My favorite athlete to cheer for on Team USA is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. I watch Sydney with such passion and joy knowing all her accomplishments such as breaking the world record in the 400 meter hurdles countless times and being an olympic and world champion. Not only does Sydney truly dedicate her time to the sport, but she dedicates her time to a relationship with God. Before every interview, before every race, and after every race, you can always see Sydney praying and Giving all glory to God. This is one of the many reasons why Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is such an accomplished athlete. From Sydney’s Olympic debut in Rio to her going after a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Sydney truly has been through so much in such a short amount of time. During high school and the Rio Olympics, Sydney was struggling with mental health; she always felt like she wasn’t good enough or that she was depressed. According to Sydney, this all started to fade away when she later found God and the many blessings, and miracles He bestows upon those who entrust and believe in His holy name. Finally, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone soon became the first woman to break the 52 and 51 second barrier in the 400 meter hurdles. Not only that, but she is also a world renowned relay leg in the 4x400 meter relay.

I believe that it is important for mankind to better understand the ground under their feet, as well as the world and universe around them. It is important to understand the nature of our universe, and the earth we live in because It it is important to realize how big and complex our universe is, as well as how it is beneficial to understand our world and beyond. Firstly, it is vital to understand the complexity of our universe and our earth due to the fact that many people don’t truly understand how many things work or proceed in the universe. Such would be that if you were to study the processes of a nebula, you would be able to find out that it first comes to life due to the aftermath of a supernova consisting of clouds of interstellar gas and dust. What occurs in a nebula is that a sufficient mass consisting of gas and dust may begin to collapse from a gravitational attraction. During this process, gravitational pressure causes the material in the center of the sufficient mass to heat up, creating the beginnings of a protostar. This is only one process in the universe that consists of a variety of components in its complexity. Secondly, I believe it is important for everyone to be educated on the topic of the nature of the universe due to the fact that we not only live in it, but it has been around for a while and more and more occurrences and discoveries are revealed for research. For example, during Feburary, 2024, NASA discovered through their James Webb Telescope that in what seems as the early universe, or what some would say the first parts of the universe, a red colored black hole, and many red colored objects were found. Organizations like NASA sought after a way, and an idea to inform and teach the public about space and the universe through the James Webb Telescope; this was their way of employing a concept to teach. Lastly, after researching space and career paths, I have decided on choosing the path of an Aerospace Engineer. Not only do I want to become an Aerospace Engineer to design and build aircraft, but I also want to use that platform to build organizations and clubs to teach people about the nature of the universe and the complexities often over heard. Because of this, I hope to employ the idea of simply looking out a telescope on a clear starry night and wondering, what goes on billions of light years away and ways beyond the naked eye can see? Simply looking at a star and realizing that it’s not all the world has made and taught it as a shape that has 5 vertices and realizing that there’s more to it than the naked eye can see. Now I want to leave the question up for perception: Do you ever wonder what goes on past a hands reach to space laying down on the grass, or why is there another star in the sky tonight?