My Challenges while growing up Essay

My Philosophy of Education My philosophy of education was not formed over years and years of profound, philosophical reflection but rather while sipping coffee, sitting in a rocking chair, and mulling over books as I watched the summer sun set behind the Blue Ridge Mountains. From Socrates to Joan Wink, the past four months have been spent vigilantly examining and growing from the philosophies of others. The tables have finally turned, and now without further adieu, it is my turn to share my…

HURTADO My parent’s names are Charles and Jenny Hurtado. I am Annina Hurtado, the 7th of ten children in our family. My sibling’s names from oldest to youngest are Joseph, Jenny, Leticia, Carlos, Herlinda, Mary, Annina, Lupe, Anthony and Johnny. My father, a hard working man that was able to support my nine siblings and myself, as a maintenance engineer who retired after 25 years with the school district, with only an 8th grade education. He also took a second maintenance job at a large…

Growing up in New York City, my early perception of someone with a mental illness, came from using the NYC subway system and seeing people who appeared to be homeless, talking to themselves, screaming at others and being aggressive. One day, while in Manhattan I was walking down the street when, all the sudden I felt someone tug on my ponytail. I grab my hair and turned around to see who pulled my hair and it was a homeless man, that looked dirty and was talking to himself. He did not pull my…

Ever since I was a kid I have wanted to create video games. As I have been growing up the gaming industry has developed to 3D models that actually look real and sceneries that in some cases look even better than the real world. When I saw this school at the college fair I attended for high school I knew that this was the school I wanted to go to. I attended a tour of the school and it was everything I would have ever wanted from a school. It was small with only about 30-50 kids attending. Also…

school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations. Growing up in the inner city of San Diego for the early part of my childhood life was difficult. Facing the challenges of the stereotypical Latino family was a daily occurrence, such as parents not being able to support the family and also facing the fact I might never make it to college. As a Latino, you are always faced with difficult challenges such as people telling you that you will never graduate from high school,…

beginning of the year was not exactly an emergency physician, it was actually a nuclear and radiological engineer. While yes engineering more closely matches my personality type and newly sparked interest, the title of emergency physician still very much intrigued me. Even though I am still torn between the two I have chosen the Emergency Physician career to further explore in depth. Growing up I always thought I would later pursue a career in the medical field whether it be a pediatrician to…

While many of my siblings look to me for advice, other express some resentment. When individual protective factors aren’t incorporated there is a sense of cohesion within the family. However, I have one brother that sometimes expresses that he does not feel a sense of belonging within the family, but his actions show cohesion and a sense of belonging. My younger brother, is always trying to compete with everything like material things and knowledge. He is very intelligent and has a wide range…

As a child grows and develops they rely on the parents less and begin to pick up on social norms for each gender. They will begin to mold themselves into what is expected for either a male or female in light of what they experience and learn from society. Eckert and McConnell-Ginet state that “over the years, the child will learn to take over its part of the process, doing its own gender work and learning to support the gender work of others.” Although parents are the first source of gender…

on T.V.. Their long legs lept up and slammed the ball right down the line, missing their opponents blocks completely. I dreamed of my 11-year-old self out on the courts, diving after a topspin serve and getting the famous pancake. However, my dreams were somewhat stunted, just like my height at five feet and six inches. Still even though my volleyball dreams have not been completely fulfilled, my passion to be a Gator has never ceased. As soon as I hit submit on my University of Florida…

statement Growing up in a small town in rural India in a family of doctors I was exposed to the field of medicine early in life. I and my twin brother loved to accompany my father to his clinic, where we spent hours looking at the fascinating world beneath the lens of the microscope. My resolve to work in a medical profession only grew through my undergraduate years, and so I worked tenaciously to get into one of the best medical schools in India. Exposure to the field of radiology came while…