One day as I leisurely read, I stumbled upon the following quote, “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” On a website comprised of many short yet moving quotes, this one quote in particular was the most tangible to me in the entire collection. For weeks, I pondered on the very essence of strength and questioned what hardships have I endured and how was I strengthened by it. Oddly enough, I discovered my strength lies within the projection of my voice.
To me, my voice carries the weight of my emotions wishing to be expressed – actions wanting to be heard. My voice is a story that conveys the language of my identity and the flows of my culture. My voice is a powerful outlet that gives insight into my being. But as of late, my voice has been used to revolutionize the quieted – which is a past that I had to overcome myself.
Having spent the majority of my upbringing living in low-income neighborhoods, riddled with overwhelming poverty, I have defied the odds…or rather I had to. The median income for a household in my neighborhood is approximately $23,000, with 24.9% of the population living below the poverty line. Coupling these statistics with my racial identity as a teenage African American, I am seven …show more content…
Therefore, being a UNCG Guarantee Scholar would mean the world to me. I spoke with a former UNCG Guarantee Scholar, Tiara Taylor and she informed me on how this program left her debt free in college, gave her so many experiences that she wouldn 't have had if she didn 't go through it, met so many people and was a great support system for her. I love how UNCG Guarantee helps in-state students graduate from UNCG in four years with little or no debt as well as provides a support program to encourage academic and personal
To me, my voice carries the weight of my emotions wishing to be expressed – actions wanting to be heard. My voice is a story that conveys the language of my identity and the flows of my culture. My voice is a powerful outlet that gives insight into my being. But as of late, my voice has been used to revolutionize the quieted – which is a past that I had to overcome myself.
Having spent the majority of my upbringing living in low-income neighborhoods, riddled with overwhelming poverty, I have defied the odds…or rather I had to. The median income for a household in my neighborhood is approximately $23,000, with 24.9% of the population living below the poverty line. Coupling these statistics with my racial identity as a teenage African American, I am seven …show more content…
Therefore, being a UNCG Guarantee Scholar would mean the world to me. I spoke with a former UNCG Guarantee Scholar, Tiara Taylor and she informed me on how this program left her debt free in college, gave her so many experiences that she wouldn 't have had if she didn 't go through it, met so many people and was a great support system for her. I love how UNCG Guarantee helps in-state students graduate from UNCG in four years with little or no debt as well as provides a support program to encourage academic and personal