I am became interested in social work because as a child my mother was a single parent taking caring of my sister and I. Many times it was my responsibility to complete the chores that were assigned by my mother because I was the oldest; which I thought was unfair to be forced to help my mother clean around the house. As I grew wiser‚ I realized that completing the chores around the house helped me learn how to become helpful‚ and tidy. When my chores were completed my mom would tell me “I really
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Samples of Personal Statement Instructions for Schools in the Rocky Mountain Region University of Montana • A 100-300 word statement of your background and goals is required. Northern Arizona University • A statement of interest (500-700 words of your personal and professional qualifications‚ interests‚ and career goals) University of Wyoming • Include a one to two page statement describing your plans for graduate study and professional career in psychology. New Mexico
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Sample Rhodes Scholarship Personal Statement—Student #1 Soaked in sweat‚ I sat deep in thought on the small mound of sand and broken rocks in northern Kenya‚ where 1.7 million years ago a desperately ill Homo erectus woman had died. Her death had entranced me for years. KNM-ER 1808 had died of Hypervitaminosis A‚ wherein an overdose of Vitamin A causes extensive hemorrhaging throughout the skeleton and excruciating pain. Yet a thick rind of diseased bone all over her skeleton—ossified blood
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PERSONAL ETHICAL STATEMENT 2 L. E. S. is more My ethical perspective on humankind‚ and our moral obligation to it‚ is “L. E. S. is more”. I have created this statement for myself using an acronym to depict those values in life which represent to me our meaning and purpose while in existence with each other
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Personal Ethical Statement While reading over the results for my “Ethical Lens Inventory” I learned that my preferred lens is Rights and Responsibility and Relationship lens. This means that I use rationality to determine the rules that each individual should follow and the different ways to solve problems that are fair for everyone. I like everything to be equal. My “Blind spot” is the belief that motive justifies method or overconfidence in process. Basically‚ I want to follow the
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Personal Statement for Business Studies I believe that Business Studies is the key to successful career development in modern society. It is a subject which particularly interests me‚ because of its relevance to current economic issues and the potential it provides for employment in many areas. During my HND course I have particularly enjoyed investigating the structure of organisations and the factors which contribute to successful business practice. This is of special interest to me as my ambition
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Personal Statement: From an early age I’ve always been very keen on geography and foreign languages. Different countries and languages have always engrossed me. I have been fortunate to travel extensively around the world with my dad‚ who’s a diplomat working for the United Nations‚ while my mother and brothers stayed home in Bolzano‚ Italy. I settled and studied in several countries‚ such as Italy‚ Guinea Bissau‚ Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ Ethiopia‚ Angola and currently Kenya‚ where I’m pursuing
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VAC SOWK 505 SUMMER 2015 SOWK 505 VAC Summer 2015 Assignment #3 Older Adult Development Paper The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate mastery in the application of theoretical and empirical work relevant to the biological‚ cognitive‚ and psychosocial development of an older adult based on a face-to-face interview. You will demonstrate your understanding of HBSE theories through critical analysis and clear articulation of supporting evidence including examples from the case and scholarly
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Ethics and Values in social work There is a direct link between values and actions. When we perform an action we‚ and the act itself‚ may be judged according to the values expressed through that action (Shardlow 1989:p2) This assignment will discuss this statement by outlining how professional interpretation emerges from the way dilemmas between different values are resolved. The assignment considers a number of social work values including ‘Respect to persons’ and ‘Self-Determinism’
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Personal Statement I have chosen Master of Counselor of Education as my profession for a number of reasons. I love to work with people and I enjoy helping those in need. I believe the combination of empowerment and self-motivation to be the key to overcoming any obstacles someone might encounter in his or her life. I believe that everyone in this world can make a difference‚ no matter how small or how big the change is. I believe that while all of us need an opportunity to do something with
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