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The Importance Of Joining The Peace Corps
You will read a bunch of letters that all consist of the exact same thing. They will either say how they feel like joining the Peace Corps will make them a better person, and how they really want to help others. But the truth is, everyone does and no doubt it will make you a better person or at least change your way of thinking. I am going to end up sitting here trying to convince you why you should accept my application to join the Peace Corps.. I will try to plead my case by saying how I grew up with a terrible background that involved emotional, and physical abuse, drugs, hospital, and prison visits and that is why I want to help others out by making it so they don’t have to grow up the way I did.

The truth is, people have it a lot worse than I do and I can’t complain about the life I have. Sure it wasn’t the best, but I am thankful for the way I turned out and for the person I am becoming. The people all over the world where the Peace Corps helps have it a lot harder than I ever have. Being able to go and help them out will be a life changing and a once in a lifetime experience. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a really long time, but never have been able to figure out how to go until my mom suggested joining the Peace Corps. Everything finally seemed like it was laid out in …show more content…
The brightness in the children’s eyes will be unforgettable as they get to experience something for the first time which otherwise would be normal to us, or even their parents faces seeing their children that happy. You can’t put a price on something like that. I know it will not change my life near as much as it will change theirs, and I would be beyond grateful for getting an opportunity to be a part of this life changing
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