After election night, and everyday since, the United States of America has been in uncharted waters. With Trumps ascendancy to the highest office in the nation, progressives from coast to coast experienced a collective disorientation. Overnight we have transitioned from a nation passing landmark legislation such as the Affordable Care Act, to egregious court orders banning the passage of those who see America as a shining city on top of the hill. Now America, and the ideas of progressivism, are endangered by a President that threatens, with each passing day, to normalize ideas, ethics, and legislations that our anathema to the republic and the ideals for which it was founded. But the Center for American Progress, is one of innumerable bulwarks against this tide; and at his crucial juncture in our democratic experiment, the center needs the ablest men and women it can acquire. I know that I can fulfill this role.
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While attending Boston University, I pursued the three aforementioned focuses by performing tedious research and fact-checking to understand the surface level events of history and the complexities that underlie them. I was able to achieve a 3.67 within my major, but from history, I was also able to understand that it’s integral to gain actual experience from life. While in attendance at Boston University, I worked at the African Presidential Center, a non-profit dedicated to understanding the political and economic complexities within Africa. There I conducted research on the ongoing developments within different countries and cultures. I was able to sort this data and contribute to the publication of a book on the state of Africa. Furthermore, I attended a conference with several heads of state that played an integral role not only in their countries, but on the continent as a
While attending Boston University, I pursued the three aforementioned focuses by performing tedious research and fact-checking to understand the surface level events of history and the complexities that underlie them. I was able to achieve a 3.67 within my major, but from history, I was also able to understand that it’s integral to gain actual experience from life. While in attendance at Boston University, I worked at the African Presidential Center, a non-profit dedicated to understanding the political and economic complexities within Africa. There I conducted research on the ongoing developments within different countries and cultures. I was able to sort this data and contribute to the publication of a book on the state of Africa. Furthermore, I attended a conference with several heads of state that played an integral role not only in their countries, but on the continent as a