A Different Me

Oluwadolanimi Zoe Tope-Banjoko Sociology 101-901 Prof. Ajeeta Bhatia Word Count- MY LIFE JOURNEY SO FAR My name is Oluwadolanimi Zoe Tope-Banjoko; I was born on the 30th of April, 1999, in Nigeria. I am from two different cultural backgrounds, which makes me Multicultural. Nigeria is a very big country with very diverse culture. There are 36 states in Nigeria, with more than 250 ethnic groups , and over 521 languages. I raised in Nigeria and spent my most fundamental years there

Knowing one’s level of competencies in every area helps in determining whether to keep it up or improve on the said skills. With different definitions of leadership, different people also view my leadership skills differently. This is simply because I possess certain traits, skills and behavioral styles that set me apart from everyone else. Having completed the three surveys which includes; Five-Factor Trait Model, Skills inventory and Situational leadership surveys, a friend completed the Behavioral

communicating with different audiences and how does it change the way people think of me? George Orwell said-‘If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought’ illustrating that the power of language over our thought. People change their register when communicating with different audiences unintentionally: including myself. In 15 years of my life, I have always adapted my idiolect differently to my friends, parents, teachers and strangers; but does that make me fake or vulgar?

How It Feels to Be Colored Me, written by Zora Neale Hurston. Occasionally, once in a great while, a unique person comes along. Zora Neale Hurston was one of those bigger than life people. She would have told you so herself. She was just as she should have been. She was, "Zora." When she was young, Zora was already full of who she was, with strong hints of the amazing person she would become. She did not notice the differences between the racial societies. Her hometown, of Eatonville

A Rutgers education will not only allow me to grow as a college student but as a person overall. Graduating from Rutgers will hold a greater value in the outside world when I apply for jobs as this university has many well-known schools like the Business School or the School or Arts and Sciences. Since Rutgers is well known for their programs, this would allow me to be able to excel in my major of choice and be able to take different classes that would allow for my knowledge to grow more than it

This paper discusses who I am as an individual, through gender, culture, my worldviews and the difference between me and other people, why Social Work interests me and what ‘fit and proper’ means through the Social Workers Registration Board. The word ‘culture’ can mean many things to different people over the world, most of us are who we are today because of the different ‘cultures’ we have been exposed to over the years through, friends, family and community to name a few. A brief definition of

believe is necessary to allow us to learn and grow together with different cultural, racial, and ethnic groups. I have had many experiences of both leadership and diversity that will help prepare me to be a future nurse. One of my personal experiences that has developed my leadership skills was when I was a mentor to young children during Sunday school throughout the duration of my high school career. Mentoring these children has given me a vast amount of great leadership qualities due to all of the

Everybody is different and everybody has different aspects of their identity that make them who they are. I will explain how one aspect of my identity has shaped my life experience, and the way I see the world. One important aspect of my identity is my family. Without my family, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. My parents gave me a secure upbringing. They never let me do anything that the other kids were doing. They taught me what is right and wrong. My parents have taught me how to pick my

identity, but how can you show your identity to someone who isn’t you? By presenting the different sides of you, of course. My project illustrates the amused, serious, playful, and loving parts of me in different areas and situations. I had pictures of me with my friends, family, and some of. It displays my identity in multiple different fashions and therefore deserves an A. My poster is filled with a variety of different pictures. In the majority of these pictures, I’m smiling. These pictures show my

can help me achieve my goal by counting with the song while we are dancing.