have always strived to meet theses goals and to accomplish the plans that I have come up with. Since I was a little kid‚ I knew that I always wanted to be a nurse like my mother. I knew that I wanted to make a difference and impact someone else’s life in a medical way. However‚ recently I have realized
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ACA Scholarship Essay 2017 Why my child’s ACA education is a valuable investment and a financial priority worth sacrifice. Value: the importance‚ worth‚ or usefulness of something. Some place value on material possessions - designer jeans or a sports car. Others place value on sentimental items - a family heirloom or an old photograph. And although there is nothing wrong with placing value on memories‚ there is something that is to be valued above all else. He reaches for the worn Bible with
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2011 Scholarship Essay One of the most crucial issues facing women today is whether or not a woman is ready to run this country as President of the United States. Politics has always seemed to me to be a "boys club" mentality no matter where or when. There seems to be a thought process that women don’t belong in politics because they are too nice‚ too innocent or too naive. There is even the notion by some men that women do not possess enough education to become a politician or that women do not
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Scholarship Essay Q&A 1) List 3-5 extra-curricular activities and tell why they are important to you. Having the experience of playing varsity sports has brought a new light on how I perceived teamwork. What does it mean to be a part of a team? Teamwork is such a vital part of our everyday lives. Without teamwork‚ on is not prepared to handle situations where cooperation is needed to complete a task. Teamwork and cooperation are two significant qualities that many need to have in their lives
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BCSB Scholarship Essay My name is Ajito Odolla and I am currently a senior at Patterson High School. My family is from Ethiopia‚ we had a poor educational background. There were not any schools available in our village. When we were in Ethiopia‚ my Father was a farmer and I was a goat herder. I was too busy taking care of my father’s goats every day to learn another language. My native language is Anuak. On December 13‚ 2003‚ more than four-hundred people in my tribe were killed
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College scholarship essay I believe the single most important societal problem we face today is that our generation thinks they should just be handed everything without having to work for it. This is a big problem because kids now that get everything they want. The kids that are like this are bound to fail when they get out in the real world. Our generation is going to grow up and not know what to do when a boss or supervisor tells them no because that’s what they’ve been use to all their lives
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GEMC Walter Harrison 2013 Scholarship Essay Growing up in a family with five other kids taught me to be independent and hard-working‚ but I also developed matronly qualities from looking after my younger siblings when my mom wasn’t home. Throughout my high school years‚ my personality had led me to be the mediator when my friends argued‚ the advisor when they had no clue what to do‚ and the councilor when they had problems they couldn’t talk to anyone else about. While it never occurred to me before
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Broad Scholarship Essay Education is the key to all doors of the world. I know that by seeking my education I can help someone else benefit from it and also succeed in their life as well. My desire to obtain a degree is a representation to others that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. As a person who appreciates the opportunity to educate myself on all topics‚ not just one‚ I can never take that for granted. Many people who don’t have an education or those who cannot achieve
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HCC Scholarship Essay I have always wanted to become a financial banker and graduate from the University of Houston. After receiving my Associate’s degree in banking from Houston Community College‚ I will decide which University of Houston campus I will attend. Some of my goals in life are to be a good financial banker and to find a good job at the bank. Many people told me not to go into banking because of the economy‚ but I wanted to go into this profession really like to be a good banker because
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