The instant I discovered Pitzer’s core values, I felt deep down that it was the school for me. I feel a strong connection to each of the values, but since I only have 650 words, I will focus on intercultural understanding, student engagement and social responsibility.
Generosity is something I was raised on, whenever I saw someone in need I would rush over and do everything I could to be there for that person, feeling that it is my responsibility to be by their side. Acceptance is in my blood, realizing that some have their flaws and differences, and understanding that it’s something that makes them the unique and beautiful person that they are. I have grown to understand appreciation in recognizing your own privileges, and being grateful for them, while also trying to help those who do not have the same privileges. Intercultural …show more content…
I knew that I had to continue learning this incredible form of communication. I just finished ASL 2 at Clovis Community, and will be taking ASL 3 at Fresno City next semester. Though this has nothing to do with my career, it's an interest that appeared eminent to me because of the injustices that were being done to people within the deaf culture. It will be very useful throughout my involvement in the special needs community in Fresno, and I have already found it useful in the Club 321, a social club for high schoolers with and without down syndrome that I have run for the past three years.
Yesterday I asked my American Sign Language 2 teacher what sign language means to him, he signed back that, “It gives us as a way to not be trapped within ourselves, to speak our minds and contribute to society. Sign language is a gift from God to the deaf. ” I don’t know if I will use sign language in my career, but I do know that taking it has changed me for the better. It has opened my mind to even more possibilities, and has taught me about a world I didn’t know
Generosity is something I was raised on, whenever I saw someone in need I would rush over and do everything I could to be there for that person, feeling that it is my responsibility to be by their side. Acceptance is in my blood, realizing that some have their flaws and differences, and understanding that it’s something that makes them the unique and beautiful person that they are. I have grown to understand appreciation in recognizing your own privileges, and being grateful for them, while also trying to help those who do not have the same privileges. Intercultural …show more content…
I knew that I had to continue learning this incredible form of communication. I just finished ASL 2 at Clovis Community, and will be taking ASL 3 at Fresno City next semester. Though this has nothing to do with my career, it's an interest that appeared eminent to me because of the injustices that were being done to people within the deaf culture. It will be very useful throughout my involvement in the special needs community in Fresno, and I have already found it useful in the Club 321, a social club for high schoolers with and without down syndrome that I have run for the past three years.
Yesterday I asked my American Sign Language 2 teacher what sign language means to him, he signed back that, “It gives us as a way to not be trapped within ourselves, to speak our minds and contribute to society. Sign language is a gift from God to the deaf. ” I don’t know if I will use sign language in my career, but I do know that taking it has changed me for the better. It has opened my mind to even more possibilities, and has taught me about a world I didn’t know