Personal Statement : My Personal Perspective

Pursing a career as a medical doctor is an opportunity for me to mentor youth in underserved populations. As a child, I was raised in the low income, urban community of Roxbury, MA. Although not as notorious today, the neighborhood had garnered negative attention for its high crime rates. My mother emigrated from Haiti and raised me as a single parent. Due to our financial circumstance, Roxbury became our permanent residence. I have always felt there was something lacking in Roxbury in comparison to other towns I visited. My teenage years were largely spent in the suburban town of Stoneham where I attended high school. There was a literal difference in air quality and a psychology contrast in future prospects. While native students of

There are few certainties of what one will encounter during life. A common joke names two: death and

Throughout my life, my beliefs, values, and opinions have been shaped by both my life experiences and those close to me. 18 years is a long period of time, I’ve watched many commercials, watching the presidential campaigns change over the years. Nowadays, it’s become more vibrant for me and I’ve become more interested in the debates they have. My parents, friends, teachers, and the media are just a few things that have impacted me and the decision I took in becoming who I am.

It was a cold autumn night in North Carolina when I realized that my youth was being taken away from me. I wanted to run away and go back to the life that I had known; where I had the opportunity to go to school was happy and understood the language. Instead I was in a foreign land with my family and we could not return for there was no future in my homeland. According to my father, we had to keep migrating because it was the best thing for our family. It was then when I realized that this is not what I wanted for my family and I asked my father that we needed to go somewhere where I can go to school because it was affecting everybody including my little brother. My father raised me to believe I could accomplish anything I set my mind to

Lee University’ mission in scholastic curriculums is, “to develop within the students’ knowledge, appreciation, understanding, ability, and skills which will prepare them for responsible Christian living in a complex world.” In implementation, the practice of ethical action, redemptive service and responsible citizenship within the church, local community, and globally, are emphasized. As an older student at Lee University, I admit that these values were heavily communicated to me, by my mother, from an early age. After high school, I did not pursue a vocation and worked in a factory in Alabama for a couple of years. It was during this time, that I realized, that God wanted more out of and for me. I returned home to Tennessee, and by

How would you describe your personal/cultural background? Be sure to note any aspects of your identity that are important to political values (race/ethnicity, parents occupation, parents education, household income, gender). Has this produced conservative, liberal, or moderate values? (3 pts)

My political standpoints are influenced countless factors throughout my life; political socialization is “the process by which people acquire political beliefs and values” (CITATION 119). However, I would consider myself to be ignorant towards most political news or issues happening in the United States or in the world. I would not consider myself to be a liberal, democrat, conservative, or republican; I would declare myself as independent; CITATION. I believe that there are some factors that have influenced my political standpoints; some have formed my beliefs and others have convinced me to value otherwise.

I started my career in an unorthodox way: delivering science and technology news directly to

Growing up, I was raised in a white, conservative, upper-middle class, Christian home. At a young age I listened and asked questions to what my parents and family members were discussing when the news came on, normally politics. As I got older and started thinking more for myself I did research on what actually I was blindly agreeing with just because that’s what my parents believe. I came to the conclusion that my ideology was similar to theirs. It wasn’t until about sophomore year in high school that I started questioning every topic that came up in politics or society. Slowly my heavy conservative feeling became less. Today I still declare myself as a conservative, but not extreme and do side with some liberal views. When getting ready for this paper I came across the article “Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs” from the Student News Daily. In this paper I will discuss my political ideologies on current day topics that are disputed between politicians and members of society.

My life has prepared me well for a future in helping others. Having overcame multiple instances of emotional abuse as well as social isolation throughout the course of four straight years, I have developed deep compassion and empathy for others. Being faced with multiple different instances of abuse that not many adults have gone through during my childhood has forced me to view the world in a more serious and objective manner. I have spent endless hours reflecting on my past experiences, comparing myself to others, wondering why things have happened the way they did, and how I can make my life better, even with the poor circumstances I had been given. I’ve remained adamant on becoming selfless and learning how to help others. I’ve

If I were to choose an intended audience to target, my choice would be adolescents currently attending high school. High school students in this day and age have their plates full to the brim. With all the classes they are required to take, the pile of homework they’re assigned each night, and the extracurricular activities they’ve signed up for, it’s no wonder that they don’t have much time to think about the future. Despite having full schedules, I believe that a modern home economics, or life skills class, would be worth freeing up time for. My plan would be to create an impactful video and several different flyers to promote my idea and maximize its reach. The video would be distributed through social media platforms such as Facebook,

Through my whole life I have always desired to go to college. I observed the hardships that members of my family endured by choosing not to go to college and lacked the proper skills needed for a sufficient job. I never want that for me, and one day when I have a family of my own I want to be able to do my share in providing for them properly. While both of my parents have taken post secondary classes, neither have obtained a college degree, and they have always pushed me to pursue my dreams in getting into a school of my choice. I have always loved my science classes and have dreamed of majoring in a science field. When I was younger, my great-grandmother died with Alzheimer's, and I was so devastated that I told my mother I was going to grow up and cure Alzheimer's. I never wanted another soul to feel what I was feeling at that moment.

Then I will focus on my personal political socialisation. Indeed since I was a child, I have been always interested within politics, which was steadily present in most of the familiar conversation. Therefore in my experience I have been extremely influenced by my family and my father

Although I feel very strongly on some of the issues I wrote about, I’m sure my view on most of these issues and parties will soon change as I grow up. Politics are ever changing, meaning people's views of the government will also

When it comes to politics I feel very strong in this area of study. I feel that things should be done a certain way and if it isn’t then it isn’t the right way. I will come off the bat to say I am a democrat with a few republican views. I am also going to say that I am liberal also. I feel that change can help the nation and the world out. In my essay I am going to talk about my personal politics and persuade you to think the way I do.