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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Susan Sontag’s essay on the subject of beauty‚ particularly in relation to women‚ is a strong and moving piece that also greases the old gearbox and gets the brain going. It takes a strong hard look at how the concept of beauty has been shaped through the ages‚ from the time of the great Greek civilization to the modern era. The analysis that is put forth that women can never preen just for pleasure is exemplified in so many innumerable ways in modern culture that it is indeed something to despair
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ESSAY FOR SINGAPORE SCHOLARSHIP When I was in preschool my teacher asked us what we want to be when we grow up‚ I was five then and I didn’t know what I want to be‚ so I answered teacher since I have no other choice. A few days later I went to the dentist for my very first appointment‚ she gave me a free pen and I thought this would be fun to just give out free things to little kids‚ so I want to be a dentist then. My perspectives as a child were really irrelevant. But as I grew up I began to
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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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his early age‚ Mr. Buffet started working in his grandfather’s grocery store. He purchased his first stock at age 11‚ which he ended up making a five-dollar profit on this investment. At age 14‚ he started working as a newspaper delivery boy. He got his bachelor’s degree from The University of Nebraska. Mr. Buffett graduated from Columbia Business School and earned M.S. in Economics in 1951. Shortly after completing college‚ Warren founded the Buffet partnership. Warren Buffet married in 1951 and
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The Ridge Scholarship Essay For this essay‚ I chose as my influence the classic American novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Many people know The Great Gatsby as a book they were forced to read in high school. If truth be told‚ I count myself among that group. I believed‚ like many of my fellow classmates‚ that our seemingly fruitless efforts at dissecting the meaning of this book could have been better utilized toward more “important” things. However‚ once I started college last
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In order to be productive‚ you can’t stop moving. Everyday‚ I set a goal for myself to do something. It could be writing a scholarship essay‚ making a piece of artwork‚ or reading a book. I also set a checklist for the day‚ giving me an outline of what I need to do. I set reminders on my phone‚ write down notes‚ or record anything of interest in my sketchbook. I always try to stay on top of everything‚ so that I never suffocate beneath them. I’m a also huge fan of the Eisenhower Matrix‚ it makes
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Having lived my entire life in California‚ I have always dreamed about expanding my horizons and experiencing a different lifestyle. As a teenager‚ online games and their model economies would spark my curiosity. This curiosity was the beginning of my interest in the driving force behind money and investments. As a senior year in high school‚ I was lucky to have my first professional position in charge of advertising‚ sales and customer service for a small company. In addition to professional experience
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