In the story, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" , by Rudyard Kipling, both the mongoose and the, Rikki-Tikki, and the cobra Nagaina, acted bravely. A careful analysis of each person's motivation will reveal that Rikki was more courageous then Nagaina. Nagaina acted bravely in two ways. First she had enough courage to actually go up to the mongoose and try to attack him. She snuck up behind him and as Nag was talking to him she jumped.…
I am writing in response to your advertisement for a Caseworker at Chez Doris. The commitment of the Women’s Shelter Foundation to assist women in challenging times is inspiring. I would like to contribute to the organization’s success by providing friendly front-line customer service and supporting the daily operations at Chez Doris. During my years in the service industry, I have delivered quality assistance to a diversity of clients. Attentiveness, friendliness, and helpfulness have been my guiding principles in providing excellent client care.…
I am seeking not a job, but a leadership role as a ULM Residential Assistant. Current residential assistants in my residence hall have inspired me to apply for this position. Their leadership qualities, personalities, and genuineness have had a lasting impact on me. I am also seeking the social experience the position has to offer. Meeting new people and working with them to achieve an ideal living environment would be absolutely amazing.…
Ever since going through recruitment, I have wanted to be a part of the process. I would love to have the opportunity to help the recruitment chair teach PC 2016 to get ready for our Fall 2017 recruitment. As well as whatever else is needed in the behind the scenes to her job. My understanding of this position is that I would be in charge of helping the recruitment chair teach PC 16 on our recruitment process, as well as help her in the behind scenes work such as the outfits, songs to choose and so on. I do realize it is a very big time commitment, but living in the house makes me very close to the meetings, and the recruitment chair, if she ever needed anything.…
So over the past summer I was able to go to tentmakers. Tent makers is a Christian northern Minnesota. Even though I was very reluctant to go at first once I got there I instantly became friends with most everyone. A large reason I didn't want to go is because it's a full week and the last full week camp I went to was scout camp…
If given the opportunity to serve as a Summer Resident Assistant, I will combine my love of Georgetown University, knowledge of Washington, DC and my experiences in summer residential life to empower Gewirz Residents to make the most of their summer in DC. By providing housing in a secure and supportive environment, Georgetown empowers people from around the world to pursue educational opportunities inside and outside of the classroom in one of the world’s most important cities. As an undergraduate at Georgetown, I was a direct beneficiary of such empowerment and assisted the university in empowering other beneficiaries of its summer housing. Furthermore, I love people and generally attempt to take every opportunity I can to make people happy. If given this particular opportunity, I will empower my residents to perform their summer endeavors with as much information and support as the Law Center and University at large have to offer.…
I want to be in the Leader's In Training program because Camp Mendocino is teaching youth how to live a healthy life at a young age. This camp helps the upcoming youth live in reality instead of the virtual world and ties into my overall life goal of helping Americans understand what it means to live a healthy life physically and mentally. This is important to me because I have dealt with depression and how unhappy I was with myself as a person. From the negative experience I’ve had with depression I don't want any child or teen feel like they are unworthy of the life they are living. By working with Camp Mendocino I will be helping the youth understand how to have a healthy state of mind by encouraging campers to deal with negative feelings…
I am currently a co-chair of Karen Organization Student Outreach at St. Olaf college. This student led organization was established by my friend and I last year to raise awareness about the Karen people and their culture. The goal of this organization is to promote cultural awareness through cultural engagement in the St. Olaf community and as well as involve in an off-campus community to help encourage and inspire Karen youth for higher education. We have a weekly meeting that discuss about various topics concerning the Karen people such as the culture, history, and the newly arrival Karen refugees in the United States. In addition, we also discuss about how we can reach and help out the Karen youth through volunteer opportunities.…
I would like to serve as an Alternative Break Scholar because of the impact of my first Alternative Spring Break trip as well as, the impression that my former trip leaders left on me. During my first Alternative Break that was centered around systematic racism with a focus on gentrification and food insecurity I fell in love with the different types of services that my group and I participated in. The specific activity that I participated in was the act of helping to diminish the effects of food insecurity by packing boxes of food to disperse to the populations of people without the access or opportunity to purchase food items. While doing this service, I learned the importance of giving back and being grateful, many of the workers at the…
I am interested in volunteering at Hope Hollow this summer. I'm a 16 year old student at Jackson Academy. I'm a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church, and I enjoy helping out with Grace Ministries. I like spending time and working with the kids there. Please let me know if you could use me some this summer.…
I will be doing my research project on the student led organization MECHA from UCLA. This organization works to educated and engage Chicana/o about their heritage and believes. Most importantly they work to empower perseverance and encouragement to keep going in higher education but also to give back to our own community and engaging with them the importance of education. I would be talking to them directly about the importance the Raza Youth Conference has on them and why they were part of that specific event. I want to see the reasons to why they are involved.…
I am writing to express interest in the Assistant City Planner (Current Planning) opening with the City of Meridian as advertised in the Idaho Statesman. I am very interested in working for the City of Meridian Planning Division because the missions of the Community Development Department and Planning Division align perfectly with my values and beliefs. In addition, I am excited about assisting the general public, developers, builders, small business owners, and City staff through the planning process, review land use applications and submittals for conformity to established plans and ordinances, and provide staff support as needed and assigned. I believe the knowledge and skill set I have developed through my college coursework, at home, and professional development would be valuable to your undertakings.…
My dilemma was which camp I should attend this summer. The choices were Boy Scout camp with my scout troop, or the CIT program at Camp Ockanickon. This was an excruciating decision, because I had a tremendous desire to attend both of these summer camps. But the weeks that they are in the summer overlap. This was an immense problem for the reason that they both offer things that are needed to help me later in life.…
It is with interest that I submit my application and resume for the Recruitment Coordinator (full-time) position as advertised on Seek. As an HR professional with almost 10 years experience in Recruitment and human resources, I believe the variety and level of experience I have gained will be of value to Eldercare. I fully support a positive work environment built on a culture of continuous learning and empowering people to excel and reach their fullest potential by defining, motivating, encouraging and supporting individuals achieve their best. I am passionate about people and the business Eldercare delivers and would appreciate an opportunity to discuss my suitability for this role should you believe me to be a suitable candidate.…
I hope to attend the Indian Affairs 2016 Student Leadership Summer Institute to gain a greater knowledge of American Indian culture and relations to the public in hopes of grasping a better understanding of what can be done for the future generations. I will reach junior status by the end of the 2016 fall semester and hold high hopes for your consideration in allowing me to attend this internship. I am a diligent worker with insurmountable ambitions. I am currently pursuing a sociology degree with a criminal justice emphasis as my major with a psychology minor at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. My goals are to be able to understand and assist people; not only people of my native heritage, but all people.…