Personal Narrative: I Am A Chemist

I was walking down the hall of Leaning middle school as a teacher came up to me. It was my science teacher Mr. Clark. He had some very important news. I had to do a science experiment that could cause death if it went wrong. The reason I had to do this was because I failed a science test.

As I step out onto the field I smack in the face the aroma of the freshly cut grass. I get the sense of being home after a long trip away. It’s great to be home where I know I have fans that will cheer us on. The grounds crew is out working on the field to get it ready for the game later tonight.

A few months ago at a free clinic for recovering drug addicts, a 19-year old female came seeking treatment for her active heroin addiction, and reported her addiction had progressed over the previous six months, paralleling her boyfriend’s, moving quickly from use of oral opioid painkillers to intravenously injecting heroin. The day she came to clinic, make-up barely concealed an injection site on her neck, which she reported, was where her boyfriend injected her with heroin, as she did not know how to inject herself and the veins in her arms had collapsed. The addiction specialist I shadow decided to treat her in the clinic and asked her to return in one week to monitor her transition from heroin to buprenorphine. This patient struck me, as she was so young and overwhelmingly consumed by her disease. However, I was not able to follow up with her case as I began my current position at UCLA. As a shadow, the inability to follow patient’s care as much as I desired, along with knowing I did not have enough experience or knowledge to care for the patients, was incredibly scary and frustrating, although it was simultaneously

After a long December night, I was in my room the next morning getting ready for school. My parents had already left for work and left my brother and I at home. My brother was taking his time in the shower while I was brushing my hair in the upstairs bathroom patiently waiting for him to finish. After I was done with my hair, I went downstairs and knocked on the bathroom door and said,

For the next week, I saved money from doing chores to use to purchase the food. A few days after I started saving, my mom took me to the

It was a normal boring day in our Laboratory. When Phil and I were mixing our chemicals for cleaning detergents that we sell to different stores across Iowa. Phil accidentally mixed some of the wrong chemicals. I sneezed then frightened Phil, he knocked his cup on the ground. I was getting a mop to clean it up when all of a sudden I tripped then the mop hit a bottle of chemicals, then the chemicals on the ground mixed with the one in the bottle that created a

During the completion of my field experience, I was able to concentrate on the growth and development of myself professionally. Amidst the many positive experiences I gained working between experience professionals, I was also able to acquire and enhance my own teaching skills. For me the experience was an eye opener, being a future educator with little experience I was able to gain many details and exposures to the many useful resources parent have within the community. After being in several different community resources I was afforded a noble benefit from the knowledge gained from the professionals I met and the parents they serviced.

As the light from the flashlight fades the darkness creeps in slowly; the quiet grows louder. As the fear crowds around me I cradled myself and close my eyes. I imagine what I would be doing if life was back to normal. Life where I had an average day working at the CDC (Center of Disease Control), a life where I didn't want to be spontaneous and create a cure for (insert a common but deadly incurable disease here) so those who have (insert a common but deadly incurable disease here) will be at peace and live a normal life. I wanted to expand on my career as a biomedical engineer so, I decided to find a disease to do cure. I chose (insert a common but deadly incurable disease here) and did research to know the symptoms, past and present

Heading in to taking the tests, I was expecting for my results to confirm what I was already thinking; which was that I would lean toward the psych or engineering field. And it did, while also showing me new career interests that I’m going to also have to consider. I tried to answer all the questions truthfully and honestly to the best of my capabilities, which I believe I have.

My survey responses revealed that my two career categories are Social and Conventional. I agree with the Social category. I am currently in a Certified Nursing Assistant class and I have been accepted into numerous nursing schools in Indiana. The Social category fits me best because I enjoy working with other people, teaching others about a specific topic, and caring for others. I do not agree with the Conventional category that was assigned to me. I am not one to enjoy strictly math on a daily basis, and I would belittle myself to the fullest extent if I had a career that did not require a degree.

Since I can remember I have had a fascination in the biological field. From a young age, I have wanted pursue a career in the medical field because I have always have felt the need to try help everyone in my community. I have taken multiple science classes in the past, been part of multiple medical clubs, some part of the school, and another outside of school. The course that I took, and enjoyed the most out of all the courses that I have taken was during my junior year of my high school. That course was Anatomy, the study of the human body.The reason why I enjoyed taking this course was because it was the first time that I was exposed to the biological field. During this course, I was given the opportunity to dissect a cat.This was the greatest

Six years ago I had never considered going into medicine. At seventeen, life revolved around my first passion -- basketball. The start of my senior season was just around the corner and a childhood dream of playing college ball felt within reach. When I could no longer play I planned to go into coaching, but it wasn’t meant to be. On the first night of the annual family campout I blindly ran into a concrete bench. The collision left me with a compound tibial fracture, and a clean break of my fibula. After surgery the doctor found a blood clot in my calf, and other scary complications like “drop foot” and “compartment syndrome” were thrown around. I was scared. The fear of not being able to run, or walk without a limp quickly displaced any anger

Our plan was too tell my parents that we were going black Friday shopping which started around 12am back then. My parents were a little unsure about the idea but gave me permission anyways telling me not to get home to late. What my parents didn’t know was that I wasn’t going to be coming back because in reality we were going to Texas for the weekend. Before we left I knew that if they saw it was getting to late they would give me a call, so before I left I wrote them a letter explaining the truth to where we were really going. I did this because I knew I wouldn’t have enough courage to say on the phone where I was at when they would ask me. I placed the letter under the pillow and off we went to Texas for the weekend or so we

Doing A-Level Chemistry and A-Level Biology have helped to develop my analytical and lateral thinking skills and also my ability to apply these skills to solve problems. Subscribing to the Compound Chemistry blog where new infographics are posted each week based on week-by-week discoveries, has made me more knowledgeable and aware of current successes in chemistry. For instance, in November 2017, a drug was found that could reverse brain damage caused by lead ingestion. Reading the RSC's Chemistry World newsletter has emphasised the significance of chemistry in industry and in our daily lives, as it has such a great impact on the world, revolutionising the treatment of health, as well as transforming the judiciary

I am the best candidate for the 2nd shift Team Leader Assembly position. My Associate’s degree in Environmental Science should be a great asset to the position. I have participated on various EHS teams, the hiring committee, and EMRT. I have worked throughout assembly. To name a few I have worked on are RP, M400, ERS, Triple Play, Canopy and Wall Pack. Furthermore, I worked in the ballast area, coil winding and welding. I was given the opportunity to be a temporary coordinator and start up two ERS lines on 2nd shift. After that I realized I wanted more. A coordinator position opened up in the 5th Generation area. I posted for the position and accepted the offer. I have enjoyed this position and realize I have a desire to take on more responsibility