Delaware Honors Personal Statement

It is a corner of the world that, to the best of its ability, dignifies every person who enters, no matter whether they are the giver or receiver – and often achieves this through blurring these roles. I think the energy of love and acceptance created here ripples out and affects the world in ways that are known only by God” (Megan Mcdonald). Volunteering creates a satisfaction of joy and happiness, not only to the volunteer, but to the guest as

These show how helping others can have a great impact on people’s lives and survival of our

I love seeing others at their best. I care for an infinite number of people and often put others before myself. If the cost of someone’s happiness is for me to lose some sleep, stay up late with them, purchase a little surprise, or send them an encouraging note, it is all worth it to me. A time I was kindhearted was when I volunteered my time to help the Oklahoma Democratic Party. At the Carl Albert State Dinner, I served as an usher get a behind the scenes look at what helps the party run.

In the next four years of my life at Furman, I plan to cultivate a spirit of discovery, collaboration, and civic engagement. Because Furman is a liberal arts institution I believe that there will be so many chances to discover things I have never even heard of before. I plan on joining multiple organizations including the Heller Service Corps and the Shucker Center for Student Leadership. I believe that being a part of both of these organizations will allow me to not only expand my horizons and learn new things but help people at the same time. I will also be able to discover amazing new things by studying abroad.

Helping others characterize one as a personality, and the reward comes back in other forms of gratitude. In such a young age, children already know that offering a helping hand is merely a way to satisfy one’s inner impulses for expressing gratitude to the world. This way a child develops multiple qualities, becoming a fully functioning member of society. Only this way the level of education can be considered worth of utopia. Leading a peaceful, simple life is the life worth calling utopian.

Being an active member within my school community is something that has always been of importance to me. During my time at the University of Rhode Island (URI), I have been heavily involved in many organizations and have held different leadership roles all while excelling in my academics. Since my time at URI I have been a consecutive member of the Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.83. Although I am very passionate about my academics, it is my involvements and leadership roles that make my time so enjoyable. I am s second year Resident Advisor as well as a second year URI 101 Mentor.

In Daphne Kingma’s book, The Future of Love, she said, “In the end nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another.” Our actions can be powerful in ways that we will never fully comprehend. The things we do in this world to make a change. Even if it is in the smallest ways it can affect someone 's day or life. We may be fully aware that we are having this effect, but most of the time we don’t recognize it.

By active community service, leadership roles, and hard work, I have learned the incredible importance of academic achievement, character, leadership, and service. Through these things, I have been substantially prepared by the Beta Club to serve others as I depart high school and

As I journeyed to an orphanage for children with disabilities in Fermathe, Haiti, I was able to provide love to children who face a lonely world while standing up to a country that shuns them. The children there were outcast by society and left at the gates by their own parents. They were left without love, and they were left to die. While there, I had the opportunity to play, dance, and sing with them, and I also had the chance to feed them. There is something humbling about feeding another human.

My hope is to continue the legacy of my grandfather who had a very fulfilling and challenging experience throughout his time at St. Thomas. It was pivotal in preparing him for Notre Dame and receiving his PhD in Physics from the University of Michigan. I’m looking forward to the many opportunities that will be available for me to determine my future options for all aspects of my life, both educationally and spiritually. My main objective is to work diligently to excel in academics, athletics, volunteerism, and to demonstrate the core values and beliefs that St. Thomas represents. I feel that I can contribute by having the following attributes: Motivating others to be available to work as a team and individually, when challenging events occur to develop the skills to identify solutions and not give up.

I hope to bring diversity to all who walk on the campus. My background has shaped me into the intelligent African American woman I am today. Without growing up in the “hood”, I may have not been able to find the best career that interested me. I also would not have been able over all the challenges thrown at me. Instead I remained determined and motivated so that I was able to achieve all of the goals set before me.

Sarah Porter’s first students were taught in a one-room schoolhouse on Mountain Road. Every afternoon at 5:00 p.m., her past meets my present, and today that building still stands as The Sarah Porter Schoolhouse, which serves as a daycare facility and preschool for faculty children. This building set the foundation for my high school, fulfilling and enforcing the values of unity, ethics and above all, education. When I enter Schoolhouse, the toddlers peer curiously out the door from their foam letter mat, waiting impatiently for a new face to enter after hours of seeing the same ones. I am met with tiny running feet and arms that reach to the sky in their desire to be lifted.

What is life’s most extraordinary pleasure? For many, money, power, and/or fame come to mind, and the idea of helping others does not register. It seems for every person eager to help, there are millions ready to hurt or disregard those in need. Nevertheless, the world is not beyond salvation; there are numerous individuals willing to give their time and labor to transform the world into a better place for all. These devoted people are volunteers, and they believe life’s most extraordinary pleasure is the joy of helping others.

There are times when we experience events where our perspective of life changes and thus make us change how we respond to new circumstances we encounter. In chapter seven, “Chump Change,” of, Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, the author Adam Grant describes two people as “failures givers” for caring about others more than their own good when it comes to professional situations. He describes these two situations because these people went from failure givers to successful givers when they experienced feeling in disadvantage for helping others too much. Grant highlights that is good to be a giver, however there has to limits to how much we can help others. These examples remind us of how a change of perspective

I never knew that helping someone could cause so much trouble. Since young, my parents had been stressing the need to help others so much that I sometimes wonder if I was born to help. Of course, they had been setting good examples for me as well. Whenever there was a charity that requires large amount of money to help the disabled, or simply our neighbour who needed someone to look after his pet while he was overseas, my parents would be the first on the list offering to help. Their influences on me impacted me so much that I was sometimes called 'the nosy one ' in school, for I had offered my help to every single event.