My Passion For Engineering And Engineering

We always sat in this living room on a big brown couch in a comfy cozy house filled with warm tones and American Indian art. For the past six years of my life, I have been on two robotics teams--the first four years spent on an all-girls robotics team. My coach of four years always--always quoted Sir Isaac Newton: “if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” My coach was a giant through his big belly and his large passion for robotics. He would always tell me “your peers, your teachers, your coaches, your parents are your giants because you learn from standing on their shoulders.” This is how my background with my coach of four years would influence the types of problems I want to solve.

Again by encountering both of Ryan and Michelle's struggles, I knew that going into Special Education is my passion. But, it was not only their struggles that made me want to go into a career of helping others. It is also from hearing about the past struggles that have happened for many individuals with disabilities in the Education system.

Throughout my 4 years at Texas Women’s University, my passion for the healthcare industry has grown. During my academic years of study, I developed a great interest in pursuing a career in the healthcare industry; specifically, in the area of physician’s assistant. The possibility of being able to delve into that industry as a physician’s assistant became more and more propitious as I continued my education. Being the daughter of immigrant parents who started a new life in the United States, I was given a great opportunity to further my education, which my parents, regrettably were not afforded due to the persecutions they endured as members of the Baha’i faith. Being denied their right to further their education solely due to their religion, forced them to move thousands of miles away. They left everything behind to give my sister and I a chance to become accomplished and successful in society without going through so much viciousness and violence. Watching them painfully endeavor to learn a new language, find jobs in a country where they felt isolated, and struggle to perform simple everyday tasks like paying the bills, I learned how to work hard. I learned that life is often unfair and in order to be successful, I must use my determination to push through obstacles in order to reach the level of success that I seek. As Mike Gafka once said, “To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones that you like”.

As Nelson Mandela says: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

My first year on the team, I explored practices of engineering, the design process, and how to machine aluminum. This past year, I was responsible for designing a ball shooting mechanism, which needed to launch 3’’ yellow wiffle balls into a container 8” in the air. Due to our strategy to only shoot balls in the autonomous stage of each match, The mechanism needed to be simple, compact, and reliable. I prototyped, modeled, and manufactured the shooter in 6 weeks, and it earned points that were integral in breaking ties. I also explored project management, maintaining a Gantt chart to help track the team’s progress. Now, I am the Team Lead, which means I am responsible for facilitating communication between all parts of the team and sustaining an environment of learning to advance the team’s abilities. Besides building robots, Outreach events are my favorite part of robotics.. Throughout the summer and fall, we lug the robot down to museums or libraries to show kids the awesomeness of robotics. I took great pleasure in showing how the robot worked to the kids, and explaining the values of FIRST robotics to their parents. The giddy excitement I see on kids faces as they learn how to drive our robot tends to rub off on me - outreach events are very rewarding to

As a new member of a world winning robotics team, I was completely lost. I had no idea what my purpose was and I did not know how I would be able to contribute to such a successful team. I would keep to myself by doing what I was told such as taking notes or organizing the nuts and bolts; the jobs that no one else wanted. By doing such small and meticulous tasks, I could work up the ladder and was selected to become the next captain of the team after only one year. Although there were many other qualified veterans qualified for the position, my mentors saw that I had the leadership potential which I never knew existed until my

Mr. G stresses the importance of student participation by always making sure that rookies are actively involved in robot design. He encourages students to try out new and innovative ideas and to expand our knowledge, as learning is much more important to Mr. G than winning. In fact, he is known for saying “It is not winning that is important, but

My path to medicine does not follow a typical route. It was not until I was 25 that I found my passion for medicine. Shortly before then, I had emigrated from Australia to the United States. I saw this move as an opportunity to leave my first career, banking, behind. I had known for a few years that banking just was not for me. While I liked helping people achieve their goals, financial goals seemed rather shallow. After all, there is only so many houses, cars, boats, etc. that somebody can enjoy. I wanted to help people in a way that was more personally fulfilling, so I decided to train as an EMT shortly after I immigrated. I saw EMT training as a pathway to help people in what is often a time of their greatest need. However, it was not

My passion is to tell people that Muslims are not terrorist. ISIS doesn’t have religion, and they don't know anything about Islam because Islam is the religion of peace not war. There were lots of attacks that they did, and the recent one was the Paris attack. I want to start off by expressing my deepest sympathies to all the people in France. Any act of violence against innocent people is an act of violence against all innocent people.

I think that my greatest contribution to the community would be my love for research. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to help people in any way that I could. Although my desired career path has changed significantly over the years from wanting to be a Police Officer to desiring being a part of the bio-medical research field, I have finally found my niche in society; I know that I want to help people through research. I first discovered my love for research when I participated in National History Day, in the eighth grade. Prior to joining this program, I had loved to learn, but I hadn’t found a specific aspect of learning that really interested me. As read every article and website about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, I

Ever since I could remember, I have always dreamt of being a professional dancer. From taking classes since I was three to attending summer dance intensives to being chosen to perform the lead role in my studio’s production of the Nutcracker, I have always had a passion for dancing. As I grew up, I realized that I also had a passion for learning, and I became determined to excel in school. Now that I am approaching college, I know that I want to attend a school that provides a challenging academic curriculum and a good dance program. Since the University of Richmond is a highly selective institution that provides both a rigorous liberal arts education and a stellar dance program, I believe that the University of Richmond is the right fit for

My hope for college is to gain knowledge of different styles of dance and the science of how the body moves. Along with my passion for dance I have a strong fascination for how the body moves and works. My goal is to study both kinesiology and dance in college so that I can eventually get a job in both dance and physical therapy.

A lot of people are literate in Reading and Writing, however, I am literate in other things such as Guitar, Fencing, Bowling, Metal-Detecting, Reading, Writing, and tons of other things. But I really have a passion for Reading and Writing. When I start writing, I really get into it and I do not want to stop, but sometimes when I do not get into it, I just write a small amount amount and don't really have a passion for what I am writing. But when it is good I put a lot of feeling into it. The same goes for reading, I love to read a book if it fits into my interest, I usually like books with more action and surprising moments. It can be realistic fiction, it does not matter to me. There are always weaknesses to everyone's strengths.

My true passion for engineering began when I came across the quote: "Technology are devices that make our lives better". Despite my first love of mathematics, my recent interest for engineering has come from two major influences. The first being my mathematics and physics teachers, both engineers by nature, who have helped me enhance the fundamental skills essential for engineering and embrace the importance of the field. The second being the learning about uses of technology in Computer Science, it taught me the magnitude of which technology contributes to our everyday lives has led me to intensify my desire to improve the lives of others.

Almost all little girls start their primary schooling years wanting to play school and wanting to learn. At home they act like they are teaching their own classroom and leading their group of students in front of them (most likely a stuffed animal), but their imagination, creativity, and eagerness to learn is at the peak when they begin their first day of school. Ever since that day I still want to be an educator and to make a difference in this field for the better. I have always found that the most intriguing thing for me in life is conveying knowledge and skills onto other people and watching in their eyes when the switch finally clicks that they understand what I have been trying to teach them. Knowing that the impact you made for just that short amount of time in that child’s life may never be forgotten.