Why do you want to serve? I want to serve with the Student Conservation Association, because I care about our parks and national lands, I want to have a great time while making a difference, and I want to learn about conservation through a hands on experience. I feel that it is really important that we as citizens support and help the conservation in our public lands and beyond. We are lucky in this country to be able to enjoy these wonderful places, but they cannot be kept up without the support of volunteers. In total, there are 221,000 volunteers registered with the national park service alone (National Park Service FAQs), and without them and many other groups such as the SCA, our public lands could not stay as beautiful as they are today. As a person who cares a great deal about conservation and uses the parks regularly, I want to join this effort to conserve and protect our country’s and the world’s vast natural wealth. Another reason that I want to serve is to have a good time. Although, it is hard work to conserve and maintain our natural resources, it also seems really fun. I enjoy being outside and the combination of trail and conservation work and being with a great …show more content…
Starting in first grade, when I helped found a green committee in my elementary school, I have used my actions to back up my beliefs. For my bat mitzvah project three years ago, I got involved in the local conservation effort through Earth Sangha, and as best I could I have stayed involved through Little Falls Watershed Alliance and Rock Creek Conservancy. Also, in the spirit of doing what I can in my personal life to protect the environment, I became pescetarian two years ago. My parents are meat eaters, but I believe that we must live by what we preach, so I committed to keeping this more environmentally responsible diet. I would like to be vegetarian and maybe even vegan, but I don’t think it would be feasible given that I live with my
There are more than twenty-thousand employees that work in a wide reaching variety of organizations and disciplines. The employees work from the parks, to covering specific regions, to working in national programs throughout the National Park Service. At the top of the National Park Service is a Director who is supported by senior executives who manage national programs, policy, and budget in the Washington, DC, headquarters, and seven regional directors responsible for national park management and program implementation. In addition to the employees there are park partners and volunteers who work in a boots on the ground type of role in the
Wilderness is a highly idealized concept in today’s society – we simply put it on a pedestal and choose to admire it as we see fit. Nature and wilderness are considered distant and remote concepts, separate from our everyday, civilized lives. By approaching the natural realm in this sense, we simply detach ourselves from our origin, which leaves us to fantasize about the great outdoors as an escape from the artificial creations of our everyday life. This desire to escape our artificial lives has lead to the construction of locations such as national parks, which merely appear to be the natural world, yet in reality they are simply just facets of the modernized world we have created.
I want to join Year Up because of the opportunity it provides to receive an education and experience in a professional computer-programming environment that I might not have received otherwise. I believe I am a good candidate for Year Up because of my ability to perform in professional and academic environments alike, as well as a strong desire to succeed in a highly technical field.
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We all know this world has had many wars, whether it’d be with another country or a civil war. We know since the beginning of time we’ve always struggled to survive to protect our lands. The United States broke away from the Crown in the Revolutionary war, won over southern states from Mexico, recovered from a brutal civil war, and saved the world from collapsing through two world wars. The US had some rough spots with war also, but the men and women who go to battle for us are all brave souls. The first in to the battle from the Revolutionary War to now, have been the Marines. You have heard of the saying “Semper Fidelis.” Well that stands for “always faithful”, another unofficial motto is “first to fight”. The motto of the Marines has been “Semper Fi” for almost three hundred years. They never back down and never give up. Marines will stare death in the face and won’t back down. They will head to battle with their brothers and sisters knowing that someone has their back as they have someone else’s. That sounds like a life style that I’d want to live.
As a pre-law student I have always aspired to go to law school and eventually work in legal academia. Working as a corps member will help me develop some of the skills that I will use the rest of my life as a law professor. Teach For America is the next step for me because it is an opportunity to for me to cultivate the skills necessary to be a successful teacher and be a part of an organization that is fighting against the inequalities in
Most or all of my reasons for joining the Marines are as follows. Ideal- The Marines Embody more of my personal views and ideals then the other branches of the armed services. Loyalty, I respect and love the idea of loyalty to a person or persons...or a cause. To be totally loyal to something without question but to also love and honor that something, that idea is something I long for and adore.
I love everything about it. Canyoneering fuels me, just the thought of going down a tunnel of rushing water gives me chills, good chills. The water is always the perfect temperature, no matter what temperature it is, and the sound of water running down the huge rock walls is so comforting to me. Even though I love canyoneering it scares me sometimes. I know the risks of adventuring down the waterfall which makes it even more worrying. The latest scare was in a Squamish Falls when me and my friend; Damien Briguet, were halfway down the waterfall and my rope got stuck. I couldn’t go down any further. I would have been trapped in the cave without a way to get out if we hadn’t brought our extra ropes. The extra ropes were definitely not as reliable as our main ropes but hopefully they would hold up until we made it to the bottom. Just as we started to lose hope we saw the light at the end of the tunnel,
I Corporal Ramirez is striving to become an Officer in the United States Marine Corps. There are many different reasons why I am eager to become an OFficer. At an early age I knew I wanted to be just like my dad, who would always go on deployments, taking care of his sailors, and serving his country proud. Although he was never home I knew he had to be out there making sure that the ship is up and running and that his ship mates were always on deck. As the backbone of the United States Marine Corps I know the importance of being a vital link for my Commander, and all Officers, and Enlisted Marines, in addition I will never forget who I am, and the traditions I must uphold. Comming from a line of faimly mbembers who have served proudly served before me in other branches is one of the main reasons why I wanted to join the Military, I wanted to lead by example, and I know the importance of the livelihood of all the Marines and Sailors under your command.
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What if I could go back in time and sit down with my teenage self? The conversation would seem longwinded, and I would probably want to tell me ‘okay’, just so I would shut up. If I could shake that spaced out kid, with his head in the clouds and yell into his face, ‘Listen, it doesn’t have to be difficult! Things can be so much easier if you pay a little more attention.’ Looking back as I went through high school my priorities changed, from music and friends to wanting to join the military. The decision to join the military changed my life and molded the person that I am today. I had it all figured out back then. My plan, my approach, and my dreams were in front of me.
Introduction I. Close your eyes and imagine joining the military. The first thing you think is fighting on a battlefield right? Although that is not always what you actually do. II. For me as well I imagine joining the military to be action packed on a battlefield
I would like to be a police community support officer because I want to further my opportunities to work for a police department and support the communities in which I live. I feel I can serve my community in a positive manner with the upmost respect and honor. I hope I will be able to gain valuable experience that will help me in my future, both as an individual and as a professional. This opportunity will help give me an insight to the internal workings for the town of Plainfield and the opportunity to learn more about the individuals that live within the community. I have a passion to help other when they are in need, that is a reason why I want to pursue a career in law enforcement.
Educating the youth of today in preserving the outdoors is an investment with a return for the next 50-70 years! As a youth my goal was to teach others about the need for wildlife and undeveloped areas to preserve them for future generations. Including in this goal is the activities of the outdoors and how to safely enjoy them. These activities not only include hunting and fishing, but also photography, hiking and geo-caching. To teach these skills to others, I had to first learn and develop them myself.
Individualism is rampant in our world. More and more people are concerned with what they want, when they want it and how they want it. They put blinders on and go about their work, convinced that “looking out for number one” is the only way to succeed and find happiness. If everyone were to adopt this way of thinking and living, the world would become violently competitive, gloomy, and callous. However, if we open our lives and give service to those less fortunate than ourselves, we allow our hearts to receive immeasurable happiness. There are countless members of society, who make service and ultimately self-sacrifice a part of their everyday lives. One of the greatest examples the world has of a self-sacrificing person is Mother Teresa. She said, “In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love… It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.” Doctors Without Borders is a powerful humanitarian organization that was most recently volunteering in Haiti. Part of their mission statement reads, “…We unite direct medical care with a commitment to bearing witness and speaking out against the underlying causes of suffering. Our aid workers and staff protest violations of humanitarian law on behalf of populations who have no voice, and bring the concerns of their patients to public forums…” These are just two mainstream examples of people and organizations that live and work for others, to improve the quality of their lives.