We're often told throughout our life, that behavior and success are based on the manner in which we were raised. Whether it be directly as a result of our development or simply an implication of our growing perceptions, our life is but a result of what we make it to be, not necessarily based on how we were raised. Specifically, as I grew up in a family that valued blue-collared work over anything else, I learned from a young age how much more important it would be to have a job than get a proper education. As a result, they would often reject the chance to tutor me as the work would not be related to the ability of my family to profit out of it. Specifically, they received this trait as they are both immigrants from overseas, having worked to make even a basic living when they moved to America. However, as a first-generation student, I then get to live the best of both worlds as I maneuver this perception of society. Specifically, when I began to develop my career interest in Aviation, I shortly learned the difficulty regarding it as I would need to earn quite an amount of capital. As a result, I spent almost every day writing essays like this to earn scholarships and prepare for my future. Having not spent every second in an occupation, my parents have grown a silent disdain for me and have given me a cold shoulder when approached. However, as soon as I received notice of the fact that ROTC chose to pick me up, I knew that my dream would come true. Yet, now as I look behind me and review all the great people whom which have supported my dream, I am proud to know that my parents were there, even if not in the best way.

Community service is a term that most use to describe the active intent to serve the community in a way which provides little to no growth for one who serves. However, as shown by many examples across the world, there is an active and possible ability for anybody with the active intent to grow the community to serve while also allowing them to further their education as a whole. For instance, since middle school, I have been actively taking Emergency Management courses at the local Emergency Operations Center in order to prepare myself to serve as a leader amid a disaster. As a result, now as a drone pilot for several organizations, my responsibilities consist of using both my emergency management background and aviation background to teach and prepare law enforcement, emergency management professionals, and cadets alike to take the position of a drone pilot and complete search and rescue sorties as required by different scenarios. Additionally, by doing so, many of the students which I have been fortunate enough to teach have gone on to continue their aviation education and pursuit which have helped support a developing aviation community within the city. What this allows for are more opportunities for people to learn to fly drones and a much wider range of people in the community that will be able to support different forms of flight for these individuals. Now, as I think back to the opportunities and education which I have been fortunate enough to receive, I remember the concepts that have been developed in me from the start of this process. More specifically, as I began volunteering, I became aware of the idea that I would ultimately need to develop a goal to the community service that I was providing. With the intention of developing my emergency management skills, I have been able to formulate my capabilities and understanding of emergency management around the current service I would be working at the time. For instance, as I began my position as a drone pilot, understanding that I would be directly educating the next generation of individuals responsible for responding to natural disasters, I became inspired to develop my understanding of the process regarding the teaching I would be doing in order to better develop my students for the scenarios they may find themselves in. Ultimately, I would like to see this move into my college life by integrating the same level of education in whatever university I attend.

Better than just the needs of the team, volunteering provides a method of understanding to the deeper needs of individuals beyond that of just the answer to "What's in it for me". Rather, volunteering allows one to understand the impact of their service on a systematic level to the point which they can further denounce the methods of success which are driving their actions. Finally, as volunteering allows one to support one another, the process itself of volunteering gives individuals the feeling that they are doing something productive to benefit society. Specifically, my story started as I began my Freshman year understanding that life would look different than it has in middle-school. Rather, in this new environment, I would have the opportunity to change who I was for the betterment of my future. Consequently, I did just that as I used whatever free time I had available to volunteer. Starting from just helping around the public library, I consistently reviewed my options available to improve over time and what opportunities there were available to change my circumstance. Specifically, as my Junior year hit, I decided to change my approach on volunteering from just helping the public community, to begin supporting different organizations. From this, I began to volunteer for the FIRST Robotics program which allowed me to not only develop my sense of engineering and design, but also support the development of other teams and their standing structure as a whole. Additionally, at the same time, I also began to volunteer for the local Jewish War Veterans association as a support member, offering any form of service during meeting hours as requested. This usually consisted of maintaining minutes or accounting for absent members and their situation.However, ultimately, what each of these have allowed me to do is really understand the interworkings behind organizational structure and the purpose of systematic processing amongst larger organizations. Yet, as a senior, I sit with the simple question that bares ahead of me being simply, "what's next?" and while there's a multitude of methods I could answer the question with, only few have been ones that I have really considered. Specifically, if I were to move on toward post-secondary education, I would first need to secure the finacnes required to afford such a venture. More specifically, as my family is currently facing the effects of medical debt by each of my parents, the difficulty to receive finanical assistance for education has become difficult. Moreover, as my year begins to reel to an end, my hand is primarily moving over to the option of joining the military as it seems to be the only option of employment that will not land me in debt following education. However, this scholarship, in particular, will give me the opporunity to further my education in order to achieve the goals which I have determined to be true since I begun high-school and still find integral to my future career as a pilot.

As Viktor Frankl once put it, “When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.” The reason for this is that experiencing the changes which I have had allowed me to really understand the choice of college I had in mind. Choosing Texas A & M was more than a simple first choice on the list, but rather it was chosen through a long list of criteria that would fit my standard into what makes an effective education for me and what would be helpful for the future. As an aspiring pilot, having an interest in the military only came naturally. Knowing that I would be able to earn thousands of flight hours, fly several different types of aircraft, and then be able to translate that into the civilian world has inspired me to pursue such a path in the military. However, as required by any branch, I would first need to earn a degree and that is where A & M comes in place. With their corps of cadets and its long history, it shows to make a perfect ground for my method of training. Additionally, its location being away from many large airports, yet close enough to smaller airports, I then have the opportunity to take advantage of its location by enrolling in a flight school on the side to continue my aviation training while in college to earn a commercial pilot’s license and agricultural endorsement. Altogether, this would mean that I would be spending much of my time away from the house working on either my degree, my squadron, or my pilot certification at any given time all for the experience that I would gain and the incredible time management skills that would come with it. As Earl Nightingale quoted, “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” Coming from a background of immigrants who have come to the United States with nothing more than a few rubles in their pockets, my family has always been focused on putting in every effort that we can to achieve our goals. This work ethic has been the centerpiece of my family’s heritage for generations to our modern-day life and has driven us all to achieve everything we have to this day. While my end-goal is to work in the civilian sector as a commercial pilot in some form, being able to serve in the military to protect the very thing my family put their blood, sweat, and tears into earning has always been a passion of mine. However, as far as my family has gotten, their support for college has been that of lacking due to many of the costs of medical expenses and the living expenses that burden us as a whole. Because of this lack, it is my responsibility alone to fund my college in whatever way that I can knowing that the expenses are irrational by today’s standards. Yet, knowing the reason for doing this supports the cause all-the-more, especially knowing that I am putting in effort to succeed. Having earned my Private Pilot Certificate and looking to move forward, I know there is a long journey ahead, yet if there is anything that it has taught me is that the only end to the struggle is the same end to success, and that is why we keep moving forward.

Any challenge which one may encounter in their life is ultimately subjective to the methodology by which one may interpret such a challenge. Whether this is that of significant adversity or but a minor inconvenience, the ideology for which we define adversity is dependent on the subjective thought process behind it. For instance, as my Sophomore year came along and the pandemic was in full effect, my lifestyle had to fundamentally change in order to meet the same demands which I have in the past while still improving. Consequently, I have been able to change every aspect of my life to improve as best as I possibly could. Specifically, as I no longer could enjoy exercising with my team at school, I instead began to exercise by myself every morning. Additionally, as I spent more time at home than I did at my school, my goals could no longer be centered around scholastic achievement. As a result, I took advantage of my situation in order to not write one, but two government documents that are integrated within the Civil Air Patrol curriculum. However, through all these changes, what stuck with me the most was not my ability to write or even my determinants to exercise every day, but rather the self-discipline and self-dependence that I was lucky enough to earn from the experience as I learned through the experience that I would have to depend upon myself for my future success without the essential support of those around me. Moreover, it came to my understanding later on that just as a rose may have its thorns, so too does adversity have its beauties. Which then begs the question: What exactly is adversity? Whether it be through my experience facing it head-on as a student or even as a member of the Jewish community, I have been able to see adversity as a separate entity that exists less a challenge to my abilities, but rather a pinnacle to the measure of success which I hold myself to. Ultimately, without the challenge at hand, there is no success, and without the success, there is no defining the terms I set forth to benefit myself. Because of this, as we go through life and determine what it is that challenges us, the only true challenge we can face is not a simple hill to climb or a decision to make, but the question of whether or not what we are doing is improving ourselves

As any Texan might know, the farmland is our "heartland", and as a result, we spend most of our days working around agriculture and Texas development altogether. Being this in mind, it has always bothered me to wonder what is it that I am able to do to benefit the development of agricultural systems in the homeland of Texas. Especially, given the new economic circumstances that hinder the opportunity of farmers and ranchers across the state, there must be a development in agricultural systems. Now coming from my background of aviation engineering, as both a pilot and certified programmer, I have been given several unique opportunities during my time to study and design possible solutions to many of the aeronautic-based problems the world faced today. However, amongst designing, I have learned that many of the systems used in aircraft date back to the early 1940s and 50s, being seldom updated for modern use. Even in this case, as surprising as it may seem, we still fly in these aircraft on a regular basis for many uses outside of just commercial aviation. As a result, the economic value of these aeronautic systems has reduced greatly with the lack of development. Yet, it's not completely hopeless. Most notably with the development of unmanned aircraft, there has been a rise in aeronautic dependency unlike the world has ever seen. Due to this, new technological developments have been designed to integrate old methods into new forms of technology to save both capital and physical assets. As I learned about these developments, I made it my immediate goal to earn a commercial drone certificate in order to support my ability to work in this field. Shortly afterwards, I saved up for a drone and began flying for different companies. Now, as I have a few flight hours of experience under my belt and a passion to continue, I decided to take my approach in a different manner. With the understanding of the new technologies integrated into aviation and the need for technology for agriculture, I have been steadily developing a concept for a large unmanned aircraft that would capable of competing on the market with modern cropdusters. However, what separates this drone from much of the competition would be its capability to take advantage of the Texas climate by dusting at night as well as day. To do this, it would use both GPS and LiDAR equipment to measure the exact position and flight path to spray over. While the project itself is one that is well out in the future, I have the intention of beginning the development of the concept during college, yet cannot certainly define the timeline just yet. Altogether though, whether or not this concept works out, the development of unmanned aircraft is one that I find all too fascinating. As a result, I would like to use the opportunities which I have had and those that are yet to come to develop new technology to revolutionize agriculture in ways never seen possible. Not just to pay the bills, but to protect the heartland that is out of Texas.

We don't often see them, but they are there. They see us wherever they are and they are able to take advantage of the great world by accessing areas which most humans cannot. Moreover, they're being regulated to be taken from the sky and only accessed by companies which take advantage of their skills for their own monopoly. Have you guessed what they are yet? Drones are a technology that is sweeping the world in several ways. Whether it be as a result of the great wars which they sweep across the battle field or even the local drone racer who is on top of searching for the next method of increasing the speed at which his drone is able to travel at, there are different advancements in technology directly related to the further development of drones. However, what is important to identify is not simply the concept of their aeronautical advancement, but also the development of the systems which are designed to hold advantage of the field which they're in. As a current certified commercial drone pilot, my responsibilities to the FAA consist of simply reporting if there is ever an accident with any one of my given flights. However, I am not allowed to fly at night, fly in areas where my identification is not activated, fly without authorization of the local Air Traffic Controller, or even over 400ft (depending on my authorization), and moving into the future, it is showing to get much worse than this. This has caused my interest in unmanned aviation to increase as a result. More specifically, as I entered the field of aviation, I never expected my interest in UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to be a possible outcome of my passion. However, as it has become increasingly difficult to enter manned aviation, I saw unmanned aviation as another way to reach a successful height. This interest turned into action prior to my Junior year of high-school in which I would attend the National Emergency Services Academy and earn my drone wings for Civil Air Patrol and drone certification with the FAA. After this, I was assigned to teach the members in the San Antonio and Austin area the same course which I was given, yet focused primarily toward the interest of Search-and-Rescue teams. This change in perspective has given me significant interest in the development of the emergency management field for drones, yet more importantly, the development of systems designed to support emergency services. Because of this, I have set out to further my education in aeronautical systems engineering to design drone technology that will be used within the integration of Search-and-Rescue operations.

When I hear people refer to my family through their immigrant status and what it took for them to become legalized citizens, I don't think of all the political processes, but rather the intent and passion which they had to leaving their home country. Which then reminds me of the lifestyle my father's family used to live as they worked in a shoe factory for ten hours-a-day then took parts of different shoes home occasionally, to form together and sell them at the market the following weekend. All this in mind, they barely made by in the city which they lived in. However, this regards me differently when discussing my mother's side of the family as she graduated high-school at fourteen and began vocational school for accounting in the Soviet Union before being hunted by the government for being Jewish. Their equivalent sacrifice which they have made to immigrate to the United States and the work which they had to put to make a living is what then stands our family today. As a result, it then comes down to me and what exactly I would like to do to represent my family and cultivate a better world, not just for my family and I, but the communities and environments that I have the opportunity to involve myself in. However, knowing the road is bumpy, as none of my family prior to my generation, have experienced college, I am aware of many of the obstacles and challenges that I am to face, both in college, and afterwards. And for this, I have made it my goal to not only educate myself, but also the cadets I serve, the clubs I am part of, and the generations beyond mine, of the experience needed to overcome these challenges. For instance, knowing the financial aid situation that I am currently in, I fall in a weird zone of financial aid which I am not receiving much of any aid from the government and would therefore rely on scholarships in order to pay for colleges. As a result, I have, to this day, written over three-hundred scholarship essays of different lengths and sizes in order to support this goal. Additionally, as the first pilot in the family, looking for aviation as a future career, finding the support and resources necessary to continue my education has become overwhelmingly difficult, yet also a learning opportunity for learning how to independently evaluate education based on its value. Lastly, as I am interested in the career of aerial firefighting, I understand that it is a very competitive field, and therefore, I have developed a series of steps that I would be able to take in order to achieve this goal. However, what this all revolves back to is what exactly I am doing for my communities. And whether it be involving myself in a leadership position in one of the several extracurricular activities that I am in, teaching local Search-and-Rescue Operators how to search with drones, or even just volunteering at the local robotics competition, I have dedicated myself to all that I am able to do, and with this, I would like to go forward and make of myself the best support figure that I could possibly be. Whether to represent my family, my community, or even both.

Asking any High School student what exactly they would like to do when they get older or where they would like to educate themselves will tend to overwhelm them with all their options and confuse them by asking what they would like the rest of their life to look like. Because of this, whenever I would like to hear someone's future plans, I ask them not what they would like to do, but rather what they would see me do if I were in their situation. This forces them to refocus their perspective of the future to my point of view and ask what would work best for me. As a result, they will find much more confidence in this answer than the answer of what they would like to be. This is exactly the reason I change my answer every time somebody has asked me. Now, I always grew up knowing that I wanted to go to school to study business and aviation since I wanted to be a professional entrepreneurial pilot. But I never exactly focused my precision to what kind of pilot. Whether be in the military or on the civilian side, the idea of pilot has always been there. However, more recently as I had more time to think about this during Civil Air Patrol, as I am no longer the Cadet Commander, I realized that it was the community that has given me all the opportunities to fly and every ability to grow in such a way. As a result, I would want to give back in this same way as a pilot. For this reason, I have chosen to stick with developing my aviation skills to fly low in order to be an effective aerial firefighter.

As I have had several opportunities to enter the volunteer service and help those whom may have been less fortunate than myself, I also find the value in said experiences by the advantages and knowledge they have given me to help me prepare for my future. As a result, I take pride in the work I do and am honored to share my experiences with all those interested to better themselves in such a way to help them succeed their goals. For instance, as the current Group V drone instructor for Search-and-Rescue operations within the United States and neighboring territories, my responsibilities consist of training and evaluating members of Civil Air Patrol in order to prepare them and certify them ready to participate in Search-and-rescue operations under the authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. However, as I do this voluntarily and without pay, I have been able to find a much stronger value in the work of rescuing those who are in danger without the weight of an organization on me as I would if I were being paid to do so. Additionally, the honor for which it carries to partake in such an activity allows me to find significant purpose within my community. And as I carry my experience to my future, wherever it may take me, there have been many examples of great obstacles that I couldn't have possibly overcome without the experience derived from helping out the citizens in danger. For instance, as Civil Air Patrol has given me the opportunity to earn my private pilot certificate, they only gave me two months to do so. This being a feat on its own, I had to do this across the country in a city I had little experience in. However, getting the experience of being in several unfamiliar territories that were abandoned or were temporary for the period of time that we were using it, I was able to convert my experience and knowledge into practical skill being able to focus on the mission instead of the conditions which it would take place in. Moving forward from here, I would like to use what I have learned, either helping others out or being able to succeed in my own accord to further my education in aviation in order to earn an aviation fire card in order to work as an aerial firefighter. Knowing that this field takes many skills and requires the experience of an expert pilot, the larges obstacle I would face would be having to overcome the stress and fatigue that comes with working an upwards of sixteen hours a day for weeks on end. However, as I continue to pursue Search-and-Rescue, I have learned that even the most stressful situations can be accompanied by peace as the stress only exists within the mind. So am I 100% prepared for whatever challenge comes my way? I am not too sure. However, I do know that if I face a challenge, both my persistence and my perseverance will not let me rest until I overcome it.

While often seen not as a trade or skill that can be accessibly learned, aviation has been a passion of mine for years to come. Being from both my experience in the field, and the opportunities that I have been able to enhance my knowledge in such a field, it is within my best interest to further my education in this field as best as I possibly can. Starting from when I was young, I always wanted to be some kind of pilot. Before you ask, no, I did not watch Top Gun and be inspired by it. However, the insight into the work-life and style of schedule I would need to have to pursue this pathway became obvious that I would need to be both fit and capable of handling stressful loads of work in short periods of time. As a result, the discipline that I would need would be exponentially increased in order to become the pilot that I would like to be. Then, as I joined Civil Air Patrol, I was able to pick-up on some of the requirements and processes that many pilots had to undertake in order to hold their position. Even with the discipline I had at the time, I never knew if I would be ready for what is to come. Then, as I entered high school and a new chapter of my life, I then became more open to some of the other job opportunities out there other than being an airline pilot. Because of this and my growth in the Emergency Management field, I realized that a position that could take advantage of both experiences would help benefit me in both ways and probably help with the future of emergency management as a whole. To this, I looked into becoming an aerial firefighter, being able to mitigate or extinguish large forest fires from aircraft equipped. Moreover, knowing how difficult some of the challenges will be to get to this point, I began to work myself to be ready for the most difficult pathways to earn such a position and preparing for everything that it will take to earn a position as a certified aerial firefighter. This, stemming from my interest in military aviation, had me preparing for the U.S. Service academies and even some of the top flight schools in the United States. As a result, I built a very distinguished resume to this day and have earned myself several seats in different colleges for the opportunity to fly. But finally, what I then learned about myself is that my internal drive for aviation comes from my drive to give back to the community. As I completed AFJROTC flight school and was on my way home from Washington, I couldn't help but recognize how excited I was to train other cadets of aviation topics in order to help them succeed as best as they could. And really, that's why I would like to pursue aviation, I really would just like to give back to the community what they gave me.

With every new generation that enters an organization or family, the wealth of knowledge, experience, capital, and faith are all a roll of the dice that depends on the intuition and motivation for them to improve themselves as best as possible. From the point that I was born, I entered a family of individuals who have held nothing more valuable than a ticket into the United States and the opportunity to work at decently paying jobs. As both my parents grew up across the great pond, they both learned different ways of becoming successful. While respectively different in their own accord, they follow the same concept of merit and effort is required to become a success in your own eyes. As a result, this was the same message that was imparted on me for my entire life. However, with a twist. As many students may or may not get the opportunity to, my parents, from an early age, told me that if I were to succeed, I would need to accomplish any given level of success on my own with my own initiative. Ultimately, they would not be there for me. While I initially viewed this concept as negative and disheartening, I then became in love with the concept as this level of individualism that I was able to grow was capable of allowing me to branch out in my own direction to learn and experience all that I want without a safety net there to catch me. This hasn't become much of an impact, though, until my mid-high school years, as I faced one of the most difficult challenges there was to come, what exactly would I do when school was online? This question, as tough as it seemed became a clear test to me on my initiative and drive to accomplish all that I would like to in my life. As a result, I took full advantage of the situation and used the opportunity of being online to write two government published documents and even exercise to the point where I was physically prepared for a marathon that I completed during that year. This appalling turn of events is what inspired me to continue down the path I started and helped me learn the importance of individual freedom and intuition in order to succeed. Today, as I write this, as my parents are sick with a cold, I derive my interest in seeing the future of my experience that in which I find nothing less than the ability to succeed without a crutch and the help of those who have supported me the strength I needed to grow that I couldn't have accumulated on my own.

While often seen not as a trade or skill that can be accessibly learned, aviation has been a passion of mine for years to come. Being from both my experience in the field, and the opportunities that I have been able to enhance my knowledge in such a field, it is within my best interest to further my education in this field as best as I possibly can. Starting from when I was young, I always wanted to be some kind of pilot. Before you ask, no, I did not watch Top Gun and be inspired by it. However, the insight into the work-life and style of schedule I would need to have to pursue this pathway became obvious that I would need to be both fit and capable of handling stressful loads of work in short periods of time. As a result, the discipline that I would need would be exponentially increased in order to become the pilot that I would like to be. Then, as I joined Civil Air Patrol, I was able to pick-up on some of the requirements and processes that many pilots had to undertake in order to hold their position. Even with the discipline I had at the time, I never knew if I would be ready for what is to come. Then, as I entered high school and a new chapter of my life, I then became more open to some of the other job opportunities out there other than being an airline pilot. Because of this and my growth in the Emergency Management field, I realized that a position that could take advantage of both experiences would help benefit me in both ways and probably help with the future of emergency management as a whole. To this, I looked into becoming an aerial firefighter, being able to mitigate or extinguish large forest fires from aircraft equipped. Moreover, knowing how difficult some of the challenges will be to get to this point, I began to work myself to be ready for the most difficult pathways to earn such a position and preparing for everything that it will take to earn a position as a certified aerial firefighter. This, stemming from my interest in military aviation, had me preparing for the U.S. Service academies and even some of the top flight schools in the United States. As a result, I built a very distinguished resume to this day and have earned myself several seats in different colleges for the opportunity to fly. But finally, what I then learned about myself is that my internal drive for aviation comes from my drive to give back to the community. As I completed AFJROTC flight school and was on my way home from Washington, I couldn't help but recognize how excited I was to train other cadets of aviation topics in order to help them succeed as best as they could. And really, that's why I would like to pursue aviation, I really would just like to give back to the community what they gave me.

As I grew up in a variety of different homes, understanding the ups and downs of all sorts of environments, there has always been one song that stuck with me. It's popularity has made it relevant for several generations and has even given it the opportunity to start in countless videos made on all social media platforms since May 18th, of 2001. This song, in particular has had a strong connection with my lifestyle and has been able to inspire me to accomplish all that I have throughout my life. However, what hits me the most is its consistency and reputation with anyone that hears it. Ultimately, while I cannot just explain all the great outcomes that have come from this song, I can say that All Star by Smash Mouth has to be one of the best songs in existence. Due to not only it's meme potential, but its connection to the green ogres of this world.

Asking any High School student what exactly they would like to do when they get older or where they would like to educate themselves will tend to overwhelm them with all their options and confuse them by asking what they would like the rest of their life to look like. Because of this, whenever I would like to hear someone's future plans, I ask them not what they would like to do, but rather what they would see me do if I were in their situation. This forces them to refocus their perspective of the future to my point of view and ask what would work best for me. As a result, they will find much more confidence in this answer than the answer of what they would like to be. This is exactly the reason I change my answer every time somebody has asked me. Now, I always grew up knowing that I wanted to go to school to study business and aviation since I wanted to be a professional entrepreneurial pilot. But I never exactly focused my precision to what kind of pilot. Whether be in the military or on the civilian side, the idea of pilot has always been there. However, more recently as I had more time to think about this during Civil Air Patrol, as I am no longer the Cadet Commander, I realized that it was the community that has given me all the opportunities to fly and every ability to grow in such a way. As a result, I would want to give back in this same way as a pilot. For this reason, I have chosen to stick with developing my aviation skills to fly low in order to be an effective aerial firefighter.

We often look at all the people in our lives that have helped us in some shape or form as those who are typically above us; whether in rank or age. Especially, in High School, when it seems that everyone is running around, confused with everything going on in the moment, there is a definitive need for support in the times when it is needed the most. However, through my experiences, both in and out of high school, it wasn't simply a teacher that would be a support to my success, but my students as well. Now, I didn't know how important it was, during Flight School, that I would need to spend countless hours studying the variety of different regulations and laws that were in affect on aviators across the world until my first practice test. Much of what was covered here was not content I had seen before and for that, I was definitely concerned on the ability for me to advance my education in the career field. However, what was most appalling of the situation was that the hours of studying I did spend were just not what I needed as they seemed to have little effect on my actual performance. As a result, I changed the way I perceived studying and took a different approach on the concept. In this case, I then changed my perception of studying to now instead of sitting in front of a book for hours to rather help someone else with their studying and struggles. Luckily, there were an abundance of students with me in a similar scenario. At this moment, I decided to help one of the students who were struggling by providing studying sessions for anyone who were interested for as long as they need. These sessions would typically last no more than two hours and would be very exhausting to anyone involved. However, as a result, the student was able to pass every practice exam that we were then provided and even got her drone license with little of my help after that. At the end of the flight course, I then had a better understanding of my ability to teach and was even feeling as if I could make a positive impact on my community by continuing down this path. Because of this, I took the initiative to apply for programs that allowed myself to do more teaching and have even stepped up in several methods to be a mentor for any of my peers who currently need help with their work. This shows that it doesn't even take someone to go out of their way to make you a better person, but rather the initiative brought by the motivation around that makes one grow all-the-more.

Our impacts which we have are ultimately subjective, not to the people we impact, but ourselves as a result. Although many see me as a character that lives for helping others and nothing more, I see all that I do as a result of the my drive to push for a better community and help other people in their strive to improve as people. For instance, when I first began training as a drone pilot, I would have never expected to use that skill beyond the bounds of the course. However, as I began to do more research into the various careers that it is available to, I became heavily interested in the concept of growing in that field. Furthermore, as I got home from the program and began to focus on myself again, I realized how much of a lack there was in the amount of interest in aviation in terms of the people that I would be working with. Because of this factor, I took interest into my own hands and began cultivating and developing a program which would allow both cadets inside of the Civil Air Patrol, and students of the local high-school to participate in training sessions in order to develop themselves, both as drone pilots, and pilots altogether. More importantly, by involving myself in this method of instruction, I have been able to teach these members not only about aviation, but also the importance of emergency management in the mix. This, then caught the attention of Civil Air Patrol who have then sent me a recommendation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to begin teaching as a drone instructor for them. At this point, I now teach emergency response training with drones as a cadet in Civil Air Patrol, being years ahead of my peers. However, whenever I remind myself of this factor, it always brings me back to the reason I started doing this in the first place. Not just for the sake of saying that I was a drone pilot, but for the honor of being able to prepare emergency response teams in Civil Air Patrol to participate in Search and Rescue Operations that will save lives. Now, although I cannot say that I have some heroic background, or have stopped the earth from bursting into flames, I can say that being involved in such a program as this has exceeded my gratuity and support for the people that work to improve this world. Whether it be as an instructor who is working for free, or being a tutor for the local university, I can say that I have the experience of teaching and possibly building the next generations of professionals in this world to accomplish their goal, whatever it may be.

College seen by many is a form of education in which is usually used to earn a degree or some kind of certificating proof of completion of the required education but nothing more. However, as we see with many students in several institutions across the Untied States, it is all but possible to commit to several other goals during my time in college which would allow me to be successful within college. As I show to the students of my High-school, the school in which you attend is never where success may end. Rather, it is but a start to a successful journey that can lead to incredible experiences. As I go into the field of aviation to earn a degree in aeronautic engineering, I would like to be able to take advantage of the location of any of the colleges that I may be accepted into in order to develop the community's drone program and aviation opportunities for other members of their given community. For instance, during the summer after my Junior year as I spent a two months in Washington earning a pilot certificate, I spent the majority of the time there working with the members of the local Civil Air Patrol squadron to help them create a plan for integrating drones into their education and teaching them the importance of using drones to continue in the aviation field to earn more aeronautical ratings. Further, as I continued this program, I spent a significant amount of my time there working with other students t help them earn their own drone license in order to help spread the word. But ultimately, as I enter a new phase of my life and enter the world of college, I would like to be able tot take some of the experiences I have learned about being a leader, mentor, and instructor to not only develop the other students of the campus, but to develop the vast members of the community that have interest in developing themselves or their environment. By doing this with an aeronautical engineering degree, I will be able to enrichen the quality of my education by providing a method of experience to the concepts learned by demonstrating them to the local squadrons or firefighters. Finally, just being able to provide leadership in the field of aviation will allow me to better prepare to hold a much higher variety of positions after I graduate college.

In the modern world where everything is relative, and nothing is true, the concept of STEM finds its place to be a residual factor to our livelihoods. After all, it is the ‘basis for fact’. With the experience I both have and look forward to gaining, there is plenty of space in between for me to teach. With both the experience from my squadron and the resources which are kindly provided to me, I take heavy pride with the knowledge in which I am able to bestow onto the future generations of STEM-field students. Align with this, where does the new transition from STEM to STEAM play in the teaching of these concepts? And how can we include a larger set of people within the community. As someone who both wears and wore plenty hats, I can attest to a few of the covers which I have been extra proud to be keeping to this day. As a cadet who has been studying much about Aeronautics and electrical engineering, it is only apt for me to find a career that mixes these two concepts together to be most productive in; which leads me to drone flying. With my new found interest in the sUAS community, I have been ecstatic to be able to teach whoever I can about flying drones. As the STEM instructor for my local Civil Air Patrol squadron, it has been my true honour to be able to teach the cadets the importance of drones in the aviation market along with the growing impact it has on other markets such as delivery and Artificial Intelligence development. However, an issue did arise from the situation. THis issue had heavily to do with the fact that my class began to grow beyond a normal classroom size. This meant I had a larger group of students to work with. The challenge became figuring out how to get around the learning styles of the students. This is when I became knowledgeable of what the STEAM concept is. With the implementation of Art within the engineering process or design while learning the purpose of a strut on an aircraft, it became obvious that the use of visual appeal to the students has turned into less of a development and more of a requirement in the classroom. Out of this experience with this new learning technique, I’ve been proud to gain the knowledge that is the implementation of the more inclusive style of looking at STEM and the creativity which it may provide. I can’t say where the road is going to take me. Life after all, is but a foggy path without signs to guide. While I do wish to attend any school that accepts me for little cost, I would like to earn an equitable qualification in order to make myself a great candidate for a position which involves me teaching younger generations the intricacies that play in both the STEM and the STEAM field. At the end of the day, it is the performance of my ability to teach which makes me a responsible cadet; and it is this same performance that exemplifies what it means to be a teacher in any field.

Although we often see the journey many High-school students take as they discover more about themselves, what we don't notice are some of us who may not go through a discussion that changes our lookout in life, but rather by simply carrying a log. Going back earlier through the year, there has been much about me that has changed since the beginning of Junior Year. I learned what it meant to overwhelm myself, to work myself until 4 am with college-preparation on a daily basis, and to even have to break ties in order to stay on my streak of applying for several scholarships a day. But what I learned most about myself is that throughout my experiences learning this, I ultimately wasted my time. During the winter season of my Junior Year, I signed up for a local squadron leadership training school. I knew it would require plenty of resilience and preparation, however, nowhere near what I expected. Because this school would last several days, I had intention of bringing my laptop to work on scholarships in the evening portion of days. However, upon arriving on the first day and having all of my items rummaged through in the mud, I learned being able to do this would be something that I could not as easily do. Going through the school, the day would consist of a wake-up time of 0400 hours and a sleep time of 2400, which assumed that we were not on firewatch duty for the night. As part of our uniform, we would be required to carry a 200lb log with us wherever we went to show that we were ready for the day. For the longest time, I didn't realize how this would affect me in the long-term until more recently. By separating myself from the source of stress that was causing the majority of my anxiety, I was able to focus on my surroundings more, which allowed me to perform better at the task at hand. Furthermore, through the discipline and training required to complete this school, I became able to persevere any challenge that has faced me since the school and use what I learned to lead better at both my school but my community as a whole. What this means going forward is that I would like to not just take advantage of the scholarship and college-preparation opportunities, but the opportunities to grow connections with others to make the community a better place than when I arrived.

Reading a book can give a perception into a new world. Whether it be reading about something current or something far into the future, there are different forms of literature that can directly impact one's perception of the world. For instance, as I began training to earn a Private Pilot Certificate, the most impactful book in my experience was the Oral Exam Guide by the Aeronautic Supplies & Academics. This was not because it was interesting to read, but for the reason that it meant the most to my experience that I was facing at the time. However, when I look at a story which bests explain my perception and view of the world, I look at the book titled 'Dry' by Neal Shusterman. During the summer of 2021, I spent much time by myself focusing on what it means to be an effective leader and why I would need to learn more about those around me in order to advance myself further. However, what I had issue with was trying to understand how others see some of the situations in which we encountered. For this, I began to study about some of the various methods of communication in which I could encounter and use to inspire cadets, however it never seemed to work. Reading the book Dry, it taught me much about how the human mind works when it is given a scenario different than what it is used to. Being able to use this experience, I was able to cultivate a new method of leadership that would then take advantage of the connection between cadets to then convey a task across to the members. Yet, when we look at the book, the story simply follows a group of young adults who are trying to survive a post-apocalyptical world without any water. In this world, they form friendships and exemplify the standards of business, cooperation, and planning. Altogether, this makes for a successful team of individuals that are able to connect and succeed in whatever they have planned for. In this case, it wasn't the story that stood out to me, but the method of conveying it that had an impact on me. Being able to know how the plan was to turn out, even before execution, would make the ability of the team all-the-more effective. For this reason, I found this story to exemplify what I try to represent within my cadets. Not a sense of disconnection, but a sense of hope and teamwork in everything that we do.

We don't ultimately value our mental health until it is in the most critical of conditions. Throughout anyone's life, there are several times in which their mental health becomes very neglected and therefore face consequences for those actions. However, to take it lightly, there are several signs to the deficiency of mental health and moreover, signs that one should look out for whenever evaluating their own mental health. The most important reason for all of this is that a strong and smart mind can do amazing things when he/she is mentally in tact. However, if he/she is not motivated or does not care to comply to any action, then the person themselves is as useless as the rocks under their feet. For that reason, it is important to take care of your mental health in order to stay in shape, both mentally and physically. Furthermore, much of this experience in which I may refer to correlates back to one of the several times in which I have suffered some form of mental care issue which has caused me major setbacks or to simply breakdown in the middle of events from the stress of everything. This all began last year as the college question became more prevalent. As more people started to worry about the future, I began to overreact and put in every waking minute I had into writing college essays or scholarship essays. For this reason, I spent no time for myself and no time talking with friends. As this begun to seem increasingly difficult, I then began to involve myself in more extracurricular activities as I believed that they would get my mind off of all the college stuff that I would be doing. However, as a response, now I spent roughly half the time at home as I did the week before. Because of this, I became isolated with the world and could not form a coherent thought without a keyboard in front of me to write it down. As this stress became worse, I put more effort into it which turned it into a snowball effect. To which in the middle of the year, I broke down. During winter break, I spent a week locked in my room just staring at the ceiling for hours at a time. And as I started to recollect my thoughts, I made a schedule for what the rest of highschool would look. Every day, I would spend no more than three hours after school doing extracurriculars and would only let myself do work until 2030 and no later. With this, I followed the schedule like a bible and engraved it into my life. Being able to do this, I began to feel so relieved and open to new opportunities as now I can spend time meditating and talking with my friends instead of writing essays. Because as important as it is to prepare for college, there is no point in going to college if the stress is so high getting into college in the first place.

Owning a dog vs raising a dog are the beauties of learning the truth behind the way in which the mind works. Whether it be through an indirect concept or that of which requires you to study your own reactions, there are dozens, if not, hundreds of different methods in which can be used to determine the way in which people work just by owning a dog. When I first got my Husky pup five years ago, I didn't expect the responsibility to consist more than simply training and feeding. However, as time went one, she has taught me more about myself than any class could ever. My first responsibility with this husky was that I would be responsible for feeding her. Doing this, I was required to figure out what exactly she would need to eat and how often she needed to eat. Yet, since I am always away from the house, I decided to leave a bowl for her everyday which would then require her to discipline herself to only eat when she needs to eat in order to make the bowl last the entire time that I am away from the house. Because of this, she became very effective at staying slim since she wouldn't be forced to face spikes in her blood sugar. Then the training was a tricky part. I didn't exactly want her to be like a show dog since that would discourage her from speaking, but I did want her to behave. Because of this, I would be required to be rough with her sometimes in order to get the point across over what should and shouldn't be done every time I am away from the house and how the shoes are not toys. Furthermore, as I began to dive further into her training, I learned that I would also need to keep her fit as well. This, along with the fact that I need to stay fit for my own responsibilities went well together as now I have a running buddy that is always happy to go on the leash for another lap. Altogether though, what raising a husky has taught me is that people exist not as their own being, but on the livelihood of all the animals in the world. Our tools are based on them, our vehicles are inspired from them, and even some of our living habits come from them. However, whether it be a baby or a puppy, we all enter this world with an empty head and it is the responsibility of myself or the parent to take care of.

As I have slowly aged out of the time in my life where I would spend a significant portion of my time watching movies, I have slowly learned to become more self-developed as a result. However, when looking back at the time where my family couldn't afford movies at the store so we had to find them online or elsewhere, I do remember some of the great lessons in which I have learned from some of the movies in which I have watched. And with that being said, out of every movie that I have watched from Disney, I would argue that my favorite character would definitely be Olaf from frozen. As that was the first movie that I watched in a movie theater, I was captivated by all the incredible graphics and sounds that the theater had to offer. Yet, the reason for this character is less of the theater and more of his philosophy. As we discover Olaf more throughout the story, we clearly see that he is a snowman, but even so, his spirit uplifts everyone that is around him. Ultimately, he creates a feeling of comfort to be around. Ironically, his personality is warm unlike his body. Further, as we dive deeper into the story, we then learn that Olaf is completely aware of what might happen to him if he ever melts. The death of this character is something that is understood by him and is accepted as part of his life. He ultimately understands that at a point, he'll become part of the very sea that created him and has accepted the fate in which he must face. I take full admiration to this trait as it represents the most peace that one may be with themselves. It is the point in which you understand and accept your death that you can then appreciate and cherish the life in this world, and Olaf takes this to another level by being a beacon of warmth for those around him. This character is what inspired me to keep going, even though I went through some struggles as I remember that life is something worth cherishing and should not be overlooked.

"As you enter school again, just remember that there will be dozens of 'once in a lifetime opportunity's. Don't overwhelm yourself in all of them. Just take the opportunities you need to succeed." I say this very often with many of the freshman and people I am meeting at school. This came from my experiences last year and the transfer in which its had into this school year. Last year, I was part of a total of 12 extracurricular activities, all taking place on a weekly basis. This kind of schedule didn't allow me any more than 6 hours of sleep a night and no time that I could possibly keep to relax for myself. Because of this, more often than not, I found destructive ways to lower my stress and contemplated suicide a number of times to just quit it all. However, as I continued, I made the decision to quit a number of extracurriculars just to spare time for myself and even allot myself time to focus on myself instead of everything around me.

In the several experiences in which any given student may have as a first generation, it is usually uncommon for their experience in school to be that of a different experience than if expected from someone without such a change. However, rather, it is the value of the education that is seen to be different between the types of environments in which a student may be accustomed to. Throughout my experience, growing up as a student of two immigrants from different parts of the world, I have learned much of what it means to have an effective work ethic and an even more understanding of what it is like to be at the bottom of the social class. However, as my parents have worked effortlessly to make sure that we would be fed, so to do I put in every effort in which I may possibly be able to in order to pay off for those efforts to make myself a successful student, both in my abilities, and those of which I may be able to interfere. Referring back to when I began to cultivate the person I am today, I must look back into the reason for which I have chosen the field of study in which I find preferable. The reason for aviation in the first place is for the reason that I would like to be able to hold a career that would be able to support my current family and anyone that may be added to the list in years to come. Additionally, as my parents have taught me all the important factors of aviation through the lessons taught along the way, I would like to be able to use this opportunity to manifest a pilot in the family that is able to live up to care for my family in the way in which they have for me. Because of this, I spent/spend most of my time that I have available involving myself in extracurricular activities, working with other students to help solve their issues, or learning as much as I possibly can about aviation. Doing this until this year, I have found myself quite fond of the experiences involved. However, upon my 17th birthday, I decided to put all of my efforts into motion by working full speed ahead to reach my goals. I started this by earning my commercial drone license and started working as a freelance drone pilot, then applied and earned a full-ride scholarship to where I was able to earn my Private Pilot Certificate, and now I am currently working with several school counselors and officials to earn myself scholarships that would help me further my education through college that would help me further my education in this field as much as possible. However, through all the work going on and everything that I find myself to be responsible for doing, I always take the time to look back at where I came from and appreciate those who have given me these opportunities and allowed me to become the person I am today.

As we further develop as a human society, so to will the breadth of our knowledge regarding the fields which we find intriguing. As someone who is currently about to finish up a technical school for aviation, it is safe to say that my interest in aviation has definitely grew as I have become more knowledgeable of the given field. However, going back into high-school next week, it has got me to ask a critical question to the integrity of my training. Am I moving too fast? Well, looking back on the steps that brought me here, the reason for which I decided to involve myself in the field of aviation was for the reason that it would allow me to exercise a wide range of skillsets in order to complete a single goal. These skillsets include a wide-range of topics, from geography, to weather reporting, to even physics, having to do all of these at the same time while also operating a vehicle that is designed to defy the laws of gravity is something that I would have only thought of as a dream. However, as I experienced it through my training to get my private pilot certificate, I have learned that the most important skill that is required for such a job is that of discipline. Being able to wake up every morning at 5am and be ready for a two hour flight with an instructor breathing down your neck is something that I subconsciously trained for. Moreover, being able to complete the requirements of the flight instructor and the condensed college class that I am currently taking simultaneously requires that I would have to be able to handle my time properly and be ready for any change. Actually looking back on the past eight weeks that I have been here, I have been able to complete all requirements of the course and was able to earn a 3.98 GPA in the college class while also having enough time throughout the week to exercise and keep myself in shape. From this, I learned that my value of aviation has significantly improved as aviation, in itself, allows me to take to the skies with my ability to hold discipline, and time management, while also being able to make great decisions for the future.

We all don't like to talk about it in some way, shape, or form, but money and time are simply valued beyond that of which we attribute them to be. For this reason, it is all the more important that the consideration of the two in any case should be taken heavily when working towards a goal. However, why? Looking back at it, I never knew exactly what got me so interested in aviation, or what allowed me to grow so much into the world of aeronautics past my peers. It was always in the back of my mind, but it was never something in which I put forth in order for me to understand. For that reason, I decided to shrug it off and go for aviation anyways. As I developed through the past several years, as both a student and a leader, I have learned about the various areas of growth which a career in aviation provides. Not only does it provide a fairly well paying job, but the opportunity to exercise skills in decision making, communication, interpretation, and even planning, sometimes at the same time. Moreover, it gives the opportunity to learn about so many other topics as they all relate to aviation in some way, shape, or form. For instance, as a current drone instructor, my responsibilities are to teach each one of my students the importance of flight safety and decision making while operating an expensive vehicle. As part of my instruction, I am required to cover several factors of weather reporting, forecasting, physics, mathematics, and geography in order to help them pass their official drone pilot exam. From this experience, I have begun to grow an interest in the idea of giving back to the aviation community by allowing more people to learn what it means to be a pilot and how the factors of it play integrally in today's society. Time, though, being its existence of a brick wall, is all that may stand in my way. While it is true that we are always learning, we must find the time to teach; yet, the time spent teaching cybersecurity to my school's cyberpatriot team, leading the skillsUSA team, and even participating in Business Professionals of America competitions have all shortened the amount of time in which I may use to develop in my given stem field. Yet, as I teach my students, just because your time is spent doing other things than just what your goal is, that doesn't mean you can't learn something new out of it.

When we look back on our lives, we tend to view our hero or person of interest as someone who has made a direct impact on our lives, rather than anyone whom have existed in any form to effect us at all. However, when I look through all the people in history, none inspires and motivates me more than one of the heroic generals of the Roman army, Publius Scipio, better known as Scipio Africanus. The reason for this choice ultimately surpasses the need for my explanation. Growing up during the first Punic war, he knew nothing more in his life than the issues that accommodate having to accept death on a regular basis. In spite of this, he still ranked his way through the army to become the head general and even earn a few political positions to help make executive decisions for the future of the people. His perseverance and passion inspire me to keep going through my life as a leader and to never back down. Tying this in with my passion of aviation, it's often overlooked why I have such an interest in aviation. While others will commonly say that they like to fly, or that they enjoy the mere process of it, my interest comes off a little less direct. Instead, the reason I have such an interest in aviation is for the reason that it mixes many of the sciences and arts which I find respectable. For instance, being a pilot allows me to take a position of leadership within the system and make quick decisions which will ultimately control the direction and impact of those around me. This in turn, will allow me to better develop my communication skills and allow me to serve in areas unknown before. To bring this back around in a full circle, it all goes back to what my definitive goal in life is. Simply put, I would like to give back to the community what it gave me. The opportunities, hidden in the grass, and the support found just out of reach allowed me to grow myself to accomplish much more than I could have possibly imagined in the past and for that reason, I am very blessed to be where I am now. Because of this, after earning experience in aviation, I would like to provide free and easy classes for students my age to earn their respective pilots license in order to boost them in today's world. My method of doing this involves my current activity within several organizations, including Civil Air Patrol, SkillsUSA, American Legion, Business Professionals of America, and Junior ROTC. At the end of the day, I cannot promise what there is tomorrow, but I can hope and work as hard as I can to make sure tomorrow turns out, great, if not, better than today.

In the modern world where everything is relative, and nothing is true, the concept of STEM finds its place to be a residual factor to our livelihoods. After all, it is the ‘basis for fact’. With the experience I both have and look forward to gaining, there is plenty of space in between for me to teach. With both the experience from my squadron and the resources which are kindly provided to me, I take heavy pride with the knowledge in which I am able to bestow onto the future generations of STEM-field students. Align with this, where does the new transition from STEM to STEAM play in the teaching of these concepts? And how can we include a larger set of people within the community. As someone who both wears and wore plenty hats, I can attest to a few of the covers which I have been extra proud to be keeping to this day. As a cadet who has been studying much about Aeronautics and electrical engineering, it is only apt for me to find a career that mixes these two concepts together to be most productive in; which leads me to drone flying. With my new found interest in the sUAS community, I have been ecstatic to be able to teach whoever I can about flying drones. As the STEM instructor for my local Civil Air Patrol squadron, it has been my true honour to be able to teach the cadets the importance of drones in the aviation market along with the growing impact it has on other markets such as delivery and Artificial Intelligence development. However, an issue did arise from the situation. THis issue had heavily to do with the fact that my class began to grow beyond a normal classroom size. This meant I had a larger group of students to work with. The challenge became figuring out how to get around the learning styles of the students. This is when I became knowledgeable of what the STEAM concept is. With the implementation of Art within the engineering process or design while learning the purpose of a strut on an aircraft, it became obvious that the use of visual appeal to the students has turned into less of a development and more of a requirement in the classroom. Out of this experience with this new learning technique, I’ve been proud to gain the knowledge that is the implementation of the more inclusive style of looking at STEM and the creativity which it may provide. I can’t say where the road is going to take me. Life after all, is but a foggy path without signs to guide. While I do wish to attend any school that accepts me for little cost, I would like to earn an equitable qualification in order to make myself a great candidate for a position which involves me teaching younger generations the intricacies that play in both the STEM and the STEAM field. At the end of the day, it is the performance of my ability to teach which makes me a responsible cadet; and it is this same performance that exemplifies what it means to be a teacher in any field.

To represent my nation under itself alone would be to disarm the fact that it is made up of the nations whom which build it up to its glory for which it holds today. When we typically discuss the veterans that serve, we tend to refer to the veterans who stand for our country and what it supports. Other soldiers would be seen as aliens or enemies. However, what is important to understand is that regardless of the country for which a soldier serves, they are risking their life for the greater of their beliefs. For this reason, I consider my father a veteran for his service in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). After moving to the United States from Israel to fulfill a better future, an issue that he had was that he had to wait a given amount of time before he would be allowed to legally work in the United States. For this reason, the U.S. Army would not accept him to serve for our nation. Because of this, he saved up in cash to fly back to Israel to report in the IDF. He served a full term there in artillery before moving himself back to New York to finish his legalization process. It was this intention to protect that has moved me into the pathway that I would like to go into the future. I tend to talk plenty about aeronautics and aviation with my experience in either field, but this all goes into my goal of working on aeronautic systems for Lockheed-martin or Boeing. Ultimately, what I would like to do is integrate new systems and technologies into the current avionics used on aircraft to improve safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of pilots. The technology will use cloud-based learning and artificial intelligent systems to study and make recommended courses of action on several aspects of flight. However, to look back, this all started as a simple dream to be a pilot. When I was much younger, I always though airplanes were amazing to fly in and that I would one day want to be a pilot. Growing up, I learned to love the avionics more than the plane as they fascinated me with their intricate design and usage. For this reason, I have devoted myself to study and apply my abilities and skills to the further understanding of avionic engineering and how future engineering can be put in place to ultimately forge the next steps for efficient flight in the future.

Superfood is a topic which is on debate in many ways for its definition. Whether it be for its health, size, or purpose, we all ultimately know why we call them superfoods in the first place. When I initially got into the craze of dieting and exercising, I didn't know exactly where it would take me. I always imagined that I would end up failing and giving up since there is either no budget-level food that I could buy to support my diet, or that my work-out would simply be too much for me to handle. However, in contrast to this, I seemed to exceed my expectations to keep both a healthy diet and work-out schedule as I initially planned. As surprised as I was, it seemed that it was actually the food that was keeping me together. While I didn't know it then, I realized that there are kinds of foods that I could eat that would significantly improve my performance in several aspects as they would contain the required nutrients that I needed to stay healthy with the drastic environment differences that I was facing. For instance, when I first heard about acai, I was extremely unsure about its abilities to work in food in several ways. I decided to incorporate it into my diet and was immediately hooked. The changes that it made were seen almost instantaneously as I began to have more energy and was significantly shown to be less prone to sicknesses that were caused from my constant moving. Further, I decided to experiment with more possibilities with the food which allowed me to incorporate several types of seeds and other fruits into my diet which allowed me to see why it makes for such a trend. To this day, however, since I am moving between environments frequently, I have chosen to incorporate the ideology of super-fruits into smoothies that I would be able to carry anywhere so that I wouldn't have to stop for a break to eat them. This has increased my mobility by 13% and has even been more effective with my workout as it allows me to keep a steady blood-sugar throughout my time exercising instead of it falling as I continue. Because of this, I am now able to feel more energized throughout the day, yet still relaxed when need be. Ultimately, I cannot blame just my diet, but rather this transition of lifestyle that has gotten me to be more effective and efficient with the way I contribute to society.

We often associate the idea of immigration from the idea of going through this process of risking it all to move somewhere that we almost have no knowledge of. Whether it be to or from the United States, millions of people immigrate for a better life on a regular basis. However, very few individuals will move to cover the importance of immigration from countries that are seen as against the United States fundamentally. We often throw them out or attribute them with a stigma to live down for the rest of their breathing time. For this reason, I bring to light the story of my Mother who immigrated from Russia shortly after the fall of the Soviet power. While growing up in the Russia, her dad left the family which left my mom and brother alone raised by my grandmother. What made the situation worse was that they were considered Jewish which would mean that they would be segregated against and treated only as sub-human. In fact, my mother didn't find out she was actually Jewish until she began her process of moving the States. Since the United States, at the time, viewed Russia as a public enemy, immigrants were limited to only those who are seeking escape from abuse. For the reason that they were under heavy scrutiny for their belief, it was only obvious that they would file for refuge in the United States to escape the hell that was Russia. With their few rubles left, they sold everything in their tenement and spent the last of their money on plane tickets to New York. When they arrived, they were immediately removed of their Russian documents and were forced to create their identity from scratch. After seven years, meeting my father, who is from Israel, and starting a family, she was finally considered an American citizen. During that time, she primarily focused her time working at cash-jobs and held her head low trying to graduate from Highschool and raise enough money to support her family. After several years following, she now teaches Mathematics in Texas with three boys including myself and my two brothers. Going to how this forms my future, I compare this with my fellow members of Boys State. We come from all walks of life, some first generation, others who have been here since the beginning of time. However, what we all share in common is our appreciation for this great nation. Since my parents' families risked all they had to move to the United States, I feel it is my duty to protect the dream in which they had to support. For this reason, I have full interest in serving in the Military as a pilot since it would allow me to not only aspire towards my goal of traveling across the world, but that it would also let me serve the nation my parents feel blessed to wake up in every morning.

The internal need to care for animals is one that we really cannot describe to its fullest. We understand that animals are cute. However, it does not help us imply why we feel it's important to care for them in the first place. While growing up, I was growing alongside a Golden Retriever who was well responsible for taking care of me. She was able to get me out of a bad mood and even help me wash the dishes with her growing apatite. As I grew older, I never really understood why I felt so attached to her until I found myself with a new adopted mutt. This Husky, at three weeks was a rescue who was scared of everything she saw. However, what caught my eye about her was her impeccable stamina. Not once have I seen a dog be so excited for such a period of time. Because I was primarily looking for a workout partner, it seemed to fit. On the walk home from the shelter, my parents told me that it would be my responsibility from then on to take care of and raise her. Me being twelve and not exactly knowing what it meant to be responsible, I just went for it. As we grew older together, I became more attached to Kacy as a child rather than a dog. Shelly, the older dog, was still around to train her about how to be a dog, where the right places to use the bathroom are, and more importantly, how to steal food when nobody is looking. Just from seeing this connection that they shared, it gave me such a curiosity into the psychology of a canine. Which then grew into the concept of how other animals communicate and connect with each other to integrate their instincts in today's society. To dive into that, while animals do adapt to their physical environment, what I have learned from Kacy is that they are also able to adapt to the mental & emotional climate of their surroundings to take best advantage. With Kacy in particular, I noticed that she well understands that she will get hungry at around dinner time when people are taking food out of the refrigerator. Because of this, she will proximity herself during breakfast enough to get people to notice her presence but not identify her as begging for food. This gets people to think that they are not feeding her the right amount which will then sit in their mind until dinner where they will eventually give up a portion of their meal to feed her. And this is what fascinates me. While I do feed her more than enough, having her understand her surroundings and manipulate them to her advantage is part of the reason I am so invested in animals. There may be hundreds of languages out there, but the intra-workings behind another species is a language that exists only within its own curriosity.

Selflessness is a concept for which we define separately for the actions for which it pertains rather than the concept in itself. There are several methods of finding selflessness in ones life, but there is no truth to the concept that there might be a time in life in which someone may be able to view their own life as that which is selfless. However, less it be the strategy of a great general, but the simple choice of attitude that makes the ultimate difference. And in the case in which we may not find the importance of our own selflessness in the work we do, only then will we be making the important impact on our community. Now, for myself, I cannot say that I am this perfect human that spends every waking moment doing community service. However, even if perfection is not something that I will fall under, I still do the best I can to ensure that I can help as many as possible. For instance, while working for the First Lego League as a judge, I never knew the exact impact that I had on the community until three months later when I was able to see one of the students report to me as a cadet mentioning that he was admitted into the world series for robotics. When I was discussing with him, he mentioned that my perspective on the competition that was significantly different from the other judges was what the team needed to succeed in that competition. At that point, while my jaw was dropped, it hit me like a brick knowing that I actually do have some affect on the people around me, especially given the position that I was in. And because of this, what I learned is that this is not something that I will be able to put aside and save for another time. But rather, I must be able to use my skill of severing the perspective to focus more on helping others than just myself. Now, being part of several organizations outside of school, and being a leader of all of them, I have ultimately learned that being a structure of support for my peers is a given requirement if I want to develop myself and those around me. Because at the end of the day, regardless of how my life goes, I know that I will be able to keep helping regardless of the situation I might find myself in. At the end of the day, less it be the strategy of a general, but a simple choice of attitude that makes the ultimate difference.

The passions in which we all face in one way or another consist of those which we find to be quite interesting to us. For myself, I am not one to really be focused heavily on my passion s I am focused on the tactics which lead up to it. For instance, the reason for which I would like to be a pilot is not for the reason of flying in itself, but the fact that it requires leadership, communication, quick delegation, and problem solving skills in short periods of time. In turn, the reason for why i would like to be a pilot is ultimately focused around the concept that it would help me further develop several soft-skills rather than just pilotage alone. However, if I am increasingly interested in being a pilot, why would I then have interest in the aeronautical maintenance field. To answer that, I would have to give a little background to the situation. To begin, ultimately, my reason for interest in the field stems from the concept that I have interest in aviation; especially now, when the rights of repair are slowly siding towards the manufacturer, I find it to be integral that I would need to be understanding of the concept of engineering to fly a personal plane. However, more importantly, this interest in the field started a few years ago when I had an idea for a startup company. This company would spend its resources on developing drone tactics and concepts to further develop the drone field as a whole. After developing a business plan and having it sent to several professional business owners, its been proofread and now confirmed to make a positive impact on the industry as a whole. Moving into what the drone company would do is simple. We would be split into two separate fields, one focused on teaching individuals how to fly drones and how to manufacture and repair drones. On the other hand, another field exists to examine modern aviation technology to implement new drone techniques with manned aircraft instead of drones. The reason for this is that it would bridge the gap between the level of understanding between the manned aviation community and the unmanned drone community. Additionally, it would also be a trailblazer for many of the companies that already exist in the manned aviation field to develop technologies that would separate themselves from the competition. The first technology that we intend to implement is that of which is a system that connects flight controls and screens to an artificial intelligence system that is able to learn the needs of the plane and create mapping, flying, and database information to help develop the pilot's skill. Additionally, this technology consists of a logging system that would be able to accurately log flight time which could be sent to the airline company to reduce the factor of human error. Ultimately, this goal is one that could be considered quite lofty. However, with the proper education and preparation into this field, I would be able to turn this concept into a reality.

Growing up in a military family, being a mentor for the other siblings in my family have really been an important part of growing up. However, this isn't a story about my father leaving for a few weeks and returning with a GI bill and benefits, it's more of a story about how I learned to mentor my family in times where they couldn't. This all started from long before I was born. My father, after attempting to immigrate from Israel, tried to make a life out of the whole 'American dream' with the little money that he had moving here. Having his first child, being me, he couldn't afford to stay in the states as his papers weren't legal and couldn't get a stable job. Because of this, he spent what little money that he had to fly back to Israel and enter the army in an artillery unit. Spending several years in the Army, I spent most of my time in my early youth learning to live on my own with my mother occasionally returning home from her three full-time jobs to provide money for food. On occasion, my father would arrive for the New Years festival in New York to spend time with myself and my mother. After his time serving concluded, he was provided a free trip back to the United States where he finally completed his application to become a US citizen. With him home, I finally thought that it would be time for my family to work as a team like they did in the movies, but not exactly. Rather, what happened is that my father was joining in with the three full-time jobs and it became my responsibility to care for my brothers as they grew up. Being responsible, I was in charge of making sure they were fed, alive, and obviously out of trouble. As we grew older, my role as a mentor changed from cleaning their diapers to teaching them how to not get in trouble when they do something they obviously shouldn't be doing. However, as mentioned previously, since my father served in the Israeli army instead of the American, he received no VA benefits or legal compensation for the time spent fighting in their wars. Because of this, we were under a falling mortgage with the several houses that we moved into on a regular basis and this turned into an issue where we just wanted a place to live. Over time, as we slowly got on our feet, we were able to pay for food at Walmart instead of hoping that we had enough food stamps to get through the week. And now, going into college, understanding that this situation could happen to me at any time, I have devoted myself to prepare to enter the United States' military to serve and possibly build a better future for my family, knowing that I will be able to help them with the benefits that come along with serving. It's really difficult for me to talk about my mentorship role with the fact that I never felt a position where I was not in such a role, but I couldn't be happier to this day to know that I was there to help my family.

Almost every business which exists requires that the owner be skilled in more ways than one. Regardless of the business type, this usually makes or breaks the business depending on the financial situation of it. With that in mind, what tools exactly would someone like myself require to run a successful business? The first thing any business owner gets questioned is “What do you do?” While it may seem as such an intricate question with dozens of rabbit holes, it is usually easily answerable by the purpose of the business itself. For instance, when creating my photography business, the first obstacle to get over was how to get the business traction with the community. Advertising was obvious but what was it that I advertised? I’ve compiled several ideas together, but with my experience as a (youth) military commander, sharing the vision of the business was the most effective method. With this, not only was I able to gain more customers, but also gain an underlying trust with them before they called me. I believe this example shows how it is usually the experience that seems irrelevant to the situation that helps with the situation the most. If I were not to have myself involved in a leadership position, I would not have the knowledge of what it means to create a vision for the business. Along with this, I was able to use this prior experience to also make a sound decision out of the many choices I had available. Further diving into the technical skill that is the foundation of the business, there comes another obvious question to ask, “Where did you get the skill?” Nobody is born an expert, and nobody becomes an expert overnight, so that questions the root of the skill. Moving further with the photography business, there was a point which I had to ask myself how I could expand to new breaches. While doing research on photography, a popular trend that many photographers follow now is drone photography. After doing further research, I figured that I should follow up and strive to attain this skill. But where do I start? My first choice was to do research on sUAS schools in my area so I could get my part 107 license. Seeing the high costs, I turned my mind away from that and looked back at Civil Air Patrol’s opportunities. After spending a few days looking through their UAS courses. I noticed there was one spot available for a cadet in the camp Atterbury flight training program for sUAS’. After working extra events, I was able to pay off the course and spend a week flying drones preparing for the part 107 exam. Upon acing the test, I ordered myself a cheap drone capable of the photography I will require of it, and added it as an additional asset to the business. The message I’m trying to convey with this story is the absolute importance of the internet and the skill of researching is to business owners. After all, an entire industry is centered around the internet, being that entrepreneurs should have their best interest in furthering their capabilities with internet familiarization. There are going to be many ups and downs to business ownership. Whether it be financially, or logistically, the business market is an ever-changing world that requires the use of a variety of assets to keep up. In the future, I would like to use the skills I’ve gained with my business along with skills I am looking to gain in post-secondary education to make a successful impact in the world.

With the several advancements in technologies that are currently facing the planet as of today, there are several areas of opportunity in which can be generally improved upon for the sake of its safety or its further development in the future. While it may consists of several aspects, the technology in which I plan to involve myself in, generally, conceptualizes the idea of advancing aviation technologies that are used to improve standards in its technological advancement. To specify, the factor in which I would like to involve myself with is the unmanned aerial vehicles that are currently in development. With this form of aviation, I would like to advance the technology by implementing an Artificial Intelligent (AI) system that would be able to control said vehicles to transport products over large distances without having power issues. Such issues that are common today with power is decreasing battery time, battery corruption, and misuse of batteries. Because of this, having implementing a system that would allow the drone to properly use the batteries as well as optimize their capabilities would ensure an increase in battery time and battery life altogether. There are several methods for which may be possible to achieve this. The most preferable option that was actually presented by NASA for their college student program was the concept of utilizing super-capacitors, which are quickly-chargeable circuit components which can be easily controlled and are significantly safer to use than lithium-based batteries. With this technology mixed with the uprising in pocket-sized computers, such as an Arduino, it is all but possible that a utilization for AI could help improve battery life and efficiency by nearly 60% (based on rough calculations). The reason for my interest in this area in particular is for the reason that this is an industry that is growing exponentially and would need a sufficient and reliable base in order to continue growing in its impact. While I don't plan on starting a startup and trying to monopolize the industry, I would like to introduce this type of system as an alternative to the existing technologies that are implemented for drones today. As for what I am working on now to achieve this goal, I make it my mission to teach people how to fly drones and enter the industry while also giving insight to the importance of battery efficiency and its cost on both the environment and the economy. Ultimately, however, while I try my best to make an impact, it is but the opinion of the consumer to choose whether they want to support this movement. And while I can spend my life working to encourage this new technology, I cannot do it alone.

When I was born at the young age of 5 I learned life is not always fair. My parents failed to show up for my birth and I was forced to conscript into the galactic army of the grand republic. During my tenure I journeyed far and wide in search of meaning for my life. It was not until a few years later that I discovered myself in Paris. Quite literally though as they were a perfect clone, marveling at the sight I realized who I really was, a teenager with unlimited potential for growth and selfish power. I petitioned the local government in Brazil to be more inclusive of stagnoidians, a very peaceful race of people in the heart of the Congo, as they were previously unheard of. Through my advocating I was awarded a seat on the board and served as a secretary for Emmanuel Macron while in Paris. Today I realized the profession I want to pursue is becoming an international delegate and pilot. So, I hope that through my previous experiences as a military envoy and democratic delegate this scholarship community recognizes my potential and sponsors my future.

Through my journey of researching this topic and understanding what makes a discovery "scientific", I learned that a big portion of science today is focused heavily on understanding concepts that we take for granted. However, one of these which I found to be extra humorous and helpful to livelihood is that of the study of pizza. We eat it very often and it has become a staple of the way we celebrate parties in the modern day and age. This scientific discovery by Ernesto Di Maio is about the discovery of pizza dough without yeast: Growing up in Italy, the birthplace of the dish, it has become a big issue that this man had it rough with his allergies to yeast. Because of this, he sought out to create a type of dough that would be able to be made into pizza without yeast. Taking several weeks and hundreds of dollars. Taking several years to masquerade and study, it became known possible that pizza is notably made with yeast in order for the dough to grow as it would improve the taste by roughly 20%. However, by removing the yeast, it would make the dough flat and hard to eat. For this reason, he spent even more time working on a form of flower that could be cooked in a way that would rise yet did not create yeast. It included its own pressurized CO2 creating molecules yet was not the same fungus as yeast and was able to market it as a form of "I can't believe it's not yeast". I find this to be a fascinating topic as it explores what can be done to everyday concepts if we explore it further than what everyone already knows about it.

It's not something that we can see. We cannot feel this piece of art, nor can we smell, hear, or even taste it. Rather it lives beyond that of what we call our physical world. There is no way to truly describe the art without undermining its amazing perception that we all have on it. Yet, to not recognize it would be a shame to its glory. This piece of art is has no borders, edges, or even an end. It's painted by billions of people, yet designed by few. It has its positive messages, negative messages and many ugly and crude forms of communication in between. This form of art cannot be studied, nor can it be fully understood due to its complex design and history that goes into the making of it. While some may call it a science or even a coincidence, it is better to be seen as that of the effect of its makers writing over each other to make it such a beautiful masterpiece. To this day, we are still yet to understand where it came from, or even if it was developed by us. Ultimately, there is to say no more than there is to interpret. What might it be something that we cannot sense, yet part of us? How can we this piece by ordinary people carry a message stronger than that of any great artist in the world? and more importantly, why should I care to mention this in the first place? This piece of art at hand is simply human culture. We overlook its interpretation everyday as part of life, but we never see how deep it is or how complex it can be. There is no words to describe it better than simply, how we live our lives.

Optimism in itself is not an attitude for which we carry ourselves to, but a discipline in which we enforce to provide the best of our methodology to succeed in this world. Whether it be through just a few words of encouragement every day, or to take a stand and ensure that everyone that an individual works with is happy, there is really optimism to be found in any place. For myself, having to learn to stay positive through any situation never really hit me until I was given the position as a cadet commander within my squadron. For every commander before me, there was little changes that were done to the squadron, and only recently have they had to deal with moving locations once or twice during their command period. But the week following my installment, the entire squadron moved location then moved an additional three times following that which ultimately made completing everyday tasks extremely difficult. For this reason of uncertainty, we lost many cadets and even more became unmotivated to continue in the program as it seemed that it was going nowhere. This created a hard time for everyone involved in the squadron which gave me the hardest choice I had to make. At this point, I made the executive choice to ignore senior staff who were barking orders at me and focus on motivation in the squadron. I let the cadets lead classes instead of the senior members and made the entire squadron isolated from the adult members in order to raise bonding and connection between one-another and it worked. While I received horrible backlash from these staff, it made them rethink their position and begin to help in order to rebuild the squadron. Ultimately, this taught me that sometimes, the followers are the most important.

Save money, live better, I'm sure you can finish that motto. However, what many people cannot do as so easily is figure out a way to increase savings rather than just adding money to the bank as they keep receiving paychecks, and that is ultimately one of the various hidden stools that millionaires have over the common man. In many countries, especially including the United States, we often lack the proper education for handling money properly, paying taxes, and investing to increase wealth; and this is for no undetermined reason, rather we do this to not only make it more difficult for people to reach a higher level of wealth and divide the social classes further, but also for the reason that it improves polarity between coworkers as it has become a taboo to discuss finances about income with others in the workforce. And this is where my lesson has come in. While growing up and making my own money, one of the several aspects I learned about income is that it must not be something that only you should know about. Rather, it should be shared amongst peers in the same industry in order for everyone to understand whether they are being cheated by their employer or being paid a significantly higher portion than everyone else. Ultimately, it will allow not for the bringing of conflict in the workplace, but unity among the people who work and will allow everyone to be paid in accordance to the work they do and not the preference of the employer. Not to say that I am a communist, but rather to promote the equality of workers and the union of the people who help build the economy.

I can't say that I really have a talent. While some who know me will think that it is computer science or technical repair, I cannot agree as I don't have even the slightest ability past that of anyone else of my peers. However, it is not of melancholic descent will I say that I have no talent as it undermines the importance of the talent for which that lack of ability highlights. This talent is that of general talent. What I learned about myself, growing up is that while I don't have any subject that I am perfectly excellent in, I tend to be relatively descent at all subjects instead and that I am also able to pick up concepts very quickly. Maybe it's not a talent, just like toddlers, my curiosity is large and my attention span seems to be very diminished as a result. In fact, it is for this reason that the school in which I am currently attending set my pathway under that of "multidisciplinary", and it is for the reason that I have currently fell under several classes that all are independent of one another and have nothing to do with a pathway which I would have recently found myself in. Luckily, however, I am currently using this ability to earn certifications in several fields of interest, from general computer applications to Computer Programming, to even Information Technology. As a result, I am able to use what I learned as a result to better impact my community and build a better future for those who come beyond me.

Through my experience working within community service over the past several years, not once have I really began to question what impact it actually has on the community. Like most other high-school adolescents, we only think about the fact that we need the community service hours instead of the impact for which it has. Because of this, it is sometimes important to just stop and review the situation at large before continuing on as it will show the level of conceptualization one has for their situation. As someone who serves in multiple positions for the community, I can confidently say that I have seen, first hand, the effect for which it entails on the community itself. For instance, last year, as I spent the majority of my time tutoring my peers throughout the country on an AP class, I immediately learned the dire need of teaching in the community of computer science. For this reason, I spent several hours a week teaching random people online, helping them through different computer science questions and even writing a bit of code for the people that made me angry. However, what I learned from this is that most people will try to take advantage of any free opportunity they have and will run that resource into the ground as they did with me. Because of this reason, I quit working with them and, instead, presented the lessons online at regular intervals without personal instruction. To this day, people across the world still use these resources to help them and I hope it will go on to maybe teach someone something new about Computer Science.

Our lessons that we learn are those which we cannot truly describe. Whether it be the lesson of humility or that of which is persistence, it all roots back to a single point in our life where we really decided to change our lives for the better. As a Cadet Chief of the squadron, I had an experience which I believed to resemble this situation quite fondly. During my time as a Chief, I decided to step out of my way and attend the squadron leadership school that was finally being opened back up. I didn't know what to expect but all I knew was that it would teach me something new about leadership. While attending the school, having my clothes thrown into the mud on the first day, having several buddies injure themselves out of the school, and even work ourselves out beyond exhaustion, I have learned quite a few lessons from that school. However, what stood out the most to me during the entire period was during a time that we were being reprimanded for having one of the cadets put down their 200lb log down too roughly. The punishment was to hold our logs over our heads and complete squats until the first sergeant decided to stop us. While I kept telling myself that it would kill me, I failed to notice that my partner had dropped the log on his head which forced him to resign from the camp. At that point I immediately learned the lesson that they were trying to teach the entire time. It was simply the fact that sometimes you must separate your mind from your body and ignore your bodily urges to focus on the goal at hand.

To put a limit to the help one could do others is something that we see as to be nearly, if not already, impossible. However, when we see the limits we set on others and the effects it has on a larger scale, only then can we truly understand the impact in which our preference entails. Regardless of the situation, the impact of being a mentor within the community or further just speaks to the concept that there is no true halting point to the absolute abilities which can be referred when discussing some of the simple aspirations that can be taken in order to change someone's life for the better. For myself, some of the mentorship that I do involve mentoring cadets of any rank or age through the program of Civil Air Patrol. As a cadet major who has gone through every position in the squadron and created more to gain experience, it became increasingly important for me to take into consideration the fact that I would be helping newer members with the program and allow them to further develop beyond me. Ultimately however, I would really like to see some of these cadets that I work with surpass me by accounts which I cannot even begin to explain. In fact, as one of the first cadets I mentored received her officer rank, I almost broke down into tears for the fact that it was just two hours a week by me that was able to convince her to promote to the point she was at and go beyond the limits that most cadets hold themselves to.

While climate is ultimately out of the control of our own, it is still something that we can slightly change for the better of society. Whether it be by refusing to drive or even just refusing to use straws, there is always something small that we can do to make just an impact on this world. For instance, when I first started high-school, a situation that I fell into for that time period was the fact that I was strongly interested in developing my physical capabilities to meet the standards of the Air Force Academy; as a result of this, I began working out and trying to involve myself in several extracurricular activities that would allow me to work for the community. As a result of the two methods of thought in mind, I made it my goal to use a bicycle for exercising and transportation. In fact, over a week-long period of the summer, I was able to make a 150-mile trip consisting of transportation to-and-from different events that I was part of. However, what most don't understand about the city of San Antonio, especially the east side is the fact that it is definitely not made to support bicycle infrastructure. Having to ride the bike on the highway gives a different feeling than other situations. But as a result, taking the 13-mile trip to school on several terrains and ditches brings to light the infrastructure of the city which will eventually change the minds of drivers to maybe change their method of transportation to work.

“Syntax err,” the one term that anyone that knows how to program will understand. We as computer science majors see problems not as a cause and effect issue, but rather a step-by-step process to another solution. When we compile a program for the first time, usually, we aren’t surprised to see a line number with this error pop up. While the process of debugging can vary depending on the language, it is the type of error that is usually the same. This issue tends to cloud our mind, sending us down a spiral of debugging which may take days or even weeks, which we then ask ourselves “Why am I doing this in the first place?” We all have our own answers for this question yet can’t simply state it. After all, this essay is designed to answer such a question. As a CyberPatriot team captain, Cadet Commander, and (former) UTSA programming instructor, it is in my best interest to skill myself in any aspect that may improve my qualities as a leader. Last year as I was taking AP computer science A, I noticed the similarities between leading teams and programming are surprisingly close. After all, in both situations, you are responsible for a set of assets, whether it be in-person, or computer memory; and you have a set task to complete. With this, my interest in computer science skyrocketed. Going through the intricate learning process to ace the AP exam and earn the MTA-368 certification, I’ve had a strong passion for the continuation of my career to be in similar alignment. Along with this, I’ve studied deep into the processes that are the cybersecurity facets of computer science and how important it is that a new generation of cybersecurity professionals will impact the world. Following the topic of impacting the future, I’ve noticed that an influx of cyber-attacks have been shown to be prevalent recently. For instance, the T-Mobile attack revealed the information of over 40 million customers. Because of this, I took action by implementing the computer science knowledge I have with my leadership experience to influence the community by teaching community members about Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and how they can make a difference in the world by playing their part in this method. In the future of my plans regarding this field, I would like to further my knowledge in Computer Science in order to advance my teaching career with the future generation of computer science professionals. It means not to me what it could to others, the indefinite value of the future. It means the world to me to know that the world is educated.

When most of us were young, we probably didn't show much interest in finance. It seemed to be something we all kind of just threw to the side and moved on without. With that being said, how do some of these people then go on to be accountants, financial advisors, and more? Well, let me tell you a story. While growing up, not that I am not anymore, the first thing my parents told me before dropping me off for my first day of kindergarten is that for me to succeed, I would have to put in my own work, and succeed based off of my merit alone. Having come from a family of immigrants, it seemed natural to be on my own for the majority of my life. However, as a kindergartener, I was more focused on what was for lunch that afternoon. And for the next several years, I didn't think much of it. Going into the second semester of my eight grade year, I finally decided that I would really put most of my energy towards preparing myself for the future. As someone that wanted to be a pilot in the Air Force, I knew it would be one daunting task to accomplish. For that reason, I spent several hours a week studying for my classes, being part of organizations, and even working out, all to make myself a better candidate for officer school in the Air Force. In fact, I was actually arrested several times since they thought I was a trespasser on the track, when all I wanted to do was run some extra laps before school started. Now, as a Junior, running before I wake up, and taking a shower while on the bus, I learned that having to meet the standards of the officer schools for the Air Force is no easy task. Being involved in several organizations, and being an officer in all of them, I learned about the importance of leadership and what that would mean for when I do end up joining the service. However, when I look back on my past, and even further on my parents past, I can't hesitate to think that everything that I have led myself to do up to this point was all because I decided to put myself forward in this field. Why is that important in the financial field? because, as part of this career choice, knowing that I want to be a pilot, I really had to look into my options here. I'm not that kid you see on television whose parents were both pilots, nor am I some rich kid that could do anything. Rather, I have to figure out how to do it myself, through scholarships and more. And while I may not know what the future has for me as of today, I can say that I will be ready to adapt accordingly.

Being part of the Jewish community for the entirety of my life to this point, I've been working with the elderly population of any community which I find myself part of for a significant amount of time. Whether it be as a result of my affection to helping as many people as I can, or even the fact that I need volunteer hours to apply for certain scholarships, I am always compelled to work with the senior citizens of my community in order to help them for the greater good. Looking into this from a chronological perspective, I began while I was in middle school, I spent much of my time volunteering in a library in order to get to a goal of 60 service hours for a ribbon that I could wear on my uniform. After the 60 hours, I felt compelled to stay with the library, as I've experienced so much just working with all the people there. For that reason, I stayed and even implemented a few changes to the process of it to make it easier for residents of the city to check out books for more extended periods of time. When I finally managed to get into high-school, I had a new situation on my hands, which then consisted of the infallible time constraints that I was being held to. For this reason, I changed my pacing to be more focused on the elderly community by working with the program, BetterTogether, a Jewish organization for adolescents to support and bond with the elderly community, and I was able to help many seniors out. Whether it be by organizing houses to help find pictures that they wanted to see or even just listening to them give a story, I felt as if I was really helping.

With the popular influx of people switching away from books to more technological sources of media, we tend to forget about the reason we have books in the first place. Even through the movement of bringing books back to a standard level again, there will always be a place for that new technology to arise. Just as Plato despised the idea of written language, older generations will despise the idea of instant communication. However, to look back through the books I've read, there have been a few notable mentions towards what would constitute a good book in my perception. While they're not necessarily literature pieces, nor are they really notably difficult to read, they still share a story that is trapped in time to be its own without a strong outburst from its conception. For my first choice, I would have to really choose the book 'Dry', as ironically, not being a dry book. Rather, the story follows the concept of the effect that a drought would have on a metropolitan area. In particular, it further shows the critical aspects of cultural response to such situations, and how most people would react to a situation as dire as dehydration is. For this reason, I would rank this book high up on my list as it truly explains the human reaction to a situation that is likely to occur. This intricate message that it conveys shows that of which the effects of pollution plays on the environment and how most people would react by releasing more. The stupidity, yet understanding of the people in this story stand out to create a well development for the characters involved and further go to show the importance of self-control in situations that seem almost uncontrollable.

When I see future education, I don't see robots teaching students, or even modern topics being taught. Rather, when I look into the future, I see everyone learning about new tactics in battle when they play Clash Royale, or new ways to crank 90s in Fortnite. You may then be asking, why would a student possibly need to know how to do this? And at the end of the day, it shows no life-skill or even point to a method of success in the future. However, that is exactly the reason. As we know, everyone in the United States is, in some way, forced into going to primary and secondary school. However, the issue is that not everyone is willing to use their educational success to their advantage. For this reason, a division should be brought between those students who are willing to work for their success and those which don't put any effort into the work they do and the method of activity they put into a project. Because of this, simplifying school to a method that defines what it means to be a student into categories of effort. After all, what importance does it have for a student to get As anymore when afterwards, you are just looked as a normal student like anyone else. This, in conclusion, is why I should teach new strategies to playing video games. Not for the reason that we obviously need new gamers in this world, but for the reason that it will divide the student by their effort and strengthen their ideology to support a more focused mindset towards their own education. Ultimately, what is important is not simply the fact of dividing students by their interest in education, but to make sure they also have the tolerance and resistance against the temptations that many students of today face.

Many of us probably slept through history class, including me, and don't really remember what history was really about, an important character, nonetheless. However, when we look back, we have to really admire some of the great things that have been done in history by people around the world. When I look back in history, I like to look at the accomplishments which they've had and how that relates to today's society. For instance, a historical figure for which I admire the most is definitely Nikola Tesla. After inventing the form of electricity that is AC, he went on to do amazing things, such as create the band ACDC, star in his own move, "Mad at Gas Car," and even set the world record for the world fastest sprint from Child Support. While I cannot really go into full detail all the amazing things that have contributed to his success in the electrical industry I will mention some of the details for a few. For instance, he is commonly known as the man that added the Tesla Tower to the popular game, Clash of Clans. This tower is capable of spontaneously striking invaders with electric bolts to lower their health until it is destroyed or is taken out by invaders. With this, he was able to create a 3d-printed model that was roughly the size of a three-story house and use it to power a neighborhood and all its accommodates of the time. Another interesting part of the research was that it turns out that Nikola Tesla also owned a Ford F150 and was driven off of a bridge for that reason. Luckily, even after Tesla was reincarnated as Hog Rider from Clash of Clans, he still creates great things to show how absolutely genius he is.

We all hear the same things when we're about to graduate. "Make sure you get scholarships", "Have you figured out a way to pay for college?", or even with many creative jobs: "How will that pay the bills?" With my experience working with accountants, what I've learned to be the most valuable piece of information is not that people should work their tail off when they're young or invest as soon as you turn 18, but rather something less said. The reason I value this over the others is by the fact that it speaks to reality that the logical way of making money in this world is flawed and is not as black and white as many perceive it. We tell ourselves that hard work makes the most money, but in reality, that may not always be the case. And from what I heard, it was shown to be true, no matter how I looked into it. This advice was simply that I should invest in NFTs. I know it sounds crazy. Why would anyone pay for weird pictures when you could just copy it off of someone else. And that's exactly it. Since I don't value money at all, I like to go crazy and spend it on stupid stuff like random pictures of monkeys, or some kid's drawing from 2008. From this, I learned that I shouldn't value money at all and should spend it on something that I find funny and something that would put me in debt. As of today, I am glad to say that I am in $200,000,000 in debt and am wanted by the CIA for crimes against humanity. Additionally, I've been targeted three times across four countries for illegal cookie smuggling without a license. Did I learn anything? maybe.

Out of the several problems that we see facing society of today, there are several in which we could point out as being that of which is distinguishably negative. However, what I've seen up to this point, with my experience volunteering, leading, competing, and even working in several facets is that the conceptualization of another's point of view on an issue is that of which cannot be changed by that said person. For this reason, it tends to anger many people that someone just doesn't think in the same way that they do. This is ever-so common with the generation gap between older and younger generations. With younger generations, such as myself, we have a tendency to perceive the universe as a set of logical events and that society in itself works based on logical perception. This conflicts with the idea of older generations that understand that the universe has boundaries that surpass of that of logic, and that society is more of a fluid or dynamic state than a set of boundaries and limitations. Altogether, this makes for many of the arguments that are held between generations such as this one. I never really understood this argument until I had to give a speech to a group of veterans. The topic was on the 3rd amendment. After my speech, they told me that the main reason I got last place was that I was too straightforward with my speech. While I didn't understand what it meant then, I later learned that it was because I used a style of connecting it which was made for people who think primarily in logical terms. From this, I then learned that there is a dynamic to outlook, and that everyone should perceive the world as fluid, and not just black and white.

Being a leader in several forms, the ability to deal with mental health issues among my followers is something that I must take into consideration on a daily basis. Because of this, I've spent much time looking into the methods of mitigating issues that relate to mental health in order to increase productivity with little negative effect. For instance, an issue with one of the cadets was that they were struggling in getting their promotions since they weren't able to "properly communicate with my flight sergeant". Because of the fact that they weren't promoting for an extended amount of time, I was notified and had a discussion with him. While I initially expected it to be a situation of which he didn't have access to technologies to communicate with his staff, it actually turned out that he was too nervous to discuss with the flight sergeant and felt as if they would respond aggressively to his approach. For this reason, I walked him through the importance of having the discussion with his flight sergeant and invited in the sergeant herself to deliberate with the cadet. After talking for about 15 minutes, they figured out a plan to get him on a good path to promote and was able to implement it almost immediately. While this wasn't necessarily an issue with mental health that I have dealt with, it showed me the importance of individual consideration that would be required for leadership going forward. And while I cannot discuss the actual cases that I've had with mental health with my cadets, I can confidently say that we were able to handle it well enough to keep them going.

Could I pinpoint a specific trait of mine and say that one quality got me to succeed? No. Could I point at the way I was raised and say it got me to succeed? No. Could I even say I am successful in the first place? Maybe. There is nothing more that I value in this world than the people who I work with. For those that know me, it sounds crazy since my ego is higher than the International Space Station, yet I still value the concept that everybody has a life in this world unique from any that have been before. However, even though my confidence is a high point right now, I don't keep it there to make others feel insignificant, but rather to make them kind of crack through their shell. Roughly three (3) years ago, while I was training at my squadron's 'Advanced Leadership School', one of the things that I had to learn was that only the best leaders in this world lead by example. Whether it was while carrying a 200 pound log over my head, or while having to instruct my team to carry a quarter of that weight while I was doing so, I cannot really pinpoint when I learned that lesson. But in the real world, where everyone is only focused on what they're doing and nobody really cares about the abilities of one another, it becomes lonely and encaging when we realize that even the most successful people are alone with their money-stealing friends and careless spouses. Because of this, I prioritize helping others over myself. To do this, I have made an oath to stand by three (3) different principles to follow in my life. The first is that I will always prioritize scheduling the chance to help someone out rather than benefiting just myself. The second is that I will always have such high confidence; since peers my age like to compare themselves, they would compare themselves to me and actually raise a bit of their confidence in spite. Then the last is that I will charge nothing to teach someone something new. All of these took careful consideration and really had made myself rethink the whole idea that it would mean that I would practically be changing my life goals for the long-term future. And while I thought I would be greatly hindering myself from succeeding, I learned about the different forms of success and how this was the form I was meant to accomplish. Leadership is not simply something anyone can just pick up and do. You can't apply to be a leader, nor can you be voted into being a leader. Rather, it's the mentality of the team and yourself that you are not the pilot, nor the caboose, but the lander just carrying the team wherever they need to go. Because at the end of the day, whether you have to carry a 200 pound log over your head, or just teach a friend a piece of the intricacies that is Calculus, you are a leader as long as you believe you are.

Given the situation we all faced over the past few years, the amount of creativity that was required to keep going in any given way has truly gotten me to a point which really makes one question why they're doing it in the first place. For most, it was really seen as a stopping point or a roadblock to move into the concept of self reflection, but for me, I just saw it as a different way to approach life. After all, I'm a growing teen, aren't I expected to handle change in a good way? Because of this, I really was able to change the perception which I had about this whole concept in a way in which allowed me to perceive the situation in a lens of success. At the start, I decided to focus my attention away from my habits of sports and outdoor activities and focus more on learning and things that I could do to develop myself as a person instead. I began taking courses, learning about business, public speaking (even when there's no public to speak to), and of course, submerge myself in the world of aviation so I could bring myself closer to my goal. At the end, I will say that I have definitely developed as a person, and am looking forward to seeing where I am able to go from here. Whether that means that I will be switching my goals up once again, or even just putting myself in a position to keep going, I see my success not in the path I take but the creativity for which I have that will get me to persevere any challenge that gets in my way. As the, honorable Dory, from Finding Nemo, once said, "Just keep swimming."

Being the most contradictory aspect about life, nature is something we can't really understand, nor take our eyes off of. After all, what is nature without the attributes of it that we don't fascinate ourselves to intricate in? When we think about nature and facets, we tend to view it from the beautiful aspects. For instance, when we think of the forest, we tend to think of the rich vegetation, the high concentration of wildlife, and of course, the cute bears that might be wandering around. Rarely, though, do we think about the dark side of the nature we live in. With the forest, we ignore the ticks drinking every last drop of the bear's blood, the bacteria, turning the skunk into a paralyzed food source for a coyote, or even the ferret, feasting on the baby birds in a nest. However, it is not to say that nature is bad, rather it's to point on the intricacy that it has. With all its ups and downs, there is no true reason for this absolute web of a design to be as complicated as it is, but nonetheless, we still find attribute to view it in such a way. Furthermore, this then goes into the reason as for why to protect it. Growing up in Texas, I've seen nature first hand, the good, the bad, and the ugly. And ultimately, I think it's beauty is beyond anything else which is why I advocate to keep it as such. I will go out of my way to cut down on my carbon footprint, and even advocate for others to do the same. All I have to do is challenge a friend to bike to school instead of drive and he will also see the difference that this beautiful nature will make.

Persistence is something we all like to tell ourselves that we have. Whether we do or don't, we believe it's there which means that in all reality, it must be there. However, the case comes when we ask ourselves what exactly it is. To that, the only definition that one may create is one in which is created by the person asking it. Through my experience at trying to reach success in several levels, not once have I been told that I need persistence in order to succeed. Not that it meant that it didn't, but rather the fact that it meant that it wasn't there in the method for which I believed. In contrary to just knowing about it, persistence is something we must believe we have in order for us to really connect ourselves to the concept. While I was writing one of my publications, "CAC for Cadets", the one issue that I had was that the person in charge of the wing, a sub-unit of the organization) would always contradict himself in meetings just to keep the document from being published. It became really annoying, and at one point, I just wanted to give up on the project and start on something new. Only after a self-discussion session where I laid out the facts and looked at my opportunities have I then realized that I missed a separate path. This was to contact the head of the IT department of the organization to get it published, and just like that, the document was published to all the members of the organization rather than just those in my wing. While I wasn't paid with any money for this task, I was paid with something even better, the experience and story to carry with me for life.

For anybody that has had a class with any form of challenge in it, studying has been something that they've had to do to pass it. Whether it be the popular note cards, or even the all-knowing Quizlets, we all have some form of method of studying. While preparing to earn my commercial drone license, this issue hit me right on the head for the reason that I didn't have anyone around me to teach me. All I had was a test in two-weeks, and the internet at the tip of my fingers. I didn't know how to strategize my study, not even to begin thinking about effective testing methods. For this reason, I stopped, instead of trying to wrap my head around this entire problem, I stopped and thought about it from a top-down perspective. From just looking at the situation, I asked myself, "how do I do this?" And from this, I created a strategy for studying for this massive test. I started with simply reading the book so I could get all the raw information down as a basis. After that, I spent a day in each section, simply re-reading it and taking quizzes online over that specific section. On my second week, I re-read the entire book again and just started taking tests on the entire portion of it. However, this left open the new information that isn't covered in the book. Because of this, I just jumped right in and began taking as many practice tests as I possibly could until I got a 100% on all of them. Come the test day, after I got a 100, I came to the conclusion that familiarity was the key. I was so sick of the book that I didn't realize I was able to recite it.

That's the issue, I don't even know if I will have a future to begin with. We are asked on a regular basis, "what do you want to be when you grow up?", "what do you want to do with your life?", etc... But we are never asked, "what are you doing to achieve your goals?" This brings me to plenty of concerns. Why worry about the future if not focused on the method of getting there. Because of this, I don't define myself for the measly dreams for which haunt my sleep, but rather, the actions which I take to achieve my goals. Currently, being part of several organizations, it was my duty and honor to understand the dynamic for which a team has in order to succeed itself as an organization. Whether that means by taking advantage of the traits for which it has or even the goals in mind, I am at the forefront making sure that all components stick together as smoothly as possible. Yet, while I am constantly working with others, I must also mind the fact that they have goals and agendas that they're attending to that is beyond me. For this reason, I must also be worried about the reason they're with us in the first place and how that would change if we implement a new program. Notice how through none of this am I talking about my own goals. The problem is that I am so bogged down with the responsibilities of being a leader, a passionate friend, or whatever else I need to be for my team, that I don't get the time to think about my own goals and success. For this reason, I can say that I don't know, but I will still work hard to find out.

While growing up, we all hear about these cool times in our lives when we did something then heard something which changed our life forever. While I cannot say that I have experienced this moment yet, I will say that I have understood what it's been like to hear something that would possibly change my life. During my years in the making, I spent plenty of time learning about myself and what my passions are and other aspects that may help me for the better. However, the big issue that I was having was that my aspirations to join the military after college and fulfill my aspirations of being a pilot were completely unsupported by all my peers and family. They believed that I would be best as a cybersecurity expert in a basement, living in New York. And while that sounds like a perfect life to live, it wasn't exactly the style that I was looking for. And it was until more recently, when I visited New York, that I believed that I was in this alone. While I was up there, during a Jewish community conference, I had a lunch with a bunch of Rabbis on a Shabbat afternoon. All of them were obviously telling me that I should go to Yeshiva and be a Rabbi, except one. He was drunk out of his mind, but spent thirty minutes with me telling me that I have to be a pilot in the military to support this country, most notably, "You have the courage like no other, you're going to kick some Russian a**." And that's when it hit me. It was that my goal was supported by millions, but people don't want to admit their own faults in the wake of it.

Given the current state of the world whereas everyone has something against another or just the simple fact that people don't typically care about one another, it is critically important that everyone should have something for which they should have an unconditional connection to. When we think of generosity, a similar picture comes up in everyone's head. Probably someone doing something nice for someone else and smiling while they're doing it. However, in most cases, the nice things that are done in this world are less of an attribute of what can be seen, and more of something that happens behind curtains while everyone else is looking away. For instance, during my extemporaneous speech competition, I was put in a room with one of the adults for five minutes to help prepare for the speech. As soon as he finished explaining the instructions about the speech, he told me "You have 5 minutes to prepare, do you have any questions?". To this, I responded simply with, "Yes, how was your day." Baffled, we started talking about life and our future goals. Through that entire time, I didn't spend a second planning out the speech. He asked me why I'm not writing anything down, and I simply told him, "If I were to write things down, then I would get nervous. When I talk, I like to think the world doesn't care, so I could say whatever I want." Now, I don't know what was going through his head, but he definitely was fascinated by my response as we just kept wasting time. This story, tells the message that even when the spotlight is on me and what I am trying to do, there is still room to help others in this world, even if I don't write things down.

While it may sound corny, I do actually believe the meaning of life is what one makes it. Meeting dozens of people on a weekly basis, and seeing the wide variety of perspectives on life really had me to think about the ways in which we, as people, see life as it is. While working with many religious leaders, the central point of their meaning is that they like to see their life as a connecting point between a higher power, and the people in which they inspire to move forward. In contrast, while working with PTSD victims, and many homeless people within my community, I have found that they believe that the meaning of life is as simple as to just survive and keep human population stable. And while these are very different views on life, they don't necessarily point to any actual meaning. Because of this, I set out to find my own meaning. I know people go on life-long trips across the world, to the highest mountains and to the most remote places to find this answer, but I believe it is nowhere near this point, rather it is within ourselves. And instead of looking at what people do, I decided to look at what people are and what drives our behaviors and our goals together. I spent a day in my room sitting on my bed while listening to Lo-Fi and wrote down a string of letters that came to my head every hour while deeply thinking about life. Putting that together, and translating it through several codes, I finally understood what it all meant. I thought it had something to do with our way of living or how we spend our lives, but no. Instead, I realized that I wasted a day doing something crazy.

Working for others is something that I found myself to be very valuable with. Since the beginning of my high-school journey, I have spent countless hours doing community service projects, working with public officials on advocacy, and even took part in community leadership roles to help local organizations build great foundations of community involvement to better the residents and the city as a whole. For instance, a program that I have been working on for awhile is that of earning my instructor certification for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The reason for this is that I work with Team Rubicon on a regular basis and would like to be able to start training some of the volunteers for the organization in several classes that will ultimately help them in learning about the different aspects of incident command systems and how they play together when taking the position of a disaster relief specialist. Being only one course away from achieving this goal, I feel that I will soon be able to start preparing hundreds of students and future leaders to be ready for any circumstance which may come their way. However, this is only one project of the many I am working on. Another example, is that of my instructor rating with teaching drone operations. As the head instructor for drone operations of a Civil Air Patrol Group within Texas, my responsibility is to teach all the members interested in the program everything they will need to be successful drone pilots in the program. This will turn into great pilots that will be utilized during the next natural disaster in the area. Ultimately, I cannot say that I am this amazing kid doing everything known to man, but I am trying to help the community, one step at a time.

To say that I appreciate everything that I have in this world is truly an understatement. Having grown up with immigrant parents, I became very grateful for everything that I had. Not out of spite, but because I have witnessed the long hours, days gone, and hard work put just so we could have food on the table and clothes on our backs. Additionally, having raised without allowances or any real source of income just had me understand the absolute preciousness of money and ways to maintain it. In fact, just a few hours ago, I rode my bike to pick up roughly fifty pounds worth of groceries just so I wouldn't have to waste any gas in the car. And while it seems a little crazy that I will go that far just to save a few bucks, I feel that it's not the fact that I did something this extreme that counts, it's rather the fact that I would go out of my way at such an extent just to show to my parents and family that I am grateful for the opportunity to just use the car and would not like to waste it on a simple grocery stop. However, it is not the car where my gratitude stops, but the whole lifestyle. I workout at home, wear only shirts that I earned at events, and more. But I am not here to boast about the ways I save money, but rather, I feel as if this is one of the major ways that I go out of the way to show my parents that I am not just burning their hard work, but using it to help both myself and themselves in the future.

Bravery is something that we find to be hard to show. Since we are so used to living in our own bubble and comfortable people that we surround ourselves with. It seems, at least to be, very uncomfortable to go out of our way to stand for what we believe in. Being part of multiple board positions in the Jewish community, it has become a question in my mind to how much should I show myself as Jewish when in public, or even just when I am at school. While it stayed in the back of my mind for the most part, during my freshman year, it hit me like a pile of bricks. While at the international CTeen Shabbaton (Jewish youth organization weekend event), I was asked a very simple question, "How many jews go to your school?" While it seems insignificant, since the answer was clearly none, it became a weight that towered over my head. After all, if I am the only Jewish student, what kind of Jewish student am I? Because of that simple question, I announced that I would spend a year of wearing my kippah in public wherever I go; and not the black one that most wear, but rather the blue and orange one that is really noticeable. To this day, 2 years later, I have yet a day which I am not to wear it on my head. Because of this, I show pride, not just to being Jewish, but to showing that it is okay to believe in whatever you want without any consequences. This became the root of my passion to publicly speaking, and later became the reason I have found myself a passion for teaching. Because I would like to show to everyone that being yourself is alright.

We all have goals for the future, anything that we could think of probably have been considered at least once as something we would like to go out of our way to achieve. As a member of several organizations, having the time to really look back at my life and figure out where it's going is something seen at the very least, as a luxury. For this reason, I never am able to really see what my opportunities are. Since I was really young, I always wanted to be a pilot. However, in the recent years, and especially with the change in environment for me, I started to think that maybe it wouldn't be such a good idea to be in the aviation business, or at least not part of military aviation. To summarize my current plans for the mystery that comes after high-school for me at least, my plan is to go into either a military academy or ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) and enter the military as an officer. From there, I would like to go to SUPT (Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training) and earn my wings to fly for the U.S. Air Force. After that, I would like to gain experience as a pilot in the 58th Special Operations Wing in Kirtland Air Force Base as a CV-22 Osprey pilot, flying cargo missions. Of course, if that doesn't go as planned, I will be open to flying other forms of helicopters or cargo planes since they are typically always looking for new pilots. When I leave service, I would like to either go into public leadership or work as a commercial pilot, either while training cadets in Civil Air Patrol to fly as well. Ultimately, I would like to give back to the community that gave to me.

Success is not a place or ability, but rather a mindset. When we see ourselves as successful, we tell ourselves that we should be happy since we consider ourselves as successful. However, this mindset of telling ourselves that we contain any form of success is what will bring us to a failing position in the first place. The reason for this is not that we overmine our actual success, but rather the gap in accomplishment to what we wanted compared to what we actually received. As a competitor of several different types of competitions, one thing that I greatly learned about myself is that I am nowhere near excellent in the fields in which I compete in. Getting 24th out of 73 in a programming competition was a great message that I will need to really need to work on my programming abilities. For this reason, the essential knowledge that one must always improve in order to be successful in any position is integral in their success. However, to think that you must stop at a certain point in your field when you have 'reached your goal' is not exactly what the most successful do. Setting a goal to earn $100,000 and reaching that eventually will only wear-off as that money dwindles away. Because of this, as Dory from finding Nemo says, you must "just keep swimming" and try your absolute best to keep setting goals, one after another in order to reach the level of success that you would like to achieve in your given field. Whether it be to get first place, next year, in programming, or to earn my pilot's license by the end of the year, I will be certain to always have a goal and to never stop moving toward it.

For me to say that my life has been all ups and downs would simply be providing false information for what my life really is. At the end of the day, I go to sleep knowing that I am just a kid from San Antonio that has bold aspirations. Through my life, as a first-generation student, my battle to succeed without much of a foundation has really changed me. Learning much about how to learn on my own and succeed independently, I have made several advances through my life that will effectively stay with me for as long as they last. For instance, when I was in elementary school, my parents told me that they wouldn't put me in any program, sport, or other extracurricular. All of that will have to be determined by myself. Being that I just wanted to play video games, that's all I did up until the end of middle school. Only then, I realized that my life wouldn't be able to support itself if I live like this so I tried to participate in as much as I possibly could. Whether it was Civil Air Patrol, SkillsUSA, Tennis, or even Federal Emergency Management Agency courses, I was seen everywhere. To this day, I appreciate the message of independence since it formed me into someone who is able to think on my own and make decisions that would be substantial to my benefit. Looking into the future, I hope to utilize these abilities to improve my leadership skills and communication skills in order to benefit not only my future, but the future of all of the people that I work with on a regular basis.

If I had to pinpoint the motivation of myself to keep going, it would be an endless cycle of trying to figure out the root of my joy. While I don't necessarily enjoy doing anything in particular, the enjoyment of trying and learning something new is something I find to be quite an enjoyable experience. In fact, as a leader in my community, this is essential to not only my future, but the future of my followers. For instance, the first time I had to deal with the situation of professional development teaching to my cadets, I was unaware of what it meant to be an instructor, nonetheless, a professional development one. Because of this, I spent much time studying about both instruction as well as professional development as a whole. I've learned about the facets of individual consideration, as well as wide-scale group discussion among team members. However, what was the most intriguing aspect of this was that I was given the distinctive experience of learning something new. That, to me, was the most important part of getting into this position. Rather than the fear of being smothered by the unfamiliar opportunity ahead of me, I took advantage of said opportunity to learn something new, not just about others, but myself as a whole. For this, I feel the commitment to learning new things is something that I will stay directed towards because of the complete intricacies that I could experience. Not just for the benefit of learning, but rather to give back tot the world at one point and teach everyone just a little about the true beauties that come with education.

Given the opportunity to have such a large amount of money as a thousand dollars at this given moment, it would be notably difficult to really determine what I would do it. According to many studies, most people would use it for passive reasons and not really do anything to change their life for the better. For this, I have decided that I wouldn't just simply use it to pay for college or taxes, but rather something more impactful in my life. Given my reach to better myself as a pilot, I have worked on my journey to become a great military pilot in the future. To do such a thing, I would need much training, and plenty of assets to support this endeavor. For instance, the first thing I would spend the money on would be the rules and regulations that are up-to-date in order to ensure that I have all the practical knowledge that I could use (~ $25 depending on the paper price of the year). After this, I would pay for a logbook ($17), a Samsung Galaxy A7 tablet ($214), a MyClipMulti kneeboard ($35), Garmin Pilot App Premium ($150), A flight bag (~ $75 depending on the discount), a rugged air RA200 aviation headset ($85), then the rest will go towards food expenses that I will come across while flying cross-country flights. While paying for college is definitely important, I feel this use of money would be able to serve my needs in a better format.

To say you need to climb mountains and achieve true greatness or something to be able to speak your mind is something that is really not the case. When I began understanding the truth of life and how to go about living it, I learned that there will be dozens of situations that will come up in my life where I would have to speak up for myself in order to advance in life or even just to save my life. Because of this, I thought about how I could bring together the courage to do it, then I realized that it's not something that I need to build myself to, but rather fall back on. We tend to develop our written language much more frequently than we do our vocal language. Because of this, the gap in our language makes us much less comfortable with our ability to speak out publicly. For this reason, I've learned that all I need to do is to start writing as I would speak, and practice writing by speaking, rather than simply pressing buttons on a keyboard, or violently moving a pen on a paper. As I continued this odd type of training, I was able to really utilize my abilities to manipulate speech in a manner that would be able to not only send a message, but give a subconscious message in the method of communication itself. This turned into my ability to write fluently, then even gone into my ability to read as I began to notice the hidden messages within text and even recognize the hand-movement of the pen and correlate that with the message that the author was trying to convey.

When you imagine a good teacher, what do you typically think about? When most people think of a good instructor, they tend to think of someone who is always by the student's side, guiding them in a comfortable way. In a way, for some people, this will sort of work. For me, I hate this way of teaching. As an instructor for FEMA for about a year now, I've learned much about how to actually teach in a professional setting. But more importantly, I've definitely learned about how to encourage people, and it's not usually in a calm way. Whenever I'm given a task to teach a team about something and encourage them to continue in that field, my method of going about this with younger students, such as high-school students, would be to act extremely strict and restrictive to the student for the first few days. After that, I would have them work together on a few projects then slowly calm down and let them figure out some of the program on their own. While it sounds rude, it's really effective since many younger individuals are emotional and live in the moment. For this reason, I take advantage of this while also using my strict communication to make sure the message stays with them for a longer period of time. This along with the concept of "struggle together" as I put them in groups, works for a dynamic in which they feel as if they have gained an experience unlike any other which would then work as encouragement and motivation to continue in that field. Having a 99.99% success rate, I do plan to further integrate this method of teaching when working with students. While I cannot haze the students, I try to make sure they know the topic.

Out of the millions of things that I would like to do before I leave this life, the reason I choose not to really affirm it to be an actual bucket list is not because I'm scared to achieve it, but rather the simple fact that having those in the back of my head would only set the bar for the things that I do throughout my life. When I jump out of a plane and cross that off the list then I would have to, at least partially, say that I completed part of my goals. The concept in itself undermines the fact that we, as a society, are constantly moving forward and we must always be setting new, higher goals, every time we accomplish one. Because of this, then I wouldn't look jumping off a cliff, which I've already done, as a high point in my life, but rather as a step towards a higher goal, such as jumping off a mountain. Ultimately, while I have goals in life, and those which I would die to achieve, I still feel that there will always be more goals in the way. As Chuck Palahniuk once quoted, "The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will." And with this in mind, I would like my final goal, or only bucket list item, to really be to have the opportunity to improve someone's life through my leadership. Whether it be as significant as to change their goals in life, or as insignificant as to change what they want to eat for lunch, that is my ultimate goal. Because only then will I know that I lived for reasons beyond my own benefits.

Understanding what controversy is at a young age is something nobody really wants to do. We all imagine our lives to be better if we knew this thing earlier; but when we look back into the past and really appreciate the bliss of not knowing about such a situation just makes us all the more appreciative of our lack of understanding back then. For me, I never really knew what anti-Semitism was until it directly affected me. As being far from any Jewish community, I never really knew what it meant to grow up as a Jewish adolescent. I rarely participated in any of the holidays, and those which I have participated were not ones that I really understood until more recently. As this year more notably started, I began to really look into the heritage of my family and understood what it meant to be a member of the Jewish community, or lack there-of. Further, I've learned about all the opportunities that were applicable for a teen as myself. Because of this, during my freshman year of high-school, I went out of my way to start wearing a kippah to school. Of course, there was, and still are, comments about being Jewish, good and bad; and sometimes, I even get a threat or treated unfairly for my Jewish roots. But I know that at the end of the day, it shows not that I was affected, but rather that my simple presence was powerful enough to make someone do something that they wouldn't do to anyone else. Although it wasn't for a good reason, it shows that I still had an impact on their life. For this reason, I am proud and confident to wear my kippah, as I stated to the Jewish community of New York, "Whenever, Wherever."

Learning how to treat others have been a battle that I've had with myself for many years. My parents told me to always treat people with respect. However, the exception was when they were being mean to you, or if they haven't earned your respect. However, they don't need to respect you if they're your boss. Ultimately, it never made sense of how and when to treat people with respect. For this reason, I spent much time focusing on how to draw the lines but never was really able to since there are so many exceptions. Instead, I looked through another avenue to figure it out. I realized that my attitude towards people shouldn't change, rather, I should respect them the same way they respect me. Empathy then began to tie to this as a form of respect that came to play. For this, I was able to see the world through the view of not just my own, but through the lenses of others. Or at least taste the view which it provides. I studied the way in which I was acting and figured out that I should understand others for where they're coming from before helping them get better. Because of that, individually, do I involve myself in so many activities. I learned what it was like to be punched in the gut several times by life; but more importantly, I learned how to get back up. The reason I like to learn both about empathy and ho the human mind works is not simply to be nice to others but to inspire success and show that there is always growth. Even from the ground up.

Stress is something that we must all deal with on a fundamental level. Whether it be the stress of dealing with others or that of dealing with projects that are bigger than it us, it is all the same in our minds. Because of this, it is integral that we have a clear understanding of what we want to do to alleviate the stress in our lives. While some people alleviate stress with reading, watching television, or something in-between, I like to take a slightly different approach on stress management. While developing my skills in different areas of expertise, I've noticed that the primary stressor that I face is that of overwhelming stress. I will be given too man tasks and would have to deal with them on a more individual basis. This along with the simple fact that I have an officer position in several organizations make it easily applicable for me to gain stress in a short period of time. Because of this, it took quite awhile to figure out what exactly I could do to alleviate stress in the best way. After careful consideration and analysis, I came to the final conclusion that the best method for me to alleviate stress would be not to have myself do simple tasks, but rather, to simply put myself in more tasks to do. I learned that when I have a lot to do, I am able to more effectively manage my time in a manner that would be beneficial to me and those who need things from me. Ultimately, what I've learned from myself is that joy and relaxation comes not from doing relaxing tasks, but doing tasks which are challenging and prove to improve me.

For one to say that they have an individually favorite hobby separate from others is really just undermining the factor of life that is the fact that hobbies are simply methods of looking at the world through another lens. As for me, my hobbies really just consist of anything that I find myself to be uncomfortable with doing in the first place. Such as applying for scholarships, reading books, or even working with computers. The reason I have such an affection for things that I find uncomfortable is not because I am a masochist or anything; but rather that I like to challenge myself to do things that I don't want to. It boils down to the factor of grit and the idea that I should not find myself in a situation that makes me uncomfortable then react in an isolationist way. Ultimately, the reason then boils down to the fact that I simply like to challenge myself. What this means for me is that I will always be getting better at something even if it's not something that I really enjoy. For instance, at the beginning of my sophomore year, I had a predicament that I couldn't ignore. My grade for my English class was a 25 and I needed to raise it before I get kicked out of everything. For this reason, instead of caving in and giving up, I wrote a book. Yes, literally. I spent three months putting together a set of regulations to a document that is easily readable and had it published shortly after. During that period of time, my grade significantly increased, and I learned so much about writing professionally. More importantly, I learned that anything can be done with the right attitude and enough determination.

The indefinite randomness of this world only defines the simple fact that there is no accurate way to predict the future. The ambition to prepare for or even hope for the future can only simply be defined by ourselves and not the situation in which we find ourselves in. For instance, at the start of the coronavirus, back in 2020 (for Texas at least), nobody would have expected that it would grow into something as large as it did. However, against that, look where we are now. Having to carry a mask with me wherever I go and make sure I'm up-to-date on my vaccination are all things that I see as a regular thing to do nowadays. And while it was shown to be something that died down, we still are massively affected by the outreach of it to this day. More importantly, what this virus showed was not how our immune systems could react to something like this, an old-person virus, but rather how the world could react to a situation that would impact everyone around it and not just a select few. Because of that complete randomness, do I then have hope. Being part of an array of organizations, and being an officer for almost all of them, having to expect the unexpected is the primary mission of my life. Being this in mind, the hope for which I get doesn't come from the things that I go out of my way to do, but rather the reactions for which I show to what happens to me. As Muhammed Ali quoted, "I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" I train every day in order to succeed and look forward for any of the challenges that come to me because it tells me that I am yet to learn. I cannot say that I know that the future will be better, because it simply won't. The future will be more challenging, whether I am up for the challenge or not. The only difference is that I must prepare for the challenge that is ahead of me, and will not stop until I have not only accomplished the goal, but also made sure that I will not be beat in my position.

When we ask ourselves our reason for living, what is it that tends to bring us to a given point? Is it a specific goal we've achieved, an item we bought, or could it even be that we affected the world around us. Ultimately, all of those items are valid reasons for being alive as it justifies one's point of view over anyone else's of them. However, with this in mind, thinking about other people as a part of our life then becomes a focused question of what we want to do with our lives as we meet and interact with new people on a daily basis. Altogether, the question at the end of the day is not that of questioning the outreach of one's effect, but the sole purpose of that effect in the first place. As I grew up in a very abstract community compared to the majority of my peers, I still find myself a similar grouping when interacting with them. Growing up as a first generation student in the United States, especially with parents that came from war-driven countries, my point-of-view on life was seen in such a way that was within the spectacle of their experiences over my own. Distrust towards peers, expectation of the unfortunate, and having to throw away any morals for personal growth; these were all standards of communication and interaction that we had to live with on a day-to-day basis. However, it was only until more recently have I began to refresh the page and try to understand more about myself and my growth within both the community and my own head. "Part of growing up is always going to be letting go" (Anonymous). As I further developed, going against what my parents said, I decided that I would try to join the military and use that to help pay for both college and flight school alike. During my time out, I spent much of it trying to understand more about who I am and what it means to be part of a culture. I involved myself in several organizations, volunteered several hours a week, and even made friends with leaders of the community to help me understand why I am doing this in the first place. Ultimately, what I've noticed while doing all this is that by helping the community, I was not only learning more about myself, but also about the way people interact and how people as a whole can work together to make everyone else just a little better. This later became more passive as I started entering my ladder years of high-school where I am now focused on leading teams of people in the community rather than being on the ground and working with the dirt. And since I felt dirty for not always being in the dirt helping out with what the team needed, I began to use my skills with leadership to teach in my community different topics that some people may need. Whether it be tutoring a student with computer programming, or even teaching a group of 40 cadets on the importance of environmental protection, I take pride in the work that I do and really enjoy being able to teach such insightful and critical lessons to these students. Going forward from here, I cannot say where my life is going to take me. Whether I am going up or down underground, I will make sure that I still try to save the impact that I make on the world in a similar manner. As a growing leader, I make it my responsibility to support the community and make changes accordingly. While in the military, I would like to use my experience as a community leader to lead for positive change and inspiration both in and out of service. Altogether, what I am looking for out of my experiences, both now and in the future, is to be able to say that I helped at least one person to succeed in their eyes.

We don't really know if it's a song or not. We listen to it for hours on end without really thinking anything of it. Being that it's likely the most unappreciated song genre that exists, I feel that Lo-Fi music has its place a one of the best music that could possibly exist. Being that it has the great mix of both real-life sounds that one could hear on a daily basis with synthetic and even piano notes all mixed in, it makes for a perfect concoction of a genre of music that could be used for studying, relaxing or really anything in-between. What I personally enjoy about this genre of song relates to the way I listen to music in the first place. Being the fact that I listen to a certain type of music when I am doing a specific task, it makes sense that I would connect the genre of Lo-Fi with studying. Because of this, whenever I listen to the music, it always gives me the inspiration to pull out my laptop and begin studying, or write down something. It seems to amaze me both how the brain works and how the ears work with the brain to produce a level of pattern within the head to associate sounds with thoughts. And for the reason that there are so many of these that exist on the internet, it always amazes me to find a new beat to listen to in order to help me study. Generally speaking, however, this genre has its place in my heart as one to associate with doing work on my computer. While I might dance to EDM, rock with metal, or sing to pop, I will always see Lo-Fi as my reference for music to study and work off of.

Working with students across the nation, it's extremely interesting to see how different people, cultures, and groups together interpret the definition of joy. While some people may see it as team dynamic, others see it as personal growth. However what is to be shared among all the definitions is that they all have a similar goal at the end of the rainbow which is to put ones' self in a position that promotes the positive outlook that they may have on life. Growing up in a work-centered family, I have never really seen joy as something to prioritize among anything else. My family always puts anything to help ourselves out of the way for the path of making money. And for the most part, I've never really questioned this. I've built a work-ethic off of this concept, and have landed several jobs with the ability to impress people as someone who never stops working until it's time to take the break. This in mind, I've developed a sense of joy around completing tasks. While it seems great to have this ability. This would also end up turning into a burden that would never let me leave a task unfinished, like a large project for school, or even stop working on a project since it would mean that I am wasting time not working on it. And over time, I've been working on developing this ability to a more controllable basis that I could have further ability over. For instance, when programming, I would have to spend roughly 4 months on a program, because of this, I would force a limit on myself in order to keep myself from burning out. But altogether, my joy in this world is that of completing the task, both as a strength and a weakness.

Given the current situation that many people are facing across the world with the Coronavirus and other situations that keep us from seeing each other, it is all the more critical that we make sure to keep everyone as included and love-felt as possible in order to maintain relationships and build connections. As teenagers especially, doing this has shown to be noticeably difficult for many individuals. Whether it be that of the reason that we aren't comfortable talking into a screen or maybe that we are simply not motivated to work in this new environment, there are many situations that are stopping growing individuals from connecting with others. Facing this problem head on as a leader, my task, specifically, is to engage the members of the team and have them put themselves in a situation that would be comfortable to develop themselves as people and develop the team dynamic as a whole. For this reason, I have implemented several ways of engaging members; these may include handing the individual some authority to make decision, working with the individual through a problem they're facing, or even, having a talk with them at Starbucks about different kinds of dogs and their effective abilities to speak. Regardless of what it may be, my goal still stands to engage the team members, and to do this, I try to go out of my way in order to make sure they have the abilities to work as a team, and maybe even take charge one day and lead the team at the end of the day. Whatever it may take, or whatever path I might have to follow to connect with the student, I will always make it my job to help people out, because there's always room to facilitate peer growth in this world.

Skills seen as they are now are not determined in such a similar way as they could be. While we have a tendency to develop the skills for which we have, we don't take advantage of the simple fact that skills themselves are fluid and are not defined by anything in particular. Growing up without a strong sense of motivation in my life, having a skill was never a priority of mine, and so much was having a form of passion. My siblings and I were always told to excel at what we do. Never to back down or give up. However, it became an issue when determining what to do when we were trying to figure out what we wanted to do in the first place. But it was for the reason that I didn't have a dedicated passion that I appreciate the way I grew up. Since I grew up with no specific passion, I spent much time studying several different topics. Whether it would be aerospace engineering or emergency services, I always found myself studying something different every week. Because of this, my passions and skills happen to fall under what I am studying at the given time. For instance, while I was 12, I was really interested in cybersecurity. For this reason, I was heavily interested in fixing computers and making networking solutions. Then later, I would be strongly intrigued by the concept of device manufacturing. Ultimately, the conceptualized thought that someone is good at a single skill or ability is that of which falls under the current system that people will grow up to do one thing as they get older. As of now, I spend my time working on all the skills I've developed over time by involving in the community and learning everyday.

For many students across the world, having a sense of motivation when completing tasks is something that seems almost impossible for many students. However, this situation turns into one where it is no longer a student that is unmotivated, but rather a worker. For this reason, it's important to develop a way of self-motivation at a very young age. Growing up as a middle-child, I didn't have much motivation from my parents since they were either focused on my younger or older brother. They figured that I would be able to figure it out on my own, and left me to it. And, in retrospect, while it seems like a bad thing, I actually feel this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Because they were never down my back, I was able to develop a sense of independence at a young age, being able to earn several certifications at a young age and turning that into professional experience before even reaching the age of 16. Without this insight into adult-life from a young age, I would never be close to the level of clarity that I am now with the adults in my life. But, it was essentially the early understanding that I would have to grow up and become an adult that gives me motivation. After all, how am I supposed to succeed if I play video games in my free time and don't do anything else. Altogether, this way of thinking about the future put me in a position well above the majority of my peers to where I could now, not only prepare for the future early, but also, help others prepare for their futures. Whether it is joining a new club or volunteering, preparing for the future is always my forte.

In the face of today where many people have mental disorders or depressions, staying happy is something that can be quite difficult. As for the method of doing that may be different from person-to-person, it's still positive for the outcome of why we do it in the first place. However, what is common among everyone is that we all have a tendency to change our ways of becoming happy as we grow up. While some people have a preferred food to make them happy, the way I prefer to make myself happy is unlike that of many others. This came from my understanding of my goals. I never made it my preference to focus on myself whenever I'm working on something. Rather, I would always prefer helping others first, then before myself. I never really understood why I felt that way or why I should prefer working with others before myself. Because of this reason, I spent much time working for the community and even put myself in positions of leadership that require me to focus only on other people. And while I preferred working with others, I didn't necessarily enjoy it or make myself happy. It was until I had a position as an instructor for Cybersecurity for a small group of students. My task was to ensure that all the students knew any information that may come up on the competition in a few weeks. While going over the Linux Operating System, with a bunch of confused questions, one of the students asked me how to figure out the disk size of the given drive. Since I didn't know the answer to this, I simply responded with "Look it up, then let me know". Apparently, this was the situation. Knowing isn't the problem, rather it is personal intuition.

"The world is at your fingertips, all you need to learn is how to use your fingertips." As many people from older generations will put it, we tend to take our technology for granted. We get the newest smartphones without knowing half of the features on it, and still use it anyways. As technology grows through the several generations ahead, so to will the need to understand them. For this reason, the public outcry to increase understanding of technology among the younger communities, in particular is critical to the success and future of said generation. After all, they will be the ones to use the technology in mind and develop off of it. In particular, the internet at hand is a critical tool that can help anyone out with whatever situation they may be in. Chances are, that if you have an issue, someone else had that same issue and posted it online. This could be in a Youtube video, a Reddit post, or even a stack exchange chat. However, since most people only understand Youtube as the answering platform for any problem, they are missing out on the world of information that follows beyond. An argument to this that I get very often is that younger audiences should be focused more on books and physical literature to develop their brain and that they should read more than anything else. This, like Plato, shows the argument that future ways of development undermine that of what already exists. However, using internet sources are actually very wordy and require that the user have a certain level of maturity and language understanding to read them. There are plenty of reasons why kids should put down the phone and pick up a book, however, they must first understand what they are putting down first.

When we see big decisions, we typically see it as an effect of what exactly we would like to see ourselves look back to within a given amount of years. Whether it be buying a car, or applying for a specific college, we all ask ourselves, "what do I want to remember this as. Growing up in a blue collar family where the motto practically was around 'work, then die', I never really had the though about actually supporting my life beyond a basic job. For this reason, having a legacy just never came to mind. However, while, up until recently, this was the view I had on the world, it wasn't one that I really wanted to pursue. My parents didn't come to America in order for me to pursue an education, then just get a basic job on the street or in an office. Because of this, I took advantage of every opportunity I had and used my courage, stamina, and pride in my culture to build myself up to be the best I possibly could. Especially, in the field I'm looking to involve myself in, and it's exponentially difficult methods of entrance, I know that being a pilot will not be something that I could just easily do. And it is for that reason that I am doing it in the first place. In the end, I want to die knowing that I was able to make my parents, and possibly even the rest of my family proud of me. Because when you have to develop off of a little platform, at the end, you will still appreciate the platform that was there for you to develop off of in the first place.

Learning more about myself is something I've found to be quite dangerous. I initially thought this was in effect for the reason that I am scared of the future, but later learned that it was because of my lack of understanding of myself in general. Growing up, I always though that since I had scoliosis, I wouldn't be able to participate in many sports, clubs, or even, for whatever reason, make friends. Later, through the years, I have seen that this was proven wrong. While I did lie on every physical test that I didn't have the disability, I was still admitted to play Tennis. And to this day, as bad as I am at the sport, I still enjoy the fact that I don't have to worry about my physical abilities such as this to stop me. Interestingly enough, this application to a situation later then developed into a habit of achievement through any means necessary as long as its ethical. Being this in mind, the ultimate fact that ethics is a relative topic, my perception of this world and how others see me have shifted to a more: 'my way or highway'. The issue with this is that many adults and 'leaders' of the community like to have a controlling factor of the kids. This essentially means that I would not have the level of independence that I would typically be looking for whenever attending a meeting or outlooking an event. For this reason, I lost my shame and became a sucker for having a good time. Easily valued by many organizations, I was admitted into several leadership positions and have found myself to be constrained by each one of them. Ultimately, every trait of mine has its downfall, but its value in my life is still important.

Philanthropy is a technique that is, in itself, difficult to master. Working with others in order to reach a goal that is not your own and having no immediate benefit for the outcome is a situation that appears difficult in its base. However, when it is seen from a perspective of the situation and not that of ours' of the situation, then it becomes immediately clear for the reason that we involve ourselves in such tasks. Only when we see it from this perspective do we then understand that our goals are being accomplished by helping others out. Within my journey of such tasks, understanding the method to helping others became very difficult to me. I mean, why should I help others achieve their goals if they're not helping me achieve mine. I spent years trying to figure this out with no luck. However, it was only when I switched my ways of helping the community that I have then realized why I was doing it. To understand, I used to volunteer at a library, animal shelter, and homeless food distribution center. My tasks were very direct and had an immediate impact on the community. For example, I help someone start a computer, they write their resume. When I switched to helping people by teaching them something new (for free), that's when I realized that my support outgrows that of an immediate action. While I was teaching a group of adults from the local fire-station how to fly drones in a very effective manner, they became immediately entranced by the idea and later used it to survey patches of land in the community. This then served to build stores, stop water leaks, and even lower resource taxes. The outcome was not initially realized, however, it was still shown to effect.

In itself, we honor perseverance through its affect on others rather than its given affect on ourselves. Looking in the past, we can name several individuals responsible for being one that has the characteristics of a leader that may have perseverance. As for myself, I cannot say that I've climbed a mountain to save my family or walked two-hundred miles a day to bring my friend water for that day. Rather, it's the small things that I see every day that bring me such a unique perspective on the characteristics. Out of the several, one that stands out in a very special way to me is just simply writing every day. Whether it be these short responses or an essay spanning several pages, part of my every-day outline has to include doing some form of writing. The reason it is seen to me to be such an impactful trait is that I wasn't born with the ability to write, nor did I learn to actually write anything until I started high-school. My essays kept holding me back from top classes and my emails were the reason I got turned down any good high-school. But it was only for this reason that I forced it to be my passion. I knew that I would have to be good at writing if I were to plan on graduating from a college, so I made sure to prepare. To begin, I wrote technical documents for an organization, and slowly as I figured patterns and learned about the 'tongue & quill', I learned much more about how to piece together words in a strategic way to convey a message in such a more effective way. Since then, I've made it my goal to write at least two essays a day just to get better.

From its deep roots of history to its essential usefulness that it finds today, the map of the New York Metro subway system is very intricate and almost detrimental to understanding the way New York works today. After all, this is how millions of people commute to-and-from work every day. Now, to take it back about a hundred years ago, when the subway was first being built, there was a simple concept that was assumed in New York: If you know, you know. Simply put, there was no dependence on a map, but rather, one had to be experienced in riding the subway in order to share the message that the subway even existed. It was until later on, in the 60s, when New York started implementing a larger system for the subway system and began developing the map. The map was simple but it got the job done. Rather, it was actually not a map to begin with, but rather a chart as it was called. The reason it was chosen not to give the name 'map' was because that would have to mean that it would be accurate to the actual system. However, since it was just a bunch of dots connected by colorful lines, it was not formally considered a map. Therefore, until the mid-2000s, the city of New York referred to their updated charts as 'charts' rather than maps. Recently though, with the change in design process for much of the design in both city landscape and design of the subway, New York has changed their map to be more map-like with the one attached to this submission. It is only of today's society do we truly know the beauty of that which the eyes, of short frequency, could clearly not find itself to comprehend.

To give a book an adjective anything other than paper-made would be a sin to its creation. We create books for the reason of understanding a topic of our liking, and destroy them for the same hatred of said topic. Growing up learning two languages at once, I was never really able to connect with the words of a book. I would read it then wonder what it meant. It was until 6th grade, I decided that I would start hanging out with the group of nerds in the library that I actually started to read books that were in English. While my friends were reading Harry Potter and Divergent, I was struggling trying to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid. And this issue didn't turn into some underdog story, where I spent 80 hours a night, reading books and trying to get better. Rather, this issue stayed with me until my freshman year of high-school when I had finally decided that it would be enough of struggling to read. Because of this, I decided to instead, take honors English instead of regular since it would make me work more. And boy, did it. I spent one or two hours a night, simply reading a chapter or two, and the next day, writing dozens of notes and essay points about the book. This way of thinking, having to challenge myself to do something that I suck at, became a notable mark at my character. Last year, in 10th grade, I decided that I would face the hardest challenge yet; not to write a simple book, but rather a government document. And after publishing it on the Civil Air Patrol encyclopedia, only now do I feel like I know how to read. Ultimately though, my favorite book is Think Again.

To understand what makes people people, it is first critical to understand why we see each other as normally as we do in the first place. Since the stone age, when people were first figuring out how to make fire, there have been several points of proven that have shown evident to the reason that we find culture today. Our liking for each other came from our understanding that working together could achieve all the more than working alone. Having to chase down a bull would be a lot easier if you hade a team of people rather than just yourself and a horse. However, in the modern day, where we can feasibly work from the comforts of our own bedroom without repercussion, besides backpain, the question of why we value each other's presence becomes important once more. After all, if I don't need to be around others, why should I bother. And going into this, it seems almost practical that people could live on their own without communicating their beliefs and their opinions. However, this would then cause a gap to the relationships people have with each other and what that would mean going forward. Because of this, it is critical that we all value our relationships that we have with others and take advantage of the fact that we are able to have such abilities in the first place. After all, what does it mean to us if the world is going to end if there is no one to share the fact that the world is going to end with. We exist on a dimension that bounds itself to the laws of reality and the constraints of time; whether we do or don't care for others will not matter in the end. So why not care then?

1. The reason I absolutely deserve this scholarship is because I want to invest in blockbuster stocks since it looks like they'll go back up soon. 2. Since the market looks great right now, I'm trying to get into space horseback riding. Something about saddling the corpse of a frozen-dead horse just seems so exhilarating. 3. During an event at my school where we were doing a business competition, I was far behind since I didn't know anything about business. Because of this, during the competition, I asked to take a five minute bathroom break. Luckily, the fire alarm went off so everyone went outside. Because everyone went outside, I was able to see the answers for the next few questions. Then, the next day, when we got back, a meteor broke earth in two causing unicorns and hellhounds to rise from the ashes of the contestants and take over the planet of Zohar. This was great since it meant that I could use them to climb over obstacles in the future, such as my neighbors fence, since he won't let us go through his yard to get to school.

"Math is everywhere." It's less of a saying that the quirky math teacher would say and more of a fact of life. Whether it is in the work we do or the atomic make-up of the universe, the concepts of math play a part in everything we do. Since I was young, researching the incredible engineering of those cool space-ships, I was slowly learning about the amazing mathematic components and foundations that make up the rocket and the capsule itself. For that reason, I've been entranced by the concept of formative-conceptualization and materialization. Now, working with aviation and aeronautical engineering, having the understanding of physics with math has become a practical requirement for the further understanding of the concept. Furthermore, parting this with the understanding of computer engineering, makes the concept all the-more intriguing to understand. After all, the build-up of a computer is just a result of highly-complex models of mathematics and engineering. For instance, while I was much younger, studying the basic components of a computer, I became fascinated by the way in which computer chips were made. Spending hours a day just simply learning, I've come to understand how the transistors work and of course, how they work with the movement of electricity to make powered switches effective and useable in many instances of computer operation. Additionally, with this in mind, I have then used the information for an art project assigned to me. The project was to create a structure of some kind of substance. The teacher recommended that we use clay, cardboard, or something else. But since I'm an overachiever, I decided to go out of my way to create the entire diagram of a calculator chip with all the transistors at normal size, and in the shape of a worm; later dubbed the name "computer worm". This model became more than just a model of hundreds of wires soldered together, but rather a proof of concept, and more importantly, proof that I could achieve any goal that I would wish. I learned to solder metals together in below-freezing temperatures, create complex diagrams of engineering concepts, and use mathematic models to conceptualize the model in a way that could be understood both by its system and its physical application. With the intention of furthering my understanding of computer component engineering, I wish to use my growing skills in both engineering and mathematics to make a change in this world by providing solutions to problems dealt with on a global level, such as the computer chip shortage and NASA's chip use on their rockets and capsules used to this day. Ultimately, while my intention is to grow specifically in engineering, it is the mathematical concepts that I use to expand my knowledge that teach me the method of doing so.

Communication is a very slippery slope. We often think of the concept of communication as that of a simple conversation. However, when we consider all the aspects of communication, we can then really understand what truly makes it intricate and unique as a form of survival in comparison to other animals. Out of the multiple facets of communication, arguably the most important of the list will have to be listening. After all, we do have two ears and one mouth, therefore we should be listening twice as long as we should be talking. However, just as there's plenty of more skin on the body than just our ears and mouth, so should we also account the methods of communication through that skin; and not just speaking either. Growing up in a family of immigrants from across the pond, our culture of communication in the United States is significantly unique from that of Russia. The way we direct our words to the way we respond to certain phrases, we have great differences in many ways in which we communicate with one another. For instance, as part of Russian language, it is typically quick and stable in pace. For this reason, it is a safe assumption to make that when someone takes a pause in their speech, this means that they are done speaking and are awaiting a response or are finishing their point. However, in America, this is known to be used for dramatic effect and is considered interrupting when speaking during this pause. With this and many other forms regarding the differences in communication, I make it my goal to really understand the American culture of communication in order to be a better speaker. Whether this is through public speaking, or maybe even shutting up and listening during a pause.

Many high-school students, like myself, tend to despise volunteer service or donation work. It appears as a needless job with no personal outcome. And while there is no financial gain out of most volunteer positions, having the connection with the community for yourself is one that could not be bought with all the money in the world. As a leader for a local Civil Air Patrol squadron, the responsibilities of managing volunteers are very common in the work that I do; and with that, having being a volunteer myself makes me fit in all the-more with my team. For instance, a position I hold dearest to myself is one in which invites me to work with community leaders to organize events in which I can lead my cadets to work with. One of these cases was when I was working with, and still am working with, the Jewish War Veterans community of San Antonio. Our mission was to pair a squadron cadet with a veteran and have the veteran teach the cadet something about their past that could help the cadet with their future. This became a very beneficial program for both parties, considering most of the cadets didn't really know where they were going after high-school. This luckily ended with a great turnover and even expansion to the entirety of group 5, the San Antonio and Austin area. With this, I would like to further the concept all over Texas and maybe even further to give adolescents the ability to communicate with someone that is knowledgeable and is willing to help them, or just give them advice on the journey ahead. While it might not be the most exciting program offered to students, it shows the difference between the students that want to change and those who stay stagnate.

Everybody all has their small, little, interests in this world. Whether it be that perfect cup of coffee in the morning, or the startup screen on their laptop that sometimes just makes their day; having this is practically a necessity of life. With these conveniences that find themselves to be at the back of our mind, we tend to notably remember the inconveniences that occur to us on a daily basis, with this being the ultimate determination to our own attitude throughout the day. Because of this, I have found an odd interest in the inconveniences that may occur in my life instead of anything good for several reasons, all helping me grow as a person. For instance, every morning, I would wake up early, about 0500, in order to start my day off with exercising. However, though I may start my day off early, it doesn't necessarily mean that I go to sleep early as well. Because of this, sometimes, I will be working-out on three to four hours of sleep a night. This, not being easy, is something I actually enjoy doing since it forces me to face the hardest obstacle that I could ever encounter, myself. And for this reason, it makes me stronger knowing that I am at a constant grit battle trying to be the best I could possibly be. While I do enjoy my morning coffees and good-night rests, after a long day of work, I could not forget the struggle I must still go through every day in order to be the best I could be. After all, "Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit" - John Lehrer.

We give to get. Our attitude towards our view to give to others is only a general reflection of our personal perception of what it means to receive a gift. Additionally, the concept of giving in itself finds itself a definition past but an objective term of monetary or physical value. For instance, to give time means to donate a part of your life for a purpose beyond yourself. Or to give love means to donate the affection you may have for a personal vie to someone else as a gift of acknowledgement or deeper affection. As a leader, having the knowledge of the different forms of giving is all the-more critical for the success of not only myself, but the people who work with me as well. For instance, the program that I am responsible for running is a volunteer organization with the goal purpose of developing leaders and professionals in the workforce in the future. For this reason, I must spend a considerable amount of time working with young adults, and adults in order to conceptualize the goals of both the squadron and the individual themselves. Additionally, using this, it is within our responsibility to also work with the individuals to manifest their goals in mind and take whatever step that would be required in order to help achieve such a goal. While I'm not the most graceful person, nor the nicest, or even the smartest, I feel the importance of being a leader every time I see one of my followers meet their goal. Them meeting their goals tell me that I might not be the best giver, but I did give them something of priceless value, hope, and that will carry further than any sum of money could ever.

The times of struggle we face are those which are individual to us. No one else typically feels the same way throughout their life and therefore cannot exactly provide you that level of connection that is difficult to find. However, it is not the people themselves that are isolated from others after the struggle, but rather the level of connection that is severed. We feel it is in better interest to worry about the situation from recurring rather than to worry about the way we build ourselves up from a situation. For that reason, it is critically important that we focus on rebuilding of the soul as a priority to recuperation. I find this as a personal anecdote from a situation I have been in not too long ago. This situation was in the form of having to greatly evaluate my personal physical health. The issue was structured in a way to which faced against my biggest fear, being the lack of understanding for what is going to happen in the future. During this time, I had a big issue, considering I was severely underweight and was not able to do many different forms of physical training since my muscle structure was not built to a certain extent that could handle such high-intensity exercises. This coped with my wish to be a pilot did not go as I wanted. I thought that if I just eat a little more, I'd be all 'buff' and healthy. However, in retrospect, I didn't gain weight and I actually felt like I was getting weaker. Because of this, I spent every day for four months working out for at least two hours. It was the hardest four months of my life, but afterwards, I finally reached my goal of passing the pilot physical exam.

Over the past few years, I've found myself to be accustomed to quite an array of topics and subjects which have then brought me quite a further understanding of what I feel would be an advancement in my career. However, I feel that my passions towards subjects aren't as critical as the concept of teaching the subject itself. When I first started learning to fly an airplane, my intentions with that career would be for me to advance in such a way that would allow me to be a great pilot in the future. However, as I learned more about the intricacies of aviation, I have learned to be more apt to the likings of teaching the subject rather than simply learning more about. Not just with aviation, this then turned into a situation where I felt less connected with the subject of interest and more about being an instructor for said subject. For this reason, I decided to go out of my way as far as to take a course on instruction and become a qualified instructor for FEMA. Later, I used these abilities to teach peers and students about the intricacies of several subjects which I have found to be quite interesting. Going forward, I would like to use my experience with his to be a better instructor for subjects that I am not et understanding of. For instance, getting into aerospace, I am currently learning about much of the aerospace factors that go into many machines and with this information, I would like to use this to benefit the students that I work with by informing them of the same things I get to learn.

When most people think about the longevity of their life and its implications, we typically have a tendency to think about what we could do at the moment to ensure we live a long and healthy life. Whether it be eating healthy, keeping up a steady workout routine, or even involving ourselves with the right community; and while that may be a very beneficial and fulfilling way to extend one's lifespan, it leaves out the consequences of what will happen with that extended lifespan. Just because you can live forever, that doesn't mean you'll be proactive forever. For this reason, understanding the need to have long-term goals is a critical portion of life that will be beneficial to keep a long-life stable. For instance, with my goal of being a great pilot with many students that have learned from me, the goal isn't exactly one that has a determined end, but rather a fluid-like basis with a flexible end. For this reason, I could spend my entire life working at this goal and always know that I will have a reason to wake up the next day and work even harder to achieve my goals. While it may seem that my life will end without accomplishing anything, I see it more as a fact that I will go on to accomplish great things, yet will never settle for anything that I have accomplished. There are an infinite number of opportunities out there for the average student, and for that, I would like to take the best one and go with it. While I am staying healthy, eating right, and even, trying, to involve myself in the right community, I feel the need to have a grit-like attitude and a drive to do well everyday will be of effect all the-more.

While I was working with other cadets in Civil Air Patrol to create the first cadet-written publication of the program, a large issue that I have found is that none of these cadets have experience with most of the topics presented on the publication. For that reason, I would then have to find a way to make them a professional at the topic while also having them being relatively new with it. To get a better understanding, during that period, I was the committee chair of a group with the goal of creating a document that explains all the rules, regulations, and even best practices for how to run a council in the Cadet Advisory Council for Civil Air Patrol. This program itself is a council that helps cadets make strategic decisions and learn much about leadership at from a distance as well as democratic processes. As the chair for the committee, I had to be responsible for knowing everything there is to know about Robert's Rules of Order while also balancing school and the several other organizations I was a part of. I spent much of my time researching it, reading up about the topic, and even risked myself by taking much easier classes that give less homework just so I could focus more time on it. After four months of studying, I set myself to work and made the committee. Once I've done that, I had to spend a few weeks teaching the students to which then started working on the project. Initially, we were lost, but with my leadership, we were able to organize the project and get a working 35-page document on the topic. While I don't know if I'm going make a significant change, I just want to know that I taught someone something new.

To have a future involved in aviation, it takes much studying, preparation, and general knowledge altogether. Because of this, it becomes hard for many people to get into this field for one of several reasons regarding their own skill, or lack there of. Within the aspect of my own goals in this field, it's been difficult to determine the goals, in particularly, for what I would have for the reason that there is no prior experience within my family in this field, nor is there anybody within the community that has faced a similar environment growing that are in that field. For this reason, this path to my future is less of trying to achieve a goal, and more about being the first to have done something of this sort. Being the first generation of United States born citizens in my family, my responsibility to make a name for myself is grave for the reason that there is not much to fall back on if it fails. Just as Will Smith puts it, "There's no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan A."; and to heart, I take this as importantly as possible. My goal in aviation is to become a military pilot then with that experience, go into strategic leadership for Air Operations as an Air Operations Branch Director for supporting during national disasters. Because this requires much preparation, I make sure to spend every waking minute preparing for this. Whether it be starting my day at 0500 hours to workout, or working as often as possible to pay for flight school, I make it my duty to reach my goal no matter what it takes.

Being given the opportunity to learn about financial freedom at a young age, it is many people that take such an advantage for granted. After all, how many students get to really learn about the intricacies that are taxes or even financial preparedness. For this reason, it critical to many young adults that the advice given to them about financial preparedness is taken literally and not for granted. Within my experience of learning about financial preparation, the best advice I would see myself currently taking advantage of would be the understanding of how loans work and how terrible they are to the receiver, especially if said person was taking out a student loan. To begin, the idea of college was never really new to me. When I was growing up, college just became a facet of life I would have to get into at one point or another. Since my parents were new to America, they didn't really understand what college would mean to us and that transformed into a lack of preparation for my future. However, over the past few years, I've gotten heavily focused into the concept of paying for college. I know that federal aide will cover a good majority of the cost. However, it wouldn't cover it all and that is where I knew I had to figure out a payment. Because of this, I've researched much into the process of paying for college and learned about the horrors that come from student loans and to avoid them at all costs, literally. With this in mind, I have the intention of going forward in this world not with the understanding that I will slave to scholarships for the rest of my life, but teach others how to prepare for college with methods that would help themselves.

The limitations which we see ourselves in exist only within the mind. However, through the use of imagination, we are able to free ourselves from the binds which our limits strain us to. With this, there are endless possibilities to which we may achieve. But in the end, it is strategy and implementation of such which defines the success and/or failure which ascertain our future. However, it is the balance which we must find within ourselves and our focus of study that determines the efficiency of the strategy we hold for our futures. The years following World War 2 was an amazing time period for many Americans. At this time, the American government began supporting STEM in the national education system. While this was a great upgrade from the old ideology of “English and writing is all that matters”, it left a gap for spirituality and personal-understanding to find its place. While its replacement was decent, it started a decreasing trend in mental health within the younger community, with its prevalence only debuting recently. Fortunately, the national education board has recently begun rediscussing their view on STEM and how to implement it with personal-spiritual growth in schools. This will give a clear pathway to the development that spiritual health will have in the classroom beyond a topic that no one wishes to discuss. In the world which we find ourselves in today, the polarization of society generates the choice of whether we choose to live in a spiritualized/religious lifestyle or a logic-based, objective lifestyle without religion. This becomes an essential burden for many growing up thinking they’ll have to choose one or the other. However, as an instructor for future leaders, I make it my goal to teach the younger generations that they can do/be/live however they choose. For instance, I had a student who came up to me to ask about their future. They told me that their parents have always pushed for the student to be a Scientist or Mathematician, but he wanted to go into religious studies. I told him that there’s no need to choose one, there are an infinite number of job opportunities which are available to him that involve the knowledge of both fields. With this, he let me know later on in the future that he got a career as an aeronautical engineer with plenty of time to study religion. This story inspires me to continue instructing the next generations since it means that I can not only play a part in helping them succeed, but also break new barriers within them that they would not be able to do on their own. In the polarized world which we live in, it becomes those who can think for themselves that become successful. As an instructor, my job might be to teach (cadet) NCOs how to yell at their trainees, but my purpose is to teach how to be oneself and find inner peace regardless of the changing world around them.

We’re told that ‘this is no fairy tale’ and ‘life isn’t a sci-fi movie’, but the thing about that is that we do live in a science fiction world. We have devices that can connect with each other from across the world, medical serums that have cured countless diseases and prevented even more, and now even robots that have their own intelligence. It is the world we live in that surprises us on a daily basis; but to go even further, what is going to be the next thing? After all, with the distance we as humans have gone to get to this point, there is really no limitation to what we cannot do. Whether it be making something as large as the moon or designing a device capable of processing millions of documents a second that is smaller than a fingernail, it is in all of our efforts (directly or indirectly) to succeed as a collected group. One of the most common stereotypes which are referred to by many science fiction stories is the idea of a robot invasion. While it may not sound possible, it is true that robots already control the world, but not within the same concept limits as defined with force. For instance, everyone that uses a search engine has at least one Artificially Intelligent bot(AI) tracking them every time they use the internet. With this information, they will sell it to other AIs owned by marketing companies to target specific advertisements towards you. This is why every time you open a social media app, you are given advertisements based upon the searches and interests you have. For instance, every time I turn on Spotify to listen to music, I will always be bombarded with college advertisements since I’ve done plenty of research about different types of colleges. Now it’s not only for attaining advertisements, other websites/apps will try to use similar tactics to retain users as long as possible. The best example of this would be Youtube, since they make money based off of their traffic, they have AIs to put together playlists of videos to attract users to just keep watching. Essentially, AI is a part of everyone’s life, and because of that, there is plenty of potential for anyone interested in such a career field. To elaborate on my interest within the future of the AI field, I find interest in many facets that correlate with the use of AI in the modern world. For example, my interest lies within using Artificial intelligence to create unmanned aerial vehicles that are capable of searching for specific targets in large-scale missions. I’ve developed this interest while doing search and rescue training with drones and seeing how difficult it is to find the target that I’m looking for. While I cannot say that AI is going to 100% be the future, I can say that the possibilities for Artificial intelligence within the future are endless and will definitely continue to impact our lives.

1. The terminology and thought process surrounding the phrase community is one which we really must take to heart as it stands in a certain manner besides family and friends. The communities for which we serve are those who we are also a part of and play a critical role in. For instance, as the team captain for my skillsUSA entrepreneurship team, my responsibilities consist of having to allocate the requirements of team dynamics to serve the local community in such a way which helps the team benefit in competition, but also helps the individuals benefit in terms of their contingent connection within their own community. Currently, we've been able to secure a successful status with multiple organizations within the community, being local businesses, community leadership organizations, and even city halls. Because of this advancement, we have been able to develop our project as a corporation to such a degree that we are completely prepared for the future developments and challenges that may come to the table upon the time of competition. Additionally, the growth of the team also comes with the growth of the individuals as well. This being stated, the members of the team have all mentioned their involvement in the community far after the completion of some of the key events to our growth as a team. For this reason, I see the community involvement, including philanthropic ideals within a business, a key factor to the development of not only a business, but an organization as a whole. 2. Just as if you would ask any student this same question, there is not a single definition of phrase I could really use to describe myself. Growing up having to move around often, the understanding of a standardized personality is not one which I've gained quite the dependence for. However, even with this in the back of my mind, the concept of self-growth is still one I keep very close to myself. Especially as a commander, this is all-the-more important. This attitude came about during my years in middle-school when I realized that if I were wanting to be successful and go to the college that I want to go to and have the statistics that I would be proud of, that I would have to work for it. Because of this, I changed the hardest part of the day, being the morning, to now focus on exercising. I did this because waking up is truly the hardest part of the morning; and if I am to grab my future, I first need to grab my day by controlling the hardest part of it. After this, it became much easier to develop study-habits, time-management skills, and even public-speaking abilities. For this reason, I would see my ability to become a pilot all-the-more possible now that I have a sturdy structure for what my habits appear as. While my future involves me being a pilot, I see the path to get their as challenging as it is fun.

Self-care is one of the hardest functions to practice as an adult. With much of life spent focusing on things to do and work to complete, there's typically not enough time that you can spend focusing on whatever you may need. As a leader, finding the importance of this is one that is also dangerous to do. For instance, when I was appointed the position of Cadet Commander, many of the decisions I've made were questioned and criticized by the staff of the squadron. It was very frustrating and made a lot of change done to be very slow and unstable. Because of this, I had to figure out how to relieve stress in a constructive way. For the most part, I would never think that having to relieve stress would be important, it was always in mind that I would be able to just shake it off and continue on with my day. However, it became easily factorable that this wouldn't be the case. It took much time for me to figure out what bests works for me until I started my Junior year. I knew this year would be the year I would have to start working on scholarships on a regular basis so I spent much time writing essays and making my resume look all pretty. What I was yet to realize is that just writing these essays are what I actually found to be relaxing. Most students wouldn't see writing an essay as calm. In fact, quite the opposite, yet I found this to be quite a relaxing alternative since it allows me to reflect on my life where it is and think a lot about where my life is going from here. Because of this, I was able to make great choices in life.

The concept of friendship is one that has been argued upon over centuries. Whether it is from the primordial instincts of having to connect with others in order to gain resources or possibly be a form of modern communication, the reason we have friends is all for a similar definition. Growing up in a large family, having to learn how to be open about my feelings and opinions was something I had to learn to be comfortable with. Until high-school, I wasn't really good at making friends or connections which I then learned had to change in order for me to succeed through my education. Because of this, instead of staying in my comfort zone, sticking with the same friends and people that I already talked to, I decided to throw myself out and try something that I thought was impossible for me, public speaking. I knew it was hard, and I definitely knew I could barely give a presentation in front of the class when asked to. It was terrifying and I could not even conceive the fact that I would find myself in the position I am today, competing in speech competitions and giving classes to dozens of cadets from all over the state. However, what taught me to get over this fear, and even become comfortable with it was not just going up on stage and giving a speech one time. Rather, it took two years of me fumbling words, stuttering, bringing up the wrong point and more. However, what I didn't realize, was that as I grew more comfortable to speaking, I became more extraverted and have learned to make friends on a very quick basis with little effort. To me, friendship serves as a method of motivation, not just to impress, but to personally succeed.

As fluid as human ingenuity, and as intricate as the philosophy of a human mind, the understanding of hobbies is one that could not be found quite as clear as anything else. We all have them, and we all like doing them. However, what makes them so intriguing is not the the fact that people have them, but the concept that by having them, people are able to contribute to the world at a world-changing level of degree. For myself, there are many things I do which I find interesting. In fact, having to just learn new topics is something I would spend much of my time doing, considering my daily goal is to learn something new each day. However, what was interesting was not the fact that this is my hobby, but rather the method for which I learned about this hobby. This came about roughly three years ago when I was figuring out what to do with my life. I learned that playing really old retro games wasn't exactly something I could make a lot of money on, nor was watching television. However, what I did enjoy were these weird videos and articles that would pop up on my laptop every time I turned it on. I knew it was a virus, but I didn't exactly know what was causing it. Since I liked some of these so much, I spent more time researching one of these that were covering the basics of electrical engineering. I became so fascinated with it, that I completely forgot about some of my classes and stuck to focus only on building computer chips on this program. But then a week later, I became fascinated with learning about the different ways the body reacts to lack of sleep. Then, how to fix the transmission system of a Ford F150. After awhile, it came to me that it wasn't necessarily about the any of these subjects themselves that I was interested in, but rather the concept of learning these subjects that I was interested in. Fortunately, one of those topics were on cybersecurity, which helped me remove the virus, but I still kept trying to learn new things. Today, the topic of the week is creating a fileserver with an average computer, and to say the least, I find it quite fascinating.

Any pilot can fondly remember the airplane they last saw when they looked at the sky. The feeling itself of being in the pilot's seat is among no other, being nearly impossible to describe. Growing up in a family of immigrants, the challenge faced by myself and my brothers was simple: how do we succeed in life? Without any expensive family connection, a college that knew our family's history, or even parents with precise English, the challenge of becoming a success was that of which we found to be nearly impossible. However, at a young age, as I looked into the sky, what I realized was that whatever I wanted to do, I would be reaching for the sky in order to do it, and would never settle for a lesser career than that of what I wanted. Growing up, I did just that, I spent hours studying for tests, keeping my grades up, and even trying to make connections with community leaders. Even when I wasn't doing those, I spent my time earning certifications and qualifications of different types; eventually, becoming the first 12 year-old in Texas to earn a FEMA instructor certificate. Having to juggle this with moving houses often, it became difficult to keep up my efforts. It was until I was thirteen, when I went on my first plane ride that I became fascinated with the concept of aviation. From then, I veered my studies to focus away from general school studies to focus on aviation and aeronautics specifically. This was definitely a change in pace having to now learn much about math and science. However, if it meant that I got to be a pilot, then I would focus all my effort towards it. And since my parents didn't exactly have the funding to pay for these efforts, it became my responsibility to figure out how to pay to take these extra classes and learn more about aviation. Because of this, I spent much time researching good jobs to where I found out about the amazing starting job of working as a sUAS photographer. Because of this, I spent two weeks in my room studying everything there is to know about aviation for drones. Luckily, this paid off to where my parents funded the test cost as my birthday present and I was then able to earn the part 107 certificate and start in that field. To this day, a few months later, I still work with the same photography company, taking aerial photos of properties, all to possibly pay off for flight school and maybe just a chip off of the costs for college. Going forward, the aspirations for which I have in this field, being in the transportation field, require me to work all-the-more in order to pay off the tremendous costs for the various steps I would have to take. From there, I would then like to return the favor to my community by providing insight to flying and other aspects of aviation to the communities where I was raised in. Altogether, my pursuit for aviation spans to serve the dreams my parents had for coming to America and provide the world one more world-class pilot to give the best flights.

having a mindset focused towards the area of growth in one's mind is something to see as difficult for many adolescents across the world. With all the test scores having to worry about, life choices to make, and people to please, there's not much room for a positive mindset, especially one focused towards self-growth. Growing up, the situation became one similar to this, with the ideology of my own focused not toward growth, but rather my grades. Because of this, I would spend countless hours away from people, in my room studying, reading books, or doing anything else that would help me improve my grade. It was until I learned to change my grade through hacking that I kept this attitude. And while I never did actually hack my grade change, I considered it many times through that period of time when I felt self-conscious about how my grade would turn out. In high-school, something that I've learned quickly, especially in my school, is that grades typically aren't hard to keep up as long as enough studying is done and the work is completed on time. However, what I've learned most importantly, is that in high-school, it's not too important to worry about grades as it is to worry about myself. Having spending so much time focusing on a number, I realized that I didn't exactly know what I wanted to do once I got said number. For that reason, I decided to spend much time, instead of studying away from people, study with others, or even just think about how my life is going and where I will be in the future. After all, the best form of growth, is one you do with others.

Patience is a key ingredient to the majority of practical skills in this world. Whether it be as a result of having to wait or that of working with a team of people, the skill of patience in itself is a trait that is intriguingly required for the most deliberate skills in this world. As a cadet leader, this is all the-more true with the work I do for the program of Civil Air Patrol. The official position I have is that of a commander for a unit-level size of a squadron, consisting roughly of about 40 members. My job is to lead them to be successful leaders and community influencers for their given communities. To do this, I must work with them on an individual basis to succeed in the program and provide documentation and support within the program to help them be successful throughout their career of interest. With this in mind, an instance of a publication I've made for the organization was a document which explained deeply the entirety of the program that is Cadet Advisory Council, a program for cadets to council and make change to the organization, and how to interpret that with Roberts Rules of Order, a set of rules designed to make meetings organized and functional. While writing the document was easy in itself, the publishing of the document was not as easy. In fact, after ten months of consistent bothering with the Texas Wing commander, only then was the document finally released on the website. Now, the document is on the national website for any member to access. However, importantly, what this taught me was that patience was a key impact to making changes. Not only for myself, but for the leaders who I bring to be future successes.

Adversity is a concept which finds itself to contain the means of several definitions, none of which, have the idea of a simple and supportable notion in mind. Further, when we view adversity, it is crucial to value the adversity itself along with the person whose facing the adversity. Growing up in a family that is new to America, we've had our own unique adversities within our household. Not once, has my parents known what it meant to be working overtime every day for weeks on end. Not before, have my parents been aware of the effects that malnutrition has on them. And importantly, it is yet to be determined that my family knows about the effects of social status in a community where everyone constantly is watching each other. Looking back at it, the experiences growing up didn't seem as bad as they might of been, but to discuss the ideal of persistence through such times is still a service which I do to inspire not only persistence among my followers, but also commitment with the individuals which I associate with. However, out of all the lessons I've learned over the years, none holds a candle to the crucial lesson I've developed being the importance of individualism and initiative in this society. At a young age, my parents clearly told me that they wouldn't be able to pay for my college or open up a savings account that could even get to a value near that amount. Because of this, it became prevalent that I would have to figure out how to succeed on my own. They told me that they would never try to push me to do anything or make a choice on my behalf; but rather, it would be within my hands to make the decision instead. While at the time, I didn't clearly understand this concept, but it most certainly became transparent as I grew older. Over the years, as I involved myself in several organizations, I've become excellently familiar with self-motivation and initiative. Involving myself in several organizations, the work that I've put into what I do have turned out to not only support myself, but the communities I associate with as a whole. For instance, a large issue in the Civil Air Patrol community was determining the exact allocated tasks required to earn specific badges for the program. Because of this, I set out and have gotten approved a 128-page document explaining every different badge as well as the checklist required to follow in order to earn the respective badge. Now, as this has become published, I am, what appears to be the first minor to ever write and publish a government document. However, it's not the destination of publishing it which I find valuable, but rather the commitment required by myself to write the entire document which I find to be crucial as a value to myself. Whether it be through college, or beyond, the importance of commitment and persistence is a value I carry forward through not just my life, but to the world which I teach.

When the question of what we want to be in the future arises, we tend to think of it as a career and less of really anything else. For this reason, I feel it's more important to define the question of what we want to be to go beyond that of a career and more about who we want to be. As an entrepreneur in the making, I spend much of my time learning about leadership and business skills alike. Countless times have I found myself pondering upon the question of what I want to be when I grow up, only to find myself in a loop answering it with only uncertain ideals. After all, I don't exactly want to be a pilot. I don't exactly want to be a cybersecurity expert. After answering myself with that as many times as I did, I came to the conclusion that answering the question with a job only limits myself to what I can actually do. Instead of defining my limits as that of which I can be, I figured that it would be better to say that when I grow up, I want to be me. After all, what better attitude is there to have in this situation. Especially in today's society where individualism is the core to continuity, the only true goal to have would be to keep the individualism within your heart. For this reason, I find the importance of spreading this word to others in my position critical. As a leader, I say it to my cadets, and as a follower, I advise it to my superiors.

The phrase "equality" is definitely a shaky one. I cannot say that I'm a diversity expert or that I spend all my time trying to be a better diversity expert, but for the reason that I'm in a leadership position, diversity is of crucial importance to me, and more importantly, the leadership style which I employ on a regular basis. As an illustration, during my time spent training my first group of Senior Non-Commissioned Officers of Civil Air Patrol, I've come to understand that many of the issues faced by NCOs is that which stems from the diversity training which they have had. They have never seen a Jewish cadet before, let alone, a Jewish cadet officer that screams at them with high intensity. For this reason, I changed the first lesson plan of the day from being a normal welcome course to doing the following: I folded all the chairs and tables, then placed them on one side of the room. I had my assistant walk them into the room for the first time as I sat on the floor with my legs crossed. I told them just to "sit down". They formed a circle around me, some taking chairs, some not. I then instructed them each to give out their name and what they feel least comfortable with being at the course. After that, their connection with both myself and their peers skyrocketed to a level where they were making friends with each other and contacting them years after the course ended. To this day, I don't regret it, and I feel that this lesson of showing that we all have something to hide comes out to the different cadets as a coupling to bond with each other.

As humans, we all have some sort of connection to nature. Whether it be where we work, how we get to work, or anything in between, the connection which we derive ourselves to is a defining trait of our connection to not only nature, but ourselves too. As someone who spends much time working within the community, nature is a connection which I find myself to be very fond of. The reason for this, however, is not of helping other people though, but rather helping the earth as a whole. This began when I started serving the community. I noticed that very few people actually volunteer for the good of the community, but rather do it in order to keep enrollment in school or an extracurricular activity their in. Because of this, I found the turnover rate of this position to be very high for the reason that people would keep their work limited to only as much as they must complete to meet their requirement. For this, I realized the best way to encourage others to help the community is by attaching a carrot to the string in order to give them a goal. Because of this, I've set up a program within the community funded by the city to develop natural resources and preserve wildlife centers. To do this, I found a location to meet, and started inviting anyone to show up. This had a high turn-out rate given that we give everyone that shows up a free t-shirt upon doing so. Additionally, we teamed up with multiple schools to advertise this program to the students in order to give them the early lesson of what it means to volunteer and give to the community and nature as a whole.

Creativity is a beauty unlike anything else. Whether we apply it t our daily routine, or just bedazzle our office desk with a few trinkets we find interesting, creativity is a facet of life which we all find ourselves bound to. However, unlike the conception given by most, creativity doesn't only find itself bounded to physical forms, but rather in forms never yet imagined. For instance, we don't typically turn to networking as a form of ability to which we can express creativity. However, this is ever-so true. The amazing feats in the cybersecurity world only exist because of the extent of creativity many have gone to express themselves in the form of systematic thinking. An example of this would be port forwarding in routers. To look at it like this, port forwarding is where the router will be receiving information through a specific port and must disseminate that information to a specific device. To do this, it will forward that information to a specific device based on the rules defined. Though it may seem small, this saves individuals hours of time in waiting since the port wouldn't be tested on every single device. Furthermore, this creative cultivation of accumulated design excellently displays the creativity and ingenuity required to innovate in this field. As for myself, I consider myself under this facet for the reason of my contributions to the cybersecurity community in the form of programs designed to protect computers and other devices from attacks ranging from DOS attacks to network shutdown attacks and more. I find this not to be grueling task, but rather one I enjoy, since it lets me explore the various aspects that come to mind when discussing the vast world of cyberspace.

To say that I have a successive bucket list would be false. It appears as though I've never really considered the variables that may occur as a result of myself not completing some of the tasks I would like to before I leave this world. However, this doesn't go to say I have not any goals. Rather, the goals for which I have do not form as that of a bucket list, but rather as goals to achieve more in the future. Since I was young, I decided to stay committed to the concept that I would have to work hard to achieve something amazing in the future. Since then, I've definitely put in the time and effort to make sure I am applying to those standards. Ultimately, with my experience and goals in mind, the best response to this is not that I don't have a bucket list, but rather a set of goals which I would die to achieve. As a result, I haven't focused much of my time on setting such outlandish goals for the reason which it may get in the way of setting goals to become successful in the future. Additionally, this plays out even more within the leadership realm that I serve in. Especially given the fact that I am responsible for setting team goals as well as helping others set individual goals, it has become pertinent that I focus much of my time on learning about these individuals with their own talents, traits, and facets. For this reason, I've committed my time to focus on them rather than myself within the many aspects that I must allocate time. Ultimately, it means not to the degree I go to succeed, but rather that to which I go to ensure stability within my success.

Our hobbies are what makes us who we are. We tend to them on a regular basis and have regular contingencies with their requirements. However, the question to be asked less is that of what hobbies we enjoy, but rather the reason for which we enjoy to do said hobbies. For many, it's a way to escape reality and enter a world which is significantly different than that which they live in; to oppose, the other common reason stems from that which enchants the idea of a relaxation point in someone's mind. For instance, there are many people, including presidents and writers who agree that relaxing with a book or Television is a great hobby since it keeps the mind focused elseward than the task at hand. In contrast, many people would also agree that a hobby would be best focused as something to work on when they're not focused on work. For instance, my neighbor does woodworking projects as a side job to his actual responsibilities. For myself, there are many things I do whenever I'm not at school. Whether it be working on scholarships, practicing my cooking skills, or writing a book, I've found myself content with the various forms of entertainment I've attracted to outside of the realm of schoolwork. However, none of which seems to interest me more than that of programming and networking. Both of these are tasks which are found to be grueling tasks with years of certification and training required to complete, though, I've found these to be quite interesting in the method of which I used them. As of now, I've created dozens of programs and have also cultivated a web server. Ultimately, I see this as a form of enjoyment, not a future calling that might bite back at me.

Mental health, especially among young adults, is a topic to take very sensitively. There are many aspects which we face that may cause us stress or other forms of anxiety which can impact our performance as a whole. With this in mind, the inconsistent question of "how do you cope with mental stress as a young adult?" then becomes an alarming issue. While I am in a very similar case as most teenagers with mental health, my method of diffusion with stressors does tend to come off as a little odd to most people. When we think about diffusion of stress, we tend to think about taking a bath, going for a walk, eating a healthy snack (or unhealthy for many), or anything of the sort. While those help many people, I find them insufficient for dealing with some of the issues I face on a daily basis. The reason for this stems from the fact that much of my time spent working is done working on a computer or in an already comfortable environment. For this reason, my mind destresses best when positioned in an environment which I find uncomfortable to myself. Forms of this include exercising, working on a physical hobby, or my favorite, writing technical documents/essays. To most, writing would appear on the bottom of things to do in order to calm down, but for myself, I find it a great escape since it allows me to not only enter a world which I create on my own, but it also allows me to change how other people see the world if I decide to publish it.

Although it's definitely difficult to display occasionally, empathy is an attribute which we all share as a form of subconscious communication between one another. The shoes of another person, which we must walk a mile in, show just that, a simple mile that they deal with. Not the full life of someone else. Because of this, especially as a leader, having both sympathy and empathy are attributes which are required for following the responsibilities for which I am assigned to. For instance, given that I lead other leaders of the squadron, my responsibility extends to dealing with other people's issues on a more direct basis. Additionally, to point out the obvious, the fact that we're all teenagers in the squadron adds the weight of emotional health to a much more impactful factor than it is in most other organizations. For this reason, it is my duty to ensure the health of the leaders who I work with in order to support the integrity of the program; and to do that, it is critical that I employ emotional de-stressors as a form of coping with the effects that these individuals have to deal with. Additionally, when mental health and trauma get added to the mix, the issue becomes all the more complex by providing the additional responsibility of serving as a body to release emotions to. To mix that responsibility with being a leader is a job which is becoming increasingly difficult to where I have issues with my own mental health and how that might be effected by all the teenagers that talk to me about theirs. Essentially, empathy mixed with emotional distress is a job very few leaders can do. However, with the right mix of determination and attitude, it just might be a soluble solution.

Persistence is a beauty only understood by some, and used by only those who value success. Especially, in today's society, it's incredibly difficult to stay persistent through a difficult situation, but that same persistence is what will determine the outcome of the situation as a whole. As a community leader within multiple communities, the prevalence of persistence within my attitude is that which must be heavily saturated in order to inspire those who I work with. For instance, during my Non-Commissioned Officer training course, the use of persistence was crucial to the success of the mission. The mission at hand was to carry two, supposedly, injured people, that are unable to walk (dummies, not real) across a seven mile track with varied terrain. All while keeping the stretcher in-line as well as walking at a specific pace. Along with this, there were twelve individuals that were required to participate although only eight people were able to hold the stretcher. This made for an incredible leadership, communication, and physical exercise that we were able to participate in. Since I was in charge of leading the group of cadets; however, this quickly changed when some cadets couldn't hold the stretcher for much longer, which made me have to hold multiple parts of the stretcher for longer periods of time. Through the entire thing, we were singing jodies and chants. As it got harder to carry, I made sure the cadets sang even louder, to the point where they can't feel the pain as much as the sound of the voices singing. Essentially, I would love to do this exercise again since I learned much about communication, leadership, physical training, and more importantly, persistence as a commander.

If I had to pinpoint the motivation of myself to keep going, it would be an endless cycle of trying to figure out the root of my joy. While I don't necessarily enjoy doing anything in particular, the enjoyment of trying and learning something new is something I find to be quite an enjoyable experience. In fact, as a leader in my community, this is essential to not only my future, but the future of my followers. For instance, the first time I had to deal with the situation of professional development teaching to my cadets, I was unaware of what it meant to be an instructor, nonetheless, a professional development one. Because of this, I spent much time studying about both instruction as well as professional development as a whole. I've learned about the facets of individual consideration, as well as wide-scale group discussion among team members. However, what was the most intriguing aspect of this was that I was given the distinctive experience of learning something new. That, to me, was the most important part of getting into this position. Rather than the fear of being smothered by the unfamiliar opportunity ahead of me, I took advantage of said opportunity to learn something new, not just about others, but myself as a whole. For this, I feel the commitment to learning new things is something that I will stay directed towards because of the complete intricacies that I could experience. Not just for the benefit of learning, but rather to give back tot the world at one point and teach everyone just a little about the true beauties that come with education.

The experiences which we have are what make who we are today. Whether it be the experiences of negative light or that of positive light, we all take ownership and learn something out of the experiences in mind. Growing up, many of the experiences over time I've been through have had quite an impactful show on my view of the world and how I move forward to achieve in the future. Out of the many to elaborate, my favorite to explains happen to be an experience which I've dealt with actually quite recently in fact. Upon signing up for Leadership Training School for my squadron, I thought it would be a pleasant relaxing experience where I would be learning much about the different leadership styles used. However, upon arriving, my experience lasted a little different form what I've initially expected. From having us throw our clothes into the mud as our baggage-check to carrying 200lb logs over our heads as a form of punishment, there were many great experiences which I've found myself having learned from. In fact, during the camp, I've learned much about the different forms of leadership, unfortunately, not the easy way though; however, the message I most gained from the experience is the mental concept that is the mind over body ideology. After doing things which I thought could not be possible by the human body, I learned quickly about the aspects of how everything outside the body is really just a conception designed by ourselves to be perceived under a judged basis with our own bias. Knowing this, I've learned much about how to persevere through situations and what to do in order to get through situations. Further, knowing this, there are many situations in the future, especially in college which will require this skill.

Adversity is a concept which finds itself to contain the means of several definitions, none of which, have the idea of a simple and supportable notion in mind. Further, when we view adversity, it is crucial to value the adversity itself along with the person whose facing the adversity. Growing up in a family that is new to America, we've had our own unique adversities within our household. Not once, has my parents known what it meant to be working overtime every day for weeks on end. Not before, have my parents been aware of the effects that malnutrition has on them. And importantly, it is yet to be determined that my family knows about the effects of social status in a community where everyone constantly is watching each other. Looking back at it, the experiences growing up didn't seem as bad as they might of been, but to discuss the ideal of persistence through such times is still a service which I do to inspire not only persistence among my followers, but also commitment with the individuals which I associate with. However, out of all the lessons I've learned over the years, none holds a candle to the crucial lesson I've developed being the importance of individualism and initiative in this society. At a young age, my parents clearly told me that they wouldn't be able to pay for my college or open up a savings account that could even get to a value near that amount. Because of this, it became prevalent that I would have to figure out how to succeed on my own. They told me that they would never try to push me to do anything or make a choice on my behalf; but rather, it would be within my hands to make the decision instead. While at the time, I didn't clearly understand this concept, but it most certainly became transparent as I grew older. Over the years, as I involved myself in several organizations, I've become excellently familiar with self-motivation and initiative. Involving myself in several organizations, the work that I've put into what I do have turned out to not only support myself, but the communities I associate with as a whole. For instance, a large issue in the Civil Air Patrol community was determining the exact allocated tasks required to earn specific badges for the program. Because of this, I set out and have gotten approved a 128-page document explaining every different badge as well as the checklist required to follow in order to earn the respective badge. Now, as this has become published, I am, what appears to be the first minor to ever write and publish a government document. However, it's not the destination of publishing it which I find valuable, but rather the commitment required by myself to write the entire document which I find to be crucial as a value to myself. Whether it be through college, or beyond, the importance of commitment and persistence is a value I carry forward through not just my life, but to the world which I teach.

The experiences for which we serve the community are amongst the most valuable in our time on this world. While most may see it as simply serving the community, it correlates more of a two-way service rather than just being a transaction. Unfortunately, most organizations, both for youth and adults alike have no intention to converge with volunteer service and therefore will not show themselves to benefit their local community as a whole. In contrast, there are, in fact, many organizations who commit themselves to their community, and for that, involve themselves heavily with the requirements of volunteer service. Personally, my experience of volunteer service varies from not only different forms of service, but also different forms of leadership as well. Starting during my seventh grade of school, I committed myself to serve at least four hours a week, regardless of what I was doing that week. This turned into hundreds of hours serving in the local library, park, animal shelter, and more. Going forward, I joined a volunteer organization, Civil Air Patrol, with the intentions of further being a volunteer within communities beyond my own. In the program, I found myself involved in several programs varied in different forms of volunteering. Whether it was leading hundreds of cadets in first aid training to conducting and designing curriculums for teaching cadets to be excellent NCOs both in the program and out, there seemed to be no end to the possibilities for the various opportunities of volunteer service I could involve myself into. Even until now, as the cadet commander of my local squadron, the responsibilities of my position require me to not only show up to lead the cadets, but also make strategic decisions going down several years in the future for how the squadron will conduct its operations. While I cannot determine the exact number of hours I've spent volunteering, the exhaustive conclusion to the time spent actively volunteering within my community, I find to be nearly four hours a week for the past five weeks, accumulatively making it roughly 47 days worth of working altogether. Critically, however, I see my work towards the community not as a number count, but rather a consistent effort to make the community better. Even from now, I still make sure to partake in different events to support the community. In our NCSY organization, better named 'BetterTogether', our goal and active involvement in the community revolves around supporting Jewish War Veterans who are too aged to take care of themselves, so we, as students, have to care for them. Along with this, there are multiple initiatives which I either advocate for or partake in to ensure integrity of the community. Altogether, I've learned much of what it means to be a volunteer and work doing community service. Advancing from now, I would like to use my experiences leading as well as my communication skills accumulated over time to inspire individuals to serve their community in several ways as well.

The term 'situational' is heavily underused in today's day and age. When we see the term situational, it typically brings the feeling that there is no correct answer, and therefore cannot be a 50/50 chance on getting it right. With studying, it is no different. Haven taken multiple certification, AP, and national exams alike, I do have quite a bit of familiarity with different forms of studying for said exams and how to prepare for each one individually. Before covering that, there must first be an understanding that the misconception that each person only needs one way of studying must be cleared. Human nature references polarity in times of misunderstanding. Because of this, we create simple solutions to complex issues and for that, we end up with the consequence of intricating the issue to a further point. From what I've learned about studying for different exams, the best strategy for studying I have come up with goes as follows: For exams where the answers are laid out in a separate page, typically in a study guide, I would just re-read that study guide a few times over to make sure I'm familiar with all the questions and all the answers. Notably, I would try to remember key words from the questions to help remember the answer. For exams where the content is clear but the test is not, usually certification or AP tests, I would take practice tests online or out of books to make sure I have an over-arching understanding of the concept at hand. For exams where the answers are directly from text, I would take bullet points down while reading in order to get certain topics and specifications down. Altogether, while there are several strategies, it's primarily about the time spent studying rather than the strategy itself.

I like the word 'talent', it has such a fluid definition in today's society. Some may see that word as a natural born gift to accomplish something, while others may see it as simply a task which someone is good at. When I get asked what my talent is, I just tell them that it is to change the world. I say this not as a weird narcissistic joke about my personality, but rather as an initiation to change the perception of the individual with the specific inquiry towards me. After all, when we think about talents, we have a tendency to review it as a hard skill with defined limits and abilities. In contrast, when we see talents that are soft skills, we see them less as talents and more as skills themselves. Critically, the connection this has with my response is that my intentions on sharing my talents are those with the intentions of putting them to action. I like to study people and see how the mind handles situations at moment's notice. With the given response, it becomes an excellent example to the human mind to how it reacts to this phrase. Furthermore, my intentions on practicing this skill in the present is very active to the positions I involve myself in. Being a leader of several programs, my responsibility for communication is critical to the team's success. With that in mind, I like to use the organizations which I involve myself in as leadership labs to test out different forms of communication and how that may effect the organization. Ultimately, I can't say I have a talent in doing things specific, like dancing or singing, but I do find myself entranced by the mind that is capable of such talent.

When we typically perceive confidence, we tend to view it in such a way that defines the bounds for what our own confidence breadths. Essentially, we generate the tendency to define such terms as 'confidence' around the concept that we actively depict such a value. However, the term confidence has less of a value to the actions one takes as it does to the attitude one has. Growing up in a poor family having to move all the time, I had much first-hand experience to what it feels like to be lacking of confidence. It was difficult to make friends and even more difficult to keep them. Nevertheless, life didn't just stop for me; it's not as if I froze time and let myself stay that way. Rather, I knew that I needed to change, and it was that change that definitely occurred. As soon as we settled in the house we live in now, I decided that my life was going to be a lot better and that I would get over this confidence issue. Subsequently, every day, I made a plan for what I was going to do to improve myself. Whether it be exercising more, practicing my public speaking skills, or just taking some extra time to teach myself a new lesson, I became committed to my word and what I set my mind to. This commitment turned to be a great boost of confidence, especially in today's standards when the world just isn't the same every day. Granted, I'm not trying to be a narcissist, to this day, I still actively work to improve my confidence in similar ways I did three years ago. Moreover, I feel better and better about it each time I work on it.

To think less about the long-term goals in mind and more about what's going to happen within the next few months, the intentions for this piece is to primarily explain neither my long-term nor my short-term goals, but rather my mid-term goals. When most students, especially, are referred regarding their goals, they typically refer to their long-term goals and will explain how they want to achieve them in long-strides. In contrast, the importance of short-term and mid-term goals are equally as important as the long-term goals for the reason that these goals are the individual efforts required to make such a long-goal happen. For instance, as a multidisciplinary student within my school, I'm required to partake in several programs from different pathways that can benefit me. One of these which I find preferable is that based in the computer science pathways. Because of this, I am required to complete multiple certifications to graduate under this pathway. Looking forward from here, the goals which I have in mind by the end of the year is to earn the CompTIA A+ certification as well as the Java Oracle certification through their respective exams. Additionally, I am also working with several programs under these pathways in order to not only train, but partake with others in competitions to further enhance my skills in the given area. As the founder of the Cybersecurity SkillsUSA chapter of my school, my responsibility of the organization holds breadth to the extent in which I organize meetings, training events, and competitions alike. Altogether, my responsibilities within the organization is that to which I am responsible for the success of the individuals within the club. Furthermore, the extent of the success is the mid-term goal for which I have in mind not just for myself, but for the club.

Encouragement and motivation are powerful tools. As we say in cadet leadership school, "the only thing more contagious than covid is our attitude." This is an ideal I carry heavy with me as a leader and an influencer of those who follow me. While I could name multiple instances of times which bad attitudes have affected me, it is more important to mention the importance of a positive attitude on others instead. For example, as mentioned in many essays, I try to be an influencer within my community. To this, I will stay on a persistent schedule, participate in many activities, do as much community service as possible, and find myself in whatever competition is available that coming week. While I may not be the most popular person, the attitude that I display is still a positive one nonetheless. I make sure to never seem upset or unsure, but to always seem ready. Because of this attitude, I am typically a positive light in the room helping others out to shine their own. Additionally, I will always use the phrase "what did you learn today?" to engage those who I am conversating with to think about the productive aspects they've learned today and what they can do next time to improve on themselves. And if they don't connect it, I will always provide some piece of motivation to ensure that the person is willing to engage themselves regarding the question. Further, my encouragement not only strives to share a positive attitude with others as well as ensure that they are learning something new everyday.

The ability for one to speak what's on their mind is that which s like no other. Whether it be as a leader, a follower, or a nonconformist alike, the capability to say exactly wat you're thinking is a valuable power that has much emphasis in today's society. However, I don't see this as a completely good thing. While I obviously agree that the notion of group-thinking is flawed and not idealized with many leaders, it is important some times to take a step back from the situation and understand when not to voice at all. While I write about it as if it means nothing, this concept is one that is heavily debatable an has multiple points of view. For instance, when applying to be the cadet commander for my squadron two years ago, part of my application included me writing a paper emphasizing the importance of core value. When asked about my core value of respect, I decided to write my opinion that I believe that respect should be earned rather than given. For the reason I wrote that, not only did I not receive the commander position, but I also was refused a promotion, and had to write three different documents to redeem myself as a cadet officer. From this, I haven't necessarily changed my opinion on respect, but rather viewed the concept of opinionable charge to be different depending on my situation. From then on, I have and will stick to only speaking my mind when it's for the good of the team rather than it just being right to me.

Will I even live till then? I get asked a lot, especially since I'm about to graduate high-school, "what do you want to be when you grow up?"; and while I want to respond with a cool career, I don't know if that is even possible. After all, when's the last time you heard of a military pilot with scoliosis. And that's why I get the worst question to ask a teenager: "Do you have a backup plan?" And while I hear that I should go into an IT related field, I figured that I would rather enjoy my life than sit at a desk or in front of a projector and talk about technology. So what do I want to do? They say that you can be anything you want, but I'm not sure that there are people that exactly want to be hedge fund managers. As of now, I tell people that I want to be a pilot, and I convince myself that it is something I might actually want to do. After all, it's a respectable position that pays well. Additionally, it's super competitive, so I am climbing an uphill battle to reach this career. However, because I'm still open to different jobs, I explore, I've done many extracurriculars in different fields, tried out programs that are definitely out of my comfort zone, and have even gone for days on end with full commitment to a program, all to get just a taste of what different careers have to offer, but it seems that I'm just going in a loop to find a path to nothing. In the end, I don't know, maybe I'll be a pilot, or maybe I'll be six feet under.

Everyday is an outstanding day. Whether you sleep through the alarm, or you're out of your favorite ground coffee, everyday is something to be cherished among everything else. We all know that one(or more) person that is very selfish and ungrateful, and I'm sure we all have a story(ies) to tell about that one person doing something ungrateful. But when you grow up surrounded by them, it's very easy to end up falling into that hole. Growing up, my family was well connected with the local Jewish communities in the city. While this is a great group of people to be around in general, I didn't come to the understanding of who these people really were to begin with. In my city, specifically, many of the residents are new or have moved in quite recently. For instance, both of my parents are immigrants that have eventually moved here within the past ten years. The great aspect was that the adults in the Jewish community were very grateful people for what they have since most of them came from a past where they didn't have many luxuries. However, the kids weren't as equally grateful, and because of that, I found myself isolated from the youth groups really often. As I grew older, I only came to earn a fuller gratitude over everything in my life. Not just the laptop I'm writing this on or the clothes I get to wear on a daily basis, but rather for health and life itself. While working with various communities across the country, I've come to learn that many people don't have the luxury of getting up in the morning, or even waking up for that fact. And while it sounds depressing, it is the same reason I am grateful for each day.

Bravery is a notion which is carried in a relative fashion which is dependent on its perceiver. Basically, what we see as the definition of Bravery is that which relates to our position and how that definition may affect us. Personally, when I define bravery, I tend to connect the definition to the term 'courage' to include people that are able to go out of their comfort zone to do something for either their own or someone else's benefit. To explain myself as brave would be a breach to my own humility, but to explain on instances which people have commented on my performance as brave might be a feasible alternative. One thing that I would actually consider myself brave for was to get over a fear of public speaking. While I still get nervous before walking up on stage to talk about a topic, I've learned to control myself in speaking to where I don't dread the moment or make myself feel worse about it. It even got to the point where at my position now, I prefer to get into leadership positions or competitions that require me to speak in order to improve my ability to speak in front of audiences. For this, I consider myself brave since not many people, especially students, are known for this trait. However, this is ore of a stepping stone then it is a capstone for the reason that there are many more fears I am yet to get over until I am able to even remotely consider myself brave. But to those who take my actions as an example, I honor the effort which they emit into their devotion for the reason that it shows bravery to the core within them.

It is within human ingenuity to help others. Whether it be to cheat on a test or to lead a squadron of future leaders, we all do something that either directly or indirectly benefits someone else. For me, personally, the factors which I contribute the most to the community are that which come in leadership and indirect support. For instance, as the local Civil Air Patrol cadet commander, it is my responsibility to inspire dozens of cadets both in and out of the squadron to involve themselves in the community as a contributing factor to its success. Along with this, I lead several projects crucial to the integrity of the community. Out of these, several projects that I've involved myself in, include: Better-Together, several property repair projects, community service works, and FEMA drone photography missions. Altogether, my purpose for the reason I do this is not to benefit myself, (that's why I don't put them on my profile) but rather for the sake of learning further what it means to be an effective leader in today's society. Especially in this day and age, the ideals for what make a leader are much different from what they once were. This difference defines the reason for much of why I do the community work that I do. Essentially, for the reason that I do much of the community service now is not centered within my benefit, but rather for my community's as well as development of understanding regarding the leadership to how it plays in today's society.

Throughout our years, we ask ourselves what life really means to us. Whether we really know it, or we just go along with what we believe, we all have a general structure to which explains to ourselves what life means within our standards. As a teenager, the question of my purpose comes up extremely often, "what do you want to do when you grow up?", "what do you want to make of yourself when you grow?", and most notably, "Have you started thinking about college?" All of these reflect on the meaning which we make of ourselves within our breaches. But, what does that mean? After studying this for a while, I've learned much about the human psychological factors that persist of the conversive arguments we make to defend our points or hid within our shell; all of which further define our perception of ourselves. When people ask me what I want to do when I grow up, I always respond something along the lines that correspond to the position that I'm in. For instance, at a cyberpatriot competition, I would always tell people that I would like to go into computer maintenance and programming. In contrast, at American Legion competitions, I always make sure to note that I would like to go into a leadership position in the future. After studying this with Dr. Oswald's dissertation on the development of the mind in correspondence to stress, it is common for adolescents to react to situations in a manner that conceals them. Suffice to say, this doesn't necessarily mean I don't have a meaning to life, but rather it is something that I wish to find out and until then, will work extra hard to learn more about myself to get just a bit closer to finding it.

Growing up as the son of two immigrants, I was told that I could do anything I want in this world as long as I have the drive to do so. Being that, I've spent countless hours to this day working to achieve my goals in whatever facet I see possible. To bring this back, as a child, I told myself that I was going to be a pilot. I didn't know how I was going to do it, nor did I know what the process was to become a pilot, I just knew that I wanted to be a pilot. While I grew up from then, the mistakes and experiences which I've learned created the person I am today by giving me the expertise and foundations to what it is that I must do to achieve my goals. For instance, now I know that I am going to join the air force and work for the military before I fly in the commercial sector. To do this, I would spend countless hours flying and training in whatever way possible that would help me achieve such goals. Currently, I am writing this the day that I received a job as a drone pilot for a contracting company and I feel this is a crucial part of my success being that it will be a foundation for practical applications for aviation use in the real world. Now I don't know where I'm going from here, I cannot say if the world is going to end tomorrow of if gravity turns inside-out. However, what I can say is that no matter what happens, I will still focus on my goals and work as hard as possible in order to achieve them harder than before.

"What do you want to do for a living?... well, what are you passionate about?" It's truly amazing to hear this. I like to talk about the psychological need that is passion with many professors to view their stance towards what passion is. Is it a desire, a will, or is it a purpose. All of which, I've learned to be a correct perception of what a passion is. At a young age, we're all told to follow our passion and we will succeed in life. However, this was the issue that I've come in contact for much of my life. I never really knew my passion. It appeared that I was entranced by almost anything I did and had a drive to just do more of it. This, as learned later, didn't become what my passion is. I didn't want everything to be my passion, so I set out to find my passion. Over the past few years, I spent much time meditating and analyzing myself to understand what it means to be passionate and how could I find a passion for myself. I've studied plenty of hours on this topic and even went to speak to professors and teachers about what passion means to them. Only then have I got a glimpse into myself. I realized that it wasn't the act of doing the task that I was passionate about, but rather the factor of learning the task. It became learning that was my passion. Since then, I've spent countless hours, taking many courses all over to learn about as much as I could and decided to even go back and teach these things that I've learned to support other generations in their goal to learn as well.

"We have two ears and a bunch of grey in the middle" -(Anonymous). At a young age, we are asked to listen if we want to understand things, and listen carefully if we want to find the deeper meaning behind things. Growing up, many people tend to dull these skills or form them into something they're not. I'm sure, you, reading this, could name several people on the top of your head, who you know that either don't really listen to you, or don't try to pick up the message you're intending. At a young age, I was told by my parents, "if you want to make connections with people, you must learn to suck up and listen to them." And while I didn't want to believe it at first, it did become obvious that they were right, that was how to make connections. And with that, I took full advantage, and worked on my listening skills as much as humanly possible. As of now, I use the skills I've learned then to listen to friends talk about their problems, and teachers talk about the fine print of the assignment in order to pass. In fact, the ability to which I use to listening expands further than just listening at this point, but to also read other forms of expressions that are really subtle and unnoticeable. These skills have undoubtedly supported me in hundreds of conversations. Essentially, to me, listening means to not only connect with the speaker, but to also give them that pedestal to make them feel really heard, because nobody, at the end of the day, wants to feel as if they mean nothing to anyone.

The service for which we do for others is that which reflects on the service we do for ourselves. Whether it be helping out at the local senior center or teaching dozens of students all over the state for free, it will always leave an impact on ourselves. As a cadet commander, my responsibility is to train new cadets to be future leaders in our society. Extending out of that position, my volunteer service is that I am currently a the representative of my region of Civil Air patrol to the state. Being this, as soon as I learned about parliamentary procedure, I learned that I would be teaching cadets all over the state about this. Eventually, I've come to enjoy the ability to teach to such a degree that I've written a book on the topics that I teach and provided it freely to members of C.A.P. all over the world. As of now, the book has been implemented several times into multiple curriculum to help teach cadets around the world about parliamentary procedure. Along with this, within my school, I've started many programs for the students in order to participate in a field which will benefit them down the road. For instance, I've started a drone program to teach UAS operations to students; this program became a staple for UAS teaching for the president of the club to follow in the future. To me, it means not what I benefit from the work I do, but rather I enjoy the success which those who I help perceive.

For the impacts that we have on this world, we look not on the physical affect of our surroundings, but rather for affect which it has on ourselves. Everyone has an experience which changed their life. Whether it be that of which was good or bad, we all have something that defines ourselves. The method which I've taken advantage of to impact my community was not as the majority of volunteers do with their various appreciated impact. Within my community, I volunteer as a teacher and am always working to bring a source of hope to the community. For instance, as the squadron commander for the local Civil Air Patrol squadron, my responsibilities involve me using my assets, including people, resources, and anything else I could find to teach a new generation of leaders within the community. As of now, the efforts for what I put in to the squadron has reached to where multiple cadets have gone on to be part of something biger than themselves and have come back to appreciate the service the program has offered for them. Along with this, the importance of teaching goes further than just making successful people but also dives into the impact it has on both the elderly and older generations of the community. Working with NCSY and better-together, I am currently able to connect and collaborate with many senior citizens in order to give them hope and a source of happiness going forth. While my intentions towards the community might not be a lasting one in the physical sense, it still caries true to my heart that i hope to inspire someone to go beyond my abilities and exceed at serving the community.

"Leadership is just a million definitions of followership mixed with problem-solving". As a cadet commander of a mid-sized squadron, having the general understanding of leadership was a requirement to be in this position. When looking back at all the experiences within my career that gave me such a definition of leadership, there is one which I find had the strongest impact on me. It was during the spring a couple of years ago that I was invited to a leadership training school. I believed that it would be a quick and fun experience where I get to do all sorts of fun stuff. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. As soon as I stepped out of the car, a six foot drill sergeant was ordering me to do all sorts of stuff to prepare for the camp. One of these was having to empty out my luggage in the mud and refill it within a 10-second time frame. After this, we got to go to our barracks at 2300 for our resting time. Just when I thought I got to relax, I got selected for fire-watch, so I had to be up two hours later to watch the barracks. This coupled with the 0400 wake-up time did not feel well to me. However, what hit the most were the 200lb logs we had to carry wherever we went. Anytime we would screw up, we would have to do squats while holding them directly above our heads. It was only until one of the students dropped the log on their head, have I realized why we were doing all of this. It wasn't to make us physically strong, but mentally tough. To this day, I am grateful for that invaluable lesson I learned that and wish to teach it to future generations.

Joy is an incredible term, it can be used to describe the intricacies of a lunatic's mind or it can be used to describe playing with a friend. Ove the past few years, I've spent much of my time really looking aback at who I am and who I am to make of myself going forth. "How will I be successful?", "What could I do to make myself the best I could be?". And it is only after those hundreds of hours have I learned but a glimpse about my true self. Not just anything, but the most important part of myself, which is what brings me joy. Many people find themselves in an endless search for this while it it typically immediately in-front of them. What I've learned is that I find joy not in the simple facets and aspects of life, but rather the complexities and the unknown. It is the general concept of learning new ideas and subjects which is what I find fascinating. For instance, I've never been one to be seen enjoying an English class, even my family agrees that English is the worst subject since it was their second language. Because after looking at it from a different angle, I've become absolutely fascinated by the infinitely-expanding concepts which it provides. Since then, English has been the easiest and most enjoyable class that I've ever taken, regardless of its difficulty or grade level. Essentially, even out of writing this, I've learned that sometimes it takes a different perspective to see the subject to make it understandable.

It is supposed that tough-love is the hardest kind of love out there. And to that, I definitely deploy such a form to those who I keep close to myself. To give insight, early in my childhood, my parents told me that I would be responsible for the actions and commitment that I put myself to not them. They would not pressure me to do anything or even encourage me in the first place, it had to be all to myself. To this, I didn't know what to think, "is this their way of abandoning ?", "Will I have to move out and start my own life?". But only until recently have I actually began to appreciate that choice they've made to raise me. It taught me much about the world and how it works; I even learned many skills that will be invaluable to me in the future, like a positive work ethic, a grit-based attitude, and most importantly, perseverance. But only recently have I realized that they chose that out of love rather than hate. For any parent, it is extremely difficult to let their child go into the world and make their own choices and mistakes. But it takes real heart and trust to still do that. Because of this, I've learned to employ a similar style of love to the rest of my family and friends; however, instead of just letting them go, I hold them to their word and make sure they're responsible. I learned that having this tough love attitude towards people is a good way to figure out who are really you're friends and who really wants to achieve their goals or not. I've lost many friends and family with this style, but those who stayed are the ones who really succeeded.

Because it's in the spirit of the season to write about it, I figured now would be the greatest time to do so. Coming around to Thanksgiving and Chanukah, I would be lying if I said I haven't learned more about my impact on the community. While I initially thought that I was just a single addition to what is a 37,000+ population, it became obvious later on that it is not such the case. To provide insight, I spent the last 4 years volunteering over 3 hours a week to different organizations around the community. I've become accustomed to Libraries, Parks, Military Bases, Shelters, and everything in-between. Among the time spent doing such, I've learned much about what it means to be a giving person and how to further impact the community with projects that could stand bigger than the city in itself. After committing to multiple leadership positions at different levels, I decided to make a stand to give back to the community not another trip to clean up the park, but rather to educate elementary students about computer science and aerospace, teach middle-school students about career-choosing past high-school and teach all ages about different subjects that could help them in life. And it is because of these experiences that I am here today. When I walk to the library to check out a new book, I don't see a bunch of kids who anyone else my age would just consider annoying, I see Alex, who's really good at making paper airplanes and Jackie who is fascinated by the networking field. Over the time I spent volunteering, whether it be for direct purpose or teaching, I've learned a great deal about what it means to be part of a community.

We all have our simple pleasures in life. Whether it be our morning roast or our morning workout, the simplistic facet of our life is something which we all hold to ourselves with a deep heart. While I could agree with this and say that I have a single pleasure that I keep in mind, it would be false of me to justify. In fact, many of the things I do are simple and pleasurable to myself. But to no one else it is. Nobody finds picking up after their dog, mowing the lawn, or doing an extra assignment late at night pleasurable; yet it still fascinates me. What I've come to realize over the past few years is that with many people that work in dead-end jobs typically find pleasure doing tasks which give themselves no responsibility of the outcome or have no impact on their daily-routine. Watching sports, debating over politics, gossiping over family, it's all dead-end tasks which give them such pleasures. However, as someone who is fascinated by the understanding of systems and leadership, these tasks seem too tasteless to my senses since they don't provide any growth or challenge. Because of this, I set it out to myself to focus on the tasks that aren't simple and mindless, but rather complex, and mind-boggling. In fact, that is the reason I use 'bold.org' on a daily basis; I know that applying for scholarships aren't easy, I know it's not fun, but when I get to write essays that reflect on me, I learn just that much more about myself and my interests. Sometimes, I even get to learn about the simple pleasures in my life and how they make me happy.

Growing up in-between the standards that come with American culture and the cultural aspects which my parents, who are immigrants, come from, finding the level at which to live my life has been one that stands to be quite confusing. It was at a young age, I remember my parents telling me that my future was dependent on my merit alone and nothing more; they wouldn't be holding a savings account for my college, they wouldn't help me apply for schools, nor would they help join any extracurriculars/clubs. Because of this, I had to learn what it meant to be a success on my own and reach said goals without the help of anyone. Over the years, as this perception altercated in slight ways and my view of success changed accordingly, I've learned about the many ups and downs of going to post-secondary education and implementing that upon this world. With this, as a junior in high-school now, my path towards my eventual goals are that which are much more flimsy and flexible than what I've initially imagined. However, what I have learned over my various experiences is that it is opportunities and success that will hit you when you least expect it, and being that case, it definitely did. In fact, my biggest breakthrough to finding out my true potential came around last year as I decided to try going into a computer programming class. Initially, I thought I wouldn't learn much from the class and that I would quickly get out of it with the same knowledge that I entered it. To this, I say that it was and was not true. While the curriculum itself was easy and didn't exactly teach me much, it was the intuition, motivation, and just love for programming that I've gained from the dedicated time programming that fascinated me. In fact, during the year, I began working on several projects; some of which became a milestone to my accomplishment. Specifically, I designed a website which collects news from all over the world and displays it in an orderly fashion from multiple viewpoints rather than being biased towards one side specifically. While this didn't become a big program, the concepts which I've learned from designing this program have brought me to a new level of understanding regarding the ingenuity that I have for this subject as well as what I hope to develop from this. After that year, over the summer, I've decided to re-look the rest of my high-school career to develop myself further than what a diploma can get me. Currently, I am working on several certifications in the IT field and have begun designing programs for applications that can support communities across the globe. One of these that I am currently working on is a program which would be able to implement cloud computing on aviation equipment to allow aircraft to be safer and more efficient while also reducing the factor of pilot error during a flight. All in all, there have been much that has changed my perspective on life and how I wish to go forth with it. Taking a step back to look at my purpose as an American, I feel that the opportunities and possibilities that I have as an American are unlike any other country in this world, and for that I am ever-so grateful to be living in such an amazing country.

Our purpose is something which strings from beyond us. We cannot feel our purpose, we cannot see our purpose, and even worse, we cannot even hear our purpose; but it's there. Growing up in a family where every day I have to wonder whether or not I'll be eating the next day, thinking of a purpose beyond "making money" has become something which I have found to be quite difficult. However, my situation is not something which I will let decide my future. With the experience that entails with being a cadet commander, I've learned much about the separation of the physical and mental world and how to fit leadership in between both extremes. From that, I've inspired myself to take on the challenge that is to achieve more than one would expect from me as the person I am. Recently, looking at my experience between aviation, business, and cybersecurity, I came up with the concept that is cloud-based systems which could be integrated into modern machinery used in the commercial field. However, before I dive into the idea, I would like to gain support on my processes to which may be crucial to the development of such systems. With this in mind, I have dedicated myself to teaching generations ahead of me about cybersecurity, aviation, and business alike in the hopes that there will be more innovative constructs to develop society as a whole. Essentially, even if I am not living the most ideal life, I wouldn't say that I am waking up, but rather living the dream that I am a teacher and an inventor to those who I work with.

Our value is dependent on two aspects, our knowledge and our application of our knowledge. Growing up, knowing these two aspects are crucial in order to get the best of our ages. Over my years in high-school and Civil Air Patrol alike, there have been many instances for which I've found this piece of information very important. However, to learn such about myself, there have also been many confusing aspects which I could say positively that I've learned plenty from. Out of such, my most useful piece of information that I've learned is the fact that everyone sees situations in a different manner and respond to them in such. While teaching cadets how to fly, I've learned that the cadets have different paces of learning which required different levels of teaching in order to adapt to such cadets. Going further, I would like to use this skill in order teach students in the future by applying different tactics of teaching to accomplish the goal in mind.

History is as political as it is impactful. During my time working with cadets, I've noticed that history and legacy is a term used loosely and defined by those interpreting it rather than its universal interpretation. In fact, once I met the cadet who arrived as a migrant from Saudi Arabia, I've learned much about the different point of views towards the current issues happening in the world. Because of this, I would like my legacy in this world to be one that is seen as more universally positive rather than descriptively positive. Currently, as I am working towards multiple computer-related certifications in both a leadership and a technical aspect, I would like to use my experience as a writer to create courses and documents in order to introduce people of younger ages into the fields of advanced programming and software development. To do this, I plan to work with many of my colleagues for proper publishing and editing abilities. Now I don't wish for my life to be remembered as someone who was able to create a document for kids to teach programming, but rather I would like to use this as an example for aspiring teachers later on to show that it doesn't take much of a commitment in order to teach a message but rather that it takes courage. My deputy commander informed me that she had no idea how to teach the cadets. She told me that she knew what she was teaching, but simply didn't know how to teach. This was the inspiration that guided me to support such a legacy.

With just a world, you could change someone's whole life. With a sentence, you can change the lives of millions. As a leader of multiple organizations, this stance means much to me for multiple reasons. For instance, working with mostly people of teenage years, the discussions which I have are typically based on mental struggles which they deal with on a daily basis. Because of this, the importance of word choice becomes crucial in order to ensure the stability of the teens and for this reason, I take the ever-so crucial step of choosing my words properly in order to accomplish the mission. Referring to the mention of my position as a leader, a large message that I wish to get across to my followers has to do heavily with the followers view of various situations. To me, I believe that situational awareness, both mentally, and physically is crucial to the success of the mission. Because of this, I always make sure to interlace the message of critical thinking among the lesson in order to generate a better generation of leaders. With that being said, I would say my sentence would be "There is no purpose in life until you take the time out to think."

Through the various experiences one gains within the course of their life regarding both happiness and friendship alike, there are cases in which these two will co-exist and cases which these two will be of opposite demeanors towards each other. Regardless, there's much to learn from either situation. As a teenager, I consider myself quite an expert to how the average teenage mind thinks about happiness and what it really means to be in a 'happy' state. As a little background knowledge, I am currently a commander for over 50 cadets which indicates the level of leadership and professionalism I must maintain on a daily basis. Further, the majority of leadership training for which I've received is a matter of strategic planning and diplomatic relations for communications. With this in mind, I've spent much of my study towards how people work and, therefore, how to make people happy. What I've learned about Teenagers up to this point, is that teenagers are very in-the-moment and will do whatever they do for the given moment rather than typically to prepare for the future. For instance, about 68 percent of students within my school take drugs (not the good kind) because it satisfies them at the moment rather than in the future. What's important to take from this is that this is an example of students that are turning to an external substance for happiness rather than internal motives. And while there's many studies to this, one point that I would like to point out is that I committed myself to a study where I would befriend these students to see if their habits changed, and it's shown to stop completely. Because of this, I would like to help students in the future by giving them better resources to personal support.

It is time who heals all wounds; in the case of legality and organization, there appears to be no difference. Throughout my time working with cadets, adults, and professionals alike, one of the greatest lessons which I've learned within my experiences as a leader is that patience is truly the key to success. As Lao Tzu mentions, "Do you have patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?". The quote really symbolizes the importance of good patience with those who you work with. One of the biggest lessons I've learned with this was while publishing a document. During the summer of 2020, I set out to make a regulation for Civil Air Patrol to define all the badges which are available in the program. Upon completing the 128 page document, I spent three months preparing it for the wing commander only to have it turned down to another point. Then, within the six months I had to prepare it once more, I became impatient and sent it to the national IT director who immediately added it to the C.A.P. encyclopedia and canceled the publication process for it. While it sounds great, this meant that the document would then never become publicly known and therefore would ruin the purpose of the document, with its goal to be known for the cadets who need it. This experience taught me the true importance of patience by explaining the large downfalls that can occur by exercising impatience.

The typical view of human society is developed and civil. We follow by that standard and expect to be respected by that standard. The majority of those in the United States follow an ideology in which they believe that security and safety are at best interest making government control common knowledge. However, when we look beyond that concept to see what the truth of humanity is, we see the very thing we only see in the most viscous animals. It is only to few that we understand how simplistic humanity even with their intricate tools. The book Dry, is a hypothetical concept for which defines the state for which California will be at upon a chronic loss of hydration. It defines the response for the average human and how humanity in itself is rooted in the very instincts we look to hide. Reading this during the blackout situation that happened in Texas, I learned that the idea that humans are still basic creatures is still at its truth. Just like in the book, there were many riots, people were breaking into stores, crowd-thinking was extremely common, and nobody trusted each other. Because of all of this, I've been inspired to teach people to stick to faith when the situation is difficult. I propose this concept since I've noticed that those who believe heavily in faith have had a much easier and a more joyful experience both in the book and in real life when dealing with the situations which they faced. And even if it is faith that will be at the cost of their life, it will keep them happier while dealing with those issues.

Being one of the most misconstrued institutions in the world, College has gained a reputation for which leads much confusion for the youth of this world. As a student beginning his search for a post-secondary education, finding what is to be the next step is as confusing as it possibly can be. After all, for a future where trade is valued over formal education, why should I still go to college? With that, what factors am I considering throughout my search to determine what is next and how to implement such search to benefit myself in the future. Then after this, where do I go from there; students and young adults alike have been force-fed information and instruction for their entire lives, being that, the transition to begin making one’s own choices must also be an important aspect of one’s life. Being part of the first generation in my family to be growing up in the United States, the world itself for which I see it happen to be of a different light in contrast to the majority of my peers and students which I know. As my mother told me from a young age, “I can’t afford to send you off to college, so if you go, you’ll have to find a way to pay it off.” For the longest time, this meant nothing to me since I always thought that college is this factor which lies far beyond the breaches which I could ever have to worry about, therefore, it wouldn’t be something I should be concerned about. However, this hit like a pile of bricks when my brother was forced to take out a student loan in order to pay off the rest of his bachelor’s degree. I’ve taken much example out of this student and dedicated to follow in his tracks of success, now he’s fallen to the crisis which haunts the country, where do I go now? Which much consideration to where my life was going, I used my past experience as a cadet commander to take the courage and make my own decisions for how I will succeed past high school. Almost immediately, I found myself fighting the current. It became obvious that many students are used to being fed information about their life and how it’s going to turn out, none thinking about how they could succeed on their own. Since then, it’s been a competition against the other few students who’ve realized the same towards the success in my future. Grabbing for that top GPA, participating in one more competition, applying for another scholarship, it’s been a fun ride. Looking back to my “why” and “what” I want to achieve in the future, there has been much development both inside of me and overall, around me that’s led to the decision of my choice of study and future goals. Since I was twelve years old, I decided to enroll in a program by the name of Civil Air Patrol whose goal is to teach the youth about leadership, aviation, and having a healthy lifestyle. Since I didn’t have anyone hold my hand through the process, the success which I rose through depended primarily on my own choices to succeed. Every test I’ve studied for by myself to every out-of-state activity I knew little about before attending were all based on the critical thinking and initiative that I decided to put into the program. And being that, I was able to take advantage of many opportunities to reach the highest position possible, cadet commander, and earn several awards for both my character and hard work alike. But it was not those awards or the individual work that I did that I appreciate, but rather the concept which I taught myself, which is critical thinking and self-development. Going into the future, I would like to convert my experience learning these concepts to a lesson to teach on. With the mission of C.A.P. to train myself towards being a better aviation leader, I would like to return the favor to teach the next few generations what it means to be a true leader in the world, whether or not, it be in the aviation field. The aviation field is one of the most fluid fields that is possible to study (pun intended). With its vague laws and even more imprecise motions, the standard to what teaching aviation is ultimately dependent on the school itself. After earning a UAS commercial license, the biggest challenge that came to my attention was the level of knowledge for drone operations for which I had, after all, someone who spent thousands of hours working with drones would be on the same level as someone who just read a simple book on drone regulations. This is an issue I advocate to be further addressed. After doing research about drone operations on a professional level, the military use for drones seems to stand out as the reason many laws are in place against the activity of drone operations in the United States. Since this is the case, designing laws for drone use in America is a little impractical, therefore another strategy should be implemented. The use of commercial drones in the United States is only regulated under a single regulation (14 CFR part 107) which defines the rules and regulations for which pilots must follow. Being this, I would like to implement a certification style, commercial program that is able to certify people towards specific forms of drone flight based on their performance and experience rather than their ability to pass a written test. Before I get into this though, I would like to study into the laws of aviation more as a lawyer in order to get a full understanding towards the concepts and reasons for everything in place. With the constant generational growing pains that is the crises in this world along with the changing laws to define what my future could look like, the competition for being a success in the future is in a battlefield change on a daily basis. The hard realities with the soft words used to bring our guard down have made planning and successful thinking a concept only for the smartest. From now on, I pledge to help the future succeed, and from now on, I will dedicate my life to the success of future generations.

Part of self-growth is thinking with your brain over your emotions. We don't feel like getting up early in the morning, studying for another test, writing another essay, or finishing another rep, but we will still do this anyways. It's a tall barrier completing the commitments which we set out for ourselves, but the barrier itself is ever-so worth hurdling. Upon being part of the squadron's upcoming staff, there became a clear realization towards what is going to be expected of us during the staff selection board. Competition. I knew that there were only so many positions open for the large number of cadets in my flight. Because of this, I decided, two months earlier that I would begin preparing. Waking up at 5 AM to exercise, going to sleep at 12 to study extra for the tests and writing throughout the day to increase my literary skills was extremely common in my schedule. Upon meeting the actual board, it came to my surprise that I did not succeed to earn the position. But what I realized during the process is that the effort which I exerted towards the goal of earning the position is that same which I must exert towards self-improvement. Therefore, I kept self-improving, I kept the same level of exertion that I kept earlier. And to this day, I still work as hard as possible in order to improve myself to be the best I could possibly be. Moving forward from here, I would like to use this experience as a way of teaching the generations ahead of me to put in the same effort to self development in order to see themselves above the current situation.

In a society where only hard effort is awarded and anything else is looked down upon, there leaves a gap open for the position of relaxing and self-care away from our stressful lives. As Parker Palmer, educator and activist, mentions "self care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others." This quote effectively drives home the connotation that self care is one that should be taken seriously for the act of helping others. And as a leader, this is ever-so crucial to understand; while working with a large variety of cadets and missions at once, it becomes a difficult task to find the time to take away from my schedule to focus on how I am doing as a person. This became especially apparent when the growing tasks began to feed into my resting schedule, causing my stress and anxiety to rise for certain situations. Since then, I've set strict standards for myself in order to minimize the amount of time I spend working past certain times of the evening and have changed my work schedule to allow myself time for breaks and personal reflection. Upon doing such, it's shown to be a notable improvement to my life with the accelerated effectiveness of the work I complete and the learning which I commit myself to. Moving further, I would like to use the experiences which I've accumulated and the wisdom I am yet to realize to teach the younger generations how they can make a similar improvement to their lives.

Friendship. A feeling which we can't live without yet never understand. Growing up on the road, always moving to new communities, the definition of friendship shifted from one to another. At one point, I began to see friends as anyone who was willing to have a conversation with me. Luckily, we did find a home to stay at, and since then, I've been further developing said definition. With that, there have been milestone landmarks which have given me a strong standing for what the definition of friendship could mean. The issue, though, which I developed when finding friends, was to find the line between those who wish to be my friend, and those who are looking to take advantage of me however they may. An instance(s) of this developed upon joining a cadet council which the area is hosting. Since I was young in the group, I figured my best bet for developing a reputation would be to follow the regulations and know them precisely when working with the council. This was turned against me when cadets started to refer to me to do their work and apply my knowledge to make their jobs easier. It became evident that this was occurring when I noticed that everybody who wanted to use the knowledge of mine would speak in a similar format to convince me to do their job. Since then, I've reserved myself from the group and allowed them to do their job but to not let me do their job for them. This, with the many instances of this within my so-called 'friend-group' recently, have got me to rethink much of who I consider to associate myself with and begin to look for maybe, just one person, that will really want to be my 'friend'.

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." (Benjamin Franklin). Regardless of where you are in this world. Whether it be that you have dozens of years of experience as a pilot or maybe you're like me, sitting in a crowded room with a bunch of cadets, feeling like you just don't fit in, there's plenty of change and growth that can still go on in your life. While growing up, the one thing my parents told me was that I will have to dedicate my time and energy into my future in order to succeed. With this, I took the advice to heart and took advantage of every opportunity I had available to be successful in my future. I applied for scholarships, attended training, events, conferences, etc... and to this point, it has definitely paid off. However, the thorn to the rose is that which nobody likes to talk about. While in mind, I thought everything will keep playing off in a great way, I didn't realize what happens when the battery dies. And that was when I became overwhelmed. Now that everyone knows I am available to help others, everyone wants my attention, and soon enough, I fell. With this, going further, I would like to share the message that taking a break is as important as committing the action itself. While yes, it is important to work hard, it's equally important to take a break after that.

"Which is the same fire that burns the book at 451 that strikes the passion of millions around the world." Since the growth of STEM careers post the conclusion of World War 2, millions of people have been set to focus their passion towards a STEM career. Because of this, it is found in many colleges that the push for STEM majors grows exponentially to support said careers. And this is where I come in place. As someone who has *many* passions following electrical engineering, aeronautical maintenance, Law, and even International Business; It's become an issue onto which direction I am to take my life from this point forward. Growing up, I've been told that if I don't go into a STEM major, I'll be put in a boring job that doesn't lead anywhere. However, as I grew up, I found aspirations to other subjects which have also caught my attention. This gave me a fork in the road that will effectively change my life forever. In fact, I haven't really thought too much about this subject until I began planning this essay, so effectively, I would like to dedicate this to be my personal thought process toward how I might make the decision. As a high-school student, many are expected to have a passion and know where they want to go after high-school itself; and if you don't know, then you just get thrown under the label of "failure" along with many of the lazy, but aspiring football athletes. Without the consciousness, I've found myself trying to fit the label of "success" for the past few years of my journey through high-school. This then gave me a new look at the condition in itself, why would I be so focused on my reputation if it is to lead essentially nowhere? So as any great leader would do, I committed myself to spend time away from the dozens of extracurriculars pulling at my side to finally decide who I am without the label, what goals I have, and what steps to take from there. Through the process, I thought back to my initial goal, I am going to be an aircraft engineer. It was set from a really young age, and it's developed through my years as something I always wanted to do. Then I asked myself, "why am I so interested in teaching, law, and programming, if I want to be a mechanic?" Then at that point, I figured out the process which I was going through. I am doing something I never expected, I'm challenging my goals. This was new to me since I've never been against myself with a decision and have not been really focused on my goals as much as I've done. Over time, I've realized the case which was being brought before me. After all this, it's been obvious that being in a career as an aircraft engineer was not my passion, rather, it was but a step toward my other goals in mind. And after my years as a leader, it became clear that I wanted to be in the best position there is, and that is one that I make myself. Being a business leader is not just being good at one thing, but rather being professional in many aspects, and that is why I find passion in such a field.

While investing in your education may be one of the best investments, investing in the future generations of the world has no negative aspects. As a Cadet-Commander, it is my responsibility to manage and delegate tasks to the staff who work with me to succeed as a squadron. The requirements to merely earn the position have been phenomenal to include: National Flight academies, Leadership academies, Emergency Services academies, Cybersecurity academies, and so on... While on the technical side, these have taught me much about what it means to work within my field, it has, more importantly, given me an appreciation for the responsibility of being able to instruct younger generations. Once my curiosity of teaching began to take flight, I took every opportunity I was able to teach students about any given topic. Out of these, my proudest achievement in teaching became the ability to be the education director for my local Jewish youth organization. This occupation had me responsible for the curriculum and implementation of such with Jewish kids ranging in age from seven to seventeen years of age, making me younger than a fraction of the class. But regardless of the age, it became my goal to teach these kids about making a change in not only themselves, but the world around them. Out of this, I've taught many successful students who have gone to do great things; but it's not the success that I become proud of, but rather the inspiration they gained from my curriculum to make a difference. This is what makes me a proud teacher, and I hope to continue making these changes in the community. Going into the future, there is much that I have planned to achieve. However, before getting to that, there is plenty of personal experience I have of failure, I won't deny that. I've been turned down by schools because I am Jewish, I got terrible scores on countless tests, and have had my national regulation turned down countless times before its approval; and it is these things that I take pride in when looking at my future. To me, I see my future as an accumulation of everything that takes place in my life. Whether it be from my mistakes, my successes, from heavenly doings, or even the countless times I cried myself to sleep because of knowing there will always be someone the next day to give me another holocaust/Muslim/immigrant remark, I will take ownership of my experiences and use that to inspire the youth to be the change in the world. But what if I could do more? And that's when I turned to post-secondary education. I figured, if I could go through this exciting/painful/adventures experience called "college," could I then make a larger impact on the world? Turns out that was just the case; after taking courses for my aeronautical engineering degree, I figured this was the best field of study for me. After all, the majority of the students I teach do want to be pilots. With this degree, I want to take my teaching to a bigger level, being able to not only instruct a bunch of 12 year old cadets, but go even further to teach all kinds of people that want to learn about aeronautics. But out of all of this, the biggest message I want to share is that it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from, or what kind of person people consider you to be. It's the impact you make on the world, and the contribution you make to the future generations that matter.

For a new generation to succeed, a younger generation must have been there to support their success. Within the modern generation, there are many opportunities which the younger generations are noticeably throwing away. Whether we are educators or students alike, it remains our responsibility to ensure every generation of students have the tools and resources to succeed both personally and representing their community. Of course as we are too students, it is also our job as teachers to learn as much from the students as they learn from us. But most importantly of it all, we are all a community. It is our sole responsibility to ensure the success of the community as a whole. Being the first generation of my family born in the United States has its own quirks which you wouldn’t find with my peers. Whether it be cultural disposition, language barriers, or just having to be my own guide through this world, it’s become an interesting experience which has taught me plenty. With that being said, I’ve noticed that over the past few years, I’ve come to a dilemma. I feel that I’ve learned so much about the world, but now I wanted to actually help guide others to their success within, and this became the starting position of what my teaching career has set out to be. At that point, I’ve joined multiple organizations, attended meetings with people I didn’t know, and went out of my way to volunteer in any situation I could. I’ve become quite a name around my community. Out of the many organizations I’ve joined, Civil Air Patrol has definitely supported me the most with their ability to provide the opportunity for any cadet to lead with the given merit. Because of this, I hardened my head, and promoted as quickly as I could until I was in a position where I could lead. As a leader, I made it my goal to teach the cadets who work with me everything they need to know to continue in and out of the program as a successful student. And did I do this well? No, of course not, I was twelve. It became obvious that I was not very good at teaching, but instead of trying out something else, I kept my courage and tried everything I could to be a better instructor. I watched countless videos, read plenty of books, and took every opportunity I could to teach so I could get my hands dirty with some teaching experience. Eventually, I earned my (FEMA) Basic Instructor Certification and decided to go back into teaching on a bigger scale. Instead of teaching seven to thirteen cadets, I applied as the squadron STEM instructor to teach 28 to 34 cadets at any given point. This is when I immediately learned that teaching is what I’m most passionate about. With my many experiences as a teacher, going forward in the future, I would like to make an everlasting positive impact on both students and the community together. As I learned from being the education director for my local Jewish Youth organization, I understand the challenges that come with community education. However, these challenges are what I believe to be my biggest strengths. With my vast experience as a teacher (compared to other 16 year olds), and my plan for the future, I believe that I will be more than capable of teaching the future generations to grow and succeed for themselves. Essentially, I believe that the success of the future generations lie within the responsibility of our generation.

The experiences which we possess are those same which define us. Our character, skills, and communication style are all aspects which have been formed over the time of our lives through the experiences which we've faced. As someone who moves around far more often than I would like, it became a struggle individually locating a single experience which defined my current personality. While I am unable to give an example that defines all my character traits, there is definitely a point in my past which I am honored to have experienced which really defined my goals today. This experience was roughly two years ago when I still had the time to take free courses. At the time, I was taking a federal emergency management course on Instruction. I figured it would be crucial to myself if I wanted to get over my fear of public speaking. Through this course, we had many opportunities to listen to speeches and even give our own; but what really separated the experience is that the classroom environment emitted a personality which welcomed speaking; this feeling is what I learned to attribute with the act of public speaking with the course. While that was definitely not the goal of the curriculum, I became proud to get opportunities to speak in public. It was something I learned to feel natural to do. Even today, as I'm about to run for student Governor in Texas, I feel proud of the experiences and skills which I've gained from them to get me to a point where I have the confidence and preparation to do this.

In a world where we are constantly defining our lives by the comparison to which it makes with everyone else's, it becomes difficult to find aspects of oneself to be different than others. But it is this same challenge which may even define the success which one may face. However, this show of individualism is something that is common among the majority of young adults coming up to face the future of their career. For instance, in many public schools, it is common for individualism and personality to be suppressed for the fear of 'sticking out' from the general populous of the school. To counter this suppression, I try to go out of my way in order to stick out as much as possible to pave a road for individualism. Along with this, I also enjoy using my experience with policy-making and implementation to find loopholes in the rules for different forms of expression and share it with the school. With this, I have been able to open up new opportunities for dress code that were not previously looked at and inspire more students to express themselves as they please. Essentially, I enjoy the ability to lead by example and would like to practice my skill as best as possible.

Independence is an illusion which everyone strives to gain. As children, we see this as an escape from chores and homework; then later on in our lives, we see the term 'independence' as meaning the freedom from financial or social bounds which we are held to. To many of us, it is common to see the term being used in such ways, however, the word itself has such a broad variety of definition that it has a personalized meeting to every person. For instance, to many college graduates, the term 'independence' refers to the freedom from the financial strains which were bound by their student loans. This bound state which they may find themselves in is the foundation for the hope of independence which they have. While, the mentioned hope that independence will give, it creates a gap on process towards how to earn said independence. As many know, the modern media has been covered with the idea that self-development is a trend that is convincing many individuals of young ages to succeed both financially and socially. However, this trend is rather a cover for a scam which is designed to profit the content-makers while subconsciously taking money from the people looking for the self-development. Because of this, I take into responsibility to teach those of any age to be self-dependent without the need of a "free" online course or a "self-help book" so they could think for themselves. After all, the ability to think critically is that of a greater value than to be aided in thinking.

We often romanticize the idea that those in influencer positions have notably difficult tasks to accomplish compared to those without. However, when seen at a direct angle, it becomes apparent that many of those in the influencer position tend to fail at the job of properly influencing the fans which they're directed to. Now, how does that happen? is there a switch they pull to just not be an influencer anymore? and that is the reason many influencers tend to follow trends or monetary motivation to guide them towards success. Generally, when we see public figures, polarity of the people who view them is extremely common, most notably within politics. With influential figures, it is quite the same. As one becomes popular, the division between those that dislike them and those who do not become all the more visually advising. Because of this, it has become notably difficult for many influencers not to fall under this slippery slope and that is why influential gain is typically not common. In the case where I happen to find myself in this position, I would take advantage of the opportunity to share my word about supporting career education to every student. Everyone who's watched a student grown up has seen a student at one point question their worth itself due to just their inability to plan for their future; and that is what I would like to address. As many students are, we tend to be treated like animals rather than people at schools and because of that, I believe there should be a noticeable change which can result in many work opportunities for thousands of people.

For a new generation to succeed, a younger generation must have been there to support their success. Within the modern generation, there are many opportunities which the younger generations are noticeably throwing away. Whether we are educators or students alike, it remains our responsibility to ensure every generation of students have the tools and resources to succeed both personally and representing their community. Of course as we are too students, it is also our job as teachers to learn as much from the students as they learn from us. But most importantly of it all, we are all a community. It is our sole responsibility to ensure the success of the community as a whole. Being the first generation of my family born in the United States has its own quirks which you wouldn’t find with my peers. Whether it be cultural disposition, language barriers, or just having to be my own guide through this world, it’s become an interesting experience which has taught me plenty. With that being said, I’ve noticed that over the past few years, I’ve come to a dilemma. I feel that I’ve learned so much about the world, but now I wanted to actually help guide others to their success within, and this became the starting position of what my teaching career has set out to be. At that point, I’ve joined multiple organizations, attended meetings with people I didn’t know, and went out of my way to volunteer in any situation I could. I’ve become quite a name around my community. Out of the many organizations I’ve joined, Civil Air Patrol has definitely supported me the most with their ability to provide the opportunity for any cadet to lead with the given merit. Because of this, I hardened my head, and promoted as quickly as I could until I was in a position where I could lead. As a leader, I made it my goal to teach the cadets who work with me everything they need to know to continue in and out of the program as a successful student. And did I do this well? No, of course not, I was twelve. It became obvious that I was not very good at teaching, but instead of trying out something else, I kept my courage and tried everything I could to be a better instructor. I watched countless videos, read plenty of books, and took every opportunity I could to teach so I could get my hands dirty with some teaching experience. Eventually, I earned my (FEMA) Basic Instructor Certification and decided to go back into teaching on a bigger scale. Instead of teaching seven to thirteen cadets, I applied as the squadron STEM instructor to teach 28 to 34 cadets at any given point. This is when I immediately learned that teaching is what I’m most passionate about. With my many experiences as a teacher, going forward in the future, I would like to make an everlasting positive impact on both students and the community together. As I learned from being the education director for my local Jewish Youth organization, I understand the challenges that come with community education. However, these challenges are what I believe to be my biggest strengths. With my vast experience as a teacher (compared to other 16 year-olds), and my plan for the future, I believe that I will be more than capable of teaching the future generations to grow and succeed for themselves. Essentially, I believe that the success of the future generations lie within the responsibility of our generation.

Consistent optimistic motivation is something everyone truly strives for. But at the root of this is the term 'motivation' itself. When we ask ourselves what typically motivates ourselves, we tend to focus on our successes and our drive to achieve more successes. However, this form of motivation leaves out the chance of failure which may become a toxic trait for many who follow this style of self-motivation. Because of this, I sought out to form my own opinion for what motivation I should follow to better achieve the goals I would like with relative ease. Trying to figure this out, I decided to take my dog out for a walk; I figured if I do so, I'll be able to focus on my own world rather than that around me. And luckily, this is where it became obvious. What has motivated me to do what I commit myself to now is not something within me, nor is it an object which I hope to achieve, but rather my dog, Kacy. My goal is to be able to be in a good enough position to where I can adequately take care of her as often as I can and give her the best life possible. I figured that my goals which stand ahead of me are not something that I wish to achieve, but rather strive to help others. I would like to actually keep this motivation since it allows me to think of a cute dog while achieving my goals. It may be silly, but I feel that as long as I may help others achieve their goals, there is no reason I shouldn't have my own weird twist on my goals.

With the plenty of negative events occurring in this world, it becomes a sight for sore eyes to see someone who is committed to either the development of others or the development of themselves through the support which they offer to others. As a volunteer for my local library, it is something which I find close to myself that volunteering is something that should be done by everyone. Because of this, I've committed myself to hold multiple volunteer positions in order to better support the community. For instance, I've been a cadet in Civil Air patrol (volunteer organization) for several years now. During this time, I've held multiple instructor and leadership positions which demands the active teaching of younger cadets. The reason I do this is not for the ability to put the experience on my resume for the activity I've done, but rather to watch the cadets grow and succeed in future positions which they may find themselves in. In the future from now, I have multiple plans which will positively affect the community. From actively supporting STEAM among classrooms to the continuity of instruction for cadets, I would like to be the change wish I hope to see in the world, for but the better.

We learn plenty as we grow up. The quadratic equation, what the powerhouse of the cell is, and how to write a perfect college essay (which this is definitely not). However, while all of this may be important for specific instances, it lacks the needs which will be demanded from in the future world. While growing up in the public education system, I've seen many students graduate school as clueless as they entered it. So, what exactly are we missing? What is it that makes students leave high-school with the sense of determination and confidence rather than cluelessness? This became a topic in which I've found interesting to study. I've spent hours asking students what would make them want to be successful and I've asked (relatively) successful people what it was that they learned best in school. After careful consideration, I realized the primary subject that makes people open their eyes to be motivated is not something which can simply be taught in school, but rather is a concept which holds a relative meaning among anyone who closes themselves with it. The idea of critical thinking is not something you can give to someone nor create a class around. As soon as I learned about the aspects which play with this concept, I became fascinated with the idea that it takes just a bit of thinking about one's self to make all the difference. I've seen people that have failed multiple classes be put in a leadership position which forces them to think, only to change their entire way of thinking to get straight As. In the future from here, I would like to better implement this in my teaching style in order to generate a more effective generation of successful leaders.

Everyone has a passion in which they admire about themselves. Whether it be their amazing athletic ability, or their keen wits, we all have something which we find intriguing about ourselves. Growing up, it became a difficult challenge for myself to find something in which I believe I am really proud of myself for. I'm not the smartest in my class nor the most athletic. I'm not the best tennis player on my team, nor am I the best at creating cybersecurity solutions. With that, I didn't know how to go about my life if I don't know what I'm good at. however, one day, while I was taking my dog on a regular walk down the street, I noticed a couple that needed help moving a bunch of brush to the street for the next pickup. As soon as I noticed, I immediately ran to grab some of the brush to move along with the rest of them. It was something beyond my immediate control. After all, why would I jump to help someone else? Then that's when I realized that my strength is not in something as easily recognizable as strength or smarts, but rather it is the ability to help others that I find myself strong in. Because of this realization, I have committed myself to help out whenever and however I possibly can. Whether it be building a sukkot for the synagogue, or spending hours on end supporting the public library, I find this to be something that I both enjoy and wish to continue in this world.

With the exponential growth of aviation since the early 1900s, it's safe to announce the many names which associate themselves as the leaders of aviation up to this point. Whether it be the Montgolfier brothers or Amelia Earhart, there are plenty of names and faces which debuted their amazing skills for the world to this day. As someone who takes more pride towards the military aspect of aviation, it became consistent within me to take honour in the life of someone who has done a great deed for military aviation; and who better to look at for this than the person who created it, Brig Gen Billy Mitchell. In the years following world war 1 was the time which the American military recognized their need for better weaponry. While the U.S. Army was accustomed to the few in the army eligible to fly, General Mitchell had another idea in mind. Mitchell had a strong belief that the military should implement airpower as their own branch rather than the government. As most recommendations o government, this became immediately known and criticized by other generals along the nation. However, what's notable about Mitchell is that he did not give up his stance on airpower. After a court Marshall and a dishonarary discharge from the Army, the change was then later implemented to prepare the upcoming "air force" for the war. Now, what's important that I admire about this man is the commitment to change in which he displayed even with the consequence. The awe inspire feature which he displays.

"Don't mess with Texas littering laws," more commonly referred as "don't mess with Texas" is the term used by many within the state to show pride of the great Lone Star State. As a first-generation U.S. Citizen in my family, being in Texas means to me the vast opportunities provided from the state of Texas. While growing up in the States, I've come to appreciate Texas among the others due to both its independence and its pride compared to other states. For instance, while doing flight training across multiple states, the Air Force bases which I've stationed myself all have a center focus of pride with their flight training. It was only the bases in Texas that had the mention of the state within the inspirational vision. It is with this that I perceive the Texan ideology. Besides the three branches of Texas government (Buc-ee's, Whataburger, & H-E-B) as well as the warm, at-home lifestyle of the country-folk, it is the pride in the state, and the level of happiness which many have that keeps me here.

While investing in your education may be one of the best investments, investing in the future generations of the world has no negative aspects. As a Cadet-Commander, it is my responsibility to manage and delegate tasks to the staff who work with me to succeed as a squadron. The requirements to merely earn the position have been phenomenal to include: National Flight academies, Leadership academies, Emergency Services academies, Cybersecurity academies, and so on... While on the technical side, these have taught me much about what it means to work within my field, it has, more importantly, given me an appreciation for the responsibility of being able to instruct younger generations. Once my curiosity of teaching began to take flight, I took every opportunity I was able to teach students about any given topic. Out of these, my proudest achievement in teaching became the ability to be the education director for my local Jewish youth organization. This occupation had me responsible for the curriculum and implementation of such with Jewish kids ranging in age from seven to seventeen years of age, making me younger than a fraction of the class. But regardless of the age, it became my goal to teach these kids about making a change in not only themselves, but the world around them. Out of this, I've taught many successful students who have gone to do great things; but it's not the success that I become proud of, but rather the inspiration they gained from my curriculum to make a difference. This is what makes me a proud teacher, and I hope to continue making these changes in the community. Going into the future, there is much that I have planned to achieve. However, before getting to that, there is plenty of personal experience I have of failure, I won't deny that. I've been turned down by schools because I am Jewish, I got terrible scores on countless tests, and have had my national regulation turned down countless times before its approval; and it is these things that I take pride in when looking at my future. To me, I see my future as an accumulation of everything that takes place in my life. Whether it be from my mistakes, my successes, from heavenly doings, or even the countless times I cried myself to sleep because of knowing there will always be someone the next day to give me another holocaust/Muslim/immigrant remark, I will take ownership of my experiences and use that to inspire the youth to be the change in the world. But what if I could do more? And that's when I turned to post-secondary education. I figured, if I could go through this exciting/painful/adventures experience called "college," could I then make a larger impact on the world? Turns out that was just the case; after taking courses for my aeronautical engineering degree, I figured this was the best field of study for me. After all, the majority of the students I teach do want to be pilots. With this degree, I want to take my teaching to a bigger level, being able to not only instruct a bunch of 12 year old cadets, but go even further to teach all kinds of people that want to learn about aeronautics. But out of all of this, the biggest message I want to share is that it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from, or what kind of person people consider you to be. It's the impact you make on the world, and the contribution you make to the future generations that matter.

When we think of music, we typically think of someone(s) behind an instrument either playing, singing, rapping, or whatever else may be considered by the culture. However, programming isn’t what most people could even begin to imagine. After all, the blocky, logic-based nature of programming couldn’t even compare to the fluid and dynamic style which is music; right? While there are multiple points of view which may answer the question, it begins to answer many more questions stemming from this one, each with their own unique answer and new development of understanding from both Programming and the intricate complexions which are the human mind. Aiva. Aiva is a composer who is responsible for working with millions of companies for making their music, soundtracks, etc… It is dependent upon Aiva for almost all of the sound-related assets a company may need. Impressively, Aiva is also able to handle thousands of requests within seconds. This is because Aiva is an Artificial Intelligent robot. It’s job is to specifically design and perfect pieces of music which may perfectly fit the requirements of the companies. The amazing part about this is that it's all done inside of Aiva. The study of Artificial Intelligence itself has been one which I’ve found great interest in. As one of the first-generation Americans within my family, it’s been a unique challenge for myself to find success in a field which is interesting for myself. More importantly, it’s given me a very unique outlook on how life looks from a perspective different than most. The most fascinating aspect of this is the development of my ability to see multiple sides of a topic while bringing it to an approach. Receiving the view of someone from a specific culture, such as either of my parents give sight to the internationally viewed aspect of it from the middle class vs if I were to display that same topic to someone that has lived in my town for awhile which would then result in a much different look on the topic due to the nature of its controversy. However, I would like to take advantage of this skill in order to implement it in both the way I teach and the way I go about my ‘music’ career. When working with Artificial Intelligence for music creation, I want to be able to use my ability to see multiple views of a situation to be able to more precisely program a robot to formulate songs which are more inclusive to a wider-variety of audience. Along with this, as I mentioned earlier, I would also like to teach some of what I’ve learned with the AI testing in order to inspire/teach the minds of the younger generations to do the same. As a teacher for many cadets in the STEM career field, it is my responsibility to ensure the learning of the cadets when it comes to STEM related subjects. Therefore, I would like to implement the studies which I am currently reviewing to improve the way we look at music with robots. Essentially, I would like to push change on the world unlike what many others can do for the world with their financial situations. The growth of the youth and the development of the future in music technology are in the best of my interest and I hope that I will be able to continue my study with these concepts.

In the modern world where everything is relative, and nothing is true, the concept of STEM finds its place to be a residual factor to our livelihoods. After all, it is the ‘basis for fact’. With the experience I both have and look forward to gaining, there is plenty of space in between for me to teach. With both the experience from my squadron and the resources which are kindly provided to me, I take heavy pride with the knowledge in which I am able to bestow onto the future generations of STEM-field students. Align with this, where does the new transition from STEM to STEAM play in the teaching of these concepts? And how can we include a larger set of people within the community. As someone who both wears and wore plenty hats, I can attest to a few of the covers which I have been extra proud to be keeping to this day. As a cadet who has been studying much about Aeronautics and electrical engineering, it is only apt for me to find a career that mixes these two concepts together to be most productive in; which leads me to drone flying. With my new found interest in the sUAS community, I have been ecstatic to be able to teach whoever I can about flying drones. As the STEM instructor for my local Civil Air Patrol squadron, it has been my true honour to be able to teach the cadets the importance of drones in the aviation market along with the growing impact it has on other markets such as delivery and Artificial Intelligence development. However, an issue did arise from the situation. THis issue had heavily to do with the fact that my class began to grow beyond a normal classroom size. This meant I had a larger group of students to work with. The challenge became figuring out how to get around the learning styles of the students. This is when I became knowledgeable of what the STEAM concept is. With the implementation of Art within the engineering process or design while learning the purpose of a strut on an aircraft, it became obvious that the use of visual appeal to the students has turned into less of a development and more of a requirement in the classroom. Out of this experience with this new learning technique, I’ve been proud to gain the knowledge that is the implementation of the more inclusive style of looking at STEM and the creativity which it may provide. I can’t say where the road is going to take me. Life after all, is but a foggy path without signs to guide. While I do wish to attend any school that accepts me for little cost, I would like to earn an equitable qualification in order to make myself a great candidate for a position which involves me teaching younger generations the intricacies that play in both the STEM and the STEAM field. At the end of the day, it is the performance of my ability to teach which makes me a responsible cadet; and it is this same performance that exemplifies what it means to be a teacher in any field.

The limitations which we see ourselves in exist only within the mind. However, through the use of imagination, we are able to free ourselves from the binds which our limits strain us to. With this, there are endless possibilities to which we may achieve. But in the end, it is strategy and implementation of such which defines the success and/or failure which ascertain our future. However, it is the balance which we must find within ourselves and our focus of study that determines the efficiency of the strategy we hold for our futures. The years following World War 2 was an amazing time period for many Americans. At this time, the American government began supporting STEM in the national education system. While this was a great upgrade from the old ideology of “English and writing is all that matters”, it left a gap for spirituality and personal-understanding to find its place. While its replacement was decent, it started a decreasing trend in mental health within the younger community, with its prevalence only debuting recently. Fortunately, the national education board has recently begun re-discussing their view on STEM and how to implement it with personal-spiritual growth in schools. This will give a clear pathway to the development that spiritual health will have in the classroom beyond a topic that no one wishes to discuss. In the polarized world which we live in, it becomes those who can think for themselves that become successful. As an instructor, my job might be to teach (cadet) NCOs how to yell at their trainees, but my purpose is to teach how to be oneself and find inner peace regardless of the changing world around them.

Within the elderly population of my community, there are many opportunities provided to the youth generations. As someone who has spent many hours volunteering in different positions, I can say that there is definitely a lack of interest in the idea that teenagers, such as myself, or other young adults should support the lives of the elderly. To fight this, I've done plenty in my part to make a difference. For instance, as the Cadet Commander of my local squadron, I've set a monthly volunteer service hour requirement to attend the meetings to five hours while providing information on senior citizens homes to the cadets. This effect has given the cadets many opportunities to work with the senior population of the local community and develop an appreciation for the support of the population. Furthermore, I have plans with the local high-schools to involve having the students which need volunteer hours for their credits take volunteer action at senior homes or local senior support facilities. While there's plenty I've done more than the average teenager, I believe that the breadth of support I may provide might even be able to expand to breaches that could not only change the students, but the community as a whole.

It is how we save the world which determines how the world saves us. We look to the future of environmental health to determine the age of the future as we would our own health. Between the longer life of the animal population, to the lasting beauty the earth will sustain, having a clean environment will benefit the world as a whole. As a prospect of this change, it is my duty to ensure that the organizations which I work with are actively integrating this change in their day-to-day business; even if the organization in question is the local government. At the end of the day, regardless of our outlook on the world, it will be our responsibility, one way or another, to take care of this world. Well, the future holds much uncertainty regarding where things may go. However, as of now, I am currently working with policy-makers towards developing better laws for environmental effectiveness. For instance, I am working with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, developing their Environmental priority list. I’ve been working on this for the past few weeks and have full intention of implementing it within the next few years to be used on Emergency Management procedures. Of course, this is not where I stop this, I am also part of a couple of business/engineering teams at school. My job in each team is to ensure environmental ethics within the programs before competition. Regardless of how I intend to keep the environment healthy, it is within my decisions to make sure I am playing my part to do the best I can to make sure myself and those around me are actively practicing environmentally safe actions.

During the early spring of 2021, a large blackout has occurred in the Texas electrical system, known commonly by locals as "snovid." During one of the periods of electricity we were given, the entire family rushed indoors to prepare the next meal except for Kacy (in the picture). She decided to stay out in the snow because I was playing with her earlier. After coming back outside, she didn't move and gave me the look that you see in the photo while trying to talk to me. The photo did a great job displaying Kacy's frustrated nature.

For a new generation to succeed, a younger generation must have been there to support their success. Within the modern generation, there are many opportunities which the younger generations are noticeably throwing away. Whether we are educators or students alike, it remains our responsibility to ensure every generation of students have the tools and resources to succeed both personally and representing their community. Of course as we are too students, it is also our job as teachers to learn as much from the students as they learn from us. But most importantly of it all, we are all a community. It is our sole responsibility to ensure the success of the community as a whole. Being the first generation of my family born in the United States has its own quirks which you wouldn’t find with my peers. Whether it be cultural disposition, language barriers, or just having to be my own guide through this world, it’s become an interesting experience which has taught me plenty. With that being said, I’ve noticed that over the past few years, I’ve come to a dilemma. I feel that I’ve learned so much about the world, but now I wanted to actually help guide others to their success within, and this became the starting position of what my teaching career has set out to be. At that point, I’ve joined multiple organizations, attended meetings with people I didn’t know, and went out of my way to volunteer in any situation I could. I’ve become quite a name around my community. Out of the many organizations I’ve joined, Civil Air Patrol has definitely supported me the most with their ability to provide the opportunity for any cadet to lead with the given merit. Because of this, I hardened my head, and promoted as quickly as I could until I was in a position where I could lead. As a leader, I made it my goal to teach the cadets who work with me everything they need to know to continue in and out of the program as a successful student. And did I do this well? No, of course not, I was twelve. It became obvious that I was not very good at teaching, but instead of trying out something else, I kept my courage and tried everything I could to be a better instructor. I watched countless videos, read plenty of books, and took every opportunity I could to teach so I could get my hands dirty with some teaching experience. Eventually, I earned my (FEMA) Basic Instructor Certification and decided to go back into teaching on a bigger scale. Instead of teaching seven to thirteen cadets, I applied as the squadron STEM instructor to teach 28 to 34 cadets at any given point. This is when I immediately learned that teaching is what I’m most passionate about. With my many experiences as a teacher, going forward in the future, I would like to make an everlasting positive impact on both students and the community together. As I learned from being the education director for my local Jewish Youth organization, I understand the challenges that come with community education. However, these challenges are what I believe to be my biggest strengths. With my vast experience as a teacher (compared to other 16 year-olds), and my plan for the future, I believe that I will be more than capable of teaching the future generations to grow and succeed for themselves. Essentially, I believe that the success of the future generations lie within the responsibility of our generation.

“Without privacy, there was no point in being an individual,” - Jonathan Franzen. With the constantly evolving world that is the internet and intranet, another, more political, situation seems to also be making its appearance all the more common. Attacks, such as the recent one on T-Mobile® with their 40 million+ customer data-breach, has caused the professionals and amateurs alike to invest both time and money into privacy and cybersecurity implementations for themselves and their organizations. The cybersecurity concern has also raised a largely discussed politically-based concern which regards worldwide governments’ role in the privacy of individuals. With all of this floating around the world, it is crucial to first get a basis of the situation first before proceeding with the argument. The situation, as it stands today, makes millions of people around the world vulnerable to large-scale cyber attacks that may take their income, identity, or communications which may be detrimental to themselves or their organization. As the government’s role in this situation is to keep national security at a high priority, this also involves the public health of the citizens within the country. An interesting study that has been noted over the past few centuries relates to the use of common posting to make a gradual change for a large group of people. For instance, in the United States, once the CDC made signs to put everywhere to promote washing hands, wearing masks, etc… it started to gradually change the behavior in people around the posting to respect the concerns addressed, which is why many people now follow such suggestions. Because of this, it would also make sense to follow a similar behavior when addressing cybersecurity. By posting signage in its respective locations (such as computer desks, internet forums, etc…), people world-wide will be more apt to follow more common cybersecurity preventative measures while not having to go out of their way to buy a product or ask someone to take such measures on their behalf. In 2021, where public safety is a high priority for many across the globe, finding the balance between public safety and public privacy has become a very vague line. With this, advancing on either end of the spectrum may hinder the other end causing a disbalance. The solution earlier mentioned will create a sense of trust with the governing bodies for public safety since it carries a message that it regards both safety and security. The issue with posting primarily about either one will make the public believe that there may be a gap that is unknown to them, which then creates distrust. For instance, before writing this, I’ve interviewed several Israeli citizens about their motivation to leave the country. After hearing all of them, the most common answer among them was the lack of Security they felt during the recent events. “When you see on TV, Israel gives everyone vaccine, they do not say everyone does not hear bombs at night.” Essentially, by generating common messages to the public to promote public safety and security, it not only creates a sense of personal trust, but also pushes on promoting good habits for the public to have. This solution is not an end-all ‘silver bullet’ to the situation, but it does inhabit a safe message to the public to generate gradual change. The Coronavirus has created a very difficult situation for many organizations and governments all over the world. Generating policies and messages to motivate public safety and security has become a game of chess with the world’s ideas and opinions. Out of the many intricate, sophisticated, and elaborate solutions that may be out there, it is usually the simplest to be more effective, and in a situation such as this where lives, identity, money, and intellectual property are on the line, it becomes all the more crucial that the most effective solution be used.

While investing in your education may be one of the best investments, investing in the future generations of the world has no negative aspects. As a Cadet Commander, it is my responsibility to manage and delegate tasks to the staff who work with me to succeed as a squadron. The requirements to merely get to the position have been phenomenal including(but not all): National Flight academies, Leadership academies, Emergency Services academies, Cybersecurity academies, and so on... While on the technical side, these have taught me much about what it means to work within my field, it has, more importantly, given me an appreciation for the responsibility of being able to teach younger generations. Once my curiosity of teaching began to take flight, I took every opportunity I was able to teach students about any given topic. Out of these, my proudest achievement in teaching became the ability to be the education director for my local Jewish youth organization. This occupation had me responsible for the curriculum and implementation of such with Jewish kids ranging in age from seven to seventeen years of age, making me younger than a fraction of the class. But regardless of age, it became my goal to teach these kids about making a change in not only themselves, but the world around them. Out of this, I've taught many successful students who have gone to do great things; but it's not the success that I become proud of, but rather the inspiration they gained from my curriculum to make a difference. This is what makes me a proud teacher, and I hope to continue making these changes in the community. Going into the future, there is much that I have planned to achieve. However, before getting to that, there is plenty of personal experience I have of failure, I won't deny that. I've been turned down by schools because I am Jewish, I got terrible scores on countless tests, and have had my national regulation turned down countless times before its approval; and it's these things which I take pride in when looking at my future. To me, I see my future as an accumulation of everything that takes place in my life. Whether it be from my mistakes, my successes, from heavenly doings, or even the countless times I cried myself to sleep because of knowing there will always be someone the next day to give me another holocaust/Muslim/immigrant remark, I will take ownership of my experiences and use that to inspire the youth to be the change in the world. But what if I could do more? And that's when I turned to post-secondary education. I figured, if I could go through this exciting/painful/adventures experience called "college," could I then make a larger impact on the world? Turns out that was just the case; after taking courses for my aeronautical engineering degree, I figured this was the best field of study for me. After all, the majority of the students I teach do want to be pilots. With this degree, I want to take my teaching to a bigger level, being able to not only instruct groups of 12-year old cadets, but further to teach students of all kinds that want to learn about aeronautics. But out of all of this, the biggest message I want to share is that it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from, or what kind of person people consider you to be. It's the impact you make on the world, and the contribution you make to the future of the world which will make all the difference.

For a new generation to succeed, a younger generation must have been there to support their success. Within the modern generation, there are many opportunities which the younger generations are noticeably throwing away. Whether we are educators or students alike, it remains our responsibility to ensure every generation of students have the tools and resources to succeed both personally and representing their community. Of course as we are too students, it is also our job as teachers to learn as much from the students as they learn from us. But most importantly of it all, we are all a community. It is our sole responsibility to ensure the success of the community as a whole. Being the first generation of my family born in the United States has its own quirks which you wouldn’t find with my peers. Whether it be cultural disposition, language barriers, or just having to be my own guide through this world, it’s become an interesting experience which has taught me plenty. With that being said, I’ve noticed that over the past few years, I’ve come to a dilemma. I feel that I’ve learned so much about the world, but now I wanted to actually help guide others to their success within, and this became the starting position of what my teaching career has set out to be. At that point, I’ve joined multiple organizations, attended meetings with people I didn’t know, and went out of my way to volunteer in any situation I could. I’ve become quite a name around my community. Out of the many organizations I’ve joined, Civil Air Patrol has definitely supported me the most with their ability to provide the opportunity for any cadet to lead with the given merit. Because of this, I hardened my head, and promoted as quickly as I could until I was in a position where I could lead. As a leader, I made it my goal to teach the cadets who work with me everything they need to know to continue in and out of the program as a successful student. And did I do this well? No, of course not, I was twelve. It became obvious that I was not very good at teaching, but instead of trying out something else, I kept my courage and tried everything I could to be a better instructor. I watched countless videos, read plenty of books, and took every opportunity I could to teach so I could get my hands dirty with some teaching experience. Eventually, I earned my (FEMA) Basic Instructor Certification and decided to go back into teaching on a bigger scale. Instead of teaching seven to thirteen cadets, I applied as the squadron STEM instructor to teach 28 to 34 cadets at any given point. This is when I immediately learned that teaching is what I’m most passionate about. With my many experiences as a teacher, going forward in the future, I would like to make an everlasting positive impact on both students and the community together. As I learned from being the education director for my local Jewish Youth organization, I understand the challenges that come with community education. However, these challenges are what I believe to be my biggest strengths. With my vast experience as a teacher (compared to other 16 year olds), and my plan for the future, I believe that I will be more than capable of teaching the future generations to grow and succeed for themselves. Essentially, I believe that the success of the future generations lie within the responsibility of our generation.

For a new generation to succeed, a younger generation must have been there to support their success. Within the modern generation, there are many opportunities which the younger generations are noticeably throwing away. Whether we are educators or students alike, it remains our responsibility to ensure every generation of students have the tools and resources to succeed both personally and representing their community. Of course as we are too students, it is also our job as teachers to learn as much from the students as they learn from us. But most importantly of it all, we are all a community. It is our sole responsibility to ensure the success of the community as a whole. Being the first generation of my family born in the United States has its own quirks which you wouldn’t find with my peers. Whether it be cultural disposition, language barriers, or just having to be my own guide through this world, it’s become an interesting experience which has taught me plenty. With that being said, I’ve noticed that over the past few years, I’ve come to a dilemma. I feel that I’ve learned so much about the world, but now I wanted to actually help guide others to their success within, and this became the starting position of what my teaching career has set out to be. At that point, I’ve joined multiple organizations, attended meetings with people I didn’t know, and went out of my way to volunteer in any situation I could. I’ve become quite a name around my community. Out of the many organizations I’ve joined, Civil Air Patrol has definitely supported me the most with their ability to provide the opportunity for any cadet to lead with the given merit. Because of this, I hardened my head, and promoted as quickly as I could until I was in a position where I could lead. As a leader, I made it my goal to teach the cadets who work with me everything they need to know to continue in and out of the program as a successful student. And did I do this well? No, of course not, I was twelve. It became obvious that I was not very good at teaching, but instead of trying out something else, I kept my courage and tried everything I could to be a better instructor. I watched countless videos, read plenty of books, and took every opportunity I could to teach so I could get my hands dirty with some teaching experience. Eventually, I earned my (FEMA) Basic Instructor Certification and decided to go back into teaching on a bigger scale. Instead of teaching seven to thirteen cadets, I applied as the squadron STEM instructor to teach 28 to 34 cadets at any given point. This is when I immediately learned that teaching is what I’m most passionate about. With my many experiences as a teacher, going forward in the future, I would like to make an everlasting positive impact on both students and the community together. As I learned from being the education director for my local Jewish Youth organization, I understand the challenges that come with community education. However, these challenges are what I believe to be my biggest strengths. With my vast experience as a teacher (compared to other 16 year olds), and my plan for the future, I believe that I will be more than capable of teaching the future generations to grow and succeed for themselves. Essentially, I believe that the success of the future generations lie within the responsibility of our generation.

We’re told that ‘this is no fairy tale’ and ‘life isn’t a sci-fi movie’, but the thing about that is that we do live in a science fiction world. We have devices that can connect with each other from across the world, medical serums that have cured countless diseases and prevented even more, and now even robots that have their own intelligence. It is the world we live in that surprises us on a daily basis; but to go even further, what is going to be the next thing? After all, with the distance we as humans have gone to get to this point, there is really no limitation to what we cannot do. Whether it be making something as large as the moon or designing a device capable of processing millions of documents a second that is smaller than a fingernail, it is in all of our efforts (directly or indirectly) to succeed as a collected group. One of the most common stereotypes which are referred to by many science fiction stories is the idea of a robot invasion. While it may not sound possible, it is true that robots already control the world, but not within the same concept limits as defined with force. For instance, everyone that uses a search engine has at least one Artificially Intelligent bot(AI) tracking them every time they use the internet. With this information, they will sell it to other AIs owned by marketing companies to target specific advertisements towards you. This is why every time you open a social media app, you are given advertisements based upon the searches and interests you have. For instance, every time I turn on Spotify to listen to music, I will always be bombarded with college advertisements since I’ve done plenty of research about different types of colleges. Now it’s not only for attaining advertisements, other websites/apps will try to use similar tactics to retain users as long as possible. The best example of this would be YouTube, since they make money based off of their traffic, they have AIs to put together playlists of videos to attract users to just keep watching. Essentially, AI is a part of everyone’s life, and because of that, there is plenty of potential for anyone interested in such a career field. To elaborate on my interest within the future of the AI field, I find interest in many facets that correlate with the use of AI in the modern world. For example, my interest lies within using Artificial intelligence to create unmanned aerial vehicles that are capable of searching for specific targets in large-scale missions. I’ve developed this interest while doing search and rescue training with drones and seeing how difficult it is to find the target that I’m looking for. While I cannot say that AI is going to 100% be the future, I can say that the possibilities for Artificial intelligence within the future are endless and will definitely continue to impact our lives.

“Education has become a commodity. Those who can afford it, buy it. Those who can sell it, make money out of it,” - Kailash Satyarthi. When looking for a preferable college, we often refer to the lifestyle, education goal, and personal impact which it may have on its students; but we often ignore the financial aspects regarding it. The student loan debt crisis has become a staple of American post-secondary education due to the commonality it has in the everyday household. With such an issue as this, there are many detrimental effects that entail this crisis. For instance, many students will not be able to attend post-secondary education due to the price, and this will cause them to hold a lower-end job. On a small scale, it seems irrelevant, but when looking at this from a national perspective, this will increase the gap between financial classes of people making it all the more difficult for people in poverty to end with a successful career. Another issue we face is the number of educators we will have in the nation. As of the time this was written, every state in the U.S. requires that a teacher have at least a bachelor's degree in a given subject. If the college price trend continues to rise, this issue will make it more difficult for people to become educated teachers. Essentially, financial equity is an issue that will affect everyone, so we must do our part to ensure the future will be effectively educated.

When we look into diversity, we typically refer to the workplace or any other day-to-day event(s) that may affect a large issue in the world. However, the source of this monotony resides not with our workplace, but rather where we learned it from. Against what the vast majority of what many parents believe when they drop off their child at school every day, it is these places which play a large role in the perception of bias in the modern day tech field. After all, who would be more susceptible to bias, kids/teenagers who are still forming their opinions of the world, or adults who have a firm opinion already? Because of this, it remains crucial that everyone plays a role in the instruction of diversity within school, regardless of their bias. Most industries are doing an amazing job with their diversity programs provided for their employees. And what this is really about is finding the silver lining which is held between diversity and monotony in the technology field. An excellent example of this is the movement for ‘women in the STEM field’. This movement is designed to encourage more female students to involve themselves in fields of study involved in STEM. To do this, they use scholarships, awards, and other opportunities depending on the person. And while this has been a success in getting more women in the STEM workforce, it left a gap for other groups of people that are struggling to even be recognized. For instance, while I’m teaching aeronautics to my students, I notice that many of my students are coming from personal situations which may hinder their ability to be as successful as they wish in their given field. Whether it be mental issues, such as PTSD, Autism, Alzheimers, etc…, or their ethnicity, it’s become evident that certain groups of people are selected based on their traits rather than their skills in the STEM workforce. To specify, I had a student who was an immigrant from Saudi Arabia that had a leg which was significantly shorter than the other. While he definitely learned/participated the most in all of my workshops, it became tough for him to find a job which would accommodate his needs. Because of this, I offered him an internship job to work with engineers that contract with the organization to create solutions for some of the issues we faced. What I’ve learned especially from this experience is that regardless of what the news might tell you about ‘diversity’ in the workplace and how it may look as if everyone is accounted for, there are often gaps left open that are not covered as well as in other fields. Going into the future, there will never be a silver bullet that will fix all diversity issues in the workplace, after all, people are still just people. However, it is recommended that those who want to see a change in this to do their part and exemplify what it means to show diversity. This doesn’t mean to scream in the streets and tear down buildings, but rather just be more accepting of other people’s viewpoints.

The ideal lifestyle which we may one day find ourselves in, is unbound by the rules which we held today. When perceiving the future as a utopia, we see a large number of science-fiction gadgets and people with superhuman abilities. However, we don’t see the full picture of what it might look like. At the end of the day, we will always have to remember that we are but humans, and because of that, we will have the flaws which a human is bound to hold. To address that, we must plan our best to ensure the general welfare of ourselves, our communities, and the world around us. When looking at the youth of today’s society, a large portion of growing kids, especially teenagers, have a difficult time dealing with the stresses that come with a degrading mental health. It is this same reason, many students are decreasing their grades, dropping out, and even ending their own lives. Now I’m not going to stand out on my soapbox and preach about how I have a silver bullet that will solve all these issues. However, I do believe that an implementation of positive mental growth within the classroom is required to change the trends currently rising. For instance, I’m heavily involved with the Texas Division of Emergency Management and their training programs offered to civilians; I have taken an array of in-person (and zoom) courses with them and have noticed something intriguing about the way the content is taught. While in the course, we were treated like actual adults (considering I was the only minor) who had our own business. We were allowed to take a break whenever we needed to, we could ask even the most basic of questions, and make jokes around the class because they expected responsibility and respect out of us as the students. Comparing this to the classroom at school, there is a large difference: we cannot leave our seats without teacher permission, we cannot talk unless directly with the teacher, and most definitely not share humour. And I feel this is a large issue with school today. It is that we expect the students to act like adults, but go on to treat them as kids. Now this isn’t a rant about the school system, so to tie this with the issue that is the mental state of our community, it’s that the school issue mentioned is most severe in schools whose population is mostly of students of colour. How do we go about fixing this? An abused strategy used today is one that is as old as time and has nearly no place advocating change. This strategy I’m referring to is ‘protesting’ or better known as the use of signage and rallies to make a difference. Using this tactic not only polarizes the nation into ‘for’ and ‘against’ groups but also generates violence among its differences. With that said, I believe the best way to go about making the change is by simply advertising the change. After all, if everyone has seen the sign talking about how they should vote for the congressman/mayor who wants to care for students’ mental health, would they be more likely to vote for them? Whether or not it's the case, it will have a much more effective impact than that of yelling with signs outside. Regardless of how we look at the mental health of our communities, it is something that can be treated before graduating highschool, and therefore can be prevented in later years in life. With that said, it is our responsibility to make the change.

It is how we save the world which determines how the world saves us. We look to the future of environmental health to determine the age of the future as we would our own health. Between the longer life of the animal population, to the lasting beauty the earth will sustain, having a clean environment will benefit the world as a whole. Because of this, it is our job individually to do our best to ensure that our environmental effect on the world is the greatest effect which we may provide. As a prospect of this change, it is my duty to ensure that the organizations which I work with are actively integrating this change in their day-to-day business; even if the organization in question is the local government. At the end of the day, regardless of our outlook on the world, it will be our responsibility, one way or another, to take care of this world. I’m not going to come out and lie saying that I plan to study environmental engineering. As important as it is that environmental engineering plays into the carbon footprint of the world, I feel there will be a bigger change if I were able to study a program which will put me directly with the problems that affect the issue today. For instance, my plan is to study aeronautical or marine engineering. Awfully enough, these two forms of transportation play a large factor into the carbon emission crisis currently going on. Because I will be learning much about the systems which make up the majority of long-distance transportation, I will be able to more efficiently generate a solution that is not only supportive from its background, but also its carbon impact. A big piece of technology I would like to study would be revisiting the Steam engine, but instead of using coal, using electricity to heat up the water (or other liquid) making it more efficient and completely carbon free unlike today’s modern day engines. Now, whether or not that turns out to be successful is only the start. The concept I’m trying to convey is that it’s ideas like this that I would like to develop to incrementally decrease the carbon impact from such large problems. But how do you know I’m going to go through with this? Well, the future holds much uncertainty regarding where things may go. However, as of now, I am currently working with policy-makers towards developing better laws for environmental effectiveness. For instance, I am working with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, developing their Environmental priority list. I’ve been working on this for the past few weeks and have full intention of implementing it within the next few years to be used on Emergency Management procedures. Of course, this is not where I stop this, I am also part of a couple of business/engineering teams at school. My job in each team is to ensure environmental ethics within the programs before competition. Regardless of how I intend to keep the environment healthy, it is within my decisions to make sure I am playing my part to do the best I can to make sure myself and those around me are actively practicing environmentally safe actions.

Who do you believe? Coming from a family who was born across the pond, the viewpoint of the world which I hold is quite different from that of someone who’s entire (living) family was raised in the United States. Whether it be the way we eat our meals, or the work ethic we hold ourselves to, being a first generation has its differences. However, it is these differences that make us who we are. The concept which the United States’ foundation is based upon is the idea that everyone who lives here is welcome to bring their own traditions and beliefs without prosecution. And I am definitely honored that the U.S. has done an amazing job upholding that belief. A little background about myself, I am the first generation of Americans within my family. My mother was raised in the U.S.S.R. (I say this instead of ‘Russia’ because of the time period), and my father was raised in Israel. With varying degrees of experience, I’ve learned plenty regarding both cultures and the implementation of them in our modern society. Now of course, it hasn’t been all rainbows and butterflies, there definitely has been a fair share of insults I’ve accumulated for my heritage for multiple reasons. I’m not going to dive into them, but rather explain the general concept. As a ‘Russian-jew’, I take honour in representing cultures of both Russian traditions and the Jewish religion. With this, I’ve been given more holocaust remarks than stars in the universe and have been asked countless questions about how ‘great’ communism is. However, instead of just turning away from these racist remarks, I decided to analyze them and figure out why they said it. For instance, as soon as I mention that I am jewish to a group of kids, it’s usually one of them that jumps up and says “you know, I’m german?”, of course, I recognize it’s a holocaust joke, but what else is it? This kid perceives me as if I’m someway below his/her level and therefore makes a joke to feel better about themselves. So in a situation like this, I would look at him//her and simply ask where else their heritage resides. It throws them off and smothers the joke. But the reason this remark offends me more than others is that they are expecting me to get offended by the remark. Essentially, they’re not attacking my heritage, but rather my emotional control. And it is assumptions like this that get under my skin because they prove judgemental thinking within the person. But at the end of the day, it’s always interesting to see what people have to say about my heritage; and sometimes, I just might laugh at one of those offensive jokes. Now moving from how others see me to how I see the world, my heritage further plays an impact on this as well. For any child, a large obstacle to get around as you grow up is finding your own opinion and how that affects the way you view the world. As a first generation citizen, this is especially difficult since you haven’t seen the world in the same lens as your parents. Because of this, you have to decide what information you trust to get from your parents and what information you trust to get from your environment that determines your bias. Especially relevant now, a good example of this is the fact that my father took part in the Israeli Defense Force before officiating his papers in the United States. Because of this, he has a strong opinion towards how he views the middle-eastern conflict the U.S. is facing. Growing up, I’ve learned much about Israel through his experiences, but what I’ve learned the most is that since they live differently than we do, we cannot apply a similar tactic to such a situation as he recommends. This is the conflict which I run into, I am unsure which side I should believe in more: his experiences as a former soldier, or my experiences as a commander. I’m sure I’m not the only one facing such an ethical dilemma. Regardless of how it makes them feel, I hope people in similar positions as my own are making sound choices to determine their view on the world. Growing up as a first generation citizen in the United States, I’ve had many obstacles which changed the perspective of the world. For many in my position, it can be difficult to assess a situation such as this, where their ethics are what’s at stake. Irregardless of what the future may hold for me, I will be ready, not only with the experience I have, but the fiery passion that is held within me.

The limitations which we see ourselves in exist only within the mind. However, through the use of imagination, we are able to free ourselves from the binds which our limits strain us to. With this, there are endless possibilities to which we may achieve. But in the end, it is strategy and implementation of such which defines the success and/or failure which ascertain our future. However, it is the balance which we must find within ourselves and our focus of study that determines the efficiency of the strategy we hold for our futures. The years following World War 2 was an amazing time period for many Americans. At this time, the American government began supporting STEM in the national education system. While this was a great upgrade from the old ideology of “English and writing is all that matters”, it left a gap for spirituality and personal-understanding to find its place. While its replacement was decent, it started a decreasing trend in mental health within the younger community, with its prevalence only debuting recently. Fortunately, the national education board has recently begun rediscussing their view on STEM and how to implement it with personal-spiritual growth in schools. This will give a clear pathway to the development that spiritual health will have in the classroom beyond a topic that no one wishes to discuss. In the world which we find ourselves in today, the polarization of society generates the choice of whether we choose to live in a spiritualized/religious lifestyle or a logic-based, objective lifestyle without religion. This becomes an essential burden for many growing up thinking they’ll have to choose one or the other. However, as an instructor for future leaders, I make it my goal to teach the younger generations that they can do/be/live however they choose. For instance, I had a student who came up to me to ask about their future. They told me that their parents have always pushed for the student to be a Scientist or Mathematician, but he wanted to go into religious studies. I told him that there’s no need to choose one, there are an infinite number of job opportunities which are available to him that involve the knowledge of both fields. With this, he let me know later on in the future that he got a career as an aeronautical engineer with plenty of time to study religion. This story inspires me to continue instructing the next generations since it means that I can not only play a part in helping them succeed, but also break new barriers within them that they would not be able to do on their own. In the polarized world which we live in, it becomes those who can think for themselves that become successful. As an instructor, my job might be to teach (cadet) NCOs how to yell at their trainees, but my purpose is to teach how to be oneself and find inner peace regardless of the changing world around them.

When we look at the under-appreciated desire for the human mind to learn, we typically refer to the muse that it generates within the individual rather than the creativity which has caused it. A common saying among many programmers which summarizes the process of learning can be seen by many viewpoints which all determine how the programmer feels about the situation. “Why doesn’t it work?... Why does it work?” This is said by any expert computer programmer at one point or another. The implications which entails by it generates the importance of learning with experience in the field of study which you find yourself in. If you have ever done a program-based project for a group or organization, at one point or another, you find yourself needing to solve an issue which you are unaware of. This is very common for many people working in the computer science field due to the infinitely expanding study which is programming. In any case of program failure, the first step to fixing the issue is to find the source of it. This is where the first half of the quote comes to play. By asking yourself for the cause of the failure, you are not only acknowledging the failure of the program, but are also showing interest in the solution of the issue. For instance, while I was working on a Java-based website, there were many instances where the program would fail due to unknown circumstances. After all, there are over 3000 lines of code, how could I not expect failure? But this is exactly what I planned to happen. By seeing these failures, it became apparent that I was getting closer to the end since it was the errors that brought me to my eventual success. This experience has taught me much about what it means to be a pragmatic programmer and all that it may entail. Furthermore, I believe that this quote has gone to prove that by acknowledging the mistakes we’ve made, and putting the effort forth to fix those mistakes, it can be beneficial to us all towards how we go on to succeed. The second half of the quote is less of a message as it is for comedic effect. For instance, going back to the website story, I was using plenty of code examples I’ve found online to support the effort to fix the issues. What I didn’t realize was that much of what I was using has proven to show as ineffective in teaching me. Therefore, when I received an error, I didn’t know how to fix it, so I tried tweaking a bit with the syntax until it worked. But then I still didn’t learn anything which would make me ask myself “Why does this work?” and that’s essentially how the quote was formed. It is essentially the curiosity we hold that drives us to accomplish something new. With that said, what is something which you learned that will benefit you in the future?

It is how we save the world which determines how the world saves us. We look to the future of environmental health to determine the age of the future as we would our own health. Between the longer life of the animal population, to the lasting beauty the earth will sustain, having a clean environment will benefit the world as a whole. Because of this, it is our job individually to do our best to ensure that our environmental effect on the world is the greatest effect which we may provide. As a prospect of this change, it is my duty to ensure that the organizations which I work with are actively integrating this change in their day-to-day business; even if the organization in question is the local government. At the end of the day, regardless of our outlook on the world, it will be our responsibility, one way or another, to take care of this world. I’m not going to come out and lie saying that I plan to study environmental engineering. As important as it is that environmental engineering plays into the carbon footprint of the world, I feel there will be a bigger change if I were able to study a program which will put me directly with the problems that affect the issue today. For instance, my plan is to study aeronautical or marine engineering. Awfully enough, these two forms of transportation play a large factor into the carbon emission crisis currently going on. Because I will be learning much about the systems which make up the majority of long-distance transportation, I will be able to more efficiently generate a solution that is not only supportive from its background, but also its carbon impact. A big piece of technology I would like to study would be revisiting the Steam engine, but instead of using coal, using electricity to heat up the water (or other liquid) making it more efficient and completely carbon free unlike today’s modern day engines. Now, whether or not that turns out to be successful is only the start. The concept I’m trying to convey is that it’s ideas like this that I would like to develop to incrementally decrease the carbon impact from such large problems. But how do you know I’m going to go through with this? Well, the future holds much uncertainty regarding where things may go. However, as of now, I am currently working with policy-makers towards developing better laws for environmental effectiveness. For instance, I am working with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, developing their Environmental priority list. I’ve been working on this for the past few weeks and have full intention of implementing it within the next few years to be used on Emergency Management procedures. Of course, this is not where I stop this, I am also part of a couple of business/engineering teams at school. My job in each team is to ensure environmental ethics within the programs before competition. Regardless of how I intend to keep the environment healthy, it is within my decisions to make sure I am playing my part to do the best I can to make sure myself and those around me are actively practicing environmentally safe actions.

While investing in your education may be one of the best investments, investing in the future generations of the world has no negative aspects. As a Cadet Commander, it is my responsibility to manage and delegate tasks to the staff who work with me to succeed as a squadron. The requirements to merely get to the position have been phenomenal including (but not all): National Flight academies, Leadership academies, Emergency Services academies, Cybersecurity academies, and so on... While on the technical side, these have taught me much about what it means to work within my field, it has, more importantly, given me an appreciation for the responsibility of being able to teach younger generations. Once my curiosity of teaching began to take flight, I took every opportunity I was able to teach students about any given topic. Out of these, my proudest achievement in teaching became the ability to be the education director for my local Jewish youth organization. This occupation had me responsible for the curriculum and implementation of such with Jewish kids ranging in age from seven to seventeen years of age, making me younger than a fraction of the class. But regardless of the age, it became my goal to teach these kids about making a change in not only themselves, but the world around them. Out of this, I've taught many successful students who have gone to do great things; but it's not the success that I become proud of, but rather the inspiration they gained from my curriculum to make a difference. This is what makes me a proud teacher, and I hope to continue making these changes in the community. Going into the future, there is much that I have planned to achieve. However, before getting to that, there is plenty of personal experience I have of failure, I won't deny that. I've been turned down by schools because I am Jewish, I got terrible scores on countless tests, and have had my national regulation turned down countless times before its approval; and it is these things that I take pride in when looking at my future. To me, I see my future as an accumulation of everything that takes place in my life. Whether it be from my mistakes, my successes, from heavenly doings, or even the countless times I cried myself to sleep because of knowing there will always be someone the next day to give me another holocaust/Muslim/immigrant remark, I will take ownership of my experiences and use that to inspire the youth to be the change in the world. But what if I could do more? And that's when I turned to post-secondary education. I figured, if I could go through this exciting/painful/adventures experience called "college," could I then make a larger impact on the world? Turns out that was just the case; after taking courses for my aeronautical engineering degree, I figured this was the best field of study for me. After all, the majority of the students I teach do want to be pilots. With this degree, I want to take my teaching to a bigger level, being able to not only instruct a bunch of 12 year old cadets, but go even further to teach all kinds of people that want to learn about aeronautics. But out of all of this, the biggest message I want to share is that it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from, or what kind of person people consider you to be. It's the impact you make on the world, and the contribution you make to the future of the world which will make all the difference.

There are dozens of scientists who have done amazing works for the better of mankind. Out of these, in my opinion, none is better than the Wright Brothers. With their amazing initiative and courage, these men were able to become the most famous pioneers in history without even a strong educational background. These brothers have done an amazing feat for the aviation community without even being official scientists.

The limitations which we see ourselves in exist only within the mind. However, through the use of imagination, iwe are able to free ourselves from the binds which our limits strain us to. With this, there are endless possibilities to which we may achieve. But in the end, it is strategy and implementation of such which defines the success and/or failure which ascertain our future. However, it is the balance which we must find within ourselves and our focus of study that determines the efficiency of the strategy we hold for our futures. The years following World War 2 was an amazing time period for many Americans. At this time, the American government began supporting STEM in the national education system. While this was a great upgrade from the old ideology of “English and writing is all that matters”, it left a gap for spirituality and personal-understanding to find its place. While its replacement was decent, it started a decreasing trend in mental health within the younger community, with its prevalence only debuting recently. Fortunately, the national education board has recently begun re-discussing their view on STEM and how to implement it with personal-spiritual growth in schools. This will give a clear pathway to the development that spiritual health will have in the classroom beyond a topic that no one wishes to discuss. In the world which we find ourselves in today, the polarization of society generates the choice of whether we choose to live in a spiritualized/religious lifestyle or a logic-based, objective lifestyle without religion. This becomes an essential burden for many growing up thinking they’ll have to choose one or the other. However, as an instructor for future leaders, I make it my goal to teach the younger generations that they can do/be/live however they choose. For instance, I had a student who came up to me to ask about their future. They told me that their parents have always pushed for the student to be a Scientist or Mathematician, but he wanted to go into religious studies. I told him that there’s no need to choose one, there are an infinite number of job opportunities which are available to him that involve the knowledge of both fields. With this, he let me know later on in the future that he got a career as an aeronautical engineer with plenty of time to study religion. This story inspires me to continue instructing the next generations since it means that I can not only play a part in helping them succeed, but also break new barriers within them that they would not be able to do on their own. In the polarized world which we live in, it becomes those who can think for themselves that become successful. As an instructor, my job might be to teach (cadet) NCOs how to yell at their trainees, but my purpose is to teach how to be oneself and find inner peace regardless of the changing world around them.

Why is it that we help the world? Is it to be recognized by others? Is it to make money? Or does it mean something completely different? As volunteers, our so-called ‘job’ is to take the position of someone in the paid workforce but for a cause greater than currency. In the view of a business leader, there are many advantages this has compared to hiring someone, but the terms which play are defined separately than that of an emergency service, such as Medical, Fire, etc… On this note, the skills gained during the operational period of such a position will also determine the effectiveness both the person and the company gained from the volunteer. Whether it be interpersonal skills, acute problem solving, or emergency preparedness, being part of a volunteer team both benefits myself and the students which I teach that will guide the future’s leaders in emergency management. When most people look at volunteers, they usually see them as people that aren’t very skilled and cannot hold up such functions that those with paid positions hold. As a member of Team Rubicon, we see this stereotype disproved on a regular basis. For instance, after the hurricane in Puerto Rico, I was sent there to do some cleaning up and power-maintenance for a week. As I was there, I was told a group of ‘Civil Air Patrol’ drone photographers would be in the area to take some images of what we’d be cleaning up. To my surprise, it was a group of no one older than 18 doing all the work as professionally as possible. After doing a bit more research, it came to my knowledge that they were all volunteers. This was a big turning point in the way I saw volunteering. In the middle of the summer, in the heat, these kids were out flying drones helping the community. Because of this, I felt inspired to join the local Firefighting volunteer group in a nearby city. Since then, I’ve been working with leaders of other volunteer organizations, all dedicated to the continuity of Emergency Management. This experience of EM in the real world has been a large factor to my need to volunteer, but above that, a deeper purpose which I’ve developed lately has also come to my ideals. As I progressed through the ranks, I’ve found myself being a leader much more than a follower. It was now my responsibility to lead new cadets and help out the older ones. With this, teaching became a natural part of my job which I found to heavily rethink the way I visualize volunteering. What has come to my attention is the importance of proper teaching techniques in the education realm. As volunteers, it is our responsibility to ensure the skill that is required from the job is implemented in the person who is taking it. Because of this, I have learned to love the job of education to teach the future generations of experts due to the impact it has on the community. Without it, there would cease to be a valid use for jobs, let alone, volunteer positions. So why is it that I enjoy volunteering with EMS services? It is the cumulation of multiple factors which drive me to the enjoyment I attain. The effort some people will put forth to succeed along with the strive to help has been a drive for many, including myself, but there is more to this service. The teaching which I am able to provide, and the preparedness I ensure for the future generations are what push me to succeed.

"the purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one" - Malcom S. Forbes. To have a positive impact on the world means to move not only move yourself, but as well as the environment surrounding you toward a more positive outlook. With this, it appears initially difficult to be in such a position where it is possible to accomplish such a task. This challenge has personally gotten to me to a point which convinced me to make a difference in the world in a positive way. To do this, I evaluated what I knew and what I could learn to put into education. As a former (cadet) SNCO instructor, it was my responsibility to train cadet SNCOs to be the best leaders they can possibly be. The day before my first class, I was looking through my classes, and as I saw their nature that is strictly information, I decided to remove all the slides from the presentation except the first slide which had nothing but the title. At that point, I left it. The next day at the start of the presentation, I showed the slide I had up and said "I don't want to go through a long slideshow about how to be a first sergeant. We aren't a bunch or mindless cadets. We are Senior NCOs, we can think much better." With this, I decided to let them give their experiences and analyze as they deliberated. With this, they've learned much more efficiently since they were able to get back to me with positive feedback regarding how they were able to delegate the information down to their own squadron. There are many ways in which positive impacts can effect the world, out of them, the most important I find is education.

When we criticize companies, it usually starts by mentioning that said company must prioritize “quality over quantity” when making their products/producing their service. This form of critique is based upon the ethics of the company and how that applies to their business. This then begs the question, what is quality in this case? Quality is not something that can be standardly measured with a ruler, but rather measured by the policies put out by the producer. Most companies that ‘guarantee satisfaction’ will have a policy that mentions that the failure for the product to meet the satisfaction will be a valid foundation for a product return or financial reimbursement by the company. While this may be true for larger companies, the definition of ‘quality’ varies between small businesses and sole proprietors alike. After all, since this is a question of ethics, there is no standard term to umbrella the entire definition that is ‘quality’. For starters, when owning a small business or sole proprietorship, it is necessary to have a full grasp of the outlook which the business has over its time of operation. With this outlook, the policies and procedures of the business will then be determined based on the given outlook. Where the majority of failing businesses come into place is usually finding the balance between quality and quantity regarding the market. For instance, Toys-R-Us has been going down for years before they announced bankruptcy. That decrease in profit was tied heavily to the decrease of in-store shopping and toy variety. Essentially, Toys-R-Us was just out of its time. The correlation between in-store shopping and toy variety became an issue of quantity vs. quality when they focused more on the quantity sold, due to the high prices, rather than the quality sold, due to the bad supply-and-demand link. This example shines greatly on the model of quality versus quantity model by showing the failure of what used to be an empire just by focusing on the wrong problem-at-hand. While working in my aerial photography business, I’ve gained much experience about finding the sweet-spot between quantity and quality. At one event, I was stuck there for 2 hours taking surveying shots of the land from both the air and ground to get a full 3-dimensional model of the terrain. After this, I spent about 3 hours looking through the hundreds of photos collected to find the one’s which best represented the land, and only 17 of them were used. I use this instance to show that regardless of how many photos I took, I could only use the ones which had high quality details in them to create the product for the customer. Along with this, the aerial-part of my job requires that I am able to both fly and take pictures at the same time, therefore, the quality of my flight skills are dependent on by the ability from me to fly effectively and complete the mission at hand. Every business has its own definition of what quality is. Whether it be satisfaction, or image quality, the goal of this definition is to generate trust between the customer and the business. As an aerial photographer, it is my responsibility to ensure quality production photos of surveyed land is provided with the tools I have available and the skills I’ve acquired. While my definition of quality may be similar to many other businesses, it’s the ethical application of that definition which counts.

Aiva is one of the most advanced composers of music to this day. Being able to work on multiple pieces of music within the span of days. Multiple companies, including Nvidia, TED, Globant, and many more use the music which Aiva produces for their products. The work Aiva is able to do is a sign of true innovation within the music industry; as well as the computer science industry. Aiva is an artificial intelligence system designed to compose music with specific purposes in merely minutes upon request. This type of innovation is that which can revolutionize the world as we know it, making large tasks which take days to complete be done in less than a fraction of it with the same finesse. As Marvin Minsky noted, “Artificial intelligence is the science of making machines do things that would require intelligence if done by men.” And with this, it proves true in the method of work which is shown by many systems of A.I. in this day and age. Looking further into the future, the use of artificial intelligence in everyday life will be substantially varying depending on the method which companies go about with their business. For instance, as the FAA introduces new rules for sUAS operations, Amazon Web Services will be rolling out new A.I. software for their drone delivery system. Regardless of how the future actually does turn out, Artificial Intelligence will be a technology that will have a large impact in the future of industry.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” -Benjamin Franklin. As a high-school student, we are told to do the best in class, get the highest grades, and participate in as many extracurriculars as humanly possible; but why aren’t we taught how to pay for college? The student loan debt has become a national crisis with the national debt now reaching $1.7 trillion, making it one of the most expensive national crises the nation has ever dealt with. With this in mind, why is it that secondary education does not provide information regarding financial aid and scholarships for students? I would like to write this not to give an example of advice, but rather to showcase advice for both my generation and the generations to come regarding student finances. With that being said, the big issue at hand with student loans is the fact that in the U.S., it is typically taboo to talk about financial situations of anyone including yourself. Because of this, it is easier for Student Loan lenders to advertise due to the lack of counter-discussion for the product. Along with this, the taboo stretches into the discussion of finances at home between students and their guardians. As future college/university students, it is our responsibility to earn the degree/certification that we are working towards. If that means that, like me, you have to spend extra hours in school to study, quit video games to spend more time writing scholarship essays, or go out of your way to help others out, then that just might be the cost to your success. Regardless, the best piece of financial advice I can pass on to you which was passed on to me is to go out of your way to get the information which you require. 1.Student-Debt-Crisis-Center (SDCC): https://studentdebtcrisis.org/

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” -Benjamin Franklin. As a high-school student, we are told to do the best in class, get the highest grades, and participate in as many extracurriculars as humanly possible; but why aren’t we taught how to pay for college? The student loan debt has become a national crisis with the national debt now reaching $1.7 trillion, making it one of the most expensive national crises the nation has ever dealt with. With this in mind, why is it that secondary education does not provide information regarding financial aid and scholarships for students? I would like to write this not to give an example of advice, but rather to showcase advice for both my generation and the generations to come regarding student finances. With that being said, the big issue at hand with student loans is the fact that in the U.S., it is typically taboo to talk about financial situations of anyone including yourself. Because of this, it is easier for Student Loan lenders to advertise due to the lack of counter-discussion for the product. Along with this, the taboo stretches into the discussion of finances at home between students and their guardians. As future college/university students, it is our responsibility to earn the degree/certification that we are working towards. If that means that, like me, you have to spend extra hours in school to study, quit video games to spend more time writing scholarship essays, or go out of your way to help others out, then that just might be the cost to your success. Regardless, the best piece of financial advice I can pass on to you which was passed on to me is to go out of your way to get the information which you require. 1.Student-Debt-Crisis-Center-(SDCC): https://studentdebtcrisis.org/

“Syntax err,” the one term that anyone that knows how to program will understand. We as computer science majors see problems not as a cause and effect issue, but rather a step-by-step process to another solution. When we compile a program for the first time, usually, we aren’t surprised to see a line number with this error pop up. While the process of debugging can vary depending on the language, it is the type of error that is usually the same. This issue tends to cloud our mind, sending us down a spiral of debugging which may take days or even weeks, which we then ask ourselves “Why am I doing this in the first place?” We all have our own answers for this question yet can’t simply state it. After all, this essay is designed to answer such a question. As a Cyber Patriot team captain, Cadet Commander, and (former) UTSA programming instructor, it is in my best interest to skill myself in any aspect that may improve my qualities as a leader. Last year as I was taking AP computer science A, I noticed the similarities between leading teams and programming are surprisingly close. After all, in both situations, you are responsible for a set of assets, whether it be in-person, or computer memory; and you have a set task to complete. With this, my interest in computer science skyrocketed. Going through the intricate learning process to ace the AP exam and earn the MTA-368 certification, I’ve had a strong passion for the continuation of my career to be in similar alignment. Along with this, I’ve studied deep into the processes that are the cybersecurity facets of computer science and how important it is that a new generation of cybersecurity professionals will impact the world. Following the topic of impacting the future, I’ve noticed that an influx of cyber-attacks have been shown to be prevalent recently. For instance, the T-Mobile attack revealed the information of over 40 million customers. Because of this, I took action by implementing the computer science knowledge I have with my leadership experience to influence the community by teaching community members about Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and how they can make a difference in the world by playing their part in this method. In the future of my plans regarding this field, I would like to further my knowledge in Computer Science in order to advance my teaching career with the future generation of computer science professionals. It means not to me what it could to others, the indefinite value of the future. It means the world to me to know that the world is educated.

Almost every business which exists requires that the owner be skilled in more ways than one. Regardless of the business type, this usually makes or breaks the business depending on the financial situation of it. With that in mind, what tools exactly would someone like myself require to run a successful business? The first thing any business owner gets questioned is “What do you do?” While it may seem as such an intricate question with dozens of rabbit holes, it is usually easily answerable by the purpose of the business itself. For instance, when creating my photography business, the first obstacle to get over was how to get the business traction with the community. Advertising was obvious but what was it that I advertised? I’ve compiled several ideas together, but with my experience as a (youth) military commander, sharing the vision of the business was the most effective method. With this, not only was I able to gain more customers, but also gain an underlying trust with them before they called me. I believe this example shows how it is usually the experience that seems irrelevant to the situation that helps with the situation the most. If I were not to have myself involved in a leadership position, I would not have the knowledge of what it means to create a vision for the business. Along with this, I was able to use this prior experience to also make a sound decision out of the many choices I had available. Further diving into the technical skill that is the foundation of the business, there comes another obvious question to ask, “Where did you get the skill?” Nobody is born an expert, and nobody becomes an expert overnight, so that questions the root of the skill. Moving further with the photography business, there was a point which I had to ask myself how I could expand to new breaches. While doing research on photography, a popular trend that many photographers follow now is drone photography. After doing further research, I figured that I should follow up and strive to attain this skill. But where do I start? My first choice was to do research on sUAS schools in my area so I could get my part 107 license. Seeing the high costs, I turned my mind away from that and looked back at Civil Air Patrol’s opportunities. After spending a few days looking through their UAS courses. I noticed there was one spot available for a cadet in the camp Atterbury flight training program for sUAS’. After working extra events, I was able to pay off the course and spend a week flying drones preparing for the part 107 exam. Upon acing the test, I ordered myself a cheap drone capable of the photography I will require of it, and added it as an additional asset to the business. The message I’m trying to convey with this story is the absolute importance of the internet and the skill of researching is to business owners. After all, an entire industry is centered around the internet, being that entrepreneurs should have their best interest in furthering their capabilities with internet familiarization. There are going to be many ups and downs to business ownership. Whether it be financially, or logistically, the business market is an ever-changing world that requires the use of a variety of assets to keep up. In the future, I would like to use the skills I’ve gained with my business along with skills I am looking to gain in post-secondary education to make a successful impact in the world.

What is the dream life? Is it having the newest, fanciest car, is it going home to a large mansion, or is it going to a party every night. We see this ideal life as not a goal, but rather a persistent desire spun up by us to push ourselves to have something to look forward to "I will be a millionaire one day." However, when we really dive into what we actually want to do, it often is not what we imagine. For instance, I wouldn't want the newest car, since many car manufactures sell cars that have damaged parts. I wouldn't want a fancy house if all I'm going to do there is sleep and eat. My dream life is not this elaborate lifestyle that is fantasized by everyone, but rather a calm life that will help me support my living. I want to fly for Amazon Prime one day, this means I'm going to be going everywhere for long periods of time. With that said, why would I be convinced to live in a big house if I'm barely going to be there. To me, it means not to have luxury, but rather simplicity, and I whole-heartedly believe that is the best way to go. If that doesn't count as a dream, may nothing.

We live in a time where speed is the number one key to victory. As Isaac Asimov stated “I am not a speed reader, I am a speed understander.” After all, the United States Military has been noted as one of the best for the speed at which they’re able to pull off missions. If this is the case, then so should it be for the ever-evolving technology that is cyber defense. When reviewing the causes of many cyber attacks using a standard ‘hacking’ method, it is common that a brute-force method is instilled to allow persistent attacks to the machine until it slows to the point where it may not work. While looking over the studies of speed within computers, speed is usually enhanced at the network level, but not so much at the micro-component level. Because of this, research should be conducted regarding the fibre cable efficiency within a computer itself rather than a network. To make it a little more understandable, fiber cables have been used for data transfer for years now. The ingenious method of sending ions through a silicon tube has shown to be much quicker than it’s conductive counterpart. With this, we can use this technology along with common circuitry to recreate computers using this. It will lower costs of production since there will cease to be a need for expensive metal as well as make computers literally light speed. This will not only prevent brute force attacks, but will also revolutionize the system market.

I currently have a part 107 license along with over 20 hours of flight time. Along with this, I have much experience with photography. But in terms of manned-flight, I am in lack of said experience. In the world of aviation, the sky's the limit. Regardless of its interpretation, or political aspects, aviation has been an example for creativity and intuition for decades. From the first manned flight by the Montigolfier brothers in 1783 to the intricate spaceflight programs that are currently being planned, there has been an absurd amount of advancements in the field. I mean, why wouldn’t you want a career in aviation? Looking into the job market and the future of aviation, there is plenty of growth within this community. For instance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics remarks the job outlook for commercial pilots alone within the next ten years will go up 10%. To put this into perspective, that is 3,800 new jobs that will be open to commercial pilots alone. This doesn’t account for military pilots, UAS pilots, helicopter pilots, etc… Along with this, the new technology for aviation will also see a large spike. With the new advancements in collision-avoidance technology on aircraft, now it’s possible for UAS pilots to work in more extreme environments or for manned pilots to fly through extreme conditions. All of these factors tie heavily into the interest that people like myself have for such positions. With the future that aviation has in this world, there will also be dozens of jobs for teaching in the aviation industry, and this, I find much of my interest in. As a cadet commander for my local CAP squadron, education director for local NCSY chapter, and captain of sUAS team for school, it is my responsibility to teach those who have interest in a specific field. For instance, in my school’s sUAS team, my responsibility includes teaching every member everything there is to know about flying drones commercially (under part 107) while also actually teaching them the practical skills that come with flying. This may involve staying upwards of 4 to 5 extra hours after school just to make sure the student fully grasps the concepts of cloud coverage or even sacrificing my weekends to get a student some extra flight hours with the student. With all this in mind, I keep it in my best interest that the students learn something to help them out. Furthermore, I would like to pursue a higher education in the aviation field to be able to help students out just that much more. It would be amazing if I could teach the students not only how to fly a drone, but also the vast intricacies of flying manned aircraft. However, regardless of what may happen in the future, I will always be trying my absolute best to teach someone something new.

STEM is the future, STEM will make the future of students and graduates in the next world. But what about the Arts? It is art that imitates life and it is art that is the foundation for the world and what we see. In the modern world, it is the arts that make up the highest rating jobs on the market. Whether it be a systems architect or a mechanical engineer, there are plenty of STEM jobs that rely on the use of the arts. Because of that, the use of arts within STEM is starting to be implemented in multiple variants which allow the growth of both fields exponentially. Generally speaking, it is the transition from STEM to STEAM that allows many industry leaders to take hold of a new type of creativity that may be harnessed for amazing solutions in the future. In the high-pace world that we live in, it is improbable to find an occupation that may serve the needs of someone who works slowly. With this in mind, many STEM-based companies believed they had to make the decision to stick to basic creativity measures when hiring a new candidate. However, this does not account for the incredible ingenuity that the human mind has. A study at Harvard Medical school by Dierdre Barrett noted that people who relax on their decisions are likely to create better solutions to said issues. This suggests that as people do what they enjoy, creativity to solve problems is likely to occur. Luckily, this was later noticed by many companies who invested in STEM workers to now look for people that also fall under the creativity side, or arts. This then later came to the choice to rephrase the term as “STEAM” to now include Arts to attract more employees who are interested in some form of the Arts. Now companies, such as Academy of Model Aeronautics, Google, Linux, ST engineering, and so many more are incorporating an artistic view to their methods to allow for creativity and inspiration to flow from them. “THINK” -IBM. When we see International Business Machines (IBM), we usually initially take note of the decreasing industry impact it has on today’s market. But look back 55 years ago before all these other companies came to be as large as they are today. I.B.M. was a massive corporation making millions of dollars regularly. They did this because of their motto: “THINK.” While it is but a word, it plays such a drastic impact on the computer industry today that it became the basis of Apple’s motto (“Think different”). To give some context, I.B.M. was strictly a computer manufacturer and made hundreds of millions of dollars off of the machines they built. The issue came about in the creation of newer machines. It was noted that they appeared and worked similar to the older versions of the same machines. Because of this, I.B.M. came together to create this term to shine light on the creativity required to design new computers. This model of thinking is still used today in many different industries. For instance, many architects will work with structural engineers to ensure stability when designing structures. All together, this provides that in the modern workforce, it will be required to work with creativity to innovate and develop new solutions for companies all over the world. Looking towards the future for STEAM, it is nothing but success. As this essay is written, a few billionaires recently returned from space and are looking forward to developing technology to further space exploration. With this, new jobs will be created to suit those needs and allow people to think creatively to find solutions to further humanity’s interstellar knowledge. Along with this, it is also crucial to mention the cybersecurity impact that arts will have. As of now, many large companies, such as T-Mobile, Facebook, Google, and Amazon have been attacked with large amounts of malware which may have released information, destroyed financial documentation, or worse. This has caused most companies to desperately begin operations to search for people who may use creativity and STEM skills to solve such problems from views no one has previously perceived. Essentially, the market for people that are as creative as they are STEM-skilled is on a massive growth due to the issues this world is facing on a daily basis. “Kids should Engineer before they can spell it.”Christine Cunningham. The ever-evolving world we live in today is primarily based on our ability to both think creatively and logically. With this new wave of thinking comes the wave of careers based on that form of thinking. Whether it be a software engineer, civil architect, or someone in their garage studying how to make an IBM 5150 PC the best in the country; all of these use both logical and creative thinking. It is no longer a time we see STEM as people who want to be a chemist or engineer, it is now a time to see the future for its artistic abilities. The question then being asked is, are you ready for the future? Note about the Author: My name is Eliron Rosin, I wear multiple hats from Cadet Commander, to CyberPatriot team captain, to an average tennis player. The reason I had interest in this topic/college is because of its impact it has on the world. While working with industry professionals, I’ve noticed that many of them have trouble creating solutions that are creative and unique. Because of this, I want to teach future STEAM generations how to implement that art into their work. The scholarship will help me to achieve those goals since it allows me to reflect on my experiences to benefit my students.