High school is a lot like an epic novel. We are each the hero of our story, and during that story we face challenges that make us consider who we want to be. I have worked very hard to write a 4 year journey into a two page essay. Through the journey of high school my interests, activities, work, personal circumstances, reasons for attending college, and future aspirations have been the core elements to my personal novel. I hope that through the Hagan scholarship I will be able to add the chapters about college without the never ending battle against student loans. My story is greatly shaped by my interests both in and out of school. Growing up I used art as a way to make friends with new classmates because my family moved often. Since then,
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Several large crimstance effect my family everyday. My Mom and I have lived alone since the death of my Dad in 2014. My Dad passed away after a failed liver transplant after being sick in the years leading up to his death. He went on disability shortly after being diagnosed with non alcoholic cirrhosis(NASH) of the liver. After his death my Mom was able to receive survivor benefits because I am the child of a railroader. The benefits will stop after I graduate from high school. The benefits have income limit that my Mom was fearful of going over. Due to this condition my Mom decided that I should work a small part time job. Doing this allows us to keep my survivor benefits, and it also lets me focus on school. My mom was working two jobs until April of 2016. This has caused our income to drop by $15,900. The loss of my Dad and then the loss of my Mom’s second job has caused a large amount of financial stress that the Hagan Scholarship could …show more content…
I want to take my love for government and interest in other cultures a career. My ambition is to work for the U.S. State Department, and to someday become an ambassador for the USA. I want to have a real and lasting affect on how international politics is conducted. Through my work I also hope to travel the world and experience as many diverse cultures as possible. Hopefully I will become successful enough to give back to thoses who also face financial struggles in obtaining a college education. My dream is to be able to live in a way which I can help as many people as
Several large crimstance effect my family everyday. My Mom and I have lived alone since the death of my Dad in 2014. My Dad passed away after a failed liver transplant after being sick in the years leading up to his death. He went on disability shortly after being diagnosed with non alcoholic cirrhosis(NASH) of the liver. After his death my Mom was able to receive survivor benefits because I am the child of a railroader. The benefits will stop after I graduate from high school. The benefits have income limit that my Mom was fearful of going over. Due to this condition my Mom decided that I should work a small part time job. Doing this allows us to keep my survivor benefits, and it also lets me focus on school. My mom was working two jobs until April of 2016. This has caused our income to drop by $15,900. The loss of my Dad and then the loss of my Mom’s second job has caused a large amount of financial stress that the Hagan Scholarship could …show more content…
I want to take my love for government and interest in other cultures a career. My ambition is to work for the U.S. State Department, and to someday become an ambassador for the USA. I want to have a real and lasting affect on how international politics is conducted. Through my work I also hope to travel the world and experience as many diverse cultures as possible. Hopefully I will become successful enough to give back to thoses who also face financial struggles in obtaining a college education. My dream is to be able to live in a way which I can help as many people as