Peace Corps workers‚ etc. However‚ the ability to stand and say‚ “I served my country” is a badge of distinction unique to the military. The decision to volunteer to defend this country through action and deed is an opportunity that few desire or partake of. Those that answer the call often describe their service with profound satisfaction. My reason for serving my country comes from this sense of duty and personal satisfaction that I found as a member of the United States Army. A man is not born
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Never forget why you do what you do and who you do it for‚ and make sure everything you do honors that. What I’ve seen happen often times (especially in… yup‚ you guessed it: the education reform movement)‚ is that intentions start out good but the sword starts to swing the other way when money‚ power‚ and statistics are valued over the lives and humanity of students. “Kids first” and “For the kids” becomes merely rhetoric‚ as people jump to enact radically dangerous and untested policies that do
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Major indicators that cause political leaders to ignore intelligence warnings originate in cognitive biases that create their mindset. These mindsets can lead political leaders to ignore intelligence warnings by either creating unrealistic expectations of intelligence‚ or politicizing intelligence that support their policy preferences. Political leaders crave a confident amount of certainty and accuracy in intelligence reports. Their cognitive biases assume that intelligence should be perfect‚ in
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Athletics have been a big part of my life. I have been on local teams for softball‚ volleyball‚ basketball‚ and track. I have been part of both state volleyball and basketball teams‚ and finished fourth in javelin at state level. As an athlete‚ I have encountered my share of injuries. Other than the usual pulls and sprains‚ I have had a stress fracture in my foot. This injury limited my playing time during basketball season. Local doctors‚ chiropractors‚ and sports specialists rehabilitated me
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always intrigued me. Between hearing stories from my brother’s experiences in the CCU to watching medical shows‚ I have always expressed interest in this field of nursing. The ICU employs some of the most skilled and knowledgeable nurses in the hospital. This is a group of nurses that I want to be a part of. One of the main reasons that I like it ICU is because of the fast pace environment. I feel that in a fast pace environment you are able to utilize the skills that you have learned. Using these skills
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SEPTEMBER 2010 Why I Want to be a Nurse In the short time my mother was alive‚ she had such an amazing influence on my life. She taught me so much about care and compassion and what being a nurse was all about. She believed that nursing was a profession that you must feel in your heart. It was her way of giving back to the community as well as doing something she truly loved. Though becoming a nurse was not always in my mindset‚ I know that deep down that is truly the career choice for me. It
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Why you need to ask the question After reading through all previous chapters‚ you probably understand how important it is to know why you’re going to college. However‚ you might still be unconvinced. Why go through so much trouble? Can’t I just go to college and hope for the best? Even if I don’t have a clear cut plan or reason‚ isn’t it okay to go anyways? You wouldn’t do anything else that matters with no plan To go or not to go to college. This question can be a big turning point for your
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Why do I want to be a nurse? I want to be a nurse because my life experiences have taught me to have compassion for people. My childhood consisted of being abandoned by my parents‚ abuse and poverty. My decisions also led me to be a teenage mom and married by the time I was 18. My childhood and my marriage have taught me to fight hard for something you believe in‚ not to ever give up. I want to carry this compassion over into nursing‚ to love people that are broken not only in their body‚ but in
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When I was seven my papaw had a stroke. He stayed in the hospital a few weeks and when he came home he had a new bed and bars in the bathroom. Michael started coming to papaw’s not long after that. It was confusing and difficult to watch Michael help papaw out of bed‚ or brush his teeth‚ or tie his shoes. Over time we began to notice improvements. Papaw needed help with his buttons but not his shirt. Michael would make the coffee but papaw could pour it. By the time papaw died he needed much less
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Why CNC programming is the Career for Me As a child‚ I was always acquiring bicycles‚ go-karts and motorcycles in different states of disrepair. I enjoyed seeing what types of contraptions I could create out of them. I also spent a lot of time playing with the breakthrough technology of the day‚ the Atari video gaming system and the Commodore 64. As an adult‚ I am interested in pursuing a career as a Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machine programmer. I enjoy working with computers. I also
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