Being able to live to see this day is an honor‚ but being able to apply for this scholarship is truly a blessing. There are many reasons why people choose to apply for scholarships. Some may even have pros and cons. Today‚ I’m applying for this scholarship for benefits and less worries. I have some many reason why I would apply for this scholarship but I will only list three. I believe I’m the candidate for this scholarship because I am a very persistent person‚ I am unique‚ and I am able to do anything
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and become a lawyer. Therefore‚ I need to find resources that could help me to achieve my goals. There are many ways in which this scholarship will facilitates me. First of all‚ this scholarship will make it easier for me to function well in my education goals. It gives me an opportunity to further my education at University of Malaya in the field of Law. The scholarship would also provide me with a wealth of chances to take on extra-curricular activities and broaden my experiences to achieve my goals
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Steven Pressfield’s The Gates of Fire is set in the fifth century B.C. in Greece. The story revolves around the famous battle of Thermopylae where three hundred Spartans held off hundreds of thousands of Persians‚ saving Greece. Pressfield creates a fictional story around the battle where one man‚ a squire named Xeones‚ survives to tell the Spartan story of the battle and the events preceding it. Xeones‚ who is the protagonist‚ tells his life story to the royal Persian historian while in captivity
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confidence that comes about from the ambitions others have‚ especially the ones within me. Confidence and certainty are similar in multiple ways. You must be confident to be certain and certain to be confident. A great example in my opinion would be Bill Gates. Of course being the wealthiest man in the world is a great benefit‚ but the adversity he faced was enormous. A person such as him had to be certain that what he wanted to do would be tremendously successful. He was certain enough that he dropped out
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Gates of Fire By: Steven Pressfield Subject Person- Spartan Warriors Place- Greece 480 B.C. Event- Battle of Thermoplae. Concept- Xeones recounts his life leading up to the battle. Object- Greek city-states consisting of 300 Spartan Warriors‚ 400 Thebans‚ 700 Thespian Volunteers And around 900 Helots Fought The Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. Reason For Choosing Book Prior to reading this novel I had some knowledge of the Battle of Thermopylae. I watched the movie 300last year
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Alyssa Soden November 2nd‚ 2012 Scholarship Essay My goals and my strive to have a successful and fulfilling future have pushed me farther than I have ever expected‚ to do the absolute best I can. As someone who has set their goals very high I am determined to exceed even my own expectations. I am willing to stop at nothing in order to achieve even the highest goals as when I put myself up for something I give my all; 100% no matter what. Throughout the years I have found that my heart
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know I would have to work hard for the things I wanted. Just as my mother did when she provided for my sister and I. Ones determination for life is based on past experiences. The experiences I have faced has made me a worthy candidate for this scholarship. Coming from a Mexican and Salvadorian family‚ I’ve grown to work towards my aspirations; my goals of becoming a teacher. Although not being financially able to qualify to be a philanthropist‚ I donate my services to those who need it most. To influence
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Brandenburg Gate Speech “Mr. Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall‚” stated Ronald Reagan in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. June 12‚ 1987 was the day a speech was given that was the start of unity for all of Berlin. Within two short years of this speech being presented‚ the wall that divided freedom and totalitarianism was tore down for good. President Reagan’s purpose was clear to all. His duty was to visit Germany as all of the past presidents had done‚ and promote the means of freedom
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Mt. Hood Community College Foundation Scholarship Committee 26000 SE Stark St. Gresham‚ OR 97030 Dear Mt. Hood Community College Foundation Committee: I have walked out of blackberry fields with my fingers bleeding from being poked by the thorns‚ exhausted and thirsty from the burning heat‚ and hard labor. Till this day I remember every minute of those nine hours‚ thinking‚ how were my parents able to work like this their whole lives. They showed me how hard the life of an immigrant is and because
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Essay 1 Discuss the subjects in which you excel or have excelled. To what factors do you attribute your success Essay 2 Discuss the subjects in which you have had difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them so they will not cause problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest improvement? What problem areas remain? Essay 3 Briefly describe a situation in which you felt that you or others were treated unfairly
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