A Good Opportunity

ignorance, when one has never possessed the financial, material support, or educational means to navigate the quagmire. For the few that escape, thousands remain trapped to a zip code. That said, yes, no one is perfect, but everyone deserves the opportunity to self-fulfil. No one deserves to have barrier after barrier placed in front of them. This will fore sure make someone see…

As I sit here, typing this essay, I look out onto the quad, watching my fellow students, professors, and other Loyola community members make their way to their next destinations. While some walk alongside their fellow students or professors, I can’t help but notice that the majority are otherwise engaged. Most of them walk with their heads down, mouths shut, phones out, and earbuds in, completely engrossed with the phone in their hands and almost oblivious to the world around them. These types…

bed and people to hold me when the world does not seem to make sense. I attend a nationally acclaimed high school which has provided me with this opportunity to go abroad. If I was to receive this scholarship it would not simply be another opportunity or thing to share around the table on Thanksgiving Day when I speak of my gratitude. This opportunity would change my life; my views would be uprooted and replanted leaving me in a molded and better state than before. My heart would be temporarily…

academies. My heart skipped a beat when I learned of the existence of the Academy of Biomedical Sciences and another when I got my acceptance letter in the eighth grade. Two years later, as a second year member of the program, I have been given the opportunity to run centrifuges, undergo extensive micropipette training, and dissect a number of organs including the brain and heart, amongst many other hands-on activities. This program has been one of the most scientifically influential experiences…

I have been working in JCPenney's for almost a year; I have gained experience in the customer service field and developed skills that will help me for the rest of my professional life. I have been working as a customer service specialist and for some months I was assisting the women's department manager, Lilian Ruiz, as a merchandise assistant. After I stopped being a merchandise assistant, I still helped my manager with projects on the floor and did my work as a customer service specialist.…

There is a lot of confusion amongst people new to the Internet as to exactly what AdWords are. This confusion is often compounded by the presence of another term in the online advertising world called AdSense. In addition to stating exactly what AdWords are, explaining the difference between AdWords and AdSense is probably the easiest way to clear up this confusion. What Are AdWords • AdWords are advertising campaigns that are set up through Google to drive highly targeted traffic to a blog or…

worthiness and deservedness for good things in your life. It is your belief of whether you deserve the great things that happen to you. It is the value you place on yourself, your skills, your needs and wishes. If you believe deep inside your core that you don 't deserve good things, that somehow you are bad or less than other people, then your self-esteem is not as healthy as it could be. If your self-esteem is not healthy, then you will often not see the opportunities presented to you. You…

or to improve a specific skill for it. However, after reading the first two chapters of Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, I noticed that it could not be worked on your entire life. It’s only a mere coincidence of opportunities and success based on events they have partaken in. Once the opportunity comes up, they are quickly taken and are used to be led into success. Famous celebrities such as sportsmen, actors or political figure can say it was because they have worked hard for it, but it is often…

and steps to become a successful entrepreneur, and he also mentions the opportunity cost in his entire book by telling the reader what he need to sacrifice. Technology gave Ferris the ability to live his own life because technology is able to make his life easier and it gives him more opportunities to work in any job he wishes. First of all,…

… is not the same thing as equality of opportunity, and equality of opportunity is at the heart of the American vision” (Meacham). Capitalism promotes competition, and thus inevitably produces winners as well as “losers.” The effect of competition pans out so that certain individuals are able to realize their dream more significantly than others. Dream achievability is deeply rooted in equality of opportunity, and America’s vision entails equal opportunity for all. It is true that certain…