George Washington Carver Research Paper

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George Washington Carver is quoted as saying, “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” Education is the key to all of my professional dreams for my future. The plan for my immediate future is to continue my education at Mississippi State University and join the ranks of many successful engineering students there.
As I pursue a degree in Engineering, I hope to one day be like Carver and invent technologies to benefit people around the world. I am fortunate that my strengths throughout school have been in math and science. As a female that is rare, and I hope to capitalize on that gift. Engineering and physical sciences, how things work, has always been of interest to me, too. Carver motivates me to chase my dreams because I know that I can do anything if I work hard for it, like Carver did.
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I recognize that education is the biggest key to my future and my chance to bring about change. Carver’s drive to look for unique ways to solve problems inspires me to persevere in the face of tough challenges. Carver’s legacy of being a successful student, searching for solutions to problems to help the greater good, and helping people everywhere can be seen in me and my future.
How things work, piques my curiosity. I have been known to take something apart just to figure out how it works. I am fortunate that my strengths throughout my entire school experience have always been in math and science. I was fortunate to be one of the few females in my high school to always compete with my male counterparts in the most challenging of math and science classes. In school, a female "mathlete" is rare, and I hope to capitalize on my

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