Goals Never Die

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Allowing one's personal aspirations to fall victim to life's hardships may be a desirable solution, but also a costly sacrifice. It takes perseverance, drive and passion to rise above difficulties, and a long-term goal always serves as a light at the end of a seemingly never-ending tunnel. My goal is simple: intellectual enrichment and the use of my knowledge to help those in need of a helping hand. My life experiences have helped me to appreciate the value of this goal, and I look forward to reaching it.

Perhaps it was my father who first inspired my thirst for knowledge. A sharecropper in a small Alabama town, he never ceased to emphasize the value of a good education to his eleven children. Unfortunately, I was his only child to graduate from high school. I enrolled in a small local college and pursued my education in the field of Finance. Affer two years, it became apparent that my family's budget could no longer support my education. My thirst, however, lingered on.

In order to reach the educational plateaus I desired, I needed ...

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