My plans for the future are to go into the medical field. I am interested in being a Psychiatrist or Oncologist. I want to either help people with their mental health or help people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Psychiatry has interested me because I realized for the first time how important mental health is. Oncology interests me because my Dad was diagnosed with cancer and I feel very empathetic for people who are battling such a terrible illness. I know medical school is expensive. But I would do anything just to get a little money to help pay for it. This scholarship would help me get some money for my career. It is really not all about the money though because I think it would still be worth it to be a little in debt if it means I'm doing a career that I truly love. Just being able to have an opportunity to win this scholarship is amazing. Also it gives me an opportunity to write about how much I would truly love a career in medicine. Being able to share my passions with others is awesome. I'm hoping I can also inspire others to go into medicine if it is something they want to do. That there are ways out there's to get scholarships for school. That people should not be afraid of going into an expensive career such as healthcare because of not having enough money. If course I have had second thoughts about going into medicine because of the cost of school. I definitely do not come from a family with money. However I know there are ways to earn scholarships to help me pay for college. Being able to apply for scholarships just makes me more inspired and excited about the medical field. Winning this scholarship would mean a lot because it would show that my hard work and dedication has payed off. Also that going into medicine is worth it because I know I don't have to worry as much about the cost of med school. This scholarship opportunity also makes me believe in myself a little more. It allows me to have a chance to achieve my hopes and dreams no matter the cost. Also it gives me a lot of motivation to go into healthcare because I know I can focus more on my education than having to focus so much on the cost of my education.

If I had to choose one book I would want everyone in the world to read that would be The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. I would choose The Fault In Our Stars because the story is the perfect image of human connection and how powerful it can be. This book may be about a girl with cancer but it is also about living a life that you always wanted. The main character Hazel Grace has not really lived life to the fullest even after getting diagnosed with cancer. But when she meets Augustus Waters he shows her that dreams can really come true even if you're battling a terrible illness. This book has everything that anyone would desire. There is an amazing romance filled with passion, humor even in dark times, love in the unlikeliest of places, and beautiful human connection. Not to also mention the world wind of emotions you would feel when reading this book. There were moments I would smile and laugh and then their were raw moments were I would just be in tears. You know if a book is bringing out your raw human emotion that it is a good book. This book also shows the importance of family and friendship. Hazel's parents are there for her throughout her cancer journey. Also Gus and Issac are there for her when Hazel needs to find comfort and support through her illness. The Fault In Our Stars reminds us how much the people in our lives care for us and that they will stick with us even during the hardest times.

The discovery of the CT scan and MRI has shown me the positive impact of technology. As someone who is interested in going into the medical field I could not imagine what healthcare workers would do without these scans. These scans have a major impact on cancer patients because they are used to diagnose cancer. This also allows patients to catch their cancer earlier if they are worried. Also they can detect the stage a patients cancer is at. This is important because if doctors don't know what stage the cancer is at they would not be able to identify the right treatment. CT scans and MRIs are both very useful scans. CT scans are good at identifying bony structures and MRIs are good for identify what is normal tissue and what is cancer tissue. CT scans show what could potentially be wrong and MRIs show a clearer picture of what is wrong. Without these scans healthcare would not be the same as it is today. More people would die of cancer because it would be harder to detect. Also these scans make it easier for doctors to get a clear reading on what is actually going on with a patient. The CT scan and MRI are just a few pieces of technology that have changed the world for the better. Especially the healthcare world. Some may say cell phones are the biggest technology that has changed the world. Cell phones have changed the world, but we could definitely live without them. Know loving without CT scans and MRIs would just suck.

My father has been the person who has impacted me the most. He has been the person who has really been there for me through thick and thin. He is the most hardworking, dedicated, and loving person I know. He has done so many great things for me that I can't even describe in 600 words. My father has been a single parent for several years now but that hasn't phased him in the slightest. After my mom left I was a little worried that I wasn't going to get the life that I dreamed of. But my life so far has proven that wrong because of my dad. I would not be where I am know if it wasn't for him. Him going through these hard times after my mom left has shown me how brave he is and I know how brave I can be too. My father has proven a lot of people wrong when it came to rasing me and my siblings alone. And he has done the best job. We may not be rich but my Dad has done his best to provide for our family. He started his own business and has worked harder then ever to make sure we have a good life. My dad has worked harder than anyone I know and in my eyes he is successful because of the life he has provided me. My dad has been through so many hardships but he has never given up. He was diagnosed with cancer about 2 years ago and he still has stayed strong. Cancer has not changed him from being the amazing human being he is. Even in sickness he has still provided for me and my siblings. My dad is literally a superhuman, which is very cliche to say but I mean he is. He beat cancer, raised 4 kids on his own, made sure we had food on the table, and has been a loving parent. I would not be who I am today without him. He has taught me a lot of things in life. He has taught be to be positive through the hard times, to believe in myself, and to not be afraid of taking risks. He has taught me to not wait for life to not be hard anymore to be happy. I would never ask for anyone else to to be my father. My dad is so loving and so caring. He is also fearless. He is fearless because he never gave up in life and he certainly never gave up on me.

I have always wanted to be a leader. I think of myself as a strong and independent woman who will do anything to make her dreams a reality. As a highschool student I have tried my best to be the leader I want to be. At the age of 15 I got a job. At the time I thought I'm only 15 there is no way I'm ready to have a job. Anyways I believed in myself and I got my first job at Panera Bread. Working at such a young age has helped me to be more independent. It has also helped me develop leadership skills I never thought I possessed. I have had the opportunity to be a team lead after working at Panera for almost two years. As a team lead I'm able to train other employees. I really enjoy working with new employees because it really feels good teaching other people. It also feels good when I see new employees exceed at their job. I have shown leadership skills in my medical class I am taking in highschool. We have done a lot of presentations in that class so far. I had to stand up and be a leader in my group presentations because my group members can get a bit nervous when presenting. I understand that presenting can be very nerve racking but I knew I needed to step up and be the leader. Doing this made presenting a lot easier for me because I have gotten more prepared and more confident because I know that our presentations were great. I am somewhat a leader with my siblings. I'm not the oldest but I usually help my siblings out as much as I can. I help them out with homework if they don't understand something, help them pay for things, help them get to places on time, and help them with their chores every once in a while. Being a leader with my siblings has helped me build stronger relationships with them, as well as made be a better human being. With these leadership skills in the future I want to make the world a better place and help people in anyway that I can. I want to be a doctor one day who will save people's lives and when it comes to saving lives I need to be the best leader I can be. As a leader I want to give back to the community as well. I can do this by donating food and money to those in need and even helping them get back up on their feet. I know I can be a better leader in so many ways and I am going to use my leadership skills that I have gained from these experiences to do just that.

I want to pursue a degree in the mental health field because I want to help people who are struggling with their mental health. I also think mental health is very important especially now as our world is experiencing neverending changes. The stigma that surrounds mental health is absolutely crazy now more than ever. I want people who are struggling with their mental health to not be afraid to seek help. Mental health is as equally important as physical health. If someone's mental health is not up to par then it would be super hard for them to live the happy and healthy life they deserve. I recently had my own mental health struggles. I have been battling with depression for over two years and I nearly lost that battle. Almost losing that battle with my depression is what made me seek the help I needed. I want people to be able to be comfortable seeking help a lot earlier than I did. Believe me when I say I was afraid of getting help for my mental health because I was scared of being judged and made fun of. But I want people to know that they don't need to be afraid anymore. Being a mental health professional will allow me to help others who have had similar experiences that I had. I will also be able to hopefully educate the public about how important mental health is and that there is no reason to judge anyone going through mental health struggles because at some point everyone will have some type of mental health issue. I want to help end the stigma behind mental health. As human beings, people need to start supporting one another when it comes to mental health. People should not have to be afraid anymore because getting help doesn't make them weak it will only make them stronger. Being able to help people with their mental health would allow me to help people reach their full potential. Because finding your full potential means being the most happiest and confident with yourself. If people are not happy or confident with who they are because of their mental health they need to know they can get help. People should not be afraid to get help especially if their mental health is preventing them from living full and happy lives. It is okay to not be okay. It is also okay to get help if not being okay is getting in the way of being happy.

It is very important to understand the nature of our universe because it can help us understand our purpose as human beings. We will never understand why we are alive if we don't know anything about our universe. To get to know the universe a little more I think it would be very interesting to read about how our universe came to be. How and why us humans were created. If I can understand my purpose of existing in this universe than I can help people understand their purpose on this universe as well. As a society we can try to keep our universe a healthy environment, not just for us humans, but also for animals and plants. Us learning to keep the environment healthy will help us understand nature. The ways to keep our environment healthy are by recycling, using less gas, and picking up trash. Another way to understand nature is to go outside in nature. You can literally just go in the backyard and listen to the birds and watch them to see how they interact with the environment. All I did to get closer to understanding nature is going in my backyard where a baby deer was. The deer's mother had left her alone for several days. I saw that she was really hungry and I tried to give her some apples and some milk to drink. She was to scared to eat or drink anything but, watching her helped me understand nature a little more. People need to understand that humans are not the only things that exist on this universe. There are animals and plants, and other wildlife. We need to be less selfish by not taking our environment for granted. We need to be kind to animals and protect other wildlife by keeping our environment as clean as possible. Also we should try to understand each other a little better. We take up a lot of the universe and not working together just makes us all miserable. To understand people I try to be as kind and patient with them as possible. if you are always mean to other people it will make it harder to understand people. Being nice to someone is how people become closer to each other. If we can't learn to understand each other than we can definitely not understand our universe. So start by just being kind to others and kind to the environment to start to understand the true nature of our universe.

My favorite song on Taylor Swift's 1989 album is "wildest dreams." This song makes me feel like a powerful woman that can do anything. That what ever I dream of can be true if I believe in it. I have never e in a serious relationship with anyone but, listening to wildest dreams makes me feel like it would be nice to be in a serious relationship. But also that to be in a serious relationship you can't let your partner boss you around. This is also true in any relationship such as a friendship. True friends don't boss you around and tell you what to do all the time. They care about who you are not about who they want you to be. Taylor's song helps me understand that I shouldn't keep bad people in my life no matter how charming they are. That they may treat you like your the only person on this planet, but they really don't care for you at all. This song makes me feel happy and sad which the best songs should. It is also the best song to listen to after a breakup or a doomed friendship. It is very catchy and makes you want to just get up and dance. It is also the best song to scream at the top of your lungs with friends. Wildest dreams is great to listen to on car rides with the windows down and the radio blasting.thus song makes you feel amazing and makes you feel like to you matter. That there might be people in this world who don't care about you or don't think you good enough, but that isn't true at all. This is a good song that represents woman empowerment. That we don't need a guy in our life to make us feel happy. That we are strong and independent and we matter. I can listen to wildest dreams none stop and everytime I listen to it puts a smile on my face and makes my day. Her voice is so angelic and powerful in this song. Also the lyrics are so well written and tell a beautiful story. If I were to recommend the first song to listen to on this amazing 1989 album it would be wildest dreams. When I first listened to it it made be feel like I could do anything thing. Listen to Wildest dreams and then listen to the rest of this sick album.

The dream version of my future self is to have a positive mindset and to not give up when things get hard.

Generational wealth to me means having a stable amount of money where my family is living comfortably and not having to worry about when we are going to eat next or that we have a place to sleep at night. Also how much money someone might make based off of how much their family has. Growing up my family didn't always have a lot of money. When my parents weren't getting along my dad, my siblings, and I were living in a motel because my mom kicked us out of her house. We didn't have enough money at the time to afford a house. We were the type of family who needed food stamps for groceries, got free lunches at school, and wore hand me down clothes. We didn't have a lot but that didn't matter because we were still a happy family. We didn't need a lot of money because we still had an amazing childhood and we had each other. I mean what is the point of having money if you don't have people in your life that love you. Starting out as a person who didn't have a lot of money growing up, I want to strive to go to college and get a good job so I can help out my family. I want to help my dad pay the bills and rent and help pay for groceries so he doesn't have to worry about not having enough money. I want to be able to make enough money so he doesn't have to worry about working. He was diagnosed with Cancer two years ago and hasn't been able to work as much as he used to. He is in remission but the radiation treatment messed with his back and now he has to walk with a walker. I don't want him to have to worry about working anymore so he can focus on his recovery. One day when I have my own family I want to make sure that I'm making enough money so my family is stable. I don't need to be super wealthy to live a good life. Like I said growing up my family wasn't super wealthy and struggled with money, but we still got through it because we had each other. Right now my family doesn't have a lot of money but we are getting by just fine. And just getting by is enough for now.