Making An Impact On My Life Essay

For me, the information about how there is more genetic variation within a 'race ' than between them will have a lasting impact on me. I have always been very aware of my racial identity and how it defines me and to a heightened degree especially in the past few years. I believed that people could be categorized based on key physical characteristics, and I never really questioned that belief. But knowing now that race has no biologic foundation and that there is more variation within races than between them has changed my life. I feel somehow closer to everyone and less of an outsider knowing that I could and probably do have more biologically in common with someone of a different 'race '. And even though race is highly relevant in society, I personally feel less pressured to state race as a part of my identity. But now I know that in the future I can feel more comfortable and confident in myself.

Ever since my freshman year of high school, the inevitable question constantly buzzing around was something every high schooler has dreaded hearing at one time or another: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Throughout high school, many of us became so focused on getting satisfying grades and staying involved in the many activities our schools offered that we seemed to have forgotten what all of this stressing and hard work was going toward. I become so fixated on the “now” that I did not even ponder the “soon to be.” The summer before my senior year I decided to volunteer at my school’s Camp Invention program where I became a leadership intern. This meant that I, along with one other leadership intern, was responsible for a group of children, which happened to be 25 soon to be second graders, and led them to stations all week. On the first day, I was quite eager to meet my group, although a little nervous because I didn’t know what to expect as this was my first time experiencing the program.

After many years of being asked what I wanted to be when I grew up and after many of my responses, all of which were different whether it was a doctor or a teacher maybe even a firefighter; I finally know what's right for me. Growing up it was easy for me to just say I wanted to be a scientist or a police officer, but high school was when reality struck my mind and I realized I didn't want to be any of the things I said when I was like ten. I wasn't exactly interested in any of those subjects, although I was doing good in most of my classes I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be and I didn’t think about it either. I enjoyed writing for all my classes, even if it was just plotting notes down on a piece of paper or I’d rejoiced in writing essays about

Most people have impacted my life, but one person particularly has impacted my life greatly. My granddad was the person that has impacted my life ever since I was born. Even though my grandpa has been dead for 10 years going on 11 he still impacts my life daily. Since we had a close relationship I always knew when he is around even though he is gone. He would have inspired me in ways that most people never didn’t. I miss him plenty, but luckily his spirit is still with us no matter what happens.

Growing up, I was never certain about what I wanted to be when I was older. My naïve and influential mind was attracted to any suggestion of an occupation that came my way. It was like I was at a clothing store trying on different outfits in attempts to see what fit me best. When I was 8 years old, my dream job was becoming an actress and I convinced my mom to sign me up for Barbizon, an international modeling and acting school. For months, I attended the classes and learned about etiquette, self-confidence, and even how to apply makeup. However, I slowly began to realize that the likelihood of me becoming famous was one in a million and I eventually outgrew my childhood dream of acting in Disney and Nickelodeon shows. When I was 12 years old,

When I was a Freshman, I wanted nothing more out of high school than to be a popular sports star with lots of friends, up until one particular Monday evening. Someone whom I at the time did not know spoke at a high school ministry, and planted this dream of starting a student-led on campus Christian ministry at Urbandale High School called Catalyst. Through a long process 5 high school student banded together and made it happen. I got involved as a leader, and little did I know that Catalyst would one day become one of my greatest passions in high school. My Sophomore year I decided to stop Bowling and my Junior year I stopped playing Football, both of these were more or less so that I could create time for Catalyst and a whole host of

In our society, I’m often asked at a very young age what I would like to be when I grow up. So I constantly reply, ''I'm going to be a doctor,'' or maybe a lawyer or a career of high pay. My parents will nod in consent and applaud me on the fine choice of professions. But as I age and mature, I most often realize that I really don’t know what I want to do. This problem of uncertainty is amplified in the years of high school when we, as students, must begin to make decisions on universities or careers that will affect the rest of our lives. The more we look in the mirror upon our choices; the more we examine our own motives, goals, ideals and values in life. We’ll start to realize we’re “not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior”

I started to practice every day, doing music activities outside of school, offering to do extra performances during concerts and if I wasn’t in orchestra at school, I was doing something over the summer that would help me be the best musician I could possibly be. This whole series of change was set off from the moment I put my bow on that Bass and it has changed my life for the better such as, my future aspirations, I want to pursue a career in music now because not only do I love doing things with music, but being paid for doing something that I enjoy would be a blessing! Also, the way that I see the world, music and myself, has changed drastically, for once in my life I actually see myself as an empowering individual that is capable of doing anything I set myself to do, for once I Actually can say to myself that I am proud of what I have accomplished, for once I can also say that I am happy with my life and that I finally found something worth living for. Today, in my eyes, I see the world and music as a partnership, without music the world would be boring, music has so much meaning to us that we fail to realize, people show emotion through music and speak to those who need

Throughout high school I have been very active in many organizations both in school and the community. I have held office in FBLA, FCCLA, and 4-H, and competed at national levels in FCCLA, FBLA, and FFA. Holding those offices and competing at various levels helped me grow in leadership, responsibility, and speaking skills.

Throughout my years at Richey High School, I have been given the opportunity to participate in several activities both in school and out. I believe that I have the experience that will push me to excel after high school. Though our school does not offer as many opportunities as others, I strongly believe that I am well prepared for the “real world”. I am so grateful for the activities that I am a part of, and they have surely made me who I am today. I have not yet decided what career I am going to pursue after high school. However, I am confident that I will excel in career that I choose.

Comparing myself to how thoroughly thought out and prepared my cousins and siblings were for the future, I was stunned by how little I focused on my own future. That was when I decided to change, to honor the memory of my late grandfather and to make both him and myself proud. I began taking school even more seriously than I had before while looking into possibilities for my future. I researched colleges, future job opportunities, fields of study, and a variety of possibilities. It was not until junior year that I decided on what I wanted to

When we’re asked as children what we wanted to do with our life, it is usually not what we end up doing at all. My life experiences and challenges have pushed me to do and think about a career that I would have never thought nor known about. Social Work has had an enormous impact on my life and has pushed me to pursue a career in it. Although it is not a well-known or popular major, it is where I feel as if I will succeed the most not only in my career, but also in my life and goals. Growing up, I had dreams of being an artist, but as I experienced life, I realized I wanted to do something with my life that positively impacted others. My adolescence could be considered a rollercoaster; with lows as far down as losing my parents, and highs as far up as succeeding in high school and getting accepted to my top choice

Toward the last weeks of Jr. High, my interest in the arts, shattered, what I wanted, will never be accepted, so why try; acting, singing, writing, that is what I dreamed. Factory work, this is how you will survive, preached constantly. Determined not to focus a career in that direction, I thought, Airline Stewardess, traveling away seemed fitting, I couldn’t wait, and then the worst happened. Close to enrolling in High School, mentally set toward this career, until crossing paths with one of my older siblings, on the way walking to the store. Stopping me he inquired, “I hear you’re going to start high school, what do you want to be?”

All my life I have known that I wanted to do something with kids and helping people but I never could quite put my finger on it. At first I wanted to be a performer and maybe start my own children’s theatre. However, in my high school years I kept becoming increasingly interested in talking to people, helping people through hard times and helping people grow. It was what made me happiest in life aside from Theatre. But, as most teens are at some point in their life, I was blinded by the hope of stardom. Musical Theatre is what I ended up choosing for my undergrad degree but halfway through I realized that it wasn’t fulfilling me like it used to.

By age ten, I already knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Sure, it seems like an early age to make important, life-long career choices, but honestly – it was a subconscious decision at best and an abstract idea at worst. During my brief life, my career plans have changed dozens of times. First, I aspired to be a teacher, until I admitted to myself that I didn’t like children. Then, my dreams shifted to becoming a fashion designer, until I discovered their average salary. After numerous other fallen dreams – ranging from dancer to actress – I came to the realization that my dream career had been sitting in front of me all along.