The biggest problem in the world right now is stress. People are letting it get the best of them. There are so many problems in the world and there is nothing a singular person can do to fix them, but not enough people want to work together to help solve the problems. This causes people stress, stress, and stress some more. People need someone to take action and be a leader and tell people what needs to happen. We don't need someone to demand a change because that causes a fight. People listen more than you think and will do what needs to be done to help save the world around them. The world needs to unite and help one another to fix what is broken. We don't have to go and start big either we can work individually in our community gathering and fixing the small problems. Like in my community we don't have communication and if we could come together as one it would help a lot. The world needs someone to take action in a way that is strong but not demanding, that is thoughtful, and not careless. someone that notices the good and helps to eliminate the bad in a way that doesn't put more people in danger. The world needs to stop beating our younger generations down seeing as we are the next ones to take on the world. they need to have hope and not see us as mistakes. the good ones are covered by the few bad ones. Not everyone is perfect but not everyone needs to be taken down for someone's actions.

I want to be a trauma therapist for kids and young adults. I will attend Dallas Baptist University this fall and get my first degree in general phycology. I also plan to minor in ASL. I am very passionate about this and have been for a long time. With this degree, I will start my journey to help change the world. I have been through traumatic events and the only reason I got through it was my trauma therapy. I plan to take my phycology degree as far as my doctorial. I want to go and also obtain a law degree and become a lawyer. I want to not just help ease the minds of kids, but I also want to fight for them. Kids are the first ones who get shut out in a court case because everyone automatically thinks they are lying. I want to teach kids that it is okay to not be okay, but you can be okay again. I want to study ASL so that when I get a kid who doesn't know what to do or feels useless they can learn ASL as an escape from words and use it as an accomplishment to help fuel them into feeling better. I have witnessed this too much in my life at such a young age to let it go. I will make a change in the world 1 degree and 1 child at a time. It is okay to not be okay, but you can always be okay again. No one deserves to think they will never be okay and to give up on themselves.

I never had a very big support system when it came to school. I was a first-generation graduate of high school and will be a first-generation college student. My family always held me on a high pedis tool to graduate and do bigger greater things but when it came to the work I was alone. I didn't make straight A's nor did I even make all B's, but I did work as hard as I could and did everything in my power to make sure I made the highest grade possible. For school, my strategy was to always take 1 thing at a time. I would study for the big test throughout the week in small increments. Most times my teachers would do their tests altogether in 1 week so they could put in grades at the same time. I would take the last 5 to 10 minutes of class and glance over my study chart. I would memorize the questions and say the answers to myself throughout the day. I mostly did this for history, anatomy, and other science classes. for reading you never really knew what to expect so I would just strengthen my reading skills. I read at least one book a month, and more so during the week of the test. I would never say I had a special strategy, but it always worked for me. High school was hard but never impossible, and as the years went on, I changed my "strategy" to fit better with what I was learning.

When I was younger I went through a lot. I had been sexually assaulted by my dad's best friend. Then a few months later my house burnt down. The court system let us down, but the community helped us get what we needed, so we as a family would be okay. When I was sexually assaulted I had to go through trauma therapy appointed to me by the court. It had taken months for them to even start my case, and during my whole ordeal I was told I was unimportant and my case got pushed till it was thrown. The answer to why every time was a sexual assaulted case isn't as important as a murder case or a domestic dispute. They never found time for me and that hurt me more. I fought day and night to be okay, but the only days that I could feel even remotely okay was that Wednesday in a trauma therapy room explaining my life realizing I was more then just a ball of pain. Just when I thought I was doing better life hit me one more time going for the kill shot. I lost my house. I lost everything my photo album of the family members I no longer have, my clothes, my shoes, and every single collective item i had ever had. So the progress I had made for getting myself out of my hole I had fallen right back in, but this time it was quicksand at the bottom. I knew I was never gonna be the same if I made it out of that hole. I was gone for to long in a dark hurtful place. I had attempted suicide on multiple occasions and each time I was stopped by someone I loved and I hurt more knowing I would have left them in that state. Eventually funding for my therapy stopped and I was forced to be alone with myself. I found myself and I found a purpose. I turned my pain into a drive, I turned my fear into courage and I turned my hate into motivation. I took a long time to realize what I was supposed to do. Everyone preaches God has a purpose to everything he does in your life. When then all started and my life fell like domino's I couldn't see my purpose but now I do. I will be the therapist that saves the kid from their thoughts. I will be the attorney that fights the case. I will be the safe haven for the kid that feels unsettled by what is supposed to make them feel okay. I will be what I need to be to make sure no other child has to go through the same pain and disappointment as I did. I fought my battle and I won, now it's time for me to show others that it's not impossible to win even when you feel hopeless. I went through the worst to become the person I am today. Happy, motivated, and demanding. I am happy to have made it out of my dark place as a better person. I am motivated because I realized I was meant for greatness, and I am demanding because you don't get to where you need to be or want to be by sitting quietly. Life hurts a lot sometimes, but you are meant for greatness you just have to find out when and why. The way I plan to start my journey of greatness is by starting with the people in my community and growing from there.

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I grew up in a family restaurant l. My family had a family owned and operated restaurant in my home town. It was called Vinnie's pizzeria. They moved here with no education, but had a passion. I loved what they did, and I spent my days after school and summers there watching, learning, and helping. This business was there before I was born and stayed until I was about 12. That place was built on love, family, and friends. Vincent my uncle opened it and was Co owned by his wife Doreen. They had moved here from New Jersey in the early 90's and opened the business. Everyone who knew us loved us and everyone who didn't know us grew to love us. This place was practically my second home. My mother had worked here as a waitress so everyday after school I would go there and wait for her to get off. As I got older they let me start working and helping. I learned a lot from that restaurant. I believe to this day that is where I learned to count due to always helping with the money. I learned costumer service and got it down to a T. I learned to have self respect and to defuse a situation when a customer was unhappy. Growing up in a restaurant gave me character and boost in life that I wish others could have. I plan to carry all this with me through life. I watched and learned a lot. I plan to take the mistakes they made and build off of them. I plan to grow and make them as proud of me as I was of them. They did all of this without a education and I will do it with a education. While I may not plan to own a restaurant I still plan to impact lives and show love in the same way they did. Due to unforeseen things the restaurant had to close but the love never left. My family is know and loved around this town that I call home and my uncle Vince is still praised to this day about his food. My education will be big and great no matter what. Without this restaurant I don't know where I would be, but I know I wouldn't be who I am today without having the same love and support of growing up in a restaurant.

I have had a lot of dogs in my life, and while I have loved them all I have 1 specific dog who I will love forever and always. She was there for my family in the hardest of times. She was there for me when I hit my lowest, and she was the one who rescued us all. On June 17th I was sexually abused by a family friend I hit my lowest point in life. I cried day and night wanting everything to be over. I attempted suicide when my case was thrown for being pushed back to many times. I was told I was unimportant and that my case was to. My dog was there for me through it all she stayed strong for me and when I broke down she held me up. She would pick me up from the floor and play till I forgot the pain. I never got justice but she kept me safe and sane. The family friend lived across the street from us so she would never let me go outside alone and would never leave my side. She saved me from myself and I don't know where I would be without her but it wouldn't be were I'm sitting right now. While she may have metaphorically saved me from myself in the past on December 1st 2018 she actually saved not just my life, but also my family's life. On this we had one of the biggest tragedies. Me and my siblings were home alone when our house was set on fire by someone because they thought no one was home. At the time I was 15 and the oldest. I had no idea it was happening till our dog notified me. she was trained as a service animal for health. She notified me there was a emergency in the house and proceeded to bring me to it. Without her non of us would have lived that day. The fire had spread in a circle around the house and she told me just in time for us to make it out the door, but she was trained to sweep the house to make sure everyone was safe before she left. She died that day and it was one of the hardest things we had ever gone through. Her name was Canila and she was the love of our family's life pure at heart and would have done anything for anyone. I could never put into enough words the love I have for her. Without her non of us would have lived. Canila will be forever missed but she will never be forgotten.

I have always had a connection to math in ways different from my other subjects. I always showed but knowing it was something different each day and that I could accomplish it in a whole new way. Each day was a new step and new accomplishment it kept me going and always wanting to do more. Most people hate math, but I have what most people think is a weird view on it. When you start math you learn to add and subtract then you move up to multiply and divide and then to equations and so on and so forth. You learn more and more and you don't back track not because you don't want to but because you don't have to. There is always something new to learn. I come into every year knowing I will ace that class because yes it is hard but it is never impossible. I struggle on at least 1 thing a year. I never asked for help for it I tried my hardest and 99.9% of the time I figures it out. Now I didn't not as for help because either was to proud I didn't because I wanted to be the one who made that accomplishment and moving on the the next step by myself. I live off of my accomplishments. Math taught me in my hardest times to take my small accomplishments and make then big. You can't make yourself amazing if you don't recognize yourself for the small things you do. To me this essay is another accomplishment. This is my 50th essay in the last 2 to 3 months, and another step closer to helping me with college. I may have not received as many as I would have liked yet, but without the work I could have never even gotten what I have. Take your accomplishments in math, reading, writing, and life and use them to help fuel yourself.

I have had a lot of dogs in my life, and while I have loved them all I have 1 specific dog who I will love forever and always. She was there for my family in the hardest of times. She was there for me when I hit my lowest, and she was the one who rescued us all. On June 17th I was sexually abused by a family friend I hit my lowest point in life. I cried day and night wanting everything to be over. I attempted suicide when my case was thrown for being pushed back to many times. I was told I was unimportant and that my case was to. My dog was there for me through it all she stayed strong for me and when I broke down she held me up. She would pick me up from the floor and play till I forgot the pain. I never got justice but she kept me safe and sane. The family friend lived across the street from us so she would never let me go outside alone and would never leave my side. She saved me from myself and I don't know where I would be without her but it wouldn't be were I'm sitting right now. While she may have metaphorically saved me from my self in the past on December 1st 2018 she actually saved not just my life, but also my family's life. On this we had one of the biggest tragedies. Me and my siblings were home alone when our house was set on fire by someone because they thought no one was home. At the time I was 15 and the oldest. I had no idea it was happening till our dog notified me. she was trained as a service animal for health. She notified me there was a emergency in the house and proceeded to bring me to it. Without her non of us would have lived that day. The fire had spread in a circle around the house and she told me just in time for us to make it out the door, but she was trained to sweep the house to make sure everyone was safe before she left. She died that day and it was one of the hardest things we had ever gone through. Her name was Canila and she was the love of our family's life pure at heart and would have done anything for anyone. I could never put into enough words the love I have for her. Without her non of us would have lived. Canila will be forever missed but she will never be forgotten.

I have a goal that I will reach no matter the obstacles, and getting a scholarship to help is part of it. My whole life I never knew what I wanted to be, but I knew that it wasn't going to be something small. I will be a trauma therapist and help change the world. I know given the opportunity I can and will be amazing. I will be attending Dallas Baptist University I will be paying an average of 50,000 a year and 200,000 total for my whole education. This was a dream for me and I have the opportunity to attend I do not want to let the fact that I don't have the money stop me. I have worked day and night applying for scholarships, and while to most 1,000 doesn't seem like a lot every penny counts for me. I have preached to my younger siblings to do everything to reach their goals and that is my mission. To prove to them that an obstacle can't stop me from reaching my goal and it should never stop them. I know no matter what god has a plan for me and I will in the end be okay. I just hope my story ends with what I want and love to do.

This scholarship question isn't just a question for me because it actually happened. My best friend a junior here at my school wants to be a tattoo artist. I can go on and on and praise the work he does because he is just so amazing, but this job can not hold him forever. He is one of the best artist I have seen. From painting to drawing to building. He could do it all and he wants to build his career on it. While I 100% agree he should he needs something to back him. In today's world high school diploma means nothing to anyone except McDonald's. I said he should look into more things find a path that will allow him to do the things he loves while being able to stand strong if something fails. I told him to look into colleges and he blew it off. He ignored what I said for the longest time. I loved him to much to let it go and not fight for him. I gathered all the information for schools around us displayed it for him. I showed him what I found and gave him hundreds of options. I said "do what you want and love but find something to help make you strong if something goes wrong. What if you get a shake hand and can't tattoo. What if you get there and you want more then that. Get a degree and work with what you love and don't stop at the bare minimum because you are not a bare minimum artist."At first he still blew it off but thought about more on his alone time. He came back about 2 weeks later and said "I want more. I want a degree in business and entrepreneurship." The relief I felt when he made the decision was crazy. I was and still am so happy he made the decision to go further. He now plans to attend DBU fall of 2023 getting his degree. He will work around the community of Dallas doing what he loves while still furthering his education.

I am a girl from a small town were the population is just over 2,000 people, and most of those people are weekenders who don't stay full time. A legacy isn't a thing here. Just seeing one of your long lost friends in the news paper is big for us and causes a celebration. My family has lived in the town for a really long time going back to my great grandparents. Only 2 people out of my whole family graduated and non have pursued anything past their diploma. They all worked small jobs and made bare minimum for our family. Till here recently I have never even been outside of Texas and have never been more then 2 hours from my home, but one I did leave and once I did travel more then 2 hours I fell in love. I have so many bad memories with my home town that it trumpets the good ones. I have been through sexual abuse mental abuse and a house fire and that's just the least of it. I took a turn in life and it was not for the better. I fell down a hole when all the bad started and just kept coming but that is a story for another time. I took the pain that all of that caused and I turned it into my motivation and realized the passion I have. I want to be a trauma therapist for kids and help them understand their worth. Not just kids deal with sexual assaulted but more kids are pushed to the side on their trials then adults. I personally went through this and it caused me more pain then the abuse being told I was not believed my case was unimportant and that I do not deserve justice. I plan to give the kids the voice they deserve and not just stop at 1 degree. I want to take my psychology degree and far as possible then go back for my law degree and be a attorney. I plan to do everything in my power to give the kids the voice they deserve and help to change the world. I will hear them and the world will change it just needs the right people with enough motivation and determination.

This scholarship question isn't just a question for me because it actually happened. My best friend a junior here at my school wants to be a tattoo artist. I can go on and on and praise the work he does because he is just so amazing, but this job can not hold him forever. He is one of the best artist I have seen. From painting to drawing to building. He could do it all and he wants to build his career on it. While I 100% agree he should he needs something to back him. In today's world high school diploma means nothing to anyone except McDonald's. I said he should look into more things find a path that will allow him to do the things he loves while being able to stand strong if something fails. I told him to look into colleges and he blew it off. He ignored what I said for the longest time. I loved him to much to let it go and not fight for him. I gathered all the information for schools around us displayed it for him. I showed him what I found and gave him hundreds of options. I said "do what you want and love but find something to help make you strong if something goes wrong. What if you get a shake hand and can't tattoo. What if you get there and you want more then that. Get a degree and work with what you love and don't stop at the bare minimum because you are not a bare minimum artist."At first he still blew it off but thought about more on his alone time. He came back about 2 weeks later and said "I want more. I want a degree in business and entrepreneurship." The relief I felt when he made the decision was crazy. I was and still am so happy he made the decision to go further. He now plans to attend DBU fall of 2023 getting his degree. He will work around the community of Dallas doing what he loves while still furthering his education. I could never be more happy knowing I was part of the reason he decided to go further and bring up his chances of being more than just great.

1. Because I like money Money Money and wanna go party hard all day and every night but can't if i have student debt. 2. I want to graduate lowest of the class I want to work in a small building in the middle of no where and be a nobody. I only want to help the already well off people. I plan to be the worst psychologist ever. 3. I have never crossed any obstacles. Everything and I mean everything has been handed to me my whole life, and it will never change.

The american dream to me is whatever you want it to be. For me my american dream is to be a world renowned trauma therapist and later in life an excellent lawyer. I have gone through quite a few bad events in my life, but that never stopped me it only fueled me to go further. It gave me the push I needed to be something amazing. I plan to achieve my goals and not stop. I want to go as far as my doctorate degree in psychology. I want to ease the minds of the kids who were hurt mentally, physically, and even emotionally. No one deserves to be put through abuse, but they do deserve a person to be there for them to listen. Learning from my past experiences I feel it only leads me to be the best I can be and then with the degrees I would be unstoppable. I plan do everything possible to change the world for the better. I have see first hand the hate the word holds and it takes a special person to be strong after going through trauma, but it takes a even bigger person to face it head on after going through it. Once I earn my psychology degree and learn how the mind works to the t I plan to get my law degree. I want to perfect my sights on psychology first even if that means I get 2 or 3 or even all of my degrees in psychology first. Once I feel satisfied with were I am in my psychology side I plan to move onto my law degree. I want to not only learn the mind and help ease it, but I want to fight for the kids as well. I want to help fix the court system and show kids that they are important and that if they speak out about what happened to them someone is there to listen and defend them. No one deserves to be pushed to the side and told how unimportant they are when they are very much important. My dream, My goal, My wish is to change the world for the better and to be a person everyone knows they can come to in a time of need. I personally want to focus on kids, but that doesn't mean I want to shut out the adults. I will be there for anyone who needs it for as long as I live. Life is a precious thing and there are so many people who don't get to know that because it was taken from them at a young age. I want to be able to give this back to them and allow them to get there american dream come true. Life is to short and I can't wait to start my dream and share it with others. I have lost a lot but earned more in the processes of coming back from my past. I wasn't okay, but I am now. I want to teach that its okay to not be okay, but you can and will b okay again. Everyone deserves to know that from now till forever.

I am a self driven person and my goals are based on 1 thing. I have had a lot of trauma happen in my life and I used to think it was just gonna hold me down for the rest of my life, but then one day I realized God has a plan for everyone and he isn't going to set you on a path if there isn't a reason for the outcome. I had to think long and hard for years about what this outcome could possibly be because I didn't want to accept that I was just broken. I eventually came to the realization that he put me on this path so that i could help prevent it for others. I was sexually abused, put through a house fire, and told how unimportant I was when it came to the trial, then to add to it I had not 1 but 3 therapists walk out on me. I took all the hurt I felt from these events and changed them into my motivation. Why cry about the things that happened and not take charge. Why be sad about my house when I can build myself new. Why be upset they left when I can use it as a lesson. This all caused me to have a goal of changing the world. I want to be a therapist and give kids a person to fight for them. my hobbies are to make myself the best I can be. My friends support me and want nothing but the best, and my goals are nothing more than wanting pure change and happiness in every way possible. I plan to go to school for psychology, but later I plan to take my degree further in my education and get a law degree.

When I was younger I went through a lot. I had been sexually assaulted by my dad's best friend. Then a few months later my house burnt down. The court system let us down, but the community helped us get what we needed, so we as a family would be okay. When I was sexually assaulted I had to go through trauma therapy appointed to me by the court. It had taken months for them to even start my case, and during my whole ordeal I was told I was unimportant and my case got pushed till it was thrown. The answer to why every time was a sexual assaulted case isn't as important as a murder case or a domestic dispute. They never found time for me and that hurt me more. I fought day and night to be okay, but the only days that I could feel even remotely okay was that Wednesday in a trauma therapy room explaining my life realizing I was more then just a ball of pain. Just when I thought I was doing better life hit me one more time going for the kill shot. I lost my house. I lost everything my photo album of the family members I no longer have, my clothes, my shoes, and every single collective item i had ever had. So the progress I had made for getting myself out of my hole I had fallen right back in, but this time it was quicksand at the bottom. I knew I was never gonna be the same if I made it out of that hole. I was gone for to long in a dark hurtful place. I had attempted suicide on multiple occasions and each time I was stopped by someone I loved and I hurt more knowing I would have left them in that state. Eventually funding for my therapy stopped and I was forced to be alone with myself. I found myself and I found a purpose. I turned my pain into a drive, I turned my fear into courage and I turned my hate into motivation. I took a long time to realize what I was supposed to do. Everyone preaches God has a purpose to everything he does in your life. When then all started and my life fell like domino's I couldn't see my purpose but now I do. I will be the therapist that saves the kid from their thoughts. I will be the attorney that fights the case. I will be the safe haven for the kid that feels unsettled by what is supposed to make them feel okay. I will be what I need to be to make sure no other child has to go through the same pain and disappointment as I did. I fought my battle and I won, now it's time for me to show others that it's not impossible to win even when you feel hopeless. I went through the worst to become the person I am today. Happy, motivated, and demanding. I am happy to have made it out of my dark place as a better person. I am motivated because I realized I was meant for greatness, and I am demanding because you don't get to where you need to be or want to be by sitting quietly. Life hurts a lot sometimes, but you are meant for greatness you just have to find out when and why. The way I plan to start my journey of greatness is by starting with the people in my community and growing from there.

Nature connects you to life in ways you never sought possible. The calm, the peace, the love you feel when surrounded by nature. It is something i connected to when I was younger as a way to get back to life. I went through a lot of traumatic events and when a child goes through too much at once they shut down. I lost my connection with the world, and that was the way i found it. I was left alone to deal with the pain I had. I hated my body and my mind. I wanted an escape, I needed an escape. I started going on walks and spending as much time as I could outside.later my walks turned into hiking and cross fit courses. I was fishing every night by myself. With all my time outside I found peace in watching things grow. I even started a garden and it flourished to this day. Then one day something happened in all of it and I started to love a piece of me again. The love that grew for the outside world changed me. I wanted nothing more than the love I had grown outside to spread with the people I loved. I had made a new connection and I had wanted people to see it, understand it, and join me in it. I loved where i was and i love where i am now all because of nature and the connection it made with me.

I am a girl from a small town were the population is just over 2,000 people, and most of those people are weekenders who don't stay full time. A legacy isn't a thing here. Just seeing one of your long lost friends in the news paper is big for us and causes a celebration. My family has lived in the town for a really long time going back to my great grandparents. Only 2 people out of my whole family graduated and none have pursued anything past their diploma. They all worked small jobs and made a bare minimum for our family. Till here recently I have never even been outside of Texas, but once I did leave I fell in love. I have been through sexual abuse mental abuse and a house fire and that's just the part of it. I took a turn in life and it was not for the better. I fell down a hole when all the bad started and just kept coming. I took the pain that all of that caused and I turned it into my motivation and realized the passion I have. I want to be a trauma therapist for kids and help them understand their worth. I plan to give the kids the voice they deserve and not just stop at 1 degree. I want to take my psychology degree and far as possible then go back for my law degree and be a attorney. I plan to do everything in my power to give the kids the voice they deserve. Help to change the world, and I will be known by everyone for the things I have accomplished. The world will change it just needs the right people with enough motivation and determination.

When I was younger I went through a lot. I had been sexually assaulted by my dad's best friend. Then a few months later my house burnt down. The court system let us down, but the community helped us get what we needed, so we as a family would be okay. When I was sexually assaulted I had to go through trauma therapy appointed to me by the court. It had taken months for them to even start my case, and during my whole ordeal I was told I was unimportant and my case got pushed till it was thrown. The answer to why every time was a sexual assaulted case isn't as important as a murder case or a domestic dispute. They never found time for me and that hurt me more. I fought day and night to be okay, but the only days that I could feel even remotely okay was that Wednesday in a trauma therapy room explaining my life realizing I was more then just a ball of pain. Just when I thought I was doing better life hit me one more time going for the kill shot. I lost my house. I lost everything my photo album of the family members I no longer have, my clothes, my shoes, and every single collective item i had ever had. So the progress I had made for getting myself out of my hole I had fallen right back in, but this time it was quicksand at the bottom. I knew I was never gonna be the same if I made it out of that hole. I was gone for to long in a dark hurtful place. I had attempted suicide on multiple occasions and each time I was stopped by someone I loved and I hurt more knowing I would have left them in that state. Eventually funding for my therapy stopped and I was forced to be alone with myself. I found myself and I found a purpose. I turned my pain into a drive, I turned my fear into courage and I turned my hate into motivation. I took a long time to realize what I was supposed to do. Everyone preaches God has a purpose to everything he does in your life. When then all started and my life fell like domino's I couldn't see my purpose but now I do. I will be the therapist that saves the kid from their thoughts. I will be the attorney that fights the case. I will be the safe haven for the kid that feels unsettled by what is supposed to make them feel okay. I will be what I need to be to make sure no other child has to go through the same pain and disappointment as I did. I fought my battle and I won, now it's time for me to show others that it's not impossible to win even when you feel hopeless. I went through the worst to become the person I am today. Happy, motivated, and demanding. I am happy to have made it out of my dark place as a better person. I am motivated because I realized I was meant for greatness, and I am demanding because you don't get to where you need to be or want to be by sitting quietly. Life hurts a lot sometimes, but you are meant for greatness you just have to find out when and why. The way I plan to start my journey of greatness is by starting with the people in my community and growing from there.

I have chosen to go in to psychology and help children with there trauma. I personally have gone through my own trauma and want to take me pain and teach with it. I have goals bigger then anyone can imagine. I feel God has lead me to this path, but for me to accomplish it I need help. When I was younger I went through a series of events putting me in bad places physically and mentally. I was hurt from a young age but once I got older I realized that everything happened for a reason. I grew from the pain and turned it into my motivation to go far in the world. I want to be a psychologist known for the way I will help, and the changes I will make. I have given myself a push I needed in the right direction. This is my dream and I plan to do everything to reach it. I plan to go to my 4 year college majoring in psychology and minoring in ASL. I want to keep going to school till I can have every degree I have ever wanted but it all starts here. The only thing holding me back is funding. I have worked on essay after essay for months trying to be good enough to earn the help I need. I will use the help to pay for college so I can reach my future easier. I know that I will be dealt the cards I deserve and make do with what I have. No matter the cards dealt I will accomplish my dreams, and I 10 years you will see me on the news and In the paper. I will be helping kids around the world understand that its okay to not be okay and that you may not be okay now buy you will be. I will still be attending a college to earn my law degree because one I know the mindset of ever side I would become one of the best lawyer's. I see myself with a family and living them unconditionally and teaching them how to be great. I have worked for years making myself the best I can be and I can't wait for what the future holds. I am going to fight for what I deserve, but in the end I know God has the ultimate plan for me and whatever it may be I will be amazing.

When I was younger I had to go through trauma therapy for multiple reasons. I had gone through sexual abuse by my dads best friend. Mental abuse because I wasn't able to save my family and our dog from a traumatic house fire. Lastly I went through my own mental torcher by telling myself all I deserved was bad because that was all I had received. I had started therapy by court order after the sexual abuse and everything else followed after. I was 13 when it happened and the therapy started. At first i thought it was all stupid, but the panic attacks got worse and the pain got harder to deal with on my own. I accepted the help after a couple of months. She had me doing coloring pages, paper mache, and hand motions. I still thought it was silly and never did it in the session, but one day it all became too much and I tried. I had started having an anxiety attack and I did what she called spaghetti noodles. you take your hand put them straight out and tighten your fists till you cant and they fall back open and your arms feel a little weak kind of like a wet noodle. To me that one personally helped me the best, but a couple others are the deep breaths. Take a deep inhale in and a slow exhale out. I liked this one when I was crying and couldn't catch my breath I would do this it would help me catch it, but it would also help to ease my mind off of the pain. lastly i did the nose touch. This was not my favorite but it did work and it worked well. I would stand and lay my arms to my side and slowly bring my arms in and touch the tip of my nose and count. I would do 1-1 ,1-2, 1-3, 1-4, etc. learning from a person was hard but as I go to take this as my future job i plan to go more in depth personally and bring out what helped me, but the biggest thing is finding what helps them. I want to be able to teach people and young kids to heal from what hurt them in the way they know how, and while you may not see it you always know how. no matter how deep down it is you always know what is best for you.

I have had a history of bad things happen and it puts me into a place where I don't want to eat sleep or even drink. It has never helped but it's not a choice that you counciously make, but this another problem in the world I plan to help change. Over the years I have had bad event after bad event it took a mental toll on me and I got the feelings of being undeserving worthless and unloved. During all of this it trapped me in a head space I'd go days without eating or drinking and multiple nights without sleeping. The start of it all was a lose of a loved one. I didn't even realize I had gone 3 days without a bite of food. Anytime I went to eat id start crying because I felt so undeserving of that food seeing as that loved one would never get to share that meal with me again. The next one was I was sexually abused by my fathers best friend. A person I looked up to. Someone I loved. I felt betrayed and worthless. Not only did he hurt me but I hurt my dad. Or at least that's how it felt. I had spoke up a d that took my dad's best friend away. I didn't eat because I felt I was in the wrong and the court system failed me and made my feelings valid. As time went on more and more happened causing me to hide myself from the normal things you do in life. I over time realized I was okay and I deserved all of the things I didn't think I did. This needs to be brought to more attention and that is my plan. I plan to be there as a trauma therapist. I want to show people they deserve all of the things they thought they didn't show them they can be okay again, and show them the love they deserve. Given this I will work with kids making sure they don't put themselves through this pain. I will put it in the work I will be telling them it's okay to not be okay but it's not okay to cause yourself pain because you think you deserve it. I have come a long way in life learning my pain was never meant to hurt me but to help me grow and to know this is what I am meant to do with my life. God played me cards he felt I could handle and he was right I just needed the time to see it. I will use my work to show the already deserving that they truly do deserve this. Keeping myself in this state of mind is one of my biggest goals but so is helping others realize what is best for them.

I have had a long list of things in life that have caused me pain and they have all taken a mental toll on me in a way that is hard for people to understand. I was disappointed in myself and most of all I list faith in my God. Life has given me a lot of bad. I was sexually abused by my dad's best friend and the court only told me how unimportant I was. I went through a house fire and had to act as the adult at the age of 13 for my 4 younger siblings. Only to be told I was a disappointment by my stepmother bc I didn't get to save our dog. I have help that guilt on me my ever since that day. I was physically and meantly absued by a person who told me they loved me and I stayed with them because I thought it was what I deserved. I lost faith in my God because who gives someone this kinda pain before they even know what life itself is. I lost the right ways in life but most of all I lost myself. After I was felt this hand in life I started to accept it and deal with what I had till one day it all flipped. I realized why take these cards dealt and be in pain when you can take it and make a change. I took everything and turned it into my motivation and drive. I got back into church found myself and my love for my God again. I bettered myself physically and mentally by taking the time I needed and then I realized you never have to settle for one career. I want to start ad a trauma therapist and learn the mind of others and help them to deal with there pain and hurt. Then I want to purse being a attorney. I want to not only help people who are hurting, but I want to give them the peice of mind they deserve by knowing there case was won and they are important. I want to take my education as far as possible. I want to help millions of people around the world know their worth. I want to show the world you don't have to deal with what you were given but you can change for the better. I will do amazing things and help to change the world.

My parents divorced when I was young and not only did I have 1 single parent but I had 2. It was hard and the court system failed me and my brother. It was one of the most difficult things I have been been through and still is, but it has turned me into the person I am today. My parents divorced when I was 5. We had to go to court and the courts did one of the worst thing possible for us. They gave joint custody and we spent 4 days with my mom and 3 days with my dad. It was hard on us but even harder on my parents. My dad worked nights at the prison and only slept while we were at school and he worked 4 days then was off 4 days so we always had him. In the house it was me my brother my dad and my grandma. He struggled to stay happy but never let us down and never let us see him hurt. He has had showed me what I want to be as a parent. Strong, caring, loving, but never smothering. My mom had us for the other 4 days but she had a harder time. She was hurting from everything that had happened. She loved me and my brother with a unconditional love. She worked as a waitress to provide for us and was always off by the time we got out of school. She later got her GED so she could better our family. She showed  me how to be gentle with my words, cry when it hurts, stay honest, and love with your whole body and soul. My family of course grew over time and the both remained but for the longest time it was just us against the world. They taught me everything I know and have both have made me who I am and showed me what I want to be. I saw the life they had and I want more. I want better. I loved everything I had and I was greatful for evey little thing, but I want to have a family and not have to worry about having enough money to cover us. I want to take all of there successes and mistakes and learn from them.

I have had a long list of things in life that have caused me pain and they have all taken a mental toll on me in a way that is hard for people to understand. I was disappointed in myself and most of all I list faith in my God. Life has given me a lot of bad. I was sexually abused by my dad's best friend and the court only told me how unimportant I was. I went through a house fire and had to act as the adult at the age of 13 for my 4 younger siblings. Only to be told I was a disappointment by my stepmother bc I didn't get to save our dog. I have help that guilt on me my ever since that day. I was physically and meantly absued by a person who told me they loved me and I stayed with them because I thought it was what I deserved. I lost faith in my God because who gives someone this kinda pain before they even know what life itself is. I lost the right ways in life but most of all I lost myself. After I was felt this hand in life I started to accept it and deal with what I had till one day it all flipped. I realized why take these cards dealt and be in pain when you can take it and make a change. I took everything and turned it into my motivation and drive. I got back into church found myself and my love for my God again. I bettered myself physically and mentally by taking the time I needed and then I realized you never have to settle for one career. I want to start ad a trauma therapist and learn the mind of others and help them to deal with there pain and hurt. Then I want to purse being a attorney. I want to not only help people who are hurting, but I want to give them the peice of mind they deserve by knowing there case was won and they are important. I want to take my education as far as possible. I want to help millions of people around the world know their worth. I want to show the world you don't have to deal with what you were given but you can change for the better. I will do amazing things and help to change the world.

I have had a history of bad things happen and it puts me into a place where I don't want to eat sleep or even drink. It has never helped but it's not a choice that you consciously make, but this is another problem in the world I plan to help change. Over the years I have had bad event after bad event it took a mental toll on me and I got the feelings of being undeserving worthless and unloved. During all of this it trapped me in a head space I'd go days without eating or drinking and multiple nights without sleeping. The start of it all was a lose of a loved one. I didn't even realize I had gone 3 days without a bite of food. Anytime I went to eat id start crying because I felt so undeserving of that food seeing as that loved one would never get to share that meal with me again. The next one was I was sexually abused by my fathers best friend. A person I looked up to. Someone I loved. I felt betrayed and worthless. Not only did he hurt me but I hurt my dad. Or at least that's how it felt. I had spoke up a d that took my dad's best friend away. I didn't eat because I felt I was in the wrong and the court system failed me and made my feelings valid. As time went on more and more happened causing me to hide myself from the normal things you do in life. I over time realized I was okay and I deserved all of the things I didn't think I did. This needs to be brought to more attention and that is my plan. I plan to be there as a trauma therapist. I want to show people they deserve all of the things they thought they didn't show them they can be okay again, and show them the love they deserve. Given this I will work with kids making sure they don't put themselves through this pain. I will put it into the work I do be telling them it's okay to not be okay but it's not okay to cause yourself pain because you think you deserve it. I have come a long way in life learning Mt pain was never meant to hurt me but to help me grow and to know this is what I am meant to do with my life. God played me cards he felt I could handle and he was right I just needed the time to see it. I will use my work to show the already deserving that they truly do deserve this.

I have had a long list of things in life that have caused me pain and they have all taken a mental toll on me in a way that is hard for people to understand. I was disappointed in myself and most of all I lost faith in my God. Life has given me a lot of bad. I was sexually abused by my dad's best friend and the court only told me how unimportant I was. They pushed my case till it was thrown. I went through a house fire and had to act as the adult at the age of 13 for my 4 younger siblings. Only to be told I was a disappointment by my stepmother because I didn't get to save our dog. I have held that guilt on me ever since that day. I was physically and mentally abused by a person who told me they loved me and I stayed with them because I thought it was what I deserved. I lost faith in my God because who gives someone this kinda pain before they even know what life itself is. I lost the right ways in life but most of all I lost myself. After I was dealt this hand in life I started to accept it and deal with what I had till one day it all flipped. I realized why take these cards dealt and be in pain when you can take it and make a change. I took everything and turned it into my motivation and drive. I got back into church and found myself and my love for my God again. I bettered myself physically and mentally by taking the time I needed. I was always looking at careers that fit me, but one was never enough. then I realized you never have to settle for one career. I want to start as a trauma therapist and learn the mind of others and help them to deal with their pain and hurt. show then that yes it is okay to not be okay, but that you can be okay again. Then after i finish my first degree I want to pursue a law degree. I want to become an attorney. I want to not only help people who are hurting, but I want to give them the piece of mind they deserve by knowing their case was won and they are important. No one ever deserves to have their case thrown to the side and be told they are unimportant. I want to take my education as far as possible. I want to help millions of people around the world know their worth. I want to show the world you don't have to deal with what you were given but you can change for the better. I will do amazing things and help to change the world.

I have chosen to go in to psychology and help children with there trauma. I personally have gone through my own trauma and want to take me pain and teach with it. I have goals bigger then anyone can imagine. I feel God has lead me to this path, but for me to accomplish it I need help. When I was younger I went through a series of events putting me in bad places physically and mentally. I was hurt from a young age but once I got older I realized that everything happened for a reason. I grew from the pain and turned it into my motivation to go far in the world. I want to be a psychologist known for the way I will help, and the changes I will make. I have given myself a push I needed in the right direction. This is my dream and I plan to do everything to reach it. I plan to go to my 4 year college majoring in psychology and minoring in ASL. I want to keep going to school till I can have every degree I have ever wanted but it all starts here. The only thing holding me back is funding. I have worked on essay after essay for months trying to be good enough to earn the help I need. I will use the help to pay for college so I can reach my future easier. I know that I will be dealt the cards I deserve and make do with what I have. No matter the cards dealt I will accomplish my dreams, and I 10 years you will see me on the news and In the paper. I will be helping kids around the world understand that its okay to not be okay and that you may not be okay now buy you will be. I will still be attending a college to earn my law degree because one I know the mindset of ever side I would become one of the best lawyer's. I see myself with a family and living them unconditionally and teaching them how to be great. I have worked for years making myself the best I can be and I can't wait for what the future holds. I am going to fight for what I deserve, but in the end I know God has the ultimate plan for me and whatever it may be I will be amazing.

I learned to change your discouragement to motivation. In life you will have a lot of let downs and disappointing moments. I held a lot of grudges in my younger years towards one situation and then one day i realized i could make a change. Maybe not for me, but for others. I plan to take the pain and discouragement and use it to teach others how to cope with theirs. I had a bad attitude towards my situation and that is understandable. I never got the justice i deserved nor did i get the right words said to me. I was the lowest on everyone's list. I plan to be the opposite. I want to dedicate my life to the kids who were pushed aside and not fought for i want to give my story to the ones who need to hear it will be okay. This used to be a burden i carried on my shoulders and i never saw it as something good. I always said God does everything for a reason but could never see why he would do something like this. Now i see he did this so i can have a bigger purpose to life. To help the ones who can't see this themselves.

When I was younger I went through a lot. I had been sexually assaulted by my dad's best friend. Then a few months later my house burnt down. Not only did I go through trauma but so did my family. When I was sexually assaulted I had to go through trauma therapy appointed to me by the court. It had taken months for them to even start my case, and during my whole ordeal I was told I was unimportant and my case got pushed till it was thrown. The answer to why every time was a sexual assaulted case isn't as important as a murder case or a domestic dispute. They never found time for me and that hurt me more. I fought day and night to be okay, but the only days that I could feel even remotely okay was that Wednesday in a trauma therapy room explaining my life realizing I was more then just a ball of pain. Just when I thought I was doing better life hit me one more time going for the kill shot. I lost my house. I lost everything my photo album of the family members I no longer have, my clothes, my shoes, and every single collective item i had ever had. So the progress I had made for getting myself out of my hole I had fallen right back I'm, but this time it was quicksand at the bottom. I knew I was never gonna be the same if I made it out of that hole. I was gone for to long in a dark hurtful place. I had attempted suicide on multiple occasions and each time I was stopped by someone I loved and I hurt more knowing I would have left them in that state. Eventually funding for my therapy stopped and I was forced to be alone with myself. I found myself and I found a purpose. I turned my pain into a drive, I turned my fear into courage and I turned my hate into motivation. I took a long time to realize what I was supposed to do. Everyone preaches God has a purpose to everything he dies in your life. When then all started and my life fell like domino's I couldn't see my purpose but now I do. I will be the therapist that saves the kid from there thoughts. I will be the attorney that fights the case. I will be the safe haven for the kid that feels unsettled by what is supposed to make them feel okay. I will be what I need to be to make sure no other child has to go through the same pain and disappointment as I did. I fought my battle and I won now it's time for me to show others that it's not impossible to win even when you feel hopeless. I went through the worst to become the person I am today. Happy, motivated, and demanding. I am happy to have made it out of my dark place as a better person. I am motivated because I realized I was meant for greatness, and I am demanding because you don't get to where you need to be or want to be by sitting quite. Life hurts a lot sometimes, but you are meant for greatness you just have to find out when and why.

When I was younger I went through a lot. I had been sexually assaulted by my dad's best friend. Then a few months later my house burnt down. The court system let us down, but the community helped us get what we needed, so we as a family would be okay. When I was sexually assaulted I had to go through trauma therapy appointed to me by the court. It had taken months for them to even start my case, and during my whole ordeal I was told I was unimportant and my case got pushed till it was thrown. The answer to why every time was a sexual assaulted case isn't as important as a murder case or a domestic dispute. They never found time for me and that hurt me more. I fought day and night to be okay, but the only days that I could feel even remotely okay was that Wednesday in a trauma therapy room explaining my life realizing I was more then just a ball of pain. Just when I thought I was doing better life hit me one more time going for the kill shot. I lost my house. I lost everything my photo album of the family members I no longer have, my clothes, my shoes, and every single collective item i had ever had. So the progress I had made for getting myself out of my hole I had fallen right back in, but this time it was quicksand at the bottom. I knew I was never gonna be the same if I made it out of that hole. I was gone for to long in a dark hurtful place. I had attempted suicide on multiple occasions and each time I was stopped by someone I loved and I hurt more knowing I would have left them in that state. Eventually funding for my therapy stopped and I was forced to be alone with myself. I found myself and I found a purpose. I turned my pain into a drive, I turned my fear into courage and I turned my hate into motivation. I took a long time to realize what I was supposed to do. Everyone preaches God has a purpose to everything he does in your life. When then all started and my life fell like domino's I couldn't see my purpose but now I do. I will be the therapist that saves the kid from their thoughts. I will be the attorney that fights the case. I will be the safe haven for the kid that feels unsettled by what is supposed to make them feel okay. I will be what I need to be to make sure no other child has to go through the same pain and disappointment as I did. I fought my battle and I won, now it's time for me to show others that it's not impossible to win even when you feel hopeless. I went through the worst to become the person I am today. Happy, motivated, and demanding. I am happy to have made it out of my dark place as a better person. I am motivated because I realized I was meant for greatness, and I am demanding because you don't get to where you need to be or want to be by sitting quietly. Life hurts a lot sometimes, but you are meant for greatness you just have to find out when and why. The way I plan to start my journey of greatness is by starting with the people in my community and growing from there.

When I was younger I went through a lot. I had been sexually assaulted by my dad's best friend. Then a few months later my house burnt down. The court system let us down, but the community helped us get what we needed, so we as a family would be okay. When I was sexually assaulted I had to go through trauma therapy appointed to me by the court. It had taken months for them to even start my case, and during my whole ordeal I was told I was unimportant and my case got pushed till it was thrown. The answer to why every time was a sexual assaulted case isn't as important as a murder case or a domestic dispute. They never found time for me and that hurt me more. I fought day and night to be okay, but the only days that I could feel even remotely okay was that Wednesday in a trauma therapy room explaining my life realizing I was more then just a ball of pain. Just when I thought I was doing better life hit me one more time going for the kill shot. I lost my house. I lost everything my photo album of the family members I no longer have, my clothes, my shoes, and every single collective item i had ever had. So the progress I had made for getting myself out of my hole I had fallen right back in, but this time it was quicksand at the bottom. I knew I was never gonna be the same if I made it out of that hole. I was gone for to long in a dark hurtful place. I had attempted suicide on multiple occasions and each time I was stopped by someone I loved and I hurt more knowing I would have left them in that state. Eventually funding for my therapy stopped and I was forced to be alone with myself. I found myself and I found a purpose. I turned my pain into a drive, I turned my fear into courage, and I turned my hate into motivation. I took a long time to realize what I was supposed to do. Everyone preaches God has a purpose to everything he does in your life. When then all started and my life fell like domino's I couldn't see my purpose but now I do. I will be the therapist that saves the kid from their thoughts. I will be the attorney that fights the case. I will be the safe haven for the kid that feels unsettled by what is supposed to make them feel okay. I will be what I need to be to make sure no other child has to go through the same pain and disappointment as I did. I fought my battle and I won, now it's time for me to show others that it's not impossible to win even when you feel hopeless. I went through the worst to become the person I am today. Happy, motivated, and demanding. I am happy to have made it out of my dark place as a better person. Life hurts a lot sometimes, but you are meant for greatness you just have to find out when and why. The way I plan to start my journey of greatness is by becoming a trauma therapist and save lives.

When I was younger I went through a lot. I had been sexually assaulted by my dad's best friend. Then a few months later my house burnt down. The court system let us down, but the community helped us get what we needed. When I was sexually assaulted I had to go through trauma therapy. It had taken months for my case to even start, and during my whole ordeal I was told I was unimportant and my case got pushed till it was thrown. The answer to why every time was a sexual assault case isn't as important as a murder case or a domestic dispute. They never found time for me and that hurt me more. I fought day and night to be okay, but the only days i felt okay was when i was in my trauma therapy realizing i wasn't just a ball of pain. I fought my battle and I won, now it's time for me to show others that it's not impossible to win even when you feel hopeless. I went through the worst to become the person I am today. Happy, motivated, and demanding. I am happy to have made it out of my dark place as a better person. Life hurts a lot sometimes, but you are meant for greatness you just have to find out when and why. The way I plan to start my journey of greatness is by becoming a psychologist and doing trauma therapy.

How would I influence a social issue? Well I plan to dedicate my life to it. Live in the issues, and while I may never change it I will go down trying my hardest. In this world today we go by letting kids get sexually abused and raped. Letting the abuser walk around like it was nothing. I am part of the 97% of the world. Part of the kids who were sexually abused before they even knew what high school was. Every 1 of 3 girls and every 1 of 6 boys all before the age of 18. These kids are put into this horrible situation where no means nothing. I fought my case and I fought hard but I got dismissed and was told a sexual assaulted case is not as important as a murder case or a domestic violence case. Imagine your young and already hurt pained body being told you are not as important. Every 1,000 cases 310 are dismissed and every 2 of 3 go unreported. You think that's bad, it's not even the worst yet. Out of every 1,000 cases 13 got to a prosecutor and only 7 will lead to a conviction. Only 7! Now that I have given the facts it's time for why. I have been through this. I had my case dismissed and he now walks free with no punishment as my neighbor. I was hurt for the longest time and I will not lie I still am and I don't think I will ever be more than just okay. I went through a lot with this case and lost a lot, but I turned my pain into motivation my fear into courage and my lose into a drive. This world needs a change and I will be that change. I plan to go to school for psychology and go till I have my doctorate degree. I will start off as a trauma therapist helping the kids in need, then I will work to my law degree. I want to become an attorney and fight for the kids. I want to change the system. 7 kids don't deserve justice all of them do. I have a passion for this like no other. I will fight day and night to make my dream come true. To fight for these kids who people say that their voices don't matter, and I will give them the peace of mind they need. I will influence a change.

When I was younger I went through a lot. I had been sexually assaulted by my dad's best friend. Then a few months later my house burnt down. The court system let us down, but the community helped us get what we needed, so we as a family would be okay. When I was sexually assaulted I had to go through trauma therapy appointed to me by the court. It had taken months for them to even start my case, and during my whole ordeal I was told I was unimportant and my case got pushed till it was thrown. The answer to why every time was a sexual assaulted case isn't as important as a murder case or a domestic dispute. They never found time for me and that hurt me more. I fought day and night to be okay, but the only days that I could feel even remotely okay was that Wednesday in a trauma therapy room explaining my life realizing I was more then just a ball of pain. Just when I thought I was doing better life hit me one more time going for the kill shot. I lost my house. I lost everything my photo album of the family members I no longer have, my clothes, my shoes, and every single collective item i had ever had. So the progress I had made for getting myself out of my hole I had fallen right back in, but this time it was quicksand at the bottom. I knew I was never gonna be the same if I made it out of that hole. I was gone for to long in a dark hurtful place. I had attempted suicide on multiple occasions and each time I was stopped by someone I loved and I hurt more knowing I would have left them in that state. Eventually funding for my therapy stopped and I was forced to be alone with myself. I found myself and I found a purpose. I turned my pain into a drive, I turned my fear into courage and I turned my hate into motivation. I took a long time to realize what I was supposed to do. Everyone preaches God has a purpose to everything he does in your life. When they all started and my life fell like domino's I couldn't see my purpose but now I do. I will be the therapist that saves the kid from their thoughts. I will be the attorney that fights the case. I will be the safe haven for the kid that feels unsettled by what is supposed to make them feel okay. I will be what I need to be to make sure no other child has to go through the same pain and disappointment as I did. I fought my battle and I won, now it's time for me to show others that it's not impossible to win even when you feel hopeless. I went through the worst to become the person I am today. Happy, motivated, and demanding. I am happy to have made it out of my dark place as a better person. I am motivated because I realized I was meant for greatness, and I am demanding because you don't get to where you need to be or want to be by sitting quietly. Life hurts a lot sometimes, but you are meant for greatness you just have to find out when and why. The way I plan to start my journey of greatness is by starting with the people in my community and growing from there.