For years the class of 2015 has been asked, what inspires you, what are your goals, what are your aspirations? Finally, we have come to a crossroads in life and an answer must be provided. My most valued lessons throughout my high school career were not taught in a Chemistry lab or math lecture, but rather in the real world, learning to grow as a person and to open my eyes to the beauty and horrors of what was happening around me.
High school provides the perfect outlet to either create a bubble to live within or to broaden your horizons and see beyond the small corner of the world that you have been provided. Sophomore year I was given the opportunity to travel to St. Lucia and instead of pristine beaches, I relished in the beauty and heat …show more content…
I immediately enrolled in a college level history class for my junior year. My professor taught me about the beginning of culture and civilization, what it took to maintain a culture, and how different cultures intertwined. I now had a greater understanding, but I wasn’t satisfied. For years I had been a dancer, so I decided to study dance in a new way. I enrolled in African tribal dancing classes and yoga lessons that taught me the culture and theory behind the movement. Combining these classes with my understanding of the history of culture, led me to the realization that every civilization had its own rhythm, there was a unique pulse that allowed each to thrive, and I could help to maintain these cadences. When I found the pulse through art and history I was then able to connect it to all other aspects of my education. I saw culture in science, in our theories and viewpoints of how the world worked, I saw culture in Literature in the written works of authors from different regions of the world, and I found culture in math and government and psychology. Everything I studied followed the steady and sure rhythm that culture and society established. Yet the rhythm lacked in some countries that I made it my mission to learn about. The unfortunate truth was that it was harder for culture to thrive in areas that were struggling financially to keep their way of life alive. From …show more content…
I found my outlet in the fair trade industry and my capability to achieve my goal in the education I had tailored to it. Through fair trade, we can help avoid this devastating loss. I aspire to inspire and more people’s affirmative acts are needed to ensure that the world’s existing cultures stay healthy and that the beauty in those cultures that have faded away or are fading are revitalized and reestablished. By establishing inroads with craftspeople and farmers in culturally waning areas and setting up a supply chain, we ensure that struggling workers are provided a steady income that will help them to maintain their way of life and restore the beauty of their
High school provides the perfect outlet to either create a bubble to live within or to broaden your horizons and see beyond the small corner of the world that you have been provided. Sophomore year I was given the opportunity to travel to St. Lucia and instead of pristine beaches, I relished in the beauty and heat …show more content…
I immediately enrolled in a college level history class for my junior year. My professor taught me about the beginning of culture and civilization, what it took to maintain a culture, and how different cultures intertwined. I now had a greater understanding, but I wasn’t satisfied. For years I had been a dancer, so I decided to study dance in a new way. I enrolled in African tribal dancing classes and yoga lessons that taught me the culture and theory behind the movement. Combining these classes with my understanding of the history of culture, led me to the realization that every civilization had its own rhythm, there was a unique pulse that allowed each to thrive, and I could help to maintain these cadences. When I found the pulse through art and history I was then able to connect it to all other aspects of my education. I saw culture in science, in our theories and viewpoints of how the world worked, I saw culture in Literature in the written works of authors from different regions of the world, and I found culture in math and government and psychology. Everything I studied followed the steady and sure rhythm that culture and society established. Yet the rhythm lacked in some countries that I made it my mission to learn about. The unfortunate truth was that it was harder for culture to thrive in areas that were struggling financially to keep their way of life alive. From …show more content…
I found my outlet in the fair trade industry and my capability to achieve my goal in the education I had tailored to it. Through fair trade, we can help avoid this devastating loss. I aspire to inspire and more people’s affirmative acts are needed to ensure that the world’s existing cultures stay healthy and that the beauty in those cultures that have faded away or are fading are revitalized and reestablished. By establishing inroads with craftspeople and farmers in culturally waning areas and setting up a supply chain, we ensure that struggling workers are provided a steady income that will help them to maintain their way of life and restore the beauty of their