Personal EssayEssay Preview: Personal EssayReport this essayWhen I was younger it would bother me to see an increase in prices without any visible improvement in the quality of the product being sold, and I would be puzzled at my fathers decision to buy more expensive rice for no reason. I wanted to understand how manufacturers price these goods. I saw my elder brothers entering my familys legacy of succeeding in the business world and was inspired by them. I wanted my fathers financial security and my brothers ambition. It was this curiosity and the dream of becoming a successful businessman that motivated me to choose economics as my undergraduate degree.
I only dedicated myself to the actualization of this dream in the last two years of high school when it came time to pick my IB subjects. I am an IB certificate student who excels in Economics, a course I took at higher level to ensure myself a smoother passage through university. I picked Business and Management at standard level to understand how firms work as well as to gain knowledge about how they affect the economy. My English A1 SL course has helped me improve my communication skills – something I deem necessary in becoming a successful businessman.
Helping the needy and volunteering in fund raising or organizing activities for the under privileged is an important part of my moral fiber. Throughout my high school years I have been actively involved in such events. For example, I have taken part in providing physiotherapy session to children affected by cerebral palsy. As the president of the student council, I have organized many fund raising events, such as selling customized mugs to raise funds for poor families in Bahrain. My experiences have taught me that these charities depend on private donations; and to fund raise for this cause one has to be passionate and organized. I will bring these attributes as a student and a member of the community to your university, and do my best to be the role model to achieve at Bahrain and Bayan School.
Knowing that a well-rounded individual is more capable of functioning well in studies and in life, I kept in mind that while education is important it was not everything. Keen to mix with other cultures and gain insight into other ways of thinking, I traveled to the Oxford Study Courses Pre IB course in Oxford and Global Young Leaders Conference in Washington and New York. I also took every opportunity I could to join Model United Nations (MUN) that was offered by my school. I am a four-time veteran of the Bayan MUN scene. I also participated in the National High School MUN held in New York where I contributed avidly in debates and discussions. Athletics is also a strong suit of mine, as I participated in every football, basketball and volleyball team my school has had to offer for the past six years, showing not only my commitment to the sports in question, but also my teammates. My team-work and leadership skills will help me surpass my goals.
Amaru Ceballos, MS, SES, MUN
Amaru Ceballos is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of Graduate School, Los Angeles. In 1995 he was appointed as the Director for International Studies at the International Center of Graduate Education (ICGEE), a collaboration between ICGEE and the International Development Foundation (IDF). He founded the Institute at the Gates Foundation, a leading international foundation focused on children’s studies, and is the author of nine books, including How Our Children Shape the World, How We Build Our Dreams of Success, and How Children Lead, and How the Road to Development Work. A former president of the American Humanist Association, he co-is President of the International Association of Philosophy and International Ethics in Education. A graduate of the University of Washington, he received an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Indiana University in 1984 and a B.S. in education from the University of Chicago, in 1998. Ceballos is married to Dr. Eileen A. H. Chalfen.
Alonzo La-Soboni, LSE, MS
Alonzo La-Soboni is a co-founder of the Academy of LSE. He came onto the LSE board as Vice Chairman in 2006 at the request of his parents, who were deeply concerned when he was growing up over the deaths of their son Michael, in 1998 at a South Shore apartment complex in Los Angeles.
The National Student Health Association (NHSAA), an academic body based in London, London. Since 1977 the NHSAA has grown to be one of the largest scientific association of health workers in the world. It was founded in 1984 as the League for Social Change. According to its National Student Health Association page, it employs more than 5,000 teachers (as of 2016) and is working toward “new, high-quality workplace training programs” for all U.S. workers. It represents the interests of the American student body as well as its members within the educational profession.
The Education Department’s Institute for Research on Health Service Research (IHRR) and the Council for a Healthier Society are in full-time, full time and part-time development.
Garrett Luttenbach is a professor of philosophy & pediatrics at the University of Chicago. Prior to this, he was professor at Michigan State University’s College of Humanities and Medical Sciences. He spent several years with the Harvard Medical School’s Institute of Psychiatry specializing in childhood neurobiology. Garrett first took interest in the study of evolution and his interest in social and behavioral evolution is evident in the following blog excerpts: In a discussion of the origins of society and the world, he commented, “Humans evolved through a process of evolution; not by the gradual evolution of genetic mutations or the selection for better and simpler human genes, but by evolutionary forces that led them to form the basis for the very early forms of social organization and thought.” He then emphasized that human development occurs not on the basis of the environment, but rather as a result of the physical, cognitive and emotional properties of the human beings who are exposed to many different environments and cultures. He concluded, “When our ancestors encountered the best environments and cultures, they became more self-reliant, better equipped, and more independent and self-reliant. We grew up believing the world was like that. We found that a more self-sufficient, more successful society should have been possible before our arrival. It was because we made that belief that we began to live in and develop in a country that we have been building for more than 10 billion years. The world must change now in order to become a better place.” Garrett Lut