Doctors, engineers, scientists, computer software engineers. In going through my family tree; my father, my uncles, my grandfathers and so on, have all studied hard and cemented successful futures for themselves by working diligently to achieve their dreams. What do they have in common? They are all men. My ancestry lies in the Arab villages in Israel, where women are discouraged from attending college, and acquiring a degree, or holding a viable job, but instead are encouraged to get married at a young age. Marrying at an early age and subsequent confinement to their houses, confirms their acceptance of the typical saying,: "women doing the housework, while men do the outside work," which has plagued the previous generations. However, little …show more content…
I want to attend both undergraduate and graduate school, as I was told from a young age by my parents that education is the most powerful tool a person has, that provides them with limitless opportunities over the course of their lifetime. My goal academically is to receive a doctorate degree in medicine, and then I will go on after graduate school with this degree and specialize in the field of immunology. I feel that with this education, I will truly have the ability to help people; my cousins and people around the world alike. I would love to be able to show my cousins that girls can be just as intelligent as anyone else, and that if they persevere and have the motivation to go to school, they will succeed and be able to. I feel that seeing me graduate from college will help them to realize that the feat is possible, if they try and believe that they can do it. Furthermore, biology is a field filled with cutting-edge research, but more importantly, has the potential to helpfully impact mankind. One of the largest threats the world faces today is disease. By studying Biology in college, and then majoring in it and receiving a doctorate in medicine, I will strengthen my understanding of the human body, how it operates and combats disease, and, in turn, how to help enhance its performance. My uncle was a successful doctor, and would always tell me stories about the people he helped, something we called, “tales from the hospital.” I loved my uncle, and through his stories became inspired to be a doctor like him. He helped my grandmother when she fractured her hip; soon after his help she was able to walk again. My uncle, devastatingly enough, passed away last year on July 24, 2014, after being in a coma for two years. His life was taken by sickle cell anemia, a disease that has tormented my family for years. Another uncle of mine continues to suffer from it, and I have vicariously
1. How do you proactively engage in your own education beyond class time and requirements? If this has not been part of your practice so far, explain why you want to be involved in this major when this is going to be asked of you.
“Success is whatever each person defines it to be for himself or herself (Womack, C.D. 2003,10 page 46).” Learning is a never ending cycle; rather through formal or informal training. People need to be prepared to learn in order to be successful both in education and their career. Educational goals combined with personal learning styles, appropriate resources, a proper writing process and academic integrity leads to academic success.
I always knew, without a doubt, that I would attend college. From the time I was very young, it was instilled in me by the adults in my life that going to college and furthering my education was my best shot at being successful. Now that I am partaking on this journey, I can only hope that those people were right.
“Never underestimate your own strength. You were born for a purpose and are blessed with the power to achieve it” (Leon Brown). I have this quote printed out and on the wall next to my door so I can see it every day as a reminder to myself. I believe that we all have a purpose on this earth and that everything we go through on the journey there has a reason whether to teach a lesson or set an example. We have places where we want to end up and goals we want to achieve. We set these goals and dreams to help us fulfill the purpose we see for ourselves. I believe my purpose is to help people in their times of need. To fulfill my purpose, I will need to use my personal, academic and career goals to create a pathway to get to where I want to be
Traditionally we have lived in a patriarchal society, in which males were assumed to be the breadwinners of the family to hold down a job and support the household. Women have been characterized as the housewife whom takes care of the family and looks after her husband. This is known as the division of labor, males were seen as the dominant sex purely because they contributed to the family?s material well being of the family more than that of the female.(Brettall & Sargent 2004) Only in recent times has this theory started to change with many women now in the workforce. Males still however dominate the participation rates in the workforce as well as occupying the majority of highly placed positions. In 1996 women in the workforce was calculated at 54% whilst males were 74% still a twenty percent difference but a big change from the 48 percent difference in a 1966 poll. (Zadoroznyj, M)
Going through life everyone needs a goal, otherwise what is the point of life. A goal is most times someone’s ambition or desire. There effort and desire is aiming to reach that goal. The goal is going to want them to wake up in the morning and excel to reach the goal. To obtain their benchmarks and working their way to reach their goal. My goal is to attend Peru State College, graduate and play football. I plan to major in Pre-Physical Therapy or Athletic Training.
Everyone has goals they want to achieve. Everyone also knows it takes hard work and time to achieve them. I have two goals; I have a personal goal and academic goal. My personal goal is to get a scholarship for college. My academic goal is to get at least a 3.5 G.P.A as my accumulative G.P.A. If I get my G.P.A goal it may lead me to get more scholarships.
*What are some of the challenges you expect to encounter as you pursue your goals?
Many people have told me that my educational career goal is difficult to achieve, and it most likely is. I have dreamed of becoming a doctor since I was seven years old and now, I am one step closer. I will be majoring in Biomedical Science (Pre-Professional Concentration) at the University of Central Florida in hopes of attending Medical School.
Many people tend to set goals. They can set goals for their personal life, academics, or even for their professional lives. You can literally set a goal for pretty much anything you can imagine. I believe that people should set goals, they help you stay focused and want to do better for the future. Goals change all of the time though, because of a lot of different reasons, maybe you found that one thing just really is not what you want to do with your life, so you find something else to do. To me that is just how life is, my goals will most likely change as I am getting older and trying to find what I want to do with the rest of my life.
Ever since I was a child, my dream has been to go to college. As a freshman at CSUB, I am here to accomplish my goals that have been forming over the years. My parents have lacked the opportunity of a higher education and the least I can do is to make them proud by obtaining a degree. I hope that my goal of obtaining a degree will help fulfill my dream in the future.
Earning a degree is a great step into fulfilling career goals and a pathway towards success. Nearly every successful career requires an employee to have specific knowledge, education, or a degree. Once you obtain a degree in higher education, career goals and options increase significantly. Setting career goals allows for extraordinary success and earning a college degree opens many windows of opportunities in life.
As I am preparing for a new chapter in my life, I have put a lot thought in about what I want out of life and what to look forward to as I get older. In order for one to achieve anything, they need to set goals to reach for. I have a handful of goals for my future, short term and long term, that I will actively work towards in my college years and beyond. In my time at UW Eau Claire, I plan to be involved and engaged in student activities on campus. Being active will help me meet new people, build a better resume, and have fun at college. At UWEC, I would like to get involved in anything musical, along with various clubs and Greek life. Similarly, another goal of mine is to have a job on campus. Having a job will not only help me make some
Someone once asked me what I believed in, what I wanted to get out of life and where I saw myself a couple of years from now…I was speechless, just standing there with a blank look upon my face, guess I looked like a deer in the headlights. At first I was outraged for not knowing what to say, and then I became concerned. Looking back I can say that I was afraid, afraid of wanting anything. I figured wanting would lead to trying and trying would lead to failure, and failure is not an option. A friend once told me I was much better than I thought I was, and he would help me do more in a positive sense, he was the one that helped me realize failure was something I shouldn’t be afraid of.