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My younger brother has proven himself to be a mastermind with Play-Doh. I've only recently noticed that he puts more work into a simple fish than I ever considered necessary when I was his age. I watched him as he developed a plan for a school project, a diorama of a scene from Charlotte's Web. He first thought about what he should do and decided on a depiction of Wilbur gazing up at Charlotte in her web. He gathered his materials and molded a pink pig and a black spider out of Play-Doh. The next day he presented his work to his teacher and his class for their praise or disapproval. I've devised a plan, will soon be on my way to gathering my materials and molding them into shape, and will later present my work to my community.

My plan is tentative, generalized and far from detailed, but I know where my heart is and what concerns me most as far as community issues. I am very interested in working with children. With a college degree in child psychology, I hope to help many children because I think a happy and healthy childhood is crucial to one's success as an adult. I am also concerned about education in Mississippi. As a student of the Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science, I have seen many of my fellow students laugh at the idea of attending college in Mississippi. I do not believe that out of state colleges are better than Mississippi colleges, but the reputations of those out of state are sometimes better, and I believe that can be changed. Many Mississippi residents feel they have no choice other than to leave home and attend college out of the state, but I disagree entirely and hope to one day be a part of the groups trying to better education in Mississippi.

During my years in college, I will obtain the tools necessary for a successful life of community service. I want to be a part of community service clubs as I have been in high school and meet the people who will later be involved in community programs as college graduates. My college years will be a vital part of my plan to work with children and improve the reputation of Mississippi colleges. My work for a college degree is the most important part of this plan in that it will be my education to be a professional.

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