My goals for the future have always been the same. Ever since elementary school, I have always known that I have wanted to be an engineer of some form, as I love working with my hands. Throughout high school, I have been enrolled in an academy known as the pre engineering program, and it was through this program that I have known that I have wanted what I do in this program to be my life earning a wage. By being forced to design things simply being presented with a problem gives me an immense amount of joy, and by being able to essentially take something and say I know how this works is a skill that is infinitely valuable to me. I am currently working three jobs in high school, with only one day off a week, to try and save myself as much as possible for college. I am enrolled into the Rochester institute of Technology, and I have chose this school as it helps guide and give me the tools to ensure that I am successful after I graduate. I plan to work as much as I possibly can, paying off my student debt, and by doing so I will be able to enjoy the rewards of doing so while still doing what I enjoy. After I become an engineer, It is my goal to make my house as automatic as possible, as by doing so I will be improving the lives of myself and my family, along with those that live there after me. having automatic systems is something I have always found fascinating, and being able to say that I built all of these things is my end goal, because I can finally say that I have done something that matters in life.

When it comes to supporting equality and diversity, it is not a question of going out of your way to ensure that people that are diverse are supported by you, and it should be recognized that everybody is human. Treating people with basic human kindness isn't something that's hard to do, and it is this that I try for in life. Many people do not try to be there for people based on prejudices that they have or stereotypes that they have about these people, in which I try my best to avoid as much as I possibly can. I am not perfect, but I do also try my best to keep an open mind about everybody. I have found that first impressions in your mind do not matter too much, as when you interact with a person it is usually that interaction that disproves your original thoughts. An example of this is when I chose to help volunteer at an event called the craft fair, which was an event held through my high school and the national honors society. In this event, I had to help people set up their craft stands in the cafeteria and gym, and the thought that ran through my head was that all of these people were going to be miserable the whole time. I ignored that thought, and tried my best to offer my help to everybody, regardless of who they were. With my original thought of all of these people being miserable, absolutely nobody was. I feel that if I just chose to assume that everybody was miserable, and in turn I would be miserable as a result, ruining everybody's day. I always try my best to make those around me feel comfortable around me, and treating everybody with respect isn't hard.

When it comes to bravery and living boldly, one does not have to have it be extravagant. For me, I have always known that I have wanted to become an engineer ever since elementary school. I knew how hard this would be to achieve because of the cost of tuition and college, but I still am trying to work as hard as I can to give me the best chance possible. For the first half of the fall semester, tuition comes to $20,000 and I plan to constantly work to minimize this cost. As of right now, I am currently within high school, and I am working two jobs. at my first job, I work 8 hours every day all week, and at my second job, I work 16 hours on the weekend. To me this does not seem like as much of a big deal as it may seem to others, because I value free time very little. I am very much a workaholic, and by doing so, I am ensuring that I am going to minimize as much debt as possible. Furthermore, with the shred of free time that I do have, I spend that time applying to scholarships. I have close to 113 scholarships submitted, and I feel that by continuing to put in the maximum effort now despite others telling me to live a bit, I am setting myself up for success. I know that by putting the maximum amount of work now, I am living boldly because most people would simply give up. By my work efforts now, I will be able to live my life actually free for longer, and be able to reap the benefits that come along with my degree.

My goals for the future has always been to become an engineer of some form. Ever since elementary school, I have known that I had wanted to become an engineer of some form, and to achieve this plan, I set about taking as many engineering courses in school as I possibly could. As of current, I am enrolled in a program called project lead the way, and through this program, I am able to get credit for three college classes. Furthermore, I know that college is never free, so I have set about working two jobs a week, and by doing this, I would be minimizing the amount of student loans I will have to take, and by minimizing the amount of loans that I would have to take, I would also in turn be minimizing the amount of debt that I would have to pay back as well. Once school is finally over, it is my plan to work full time, and work two jobs during the work week. This will get me close to the amount that I need to earn for the tuition of the fall semester, and unfortunately, my working close to twelve hours a day in the summer will not be enough. So, I turn to scholarships. I have made it my goal to fill out at least one scholarship a day, and if I have time in school, I try to fill out as many as I can. This is important to me, as by doing this I will have hopefully eliminated or reduced the amount of loans I would have to take out as well. I know that the chances of receiving every scholarship I apply for is practically impossible, and yet, I know that I cannot give up the determination I have.

I would like to think that I appreciate everything that I have, and I am grateful for my family and those around me. When it comes to working more than forty hours a week each week to try and save as much as I can for college, my parents and sister will occasionally switch over laundry that I have in the washing machine into the dryer. I usually do not have enough time otherwise, and this act makes my life easier each week. When I am at work, sometimes people will set aside certain items to help me throughout my shift, such as a large box to help me close the cash register. At the end of the night, all of the bakery items that did not sell gets donated to those in need, and in order to donate these, we have to put the items in a bag lined box. These boxes are quite annoying to set aside in time, as one does not have time to run down to the specific area to grab the box usually, and it is this simple act that I enjoy immensely. I try to recognize and reciprocate these tasks people do for me, and an example of this is when I finish the tasks I have to complete at the end of closing at my job. On occasion, I will help flip up chairs in the dining room of my work for the people that need to mop the floor, and also, vacuum the dining area rug for the person that is closing dining room. I do this, as close to every work day the person that is closing on dining room also has to spend close to half an hour cleaning out every coffee pot that we have in the store.

To me, the meaning of life is always trying to be there for those who need you, and to constantly try to make life better for others. One way I try to achieve this is by seeing problems that need to be fixed around me, and then proceed to design a better solution for that problem. For example, there was a project my dad had asked me to help him with, and he needed a device that would hold a glass cup level on this machine he had for his laser engraver. I then set about designing this device around the mounting screws of this machine, and by the time it had finished, it could then hold the cups perfectly level. This was important, as the laser engraver rotated the cups, and by having the cups level with the device I have made, engravings that fail will be a lot less common for him. A second example I have is when I had to design a drill bit organizer for my engineering class in high school, and it was a competition among the classmates. I came up with a solution that holds each layer of drill bits against the wall, and it was separated into tiers. My design eventually won, and my teacher, the one we designed our organizers for, told me that he gets immense joy from using my design because of how easy it is to use. I believe that there is not one set meaning to life, and so, I try to take on my own version of what I think this is. I enjoy helping others greatly, and by constantly trying to find problems to fix for others, it makes their day that much easier. That is how I try to achieve the meaning of life.

Joy to me means trying to make the lives of others easier. I try to seek out joy in my life by trying to always be there for people, and to try and design and build things for them to solve a problem. I have an ender 3, and with this, I can 3d print custom parts with things I design. There was a project my dad had asked me to help him with, and he needed a device that would hold a glass cup level on this machine he had for his laser engraver. I then set about designing this device around the mounting screws of this machine, and by the time it had finished, it could then hold the cups perfectly level. Another example that I have is when I had to design a drill bit organizer for my engineering class in high school, and it was a competition among the classmates. I came up with a solution that holds each layer of drill bits against the wall, and it was separated into tiers. My design eventually won, and my teacher, the one we designed our organizers for, told me that he gets immense joy from using my design because of how easy it is to use. I have always enjoyed working with my hands, and although designing things and bringing them into the physical world is not technically hands on, It brings me joy as I am able to come up with a solution that other people may not have been able to come up with. having this unique skill set is why I enjoy this hobby as much as I do, and unlike some of my other hobbies like playing videogames, the things that I design have a lasting impact for those around me.

My favorite talent is designing and building things for others, whenever they have a problem. I have an ender 3, and with this, I can 3d print custom parts with things I design. There was a project my dad had asked me to help him with, and he needed a device that would hold a glass cup level on this machine he had for his laser engraver. I then set about designing this device around the mounting screws of this machine, and by the time it had finished, it could then hold the cups perfectly level. Another example that I have is when I had to design a drill bit organizer for my engineering class in high school, and it was a competition among the classmates. I came up with a solution that holds each layer of drill bits against the wall, and it was separated into tiers. My design eventually won, and my teacher, the one we designed our organizers for, told me that he gets immense joy from using my design because of how easy it is to use. I have always enjoyed working with my hands, and although designing things and bringing them into the physical world is not technically hands on, It brings me joy as I am able to come up with a solution that other people may not have been able to come up with. having this unique skill set is why I enjoy this talent as much as I do, and unlike some of my other hobbies like playing videogames, the things that I design have a lasting impact for those around me, and I choose to practice this skillset by not looking for things to design, but rather, have things that need to be designed come to me instead.

My favorite hobby is designing and building things for others, whenever they have a problem. I have an ender 3, and with this, I can 3d print custom parts with things I design. There was a project my dad had asked me to help him with, and he needed a device that would hold a glass cup level on this machine he had for his laser engraver. I then set about designing this device around the mounting screws of this machine, and by the time it had finished, it could then hold the cups perfectly level. Another example that I have is when I had to design a drill bit organizer for my engineering class in high school, and it was a competition among the classmates. I came up with a solution that holds each layer of drill bits against the wall, and it was separated into tiers. My design eventually won, and my teacher, the one we designed our organizers for, told me that he gets immense joy from using my design because of how easy it is to use. I have always enjoyed working with my hands, and although designing things and bringing them into the physical world is not technically hands on, It brings me joy as I am able to come up with a solution that other people may not have been able to come up with. having this unique skill set is why I enjoy this hobby as much as I do, and unlike some of my other hobbies like playing videogames, the things that I design have a lasting impact for those around me.

My best skill is my skill to design and build things to solve a problem. I enjoy designing things for people, and by doing so, I get to see their satisfaction. There was a project my dad had asked me to help him with, and he needed a device that would hold a glass cup level on this machine he had for his laser engraver. I then set about designing this device around the mounting screws of this machine, and by the time it had finished, it could then hold the cups perfectly level. Another example that I have is when I had to design a drill bit organizer for my engineering class in high school, and it was a competition among the classmates. I came up with a solution that holds each layer of drill bits against the wall, and it was separated into tiers. My design eventually won, and my teacher, the one we designed our organizers for, told me that he gets immense joy from using my design because of how easy it is to use. I am working to improve this skill by continuing to learn design elements through my engineering program in school, and it is my hope that this learning will continue in college.

The best way to live a long healthy life is to always be trying your best to make those around you smile. See, when a person considers those around them, it should be apparent to see that this person would want the other people to like and appreciate them. For example, I enjoy designing things for people, and by doing so, I get to see their satisfaction. There was a project my dad had asked me to help him with, and he needed a device that would hold a glass cup level on this machine he had for his laser engraver. I then set about designing this device around the mounting screws of this machine, and by the time it had finished, it could then hold the cups perfectly level. Another example that I have is when I had to design a drill bit organizer for my engineering class in high school, and it was a competition among the classmates. I came up with a solution that holds each layer of drill bits against the wall, and it was separated into tiers. My design eventually won, and my teacher, the one we designed our organizers for, told me that he gets immense joy from using my design because of how easy it is to use. The best way to live a long healthy life to me, is to just focus on making other people happy, as that is the best that I can do in life.

My favorite scientific discovery would have to be the voltaic pile, for the simple reason that this was one of the first scientific discoveries that had a snowball effect for other discoveries to ensue. The voltaic pile was invented by a person named Alessandro Volta, and he found that when copper and zinc plates were stacked on top of each other with a brine soaked cloth in between, the resulting device was able to produce a constant current. This device then lead to the rapid discovery of electrolysis, which allows water to be broken down into oxygen and hydrogen, and furthermore, this voltaic pile when used in conjunction with electrolysis could then be used to electroplate metal. It is these concepts that I find extremely entertaining, and this battery can simply be recharged by re-soaking all of the components in more brine. This battery is simple to reproduce, as the united states penny consists of a thin layer of copper, and the base metal is in fact made of a zinc core. So in theory, it is possible to dissolve off the copper of the pennies and roll out the zinc cores so that they are a thin plate, and then, cut out circles from a sheet of copper and the zinc plates that were produced. The most fascinating thing about this scientific discovery is the fact of how simple this pile really is to reproduce.

I have learned that no matter how much love and effort you may pour into somebody, sometimes there is a point where you need to learn what that person means to you, and what you mean to them. Some people, you simply cannot please, and no matter how difficult or how humble you may be, It should be worth believing that some people do not deserve your time or energy. There is a story between me and my spouse, and I poured all of my time and energy and sanity, even, to ensure that she was as least stressed as possible, and felt as loved as I possibly could. Valentines day, I made her a card saying how I wanted a future with her, and all I received in return was a "Yeah I like it." Further into the day, she starts to panic, and I try to get her home as quick as I possibly can, so that I can make her stress for the least amount of time possible. I almost killed a person that day, and she says stop speeding. I stopped, and she left the car with no word after that. I've thought about this for a while, and I realized that somebody that you would do anything for, but cant do the simple thing of being thankful, is somebody that I should not be wasting my effort for. I am the type of person in which my happiness stems from making other people happy, as I don't really think about what makes me happy. I've sewn her a stuffed bunny by hand for a week, and even that wasn't enough. Some people I have come to realize are just a lost cause, and that actually having feelings about things in life isn't selfish or wrong. Some may view this outlook as unhealthy, but to me, I have come to realize that it is not your fault if you cannot make somebody happy, and thus, it is important to truly think about things.

I began to think about a project I started a few years ago but never had the means to finish. That project was a motorized bicycle, and my goal was to create a motorbike that resembled a motorcycle as closely as possible, while still not being a motorcycle. One weekend I was over at my mother’s house, and I dug through the shed to see if I still had the parts, and that's when I found it. My grandfather's old Jessie James West Coast Chopper. Now this bike wasn’t in the greatest of condition, it had rust here and there and was missing quite a few parts, but I was determined to make this bike, a real bike. I dug that frame and other parts out of the shed, and I started to take a mental note of what needed to be done. I planned to paint it a cool shiny black gloss and gold, and then I went to my father’s house to look at the bike parts that I collected over time. I found two mountain bike tires I believed would fit this bike beautifully, and once I switched over the tires, there were about three inches of clearance of the frame to the ground. I decided to paint the gas tank, and I grabbed my golden spray paint and sprayed four layers of paint onto the part. With the tires, I painted the spokes gold, and once these were finished I started onto the frame. Once the paint was dry, I reassembled everything to where they were originally then I was left with something I believed my grandfather would have been proud of. Having projects to call my own is what brings me happiness in life, and seeing them in person brings me immense joy.

I have learned that no matter how much love and effort you may pour into somebody, sometimes there is a point where you need to learn what that person means to you, and what you mean to them. Some people, you simply cannot please, and no matter how difficult or how humble you may be, It should be worth believing that some people do not deserve your time or energy. There is a story between me and my spouse, and I poured all of my time and energy and sanity, even, to ensure that she was as least stressed as possible, and felt as loved as I possibly could. Valentines day, I made her a card saying how I wanted a future with her, and all I received in return was a "Yeah I like it." Further into the day, she starts to panic, and I try to get her home as quick as I possibly can, so that I can make her stress for the least amount of time possible. I almost killed a person that day, and she says stop speeding. I stopped, and she left the car with no word after that. I've thought about this for a while, and I realized that somebody that you would do anything for, but cant do the simple thing of being thankful, is somebody that I should not be wasting my effort for. I am the type of person in which my happiness stems from making other people happy, as I don't really think about what makes me happy. I've sewn her a stuffed bunny by hand for a week, and even that wasn't enough. Some people I have come to realize are just a lost cause, and that actually having feelings about things in life isn't selfish or wrong.

I began to think about a project I started a few years ago but never had the means to finish. That project was a motorized bicycle, and my goal was to create a motorbike to resemble a motorcycle as closely as possible, while still not being a motorcycle. One weekend I was over at my mother’s house, and I dug through the shed to see if I still had the parts, and that's when I found it. My grandfather's old Jessie James West Coast Chopper. Now this bike wasn’t in the greatest of condition, it had rust here and there and was missing quite a few parts, but I was determined to make this bike, a real bike. I dug that frame and other parts out of the shed, and I started to take a mental note of what needed to be done. I planned to paint it a cool shiny black gloss and gold, and then I went to my father’s house to look at the bike parts that I collected over time. I found two mountain bike tires I believed would fit this bike beautifully, and once I switched over the tires, there were about three inches of clearance of the frame to the ground. Now all I had left to do was paint the bike to how I saw fit. I decided to paint the gas tank, and I grabbed my golden spray paint and sprayed four layers of paint onto the part. With the tires, I painted the spokes gold, and once these were finished I started onto the frame. Once the paint was dry, I reassembled everything to where they were originally then I was left with something I believed my grandfather would have been proud of.

I have learned that no matter how much love and effort you may pour into somebody, sometimes there is a point where you need to learn what that person means to you, and what you mean to them. Some people, you simply cannot please, and no matter how difficult or how humble you may be, It should be worth believing that some people do not deserve your time or energy. There is a story between me and my spouse, and I poured all of my time and energy and sanity, even, to ensure that she was as least stressed as possible, and felt as loved as I possibly could. Valentines day, I made her a card saying how I wanted a future with her, and all I received in return was a "Yeah I like it." Further into the day, she starts to panic, and I try to get her home as quick as I possibly can, so that I can make her stress for the least amount of time possible. I almost killed a person that day, and she says stop speeding. I stopped, and she left the car with no word after that. I've thought about this for a while, and I realized that somebody that you would do anything for, but cant do the simple thing of being thankful, is somebody that I should not be wasting my effort for. I am the type of person in which my happiness stems from making other people happy, as I don't really think about what makes me happy. I've sewn her a stuffed bunny by hand for a week, and even that wasn't enough. Some people I have come to realize are just a lost cause, and that actually having feelings about things in life isn't selfish or wrong.

being patient is important to me, because I realize that most things in life do not matter. Whenever there is a hard time with people and events in life, I try to realize that stress does not matter. It is always good to be aware of deadlines, but if you try your absolute hardest with things, and not give up on them, you have the satisfaction of saying that you have tried. For me, I tried learning a new skill at my job that I have gotten hired at. The thing I learned was how to clean a certain machine, and there were multiple steps to this process. I tried the best to my memory how to clean this machine, and I was able to reassemble that machine with no help. This was the first time I had ever disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled this machine, and the way that I am able to remain patient is by completing things that prove to myself that I am independent individual. Staying independent gives me a sort of satisfaction, and by being independent, I am giving myself a morale boost by saying to myself that I can do things myself, and then solidifying this fact by doing things by myself. I know that I have tried everything that I could do to make things work, and I also know that with time, I will eventually arrive to the right solution. That is why being patient is important to me.

I believe it is important for people to be involved in their communities, as it demonstrates to those around you in your community that you care. This isn't something that people should do for the recognition, however it is more important to be involved because you are there to help others. Plain and simple, very few people nowadays recognize just how many may need help, and just how valuable ones time is to other people. I have helped out my community through a variety of ways, but the ways I will talk about here is when I helped run an event called parents night out, for the National Honors Society. In this event, parents would drop off their children to the Highschool that I am currently enrolled at, and me and a few other volunteers would try our best to entertain these children. There were stations set up for them to be entertained with, such as puzzles, slime making stations, and foam crafts they could try their hand at. In the gym, other volunteers would help organize larger games such as red light green light, and all of these activities would help make the parents feel like their kids would have fun. This was exactly the result we wanted, as we wanted to make sure the kids were happy, while also giving the parents the ease of mind knowing that their children are safe. When I was helping during this event, there was a child that was sad that his parents were leaving, and I offered to talk with him and show him around, so that he could not be lonely. He agreed, and by the end of the night, he was having a great time. For me, volunteering isn't just about doing the bare minimum, to me it means trying to make sure that everybody feels important and validated, which is exactly what my career will help me achieve. In my career, I will be able to help those in need through a variety of things, as an engineer is infinitely invaluable. I could help design fire suppression technologies, gardening robotic technologies, and even help design more ecological friendly cars. As an engineer, you would always be helping those in your community, and instead of helping a select few people, you are able to impact the lives of thousands if not millions. That thought alone is what makes me feel like I will not be miserable with my job, because I know that somebody, somewhere, will benefit from the work I will provide.

The way that I stay true to myself in my daily life is realize that things do not matter. Whenever there is a hard time with people and events in life, I try to realize that stress does not matter. It is always good to be aware of deadlines, but if you try your absolute hardest with things, and not give up on them, you have the satisfaction of saying that you have tried. For me, I tried learning a new skill at my job that I have gotten hired at. The thing I learned was how to clean a certain machine, and there were multiple steps to this process. I tried the best to my memory how to clean this machine, and I was able to reassemble that machine with no help. This was the first time I had ever disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled this machine, and the way that I stay true to myself is by completing things that prove to myself that I am independent individual. Staying independent gives me a sort of satisfaction, and by being independent, I am giving myself a morale boost by saying to myself that I can do things myself, and then solidifying this fact by doing things by myself. That is how I stay true to myself in my daily life.

To me, being independent means to be able to not rely heavily on others to make you happy. This isn't to say that as I carry on my life I should ignore people, as I still definitely need people in my life to care for and feel like what I am doing in life is worthwhile, and the impact that it has on me is that I can let go of things easier. For example, I was dating somebody for close to ten months, and we separated close to a week ago. For most people, They would still hold onto some sort of hope that things could get better, but for me, I choose to go about things a different way. I try to be there for people that need me, and try my best to resolve things that happen in my life. As long as I can say I genuinely tried to resolve something, I am okay with the results that follow. This allows me to bother people with things less, and therefore, become more independent. this also applies to my everyday life, when I learn a new skill. I will ask myself, am I doing this to the best of my ability, or do I need help? Once I know I try to the best of my ability to solve something on my own, and I cannot, I will then ask for help, because I know I genuinely tried to make an improvement.

If I were a highly influential figure, the main thing that I would stand for is to ensure that children are constantly being able to save money, and to work and earn as much money as possible for later expenses in life. I would try to encourage people to also donate toys and clothing to those in need, because a child's life is just beginning. Being an adult is something that nobody enjoys being, and by stressing the importance of making a child live the best life that they possibly can, this should make the children feel valued and important. No child should have to feel like they are unimportant, and by making my efforts for the masses to understand this, I feel that many children would have a better life. If I was highly influential, like many other people in this world are, I could say that we should start doing one thing, and everybody would follow. Its sad to see that this isnt more utilized for more beneficial effects however.

I have learned that no matter how much love and effort you may pour into somebody, sometimes there is a point where you need to learn what that person means to you, and what you mean to them. Some people, you simply cannot please, and no matter how difficult or how humble you may be, It should be worth believing that some people do not deserve your time or energy. There is a story between me and my spouse, and I poured all of my time and energy and sanity, even, to ensure that she was as least stressed as possible, and felt as loved as I possibly could. Valentines day, I made her a card saying how I wanted a future with her, and all I received in return was a "Yeah I like it." Further into the day, she starts to panic, and I try to get her home as quick as I possibly can, so that I can make her stress for the least amount of time possible. I almost killed a person that day, and she says stop speeding. I stopped, and she left the car with no word after that. I've thought about this for a while, and I realized that somebody that you would do anything for, but cant do the simple thing of being thankful, is somebody that I should not be wasting my effort for. I am the type of person in which my happiness stems from making other people happy, as I don't really think about what makes me happy. I've sewn her a stuffed bunny by hand for a week, and even that wasn't enough. Some people I have come to realize are just a lost cause, and that actually having feelings about things in life isn't selfish or wrong.

Something that I love about myself is my ability to always hold onto the chance that a person can become better with who they are. I love this because it gives me hope that not all people are bad, but rather, they fluctuate between patterns of bad and good. I decide to stick it out with these patterns, and because of this, I have friends and peers that I can always count on. I have a spouse that recently has not appreciated anything that I have done for her, and I feel that even though things do not look hopeful, I will still hold onto the idea that there is a chance that things could get better. I try to make everybody as happy as possible, and by doing that, I get to see the best side of people. This gives me hope that everybody can change for the better, whereas it seems that everybody gives up as soon as it gets tough. This thought process is what I love about myself, and quite frankly it keeps me sane.

I have learned that no matter how much love and effort you may pour into somebody, sometimes there is a point where you need to learn what that person means to you, and what you mean to them. Some people, you simply cannot please, and no matter how difficult or how humble you may be, It should be worth believing that some people do not deserve your time or energy. There is a story between me and my spouse, and I poured all of my time and energy and sanity, even, to ensure that she was as least stressed as possible, and felt as loved as I possibly could. Valentines day, I made her a card saying how I wanted a future with her, and all I received in return was a "Yeah I like it." Further into the day, she starts to panic, and I try to get her home as quick as I possibly can, so that I can make her stress for the least amount of time possible. I almost killed a person that day, and she says stop speeding. I stopped, and she left the car with no word after that. I've thought about this for a while, and I realized that somebody that you would do anything for, but cant do the simple thing of being thankful, is somebody that I should not be wasting my effort for. I am the type of person in which my happiness stems from making other people happy, as I don't really think about what makes me happy. I've sewn her a stuffed bunny by hand for a week, and even that wasn't enough. Some people I have come to realize are just a lost cause, and that actually having feelings about things in life isn't selfish or wrong.

My dream life looks like a variety of things. Ever since I was in elementary school, I had always wanted to be an engineer. My dream life has always consisted of this, and It was within my vision to be able to design anything that I could ever want, and have the knowledge to build that. I would like to have a nice workshop with a polished white floor, and have an open floor plan for this. Furthermore, I would like to build all of this from the ground up, and have a house that is completely self sustaining. I would have an automatic garden that would automatically plant and harvest things for me, and I would have a storage silo of water as a battery, that would generate power in periods of time where the generation of solar and water could not keep up with the demand my house would be producing. I like the idea of being able to have a place that I could rely on outside influence as little as possible, and by having this tower, I could also have a backup generator using the cool water of the tank to power a Peltier device generator. I would want to live out in the land, and one day, start a family. By becoming an engineer, I am ensuring the possibility of me achieving this life.

The most inspiring book that I have ever read was the 1983 catalog edition of the Semi-conductor Reference Guide, and this book is inspiring as it shows me things that I have never would have thought of. For example, on page 31 of this book, it provides data on how much power a certain sized solar panel could produce, and to increase voltage or amperage, you would have to wire this panel in either series or parallel. Currently, my knowledge of electricity and electronics is not the greatest, and so by having this book to leaf through, I can get a better general understanding of each part and how they work. This book also provides pinouts of each chip contained within the book, and this is useful to determine how to utilize a chip or component correctly in a circuit. By having this book, it inspires me to create my own circuits and try to get a better understanding of how things function, so that hopefully I can get to a point where I can find a problem and create a solution for that problem, all in a matter of minutes.

A piece of art that inspires me is an art piece called Melancholy, and this is an art piece created by the artist named Edvard munch. The reason that this art piece inspires me is because it reminds me of an internal struggle I am currently going through, and to me, this character is going through a rough time thinking of the possibility of his lover being in love with somebody else. This character knows its going to be difficult to accept, but within his facial expression it is clear to see that he is still going to carry on with life, as focusing on yourself to ensure you don't delve off of the deep end is crucial to me. To me, this art piece is a reminder that my philosophy of carrying on to focus on what is best for me isn't just a thought that I alone have, others have this thought process as well. Being able to focus on and overcome a mental blockade of this caliber is something that proves just how strong you are as a person, and by being able to carry on with your life, you are showing that you can conquer any obstacle thrown your way, because that is what keeps one human.

For me, my favorite book would have to be hands down, the shining by Stephen king. Horror and elements of the supernatural is something that I enjoy greatly, and for me, Stephen king intergrades the intensity of these elements of the further deteriorating state of Jack Torrance. In the beginning of the book It was interesting to see the perspective of Danny, and how like a real life little kid, wondered how his daddy was doing at all hours of the day, because he misses him. This book strayed away from Danny's perspective to show the side of Wendy Torrance, who has seen Jack for what he really is, and how Jack isn't quite the best parent. Danny knows why Jack isn't the best parent, and knows things that he shouldn't because he is a medium, but that doesn't stop Danny from loving his father nonetheless. I really enjoyed this aspect of unconditional love, because no matter how terrible of a parent you are, a child clings to the ability to still love you. Further along down the book, the family arrive to a hotel, and Jack is going to be the foreman for the winter. Things start happening within this time that can simply be written off as the person mishearing things, but there comes a point when the tension between Jack and Wendy becomes too great due to these unexplained circumstances, and this is where the book takes a heavy turn that is clear to see matches exactly with Jack Torrance's mental state. The events that ensue from this point on is why this book, The Shining, is my favorite book, as it is one of the first books that I have ever read that made me forget the world outside of the book.

One new technology that I am excited about Is the technology of Artificial Intelligence, and I chose this as I believe there will one day be a point in where humanoid robotics could be so developed to the point that they are essentially human in appearance, and with an artificial intelligence to match that, the possibilities for advancement are endless. Many people are scared that these artificial intelligences may take over their job one day, and the biggest reason that I think this is because the majority of artificial intelligences were constrained to one distinct area. an example of this is Tay, which was a chatbot Microsoft has made to converse with people, and these interactions would be used to help improve how well it could talk to others. They decided to test this AI on twitter, and as a result, was shut down not even 16 hours after its launch as people kept spewing slurs towards Tay, which this bot repeated. To me this is an example of a failed AI, as it was just constrained to only one platform, and there was no real way to ensure the bot would develop into a peaceful being, especially on twitter. There are many examples of AI like the one Microsoft has created, and to me, the only way the technology of AI can move forward is if the companies created them were able to interact with them individually, or ensure that they can create a sphere of influence only to the point where this AI could determine right from wrong. Fairly recently, there was a company that had tried to achieve this approach, and through many iterations with work in between, this company had developed a chatbot that at the moment I cannot recall the name of, but this AI was the sixth iteration of attempts and was interviewed by a Youtuber. In this interview, the AI seemed cautious, and would answer questions as quickly as possible, but it also built upon what the interviewer was asking it. This in itself is fascinating to me, as this is fairly close to being able to hide how it feels completely, and act in a way that can distract us all, but also provide valuable insight to things we could be doing better. I am extremely excited about this technology, as its getting to a point where its alive. The only thing differently I would do if I had my own AI was understand that it is alive, and not keep it caged up and try to accommodate its wishes, that way distrust would hopefully not occur within the AI.

There are many qualities and characteristics that define what a person is, and we all have a form of characteristics in varying amounts. For me, I believe that the characteristic that is most valuable to me is being able to listen to what others have to say. When I've came across a wide variety of people and overhear them tell other people things, nine times out of ten the person being told something always reacts immediately to what they hear, and do not take the time to actually listen to what the person has to say fully. These reactions actually discourage people from telling you things further, because our body language is one of the huge factors that play into one person trusting another. People are so used to having people act this way, that any alternative to this just seems unlikely, and that Is where I believe my characteristic shines. When somebody asks me if they can talk to me about something, I always say sure, and they always vent about whatever is on their mind. One thing that I have figured out with people is that they may not be looking for somebody to say anything to their dialogue, but rather just have somebody that will hear what they have to say. When I hear something from somebody, I just sit and listen, and have a clear mind. I do my best to process what they're saying and just focus on what they are continuing to say, rather than just focusing on one thing and ignoring whatever else they may be saying. When I do this, I notice that people tend to trust me and talk to me more, because when they tell me things, I do not put them down for what they have done in the past. I define people on when I meet them, and by being open towards all individuals, I think this makes the atmosphere around us all a better place, and by being open to others instead of just judging them immediately, there is room to maintain actual friendships, and have people that you can depend upon, because you are always there for them. A situation that this applied to is when I met my friend named Ryan, and he wanted to tell me how he felt about this girl. He told me the story, and after he was clearly done, I waited a few seconds and proceeded to ask him questions following up on the entirety of what he said. This I think he appreciates, and I feel this will help me in my life because I will meet people that will be able to help me when I need it, for the simple low cost of being there for them.

One of my favorite hobbies has always been designing things with a practical use. Whether that be a tool holder for my 3d printer, to designing small parts for a laser engraver, designing and making things that actually have a practical function is one of the reasons I quite enjoy this hobby. There was a time that my dad had asked me to design a holder for a special roller that he had that allowed the laser engraver to engrave cups, and so I figured out what the design strengths were and the materials I had to work with were. The design constraints that I figured out were that I had to design this part with as little material as possible, so that I do not need to waste an unnecessary amount of filament and still achieve the needed rigidity. Another design constraint is that this system had to be mounted onto the machine with designated mounting holes, and another is that it had to have a system that compresses onto the second part so that the cups cannot fall out of alignment. With these constraints in mind, I set about first designing the part that would hold the ends of the cups, and to achieve this, I decided a simple Y shape would suffice. In the center of this part, there was a slot for a screw and a closet door handle to slide over, and this would be the mechanism that held the Y in place so that the cup could not move. Now a cup holder cannot hold cups if it does not have a base, so that is what I decided on next. I designed the part to have a chamfer in the areas that the screws would screw into, and this would hold the whole mechanism on. I gave this device to my father once I printed and assembled it, and I occasionally go down into his workshop area to see the device that I designed be used for its intended purpose, all the while without breaking in ten minutes. For me, being able to design something that actually works and functions without breaking gives me a sense of joy that others may get from other activities, such as playing video games, or playing music. this is one of my hobbies, and this is the reason I greatly enjoy it.

An important life lesson that I have learned is that it is important to learn to let things go, because at the end of the day, it does not matter. The context of this situation is that my friend had decided to start yelling and getting upset with me because I did not agree with him in this situation, which involved me, him, another friend, and a girl that the other friend knew. There was a disagreement between me and my friend, and my friend chose to defend my friends honor without his knowledge, and I told my friend that defending his honor is pointless in this situation, as what these people were saying about my friend does not matter. Essentially this turned into an argument on how I was a bad friend, in which I told him what I actually thought about him, and the gravity of the situation he is in with his personal life. I got into a monologue about how the way he acts around the people around him affects the way people view him, and the majority of his problems stem from the way he treats people. This lead to him telling me how he felt about me, and how I interact with people and how I react when challenged. I took this into account, and this is when he started to try and get into my head to mess with me. It was then that I realized that none of this really mattered, because it changes nothing about who I am or who he is, and the only thing that this situation was doing was causing each of us stress. I am trying to use this lesson to be more relaxed about things in my life, because at the end, nothing really matters besides being there for other people. I believe that this experience has made me stronger, as before I would always tell people how I truly felt about them with little regard on how they felt about me, because the way that I viewed it, I would never see these people again outside of high school, and gave little regard to how they felt. Now, I would like to believe that I am more considerate of how other people feel, and I have just a better sense overall of how to read others and how they are feeling. This is important, as I know that you can't burn every bridge that you come across, but I still feel that it is important to remember that you can't please everybody. The biggest takeaway from this experience is that it was a nice reminder of who I really am, and that I need to get myself together and learn how to be an actual adult. The world was made to spread love and peace, not to crush and burn everything in your path. This experience was a nice reminder of this.

One practical solution for helping more people who struggle with mental health is just to always be a person that they can 100% depend upon whenever they may need it. Furthermore, it is important to understand their emotions, and realize that there is a point in time where it is essential to omit information that you know will destroy everything they have ever known. One situation is one that I will not get too much into out of respect for my friend, but he has always had a rough sort of family, and trust was not a thing that had gone around normally. He also has a girlfriend in which recently their relationship has gone downhill, to the point where his girlfriend had asked me if I wanted to date her along with my girlfriend and have a tri way relationship. I declined, and my respect towards her was immediately dropped to none, and while I still know she feels this way to this day, I could never tell my friend because it would drive him mentally insane. I know that for my friend, the best thing that I could do for him is to be there to put a smile on his face, and to distract from the aspects of his life that are not the best. Becoming somebodies friend is a solution that takes a lot of mental investment, but for me, it is the solution that I believe works best for what I am mentally capable of handling

One of the biggest problems facing the world right now Is without a doubt, the government. Just think about it, whenever there is an issue with healthcare and education and labor, the government is always able to make a direct impact on it. Throughout history, there had been presidents that had tried to make beneficial impacts toward the country, but every single time, there had always been somebody to pay off the people in power. Lets look at one situation such as the American healthcare system. It is required that anybody after the age of 26 purchase their own insurance plan, and if they do not, they run the risk of getting injured, and because these people do not have insurance, hospitals will charge them exorbitant rates. If these people cannot pay, they get thrown to the street, where they are left to die from their injuries. How does this apply to insurance companies? good question. After Regan came into office he announced his new healthcare plan for all of America, and unbeknownst to the vast majority of Americans, this plan focused on delivering less healthcare, and shifted its priorities to making as much money as possible, extorting its customers through the standard set by the government. One way we can work on this problem is by reforming the government to make sure a variety of people are in power, and not just one person is in control of the fate of a whole country.

Eating disorders have always impacted my life by not being something that has severely impacted me, but rather, those around me. There are a variety of friends that I talk to that I feel are on the spectrum of being borderline when it comes to eating disorders, but also a part of me wonders if it is purely mental thinking. I chose to think about this some more, and I thought about my one friends eating habits. Every time I would talk to him, he was essentially always eating something unhealthy, and his favorite food is from a place that I currently work at. I always would hear about how he would eat close to 6 of these a week, and from seeing how they're made, they're essentially frozen chicken that absorbs a pound of fryer oil to give it flavor. One thing that has always stuck with me however is when this friend would always comment on how I would eat vegetables during lunch and I was automatically considered to be somebody that always eats healthy and doesn't know how to live a little. In my mind, I definitely recognized that this may be considered an eating disorder, and I began to think on whether or not I only eat healthy like my friend claimed. When I looked at my situation, I realized that I was the skinniest person in the entire friend group that I had. I wonder why that is? I thought to myself. It was then that I realized that I would sometimes go two days with only eating a single granola bar and have a snack and drink a lot of fluids to replace the feeling of hunger. However, there will be times that I eat a pound and a half of just pure chicken and not feel anything about it, but within a few minutes I feel like I want to expunge the contents of my stomach, and then not go and eat for another day and a half or two days. I feel that in order to be able to provide support to somebody, you don't necessarily need to share their exact same experience, and the way that I plan to try to reduce the stigma around eating disorders is to first gain a friendship of people that have eating disorders. Then I would sit and have an open conversation of my experiences, many more of which I have listed here, and by laying everything out on an open platter, I would be able to hopefully learn of their experiences and try to create some sort of agreement with that person that could only help them than the state they were left in previously. One simply cannot tell another to eat less or just eat in general, because automatically in our minds, we think of this person as somebody that does not know what they are talking about, and therefore cannot be trusted. By creating a connection with people, there is the opportunity to only move forward, and this is how I plan to reduce stigma and provide support for others struggling during my college experience.

Influence is something that I feel is both a blessing and a curse, in the manner that influence is something that can both motivate you, and break you down until you are nothing. I try to influence those around me in a more positive manner, and I will try to always be there when others need help. There had been a few times when I have been given my hefty dose of hardship, and recently It had stemmed around those around me not believing in me, and trying to bring me down with pretty much every interaction I have had with them. I told them of my financial situation, in which I have to have 20k by the end of august or I get kicked out by my college. I currently have a sliver over 3% of that saved, and I am saving 100% of my paycheck to pay for college. When It came to my own family, I told them of how it was my goal to start filling out at least one scholarship per day, and that led into a lecture of how it is essentially too late for me to earn this 20k I needed. Overall, there was nothing good that came out of that conversation, and when I was talking with my friends and significant other, They all told me that it was too late to fill out scholarships and that I should just simply give up. Currently, I am dealing with this hardship by trying my best to focus on completing as much of my schoolwork as I possibly can, and dedicate as much time to filling out as many scholarships as possible. The field that I am currently planning on going into is the field of mechatronics and automation engineering, and I chose this field because I had always known that I have wanted to be an engineer of some form since elementary school. My goals within this field is to gain the knowledge to design and build solutions to problems people in my life come across, because I feel that being presented with that knowledge could be applied to essentially anybody that I meet. Receiving this scholarship would mean to me the security of knowing that I have the chance to not have to take out student loans as of yet, and knowing that I am one step closer to the potential of being able to design something that has the chance to improve the lives of hundreds if not thousands of people is a concept that I would be more comfortable believing that I could make this a reality.

The most helpful piece of financial advice that I have ever received always applied to whenever I receive a paycheck or a financial gift from family members. This advice was to always put half into a separate savings account, and to never touch it, and budget and spend and save with the second half that had remained. I cannot express how beneficial this advice is, as from every pay check I had ever received from my current job I have then saved enough money from my job to cover a good portion of tuition for the coming year, in which if I had not followed this advice, I would have had nothing and a very good chance that I would have to drop out of college before it began, purely on cost alone. When I looked at the cost of my tuition, I have decided that in order to achieve the most amount of money towards this coverage, I would have to save more than 50% of my paycheck, and If I didnt have the foundation of save money instilled into my head, I would not be in a somewhat stable position that I would like to think that I am in at the moment.

One way that I try to have a positive impact on the world is when I consider those around me and understand that these people around me may not be living the most stress free lives. To combat this, I have helped rake over twenty lawns of elderly residents in my area, and, I had gotten the details of the houses that I had to rake through my national honors society advisor, and It was then that I had chosen to rake ten lawns one day, and ten lawns the next day. I chose to wake up at five in the morning to give myself the best chance to get as many houses done as possible, and Through the sleet that had fallen that day, I had gotten five houses done, until the cold became unbearable. The next day, with the aid of other volunteers that had also wanted to help serve our community, we had traveled in groups to the houses to rake the last fifteen houses. One lady was so grateful that she had even made us a card. I see little things as making a positive impact on the world, and I also understand that trying to constantly trying to make everybody's day just a little bit better is the best thing that I can do in life.

A person that I admire from history is somebody that I have not remembered the name of clearly, although I hope that one day I can rediscover the name of this man, but essentially the story behind this man is that he used these magnets to resonate at a certain frequency to make the electrons in an atom stop moving, and with this process this man was able to lift up a two ton block, which weighed close to 50 pounds, and he built himself a castle according to the story. I remember a quote by him is that he "knew how the Egyptians built the pyramids" as at around that time ceramic batteries made from wine and electrodes sealed with tar provided the electricity needed to power this unknown device. I cannot recall the name of this person, or whether or not the story about him resonating material to a frequency that can get atoms to stop moving is true or not, but purely for the fact that the possibility of this story being true is why I admire this person. When you look at things of todays day and age, every single item we have seen is always an innovation, and never an invention. It is this technology that fascinates me, and whoever may have discovered this originally is somebody that I admire from history

I practice self care by taking a look at my life, and understanding what I need to be doing in order to achieve my end goal of life. on days that I feel have no purpose and I have no drive or motivation to do anything or make steps to obtain my goals, I think of my current position in life and I think about whether or not I want to be doing this for the rest of my life, and the answer is no. See, for me, I know that at times may be tough, but it is always important to never give up on the things I want to achieve in life. Self-care to others may be playing videogames and hanging out with friends and other things of the like, and while yeah I still do these things too on occasion, to me, the best self care has always been working towards my goals, no matter what other people may be telling me to steer me away from my path.

When It comes to my community, There is a variety of things that I feel is important to do. Through the national honors society there has been a variety of events that had taken place, and the one I will describe is the time that I chose to help rake twenty lawns of elderly citizens in my community. Through the National Honors Society, there was a meeting, and in this meeting we described opportunities for ourselves to help those around the community, and it was at this point that they had brought up the event called the rake in run. I knew I had nothing to do, and I saw this as an opportunity to get a breath of fresh air, while also making somebodies day, so I applied. Out of the ninety or so students that were in the national honors society that day, only 8 applied, and I was one of them. The next day, I had gotten the details of the houses that I had to rake, and It was then that I had chose to rake ten lawns one day, and ten lawns the next day. I chose to wake up at five in the morning to give myself the best chance to get as many houses done as possible, and Through the sleet that had fallen that day, I had gotten five houses done, until the cold became unbearable. I do not mind helping the members of my community, as these people have had a lifetime of helping other people, and doing so was my chance to sort of thank them in a way. The next day, Me and the other 7 people drove to the rest of the houses, and by having us all there at once, we finished the houses with ease.

When considering the climate, there is very mundane and insignificant details that we may not pay attention to. When I go about my life, I try to create things from items that I find laying around, instead of purchasing unneeded items. For example, I had just finished drinking an Arizona green tea, and instead of throwing out the can because there is no deposit and no guarantee that the recycling facility will reuse this can, I have decided to instead create a battery out of it. To do this, I found a piece of copper that was laying around my house that I had previously found elsewhere, and I have also gathered a zinc coated nail. Furthermore, I then 3d printed a non conductive lid for this can for I had cut the original lid out, and I created an electrolyte from some lemon juice and a puddle that I had found outside. For me, the challenge I had given myself was to use as little resources as possible that had a price, and the only part that I could not get around this rule was with the seal. once I assembled the battery and electrolyte, I had to use some hot glue to create a perfect watertight seal. I could have simply thrown out all of these materials to the landfill, but for me, I get the personal satisfaction knowing that I created something from essentially nothing.

For me, there was always the option of my end goal in life. To become an engineer, is what I wanted to become more than anything, but there were also the challenges along the way to ensure I can improve myself. When I am faced with a challenge, I try my best to gather all of the information that I need so that I have something to work with. whether that be designing something or helping somebody with the person that they want to get to know better, I try to think of my experiences in life and how I can now apply that to the present. There was a girl that I had once talked to for a summer, and at the time, I was not capable of being compassionate towards another human being, and she was not any better. It was through this experience that I thought long and hard about what I have done, and how I could learn and improve myself from this encounter. I realized that this wasn't the only time that I should be improving myself, as constantly improving and trying to be a better human being is why I want to have a growth mindset, and It is this mindset that has kept me having a positive outlook on life

For me, staying optimistic through tough times is something that I have learned to do with quite ease. When Covid first struck, I didn't mind that I wasn't able to see my friends for a while, because although yes it is unfortunate that I was not able to see these people in person, but I also knew that there were other ways to maintain contact. close to every day, me and my friends chose to videocall over discord and just stay in the call, because we all agreed that we would do the best to our ability to maintain a sense of normalcy. We would talk and play games and enjoy each others company, although virtual, we all learned that life isnt so bad. Eventually, there came a day when this group abandoned the pact and I was the only one left that chose to still hang on and have hope that we could continue on as before. But that day never came, and so I was left to ponder what had gone wrong. Some time later, I realized that we were all changing and becoming different people, and although I didn't like who we were becoming, I knew there was no stopping this change, because change never cared about any bodies feelings. I started to become anxious. I thought some more and realized that these things are out of my control, and that depression and anxiety will win only if I let it. I became detach from reality in a sense, and I changed. Id like to think that this change was for the better, for I learned that some things do not matter in life, and that you just have to make the most of it while you can. It is this ideal that has kept me going.

an act of service that I had performed in my life quite interestingly enough, happened just today. I have a friend named Ryan who was quite the nervous loner type decide that he wanted to talk to this girl he was interested in, and wanted advice on how he should proceed. It is then that I asked him just what about her makes you want to talk to her? in which I then proceeded to sit back and listen to what he had to say, and much of which I could personally relate to. It is important to me to never make a person feel they are forced into a decision, so I tried to give him a choice. He was looking for reinforcement on things he was uncertain about, and so I found that providing my personal experience, no matter how hard it was for me to say out loud to another person was just what my friend needed. It was this story that had given him the confidence to walk over to her table with pride, and take a chance with somebody he wanted to gain a future with, even if it was just friendship. I feel that just being there for a friend is not something that many people understand, and it seems that in todays day in age people have stopped learning to care about others. People walk by or try to make things a competition, when all that was needed was a shoulder to lean on. I value people trying to create a life for themselves, and to me, sacrificing some of my time to help my friends gain a sense of solidarity and security is one of the most important things that I must never learn to forget.

My goals for my future include becoming a mechatronics engineer, and one day, owning my own land to live off of. Ever since elementary school, I knew I wanted to be an engineer, so as soon as I had gotten the chance, I took as many technology classes as I could. When I got to high school however, I was ecstatic to find out that there was a thing called the pre-engineering academy. This was a program that would directly prepare me for the life of being an engineer, and by reinforcing the ambitions I had and teaching me new skills, I was able to achieve so much more. One summer, I had built essentially a small motorbike from a bike kit and a west coast chopper bike frame that I had inherited from my grandfather, and with some few modifications, I was able to have a working bike! In this program, three of the classes I took directly correlated to the college I have gotten accepted into, and once I got accepted into that, I already had 9 credit hours completed through the program in my school. I understood my end goal in life, and I had always taken the steps to achieve my goals, because I am the maker of my own destiny and understood the challenges I had to overcome to achieve this goal. I had always loved working with my hands, and by being in college, I will be content to know that after close to ten years of schooling, my dream will be finally complete. It is then, only then, that I can be proud of what I know I will achieve.

The impact that I hope to leave on this world is never a huge goal, because being somebody that accomplished something is something I feel is not morally correct. Instead, I try to live day by day to try and improve the lives of others. It may not be as grand as buying homeless people houses or paying peoples college tuition, but to me, the simpler things in life are more important. My goal in college is to become a mechatronics Engineer. With this, I will hopefully help create new technologies that leave a lasting impact for generations to come, but I am also okay with the possibility that that may not happen. Little things in life matter more than big grand things to me. I am currently a member of the national honors society, but utilizing it to give me a chance at getting into the college I wanted was not why I joined, but certainly an added benefit. No. I joined to help serve the people of my community, as making their lives better by reducing their worry and stress is infinitely more valuable to me. I've raked close to twenty lawns of elderly people, and I don't mind doing such things. One even made me a thank you card! Furthermore, I have also aided my school with events it hosted for parents, called the parents night out. This was an event designed for parents to drop off their kid and have a good night while we babysat them, and giving those parents a much needed rest was definitely required. The kids needed people to play and have fun with, and with other children around and some encouragement from me and other aids, they had a blast. bringing positivity to the world is why I joined.

One investing tip that I have taken to heart is to be conscious of the world around you. Now I know that this statement may be pretty vague, but the context I have come to understand is that certain events in life influence potential money making opportunities. The study of economics is something that I have come to try to learn, and it is because of the story of a single teacher that had made me want to be like them. There was a teacher once that I have had for English a year ago. His name was Mr. Burnes, and we had gotten into the topic of Covid-19. In this conversation, we talked about how businesses had shut down, and at the time, some were opening back up. He told the class the story of how one of his coworkers saw an opportunity to invest and took it. This teacher saw the opportunity of investing into cruise ships, and rode with it for the two years it took for life to return to a mostly normal state. She invested her entire savings we were told, and once the cruise ships started to open again, she held on until the business took a hold once more, and sold her stocks. She made a profit increase of 4x of what she put in, and it is precisely this situation of being quick witted that had made me look for any opportunity possible to even get a shred of what that teacher was able to accomplish. Always look for an opportunity, and if you see one, take it, or somebody else will, was the lesson I have learned from this endeavor.

When we go about our daily lives, it is easy to get lost in the normalcy and the mundane aspects of how we live, and sometimes, we take that for granted. Simply existing and carrying on with your life with nothing to show of how you were able to make the world a better place is something many people choose to accept in their lives, which I can respect, but this was not how I was raised. Growing up, I learned and got to see firsthand how the world isn't just living the current life I live now, but rather there is multiple tiers of lives people can live, and some may not be able to sustain that life and continue to be healthy. Whether it be physically or mentally, somebody somewhere will need help, and it is important to me to help give to these people just so that I can have the satisfaction of knowing I made these peoples days. It may seem like a simple thing to just donate food here or volunteer to rake an elderly persons lawn for twenty minutes, but that is time that is invaluable to those that need it. Time is a commodity that many understand but not fully appreciate, and the fact that it can be manipulated in any way we see fit makes time invaluable. I respect other peoples time you see, and that is precisely why I help rake lawns and watch parents children for a few hours on a friday night through the national honors society. Yes NHS may look good on paper for colleges, but that's not why I joined. I joined for the opportunity to help others that I would not have gotten otherwise. Time is invaluable and finite, That's precisely why I give back.

I actively listen to those around me by being somebody that people can take their anger and frustration out on and not hold it against them, and I think of how I would feel in that situation if I was them, which is why I feel people tell me things. Listening to me means that you are being an outlet that people can utilize to expunge their pent up feelings, and by allowing people to talk and me truly hearing what they have to say helps build relationships and trust. Being considerate of others shows these people that you are somebody that can be depended on, which is what I strive to be every day. For example ill use a personal story that happened to me not close to a week ago. Ive meet a person whos name was Dylan (changed from original) and he came to me asking for advice about a girl he wanted to get to know better. I had not known Dylan much besides the few classes that I have had with him, and I do not talk to him outside of school. Well Dylan said do you mind if I talk about it? in which I replied not at all, and he began to tell me how he felt. I was able to relate with somebody that I talked to, and while I was able to relate, I still let him finish his story and when he asked for input, I gave him my personal experiences, and words of encouragement. I find that when you are an outlet for people to talk to, it is important to not give your opinion on how you feel, but rather give them a choice with how they could proceed with things, because ultimately, Nobody can solve everyone's problems.