Women in Business Scholarship Fund

Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, is my most favorite female character of all. She is strong, clever, resilient, and brave. Natasha as endured numerous hardships throughout her life, but they have made her stronger and have molded her to work towards becoming a better person. Natasha is an incredible assassin and Avenger. Her intelligence and combat abilities are nothing to scoff at, and despite being one of the only Avengers without superpowers or extremely advanced technology to back them up, she is able to stand on even footing with the rest of her team. She is known as the star pupil of the Red Room, where she had trained to become an assassin, which shows how much work she put into training to become the best, as only 1 out of roughly 20 girls graduated from the program. In the movie "Avengers", Natasha once said, "I've got red in my ledger, I'd like to wipe it out" while talking to Loki, meaning that she has done bad things in the past, but she is working towards making up for those mistakes. She could have just forgotten about what she had done, but instead she works towards making amends. This shows she is a responsible person with a strong moral code. In "Endgame", Natasha sacrificed her life so her partner and best friend Clint Barton could obtain the Soul Stone by throwing herself of a cliff so he wouldn't have to sacrifice himself and so he could get back his family. This shows how she knows what has to be done and is willing to give her life to make sure that the end goal is reached. Throughout her life, Natasha has been faced with endless trial and hardship, but she has never once backed down nor faltered. I admire her for her resilience in the face of difficulty and her drive to do what is needed and what is right. Despite leading a life of pain and tragedy, Natasha continued to move forwards, which I find admirable and inspiring. I want to be able to overcome any difficulty as she had during college and in my future career. Natasha Romanoff inspires me to become a stronger and better person through her story. She is the kind of person I want to be as an adult, and I want to learn from her and her mistakes to become as confident and resilient of a person as she was.