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I Want To Be A Democracy Coach Essay

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Why do you want to be a Democracy Coach? What excites you about this particular position?
I want to be a Democracy Coach because most young people don’t care about politics and think that they have no say in politics. There is the perception that one person can’t change anything and that one person doesn’t matter. I would like to help young people realize that their opinion does matter and if there is something that they want to change in their community or on a broader level, they can. They have the ability to make change happen and I as a Democracy Coach want them to know that. I want to be able to help them realize all they can do and help them enact the change they want to see. Young people are the future and we have to help them realize that in the future they have a voice and they should use it. I know that until I took a political science course my senior year of high school, I didn’t think I had a say in politics. But my political science teacher helped me realize that I did …show more content…

A soccer team is a bit like its own little government in a way; you have the leaders (the coaches), you have the representative (the team captains) and you have the citizens (the other members of the team). As a player for three years and a captain for my senior year, I believe I have learned a lot about how to be a member of a team. I have learned how to motivate and encourage people when it gets hard. I have learned how to deal with people and resolve problems. I have learned how to listen to the needs of my teammates and how to make sure those needs were met. I have learned that sometimes you fail and you want to give up, but you have to be resilient and push forward. I’ve learned how to plan and work with those who are higher up than you. All in all, I have learned the way to be successful with a group of

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