My army career was right on track. I had been in the 3 years at this point‚ coming up on 4‚ and already had completed air assault school‚ been awarded my expert infantry badge‚ and had one 15 month deployment under my belt. I was assigned to the scout platoon sniper section and was waiting for a sniper school packet to get final approval from the company commander. I had been studying for the sergeant promotion board for months. I knew that study guide like the back of my hand‚ I knew whatever question
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Throughout my highschool career‚ I personally feel that I have maintained a high academic standing and success. I have kept around a 3.9 GPA throughout High School all while taking the majority of the DE Classes and almost every honors class. The summer before my eighth grade year‚ my parents and I made the decision to move me ahead in science. I took an online Earth and Space Science Course during my eighth grade year and it was honestly the best decision I have ever made. In ninth grade‚ I took
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At the tender age of eighteen‚ I began my career as a correctional officer with the Texas Department of Corrections at the Ellis I Unit in Huntsville‚ Texas‚ a town with population of only about 30‚000 people‚ but with seven prisons and more than 13‚000 inmates. I attended a lengthy and thorough pre-service training academy that was conducted for eight hours every day for two weeks. All trainees were required to live in dormitories together as a group so we could sleep‚ eat‚ breathe‚ and drink
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I started playing baseball at grade 5 because of the influence of the CPBL‚ the professional baseball league in Taiwan. In comparison to other players in my little league team‚ I was an inexperienced rookie. The first three weeks of the season were training and drills‚ the coach discovered that I had a good pitching arm during that time. That sparked my dream of being a professional pitcher. My rookie season started out well‚ I was named starter for a number of times and I consistently delivered
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idea how to respond. Not because there was nothing I found appealing‚ but because I felt passionate about too many things. I loved music‚ math‚ design‚ helping others‚ working with kids‚ analyzing situations and solving problems. There were to many career paths that I liked‚ but it always seemed to me that in order to follow one I would have to give up the rest. As the end of my sophomore year approached‚ I spent countless hours online‚ preparing for the start of the college application process
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I have known Melody for over 10 years. I have watched her grow academically and professionally from a high school student in an International Baccalaureate Scholars program‚ to someone who is passionate about her career in the law field. As a peer‚ has been a source of motivation and an example of what hard work and commitment looks like. I remember when she first started working for Legal Aid of North Carolina soon after graduating from college. She started off as a volunteer and invested time with
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Throughout those years I had grown to love music‚ not just classical‚ baroque‚ and romantic music‚ all types of music; I had an eccentric taste in music. I felt that if I ever got good enough to go to Berkeley College of Music‚ maybe I could pursue a career as a successful pianist. It was not only my hopes of becoming a pianist‚ it was secretly my father’s‚ my mother’s and my piano teacher’s hopes
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I started young. A small girl with the passion in her heart to be just like her sisters. I wanted to be able to share the same excitement from the game as they had. Every time I stepped on the field‚ fire ran through my veins and I was filled with such excitement. Win or lose‚ I still couldn’t wait until my next at bat‚ or my next play. Once I joined travel ball‚ I lived and breathed softball. I would go weeks with no break‚ and never had a complaint. Then it all changed. The team I grew to love
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teachers have been even more rewarding than my musical education. Unlike many of my peers‚ I have always loved school. I firmly believe the day is not complete until I learn something new‚ whether it be about the state of the world or another person. A career in teaching will ensure I learn something every day from my students‚ so I will never have to let go of that mindset. To teach is also to learn‚ and there is no better way to master my craft than to teach it to others. To quote Aristotle: “Those that
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Casey Renfro Mr. Cox English 1301 4 March 2012 Prison Nursing I had been a nurse for 1 yr‚ and only worked in long term care. I craved a change in my career that was exciting‚ yet challenging; I decided to become a correctional nurse. I had no idea what was in store for me when I applied for a position with UTMB .I spoke with family and friends who thought I was crazy for wanting to work in such a hostile environment. Needless to say‚ I didn’t listen and followed my own instinct. When
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