Rafia 3 | - Freelance Writer
18 hr | #1
At the heart of any successful career in the twenty-first century is one, core trait. Social responsibility fuels the global marketplace in a positive direction, cultivating equality and freedom, promoting human rights, and thereby weakening structures that would inhibit these invaluable progressions. As a political science major, I believe that policy, in its myriad of forms, is critical to fostering social justice across the globe. The core skills that facilitate proper application of socially responsible behavior are cross-cultural communications, an ability to understand and apply human rights laws, and global networking skills.
My time as a student at UF will undoubtedly be challenging and vigorous in every way, but I am actively seeking out opportunities to acquire and strengthen these core skills so that I can readily apply them during my future career. Cross-cultural communications, human rights law navigation, and global networking skills can be obtained and fortified through the admirable UF curriculum, and I hope to apply these skills in several ways. My long-term, life's goal is to start an international charity that promotes education for underprivileged populations, particularly women and girls, in Middle Eastern nations. I have long been intrigued, angered, and impassioned by women's rights issues on the global scale, and a desire to afford greater learning opportunities to women in nations where they are socially oppressed has been an integral part of my decision to pursue political science.
On the shorter term, my goal is to intern at a government agency in Washington, D.C. following graduation, gaining and honing skills that will fuel social responsibility on the domestic scale, before attending law school. As an attorney, I believe that I can become a genuine advocate for the rights of marginalized populations, both domestically and internationally, and I am ultimately aiming to pursue international law. UF's curriculum, community, and knowledgeable staff will provide the firm foundation on which I can begin to build my professional career.
While I do believe core skills can facilitate social responsibility, I believe that being socially responsible is a character trait that is learned through positive modeling and having appropriate mentors. My twin sister is my single, greatest motivation, and I owe my past, present, and future successes to her, for many reasons. Though she has Down Syndrome and consequently cannot lead a proverbially normal life, she has pushed through her education and graduated high school.
Life is so deeply, and often unfairly, affected by apparently nonsensical twists of fate. Though our births should have been similar, my twin sister's delivery was ultimately defined by an inability to receive oxygen. She was not meant to walk, speak, or ever function without significant, technological aid. Now we are both twenty-two, and she has far surpassed any of the initial expectations placed on her; and yet, her choices are far more limited than mine.
My hopes for personal success are grounded in a genuine desire to give my sister the future she deserves. She cannot work at a law firm, as I do, or attend a university, as I do. She will not be able to go to law school, as I know that I will someday. Thus far, I have been able to translate my desire to support my sister in volunteer work for disabled children at Best Buddies foundation. My academic success is fueled by her as well, as I am inspired every day by the odds she has beaten and know that I have been afforded a great gift simply by having a healthy body and brain. In constant gratitude for the academic opportunities that I have, I will achieve my personal and professional goals.
My time as a student at UF will undoubtedly be challenging and vigorous in every way, but I am actively seeking out opportunities to acquire and strengthen these core skills so that I can readily apply them during my future career. Cross-cultural communications, human rights law navigation, and global networking skills can be obtained and fortified through the admirable UF curriculum, and I hope to apply these skills in several ways. My long-term, life's goal is to start an international charity that promotes education for underprivileged populations, particularly women and girls, in Middle Eastern nations. I have long been intrigued, angered, and impassioned by women's rights issues on the global scale, and a desire to afford greater learning opportunities to women in nations where they are socially oppressed has been an integral part of my decision to pursue political science.On the shorter term, my goal is to intern at a government agency in Washington, D.C. following graduation, gaining and honing skills that will fuel social responsibility on the domestic scale, before attending law school. As an attorney, I believe that I can become a genuine advocate for the rights of marginalized populations, both domestically and internationally, and I am ultimately aiming to pursue international law. UF's curriculum, community, and knowledgeable staff will provide the firm foundation on which I can begin to build my professional career.
While I do believe core skills can facilitate social responsibility, I believe that being socially responsible is a character trait that is learned through positive modeling and having appropriate mentors. My twin sister is my single, greatest motivation, and I owe my past, present, and future successes to her, for many reasons. Though she has Down Syndrome and consequently cannot lead a proverbially normal life, she has pushed through her education and graduated high school.
Life is so deeply, and often unfairly, affected by apparently nonsensical twists of fate. Though our births should have been similar, my twin sister's delivery was ultimately defined by an inability to receive oxygen. She was not meant to walk, speak, or ever function without significant, technological aid. Now we are both twenty-two, and she has far surpassed any of the initial expectations placed on her; and yet, her choices are far more limited than mine.
My hopes for personal success are grounded in a genuine desire to give my sister the future she deserves. She cannot work at a law firm, as I do, or attend a university, as I do. She will not be able to go to law school, as I know that I will someday. Thus far, I have been able to translate my desire to support my sister in volunteer work for disabled children at Best Buddies foundation. My academic success is fueled by her as well, as I am inspired every day by the odds she has beaten and know that I have been afforded a great gift simply by having a healthy body and brain. In constant gratitude for the academic opportunities that I have, I will achieve my personal and professional goals.