My name is Antonia Guerena, and I am a senior at Superior Jr/Sr High School. After graduation I plan to go to Pima Medical Institute to become a Registered Nurse. I want to become a Nurse because I want to help the people who really need it and the people who cannot help themselves. This means a lot to me because I've seen my grandpa go through dialysis treatments and my stepdad go through his cancer treatments and it made me wish I could help them and do more for them. I want to make a positive impact in the healthcare world. Something I have noticed when I have gone to these treatments for my family is sometimes they do not get the treatment they deserve from the medical staff. Some Nurses and Doctors do not care about their patients' feeling, mentally, and physically and I do not think that is right. Everyone's feelings and opinions on their health plan and care should be valid just as much as the doctors and nurse’s opinions are. Sometimes the staff just do not care and just act like they are doing it because they have to and that is not a way to treat someone who is going through such a tough and scary time. The second way I think I can impact the world positively is by teaching people to treat each other with compassion. I personally am an empathetic and sympathetic person. I feel so deeply for people who are going through things that I have personally not gone through because I believe no one should go through any hard time alone. I feel so deeply for the people who I do not know because I love to listen and help with advice if asked for and just to be there for them because I know I would want someone in hard times too. Finally, I strongly believe that everyone should get a chance to show who they really are. I hate when people judge others based off of what they have heard about them or what they look like. From personal experience I have been judged based off my family's actions and they have made me seem as if I was a bad influence on others which is not true at all. I am a very determined person, but some people do not give me that benefit of the doubt to prove myself to them and show them the true me. I think everyone should be able to be whoever or whatever they want to be and show everyone who they truly are and not be afraid of what others might say because they do not fit in their standards. Everyone should be treated with respect and kindness, and I hope to make that change.