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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Leslie Holland August 23‚ 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
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regardless of the unequal opportunities set before me due to my citizenship status. As a DACA member I am incapable of getting financial aid from colleges because most of their financial aid is accessible to mostly U.S citizens. This also goes to many scholarships. Moreover‚ surrendering due to lack of opportunities is something I do not wish to do. My plan to be part of the medical field has already been established. When I begin college‚ I am planning to major in Biology and take Pre- Medicine. After college
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I interviewed Ms.Pohan my english teacher‚ because she was fascinated by war movies and how different wars are depicted and was always fascinated by war movies. She said that her favorite movie based on the Vietnam war was Full Metal Jacket which she watched three times‚ once in highschool‚ once in college‚ and once in her twenties. She described the movie as unsettling with brutal honesty‚ saying that the movie does not tell you how to feel about what you are watching‚ creating a mix
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(Division of Aakash Educational Services Ltd.) Regd. Office : Aakash Tower‚ Plot No.-4‚ Sec-11‚ MLU‚ Dwarka‚ New Delhi-110075 Ph.: 011-47623456 Fax : 011-47623472 Admission-cum-Scholarship Test (Sample Paper) (First Step for IIT-JEE 2012-2014) (Syllabus of the Test : Mathematics of Class IX & X) Roll No.: __________________ Test Booklet Code: Time : 1½ Hrs. A Max.Marks : 150 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES 1. The initial 10 minutes are earmarked for the candidates to carefully
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I should receive this scholarship because‚ one I have been growing all my life but‚ two because in the past seven to eight years of my life I have been growing by far the most. I would define it as when a tree has a really nutritional year the rings inside the tree become thicker than others. The past seven to eight years have been difficult but now I see how all the stress‚ tears and questioning was worth it. My mom passed when I was ten-years-old‚ while that was heart aching enough‚ my aunt later
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what it would be like for me‚ and instilled a view of patriotism within me that I had never felt before. I was so inspired by this talk so much that it motivated me to attend the University of North Georgia and join the cadet corps on an Army ROTC scholarship. I now want to serve my country‚ benefit every citizen within America‚ and help people around the globe‚ all because my father taught me
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Ironically it was Cimino who reminded Stone of nothing he experienced in Vietnam‚ and talked him into resurrecting “Platoon”. Stone portrays the war as more of a conflict between American soldiers internally rather than a conflict with the Vietcong. Platoon tells the story of Vietnam from the point of view of a naïve young soldier. The first thing he sees when arriving is rows of bodies being readied to be ship back to the United States. He finds out that other soldiers don’t associate with the
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Three Healthy‚ Calorie-Free Reasons to Select Me Little did I know at the time‚ my first experience with nursing occurred when I learned to count calories in the sixth grade. It was a slightly misguided attempt to maximize my health. This small understanding of what it means to seek health started the bit of snow rolling that began to collect a bit more snow and a bit more‚ and it took rolling through much more experience and exploration to turn this tiny bit of snow into the more comprehensive
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Terry Scholarship Applicants: Use this essay to discuss an experience demonstrating your leadership outside the classroom.) Describe a significant setback‚ challenge or opportunity in your life and the impact that it has had on you. Dance has always been my passion. When I was undergoing some difficult problems in my life‚ I always turned back to dancing. For nine years I had been going to the same dance studio‚ Pointe & Plie‚ however‚ a couple of years ago the owner of the company had closed
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