Brazil Personal Statement

Being one of the only Mexican families in my neighborhood with my father definitely standing out, we received a lot of egregious comments and hateful eyes. Day after day we made sure to strive through this no matter what, and I had an epiphany which eventually led to a want to change the political stance in the world, and the idea that racism doesn't exist. Instead of hate, I decided to try to change the ideas of those around me, and realize that through their harsh words were teachings I could use to further improve my knowledge of the human brain and society as a whole. As years went by, more and more minorities began to inhabit my neighborhood, and as I began to befriend them, I heard their stories, the injustices done unto them, and the importance of motivation and perseverance.  Just like my father, their success stories were lined with failure, racism, and eventually the ability to overcome the problems that faced them. With this, I understood failure as a gift to the human race, and I became a scholar in historic teachings. I became the president of World Quest, leading my team in Junior year to a top 10 finish and Senior year to another top 10 finish, being both the captain and

C:One of Brazil’s most beautiful beach is the Brava Beach. It is located on north side of the island of Santa Catarina, in Florianópolis, the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It offers beautiful crystal clear water, natural beauty and great waves for many surfers and bodyboarding tourist and locals.

It has become a daily conflict for most people in the world to experience or witness discrimination of another race, gender, identity, or appearance of someone else. What people don’t realize is that just because someone may appear or identify different, doesn’t mean they are at a lower or higher status than you. I grew up in a very diverse area. My elementary school had a program for students learning English who came from outside of the United States. There were hundreds of students from other countries at my school, which helped me build up a confidence that I should be proud to be different, because nobody at my school was the exact same. Diversity is something that every person should be proud

As a white male, raised in a middle class, rural family, I am not diverse at all. For most of my life, I even failed to see the importance of diversity. The majority of my high school looked the same, acted the same, and thought the same way. When I found out that my brother is gay, my perspective on diversity completely transformed. As I learned of his struggles, from being harassed at work to feeling that he had to pretend to be somebody else while at school, I realized diversifying is much more than something companies did to boost their public reputation. I may be impartial, but my brother is brilliant, one of the smartest, most ambitious kids that I know. I saw that being in an environment that was not inclusive to him whether it was

In my experience emerging in a country where most people look and act a certain way, while I am the outlier thanks to my different looks and traditions, has made me a minority. Being born in Mexico City from a Jewish family that immigrated from Poland two generations ago, and then going to college in Texas, has made me feel the differences of being lets say, “different”.

You probably heard of Brazil but, do you know much about it? Brazil is a beautiful place or country, in South America. It’s great for tourists’ sites; it has amazing land features, and especially cool culture and history. Brazil has a tremendous amount of nature and folktale. Brazil was found actually, over 8,000 years ago. The Portuguese were the first European settlers to arrive there. The journey was led by Pedro Cabral who began in the 1500s. When they finally got there they found Native Americans living there. They were around the seven millions.

The life experience that made me diverse was the moment I stepped foot on U.S. land at age three and became undocumented. Being undocumented became my identity. Fear of being deported grew with me, hiding me in the shadows. I never saw past high school, so I started to take advantage of my supposed last years of learning by maintaining the highest grades I could earn. In return, I have been able to join the National Honor Society, enabling me the opportunity to graduate high school with honors. Seeing my journey going from thinking I was not able to attend college because of my status to being able to graduate with honors has taught I am deserving of a higher education. Being undocumented has not restrained me from pursuing my education,

The name Brazil comes from Pau Brasil. There are around 145 million people living in Brazil, most of them near the coast. The population is growing rapidly and half of all Brazilians are under the age of 20. By the end of the century, it is estimated that Brazil’s population will have reached 180 million. Brazil borders on ten other Latin American countries.

wealth could define your position between others and show that you have power. Brazil has had 2 big events in the past decade one was the Futbol World Cup in 2014 and 2 years later the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, many people saw Brazil as a really peaceful and wealth nation by being able to host 2 huge athletic events in short amount of time, but is it wealthy? I would say yeah because the diversity in agriculture in one side of the country to the tourist attraction for many in the southeast side of the country, 2 large cities in the area which are Sao Paulo and the most popular Rio de Janeiro because of the Carnival and beaches and shows that regions in the country are wealthy, and the GDP worldwide in which Brazil Ranks Number 8!. They have one of the most popular

Much like the U.S., Brazilian culture is extremely diverse. Brazil’s current population of 190 million represents various nationalities from European to African (Country Facts). Brazil has an extremely diverse culture with some common pervasive threads that grouped together give Brazil a national identity.

As a poor Asian who ventured out of a dominantly white, small town, I understand the consequences of being a minority. This is how my passion to serve the underserved originated, and why I have partnered with service organizations such as Berea Buddies and AmeriCorps. Being a member of these empathetic communities has deepened my gratitude for how beautifully diverse our world is and for all people regardless of the challenges they face. For example, upon entering my service year to mentor children in D.C. public schools, I was told by almost everyone that there is no helping those children because of the family and monetary problems they encounter. Their responses reminded me of the comments I heard when I decided my life after high-school.

Did you know brazil produces: soybeans , corn and cocoa and that is not all they produce

Coming from a small town community where there is only a single stoplight and everyone personally knows each other, diversity is not something that is experienced every day. Every year since kindergarten I have been going to school with the same group of friends who share the same socio-economic status as me and the only real diversity that the school has to offer is the one or two foreign exchange students that it is able to bring in for that year. Simply being put diversity is not present in everyday life for most of my classmates.

Diversity is easy when you have lived in different countries and indulged in various cultures throughout childhood. My journey began when I was born in Indiana and by the time I was 7, I had experienced life in Hong Kong, Japan and we eventually settled in Hawaii for the remainder of my adolescence. My father was the president of an air cargo company and traveled extensively, always coming home with various gifts from exotic places. It wouldn't be a lie to say I was an ungrateful spoiled brat, however that all changed after he left for a business trip and never came back. My father abandoned us in the spring of 2000, emptying all our savings and college funds and disappeared. Unlike diversity, adversity was hard for me, but it has made a solid foundation that I can build anything on, even earning a challenging degree in information technology.

Stretching over 2,500 miles form east to west and 2,700 miles from north to south, Brazil is the world’s largest tropical country. The only nations that are larger are the lands of Russia, Canada, China and the United States. Brazil has more then 150 million people spread unevenly over its huge land area, making it the fifth most populated country in the world. (Encyclopedia.com) More then two thirds of Brazil’s people live in the cities and towns and more then 29 percent of them are in the ten cities with more then a million people. These include the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo with more then 15 million people and Rio de Janeiro with more then 9 million people. The rural population is mostly concentrated on the East Coast or