My Mentor Research Paper

For as long as I can remember, I have been an environmental junkie. Maybe I’ve read too many popular young adult novels that feature futuristic dystopian societies where civilization is forced to survive in an environmentally decimated world or listened to too many debates on global warming. Regardless of the cause being real or imagined, we cannot deny that the polar ice caps are melting, weather patterns are shifting, trash is mounting and the earth’s natural resources are being consumed at an alarming rate. I’ve been known to scream at a person for attempting to throw away a soda can then recite recycling facts to them in order to shame them into recycling. I am extremely passionate about the environment; therefore, one of my lifetime goals is to travel to environmentally unhealthy countries and assist them by all means possible. There are many current and future extracurricular activities that I plan to take advantage of in order to achieve my goal of serving countries that lack environmental stability. …show more content…
This is one of the things that I am involved in that will prepare me to reach my goal. As the Environmental Chair, I have the opportunity to positively change my school by making it more eco friendly and by promoting recycling. While this is on a much smaller scale compared to assisting an entire country, it will still give me experience in helping the environment. I hope that my experiences in Student Council will help me in my mission to complete my goal of improving the environment on a larger scale. In addition, as a member of the Mayor’s Youth Council for my city, I hope to learn more about water conservation and management because it is a very important topic because our area has been under drought conditions for many