stern22
Sep 22, 2009
Undergraduate / "Guys stop it!"; FSU ESSAY; helping and making an impact on others lives [10]
Hi! I am working on my FSU essay and would like any help I can get. Any suggestions or corrections on technical errors or content would be great! Thank you!
Also, I tried making paragraphing by indenting each new paragraph, but the program would not allow me to do so. So i just ended up putting a double space in between each new paragraph!
Prompt: For almost one hundred years, the Latin words, "Vires, Artes, Mores" have been the guiding philosophy behind Florida State University. Vires signifies strength of all kinds - moral, physical, and intellectual; Artes alludes to the beauty of intellectual pursuits as exemplified in skill, craft, or art; and Mores refers to character, custom, or tradition. Describe how one or more of the values embodied in these concepts are reflected in your life.
My essay:
"Guys stop it!" were words I often found myself saying as a seven year old girl. Even as a little girl, when I saw my two best friends fighting, I could not resist the urge to stop and help them out. Although I might have been a little annoying as I presented the issue in a judicial manner, asking each of the girls to give their side of the story, I meant well. I could not bear the sight of my best friends fighting and always felt the obligation to fix the problem in hopes of the two forgiving each other.
Ten years later, in a somewhat different way, I still always find myself trying to help others. Every time I see one of my classmates struggling to solve a math problem or interpret the meaning of a literary passage, something kicks in me that urges myself to help that person. However, the best part is seeing one smile as he or she says "oooohhh" as the math problem or meaning of the english passage finally clicks and makes sense to he or she. The overall feeling I get as I help someone is exhilarating and better than any chocolate cake(which I crave on a daily, perhaps minute basis) I come across.
With whichever career I end up pursuing in the future, I hope to instill my selfless and charitable mores towards others. I find that life is short and if you spend it doing something you do not enjoy, you will only resent yourself. Although I am still undecided as to what specific career I want to pursue, I positively know that it will involve me significantly helping others, whether that means I be a teacher, psychologist, or even a lawyer.
As a child and now as an young adult, I find helping others to be invigorating and enriching. As my parents taught me as a child to put others before myself, I have realized that in reality such a concept is not always possible. However, if we find those moments in which we can in the littlest ways make one's day better, we must take advantage and embody it in every way possible. As I read the prompt which contained the latin word, mores, which refers to several meanings, i found the word "character" to stand apart from the rest. Who I am as a person is the force and drive of my life and its actions. The helpful and sympathetic person that I am today has caused me not only to better the lives of others, but also myself. Wherever my future leads me, I will make sure to personify this concept of character and intellectual strength by making an impact on others lives in hopes of making a difference.
Hi! I am working on my FSU essay and would like any help I can get. Any suggestions or corrections on technical errors or content would be great! Thank you!
Also, I tried making paragraphing by indenting each new paragraph, but the program would not allow me to do so. So i just ended up putting a double space in between each new paragraph!
Prompt: For almost one hundred years, the Latin words, "Vires, Artes, Mores" have been the guiding philosophy behind Florida State University. Vires signifies strength of all kinds - moral, physical, and intellectual; Artes alludes to the beauty of intellectual pursuits as exemplified in skill, craft, or art; and Mores refers to character, custom, or tradition. Describe how one or more of the values embodied in these concepts are reflected in your life.
My essay:
"Guys stop it!" were words I often found myself saying as a seven year old girl. Even as a little girl, when I saw my two best friends fighting, I could not resist the urge to stop and help them out. Although I might have been a little annoying as I presented the issue in a judicial manner, asking each of the girls to give their side of the story, I meant well. I could not bear the sight of my best friends fighting and always felt the obligation to fix the problem in hopes of the two forgiving each other.
Ten years later, in a somewhat different way, I still always find myself trying to help others. Every time I see one of my classmates struggling to solve a math problem or interpret the meaning of a literary passage, something kicks in me that urges myself to help that person. However, the best part is seeing one smile as he or she says "oooohhh" as the math problem or meaning of the english passage finally clicks and makes sense to he or she. The overall feeling I get as I help someone is exhilarating and better than any chocolate cake(which I crave on a daily, perhaps minute basis) I come across.
With whichever career I end up pursuing in the future, I hope to instill my selfless and charitable mores towards others. I find that life is short and if you spend it doing something you do not enjoy, you will only resent yourself. Although I am still undecided as to what specific career I want to pursue, I positively know that it will involve me significantly helping others, whether that means I be a teacher, psychologist, or even a lawyer.
As a child and now as an young adult, I find helping others to be invigorating and enriching. As my parents taught me as a child to put others before myself, I have realized that in reality such a concept is not always possible. However, if we find those moments in which we can in the littlest ways make one's day better, we must take advantage and embody it in every way possible. As I read the prompt which contained the latin word, mores, which refers to several meanings, i found the word "character" to stand apart from the rest. Who I am as a person is the force and drive of my life and its actions. The helpful and sympathetic person that I am today has caused me not only to better the lives of others, but also myself. Wherever my future leads me, I will make sure to personify this concept of character and intellectual strength by making an impact on others lives in hopes of making a difference.