Undergraduate / How I can enhance the community around me? - UCF ESSAY [3]

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"Integrity, scholarship, community, creativity, and excellence," not only do these words form the UCF creed, but they are the values that I strive to uphold daily. Many say that I have a "good" heart, which I interpret as my concern and love for others. When I enter into a new setting not only do I evaluate how I can improve myself, but how I can enhance the community around me. I desire to make a change, positively affect as many lives as possible, and create profound memories and legacies throughout my college years. I come from a family who strongly believes in education, its foundation, and the success that it leads to. As a result it has been instilled within me that it is my obligation to live up to the full extent of my potential and to hone in on the skills and blessings, which have been given to me, to become a highly successful African American female. Over time I have learned that becoming successful is a task that is entirely left up to me and has to be desired from within. Even as a toddler my parents reinforced early education. They have a desire for me to achieve and experience things that they could only dream of. The many rights that my ancestors fought and died for are the very rights that I hold in my hands today and often take for granted. It is not only my mission but my duty as a young African American female to rise to the occasion. The time is now to stop making excuses and start taking action.

I have also learned to value family. No matter how hard times get or how heavy the strain that is put on our family ties, we are expected to stick together and help each other overcome. Throughout this strong family bond we have been taught the aspects of love, respect, honor, and loyalty. Most of all, we depend on God from which all of our health and strength comes from. We acknowledge the fact that if it was not for the Lord we would not be here today enraptured in the many blessings He has bestowed upon us. We all realize that every breath is a gift from God that should not be expected nor demanded but received out of appreciation and gratitude.

I strive to make a make a positive impact so that I can not only uphold the morals and values that have been instilled upon me, but also to honor my family name. I realize that everything I do and say is not only a reflection of my physical family, but a reflection of my fellow spiritual family as well. It is my duty as a young, black, Christian, female to set the par for others and to be a leading example to those who are lost in the world and are looking for a way. I am more than ready to open a new chapter and set out for the college road ahead of me.

Undergraduate / They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their streng - FSU essay help [4]

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.

"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up their wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." - Bible, Isaiah 40:31. Never have I been ashamed to say that I continuously depend on God, from which all of my health and strength comes from. Not only that, but I am well aware that if it was not for the Lord and his sweet grace, I would not be here today enraptured in the many blessings He has bestowed upon me. I realize that every breath is a gift from God that should not be expected nor demanded but received out of appreciation and gratitude. It is my duty as a young, black, Christian, female to set the par for others, and to be a leading example to those who are lost in the world, looking for a way, but also to show 3-dimensional strength. I believe that my life completely embodies the definition of vires in its intellectual, moral and physical aspects. Not only is this strength of all kinds part of Florida Sate University's guiding philosophy but it is part of the philosophy which I choose to uplift and value in all aspects of my life. It is not that I believe that vires describes me but better yet, that I define the word vires.

"A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. It's complicated by the fact that in most nations, women receive substantially less education than men" -Melinda Gates. Living in this world is becoming increasingly challenging. As the amount of job and education opportunities decreases, the cost of living increases. Violence, corruption, and moral deterioration surround our everyday lives and occur in various situations daily. With the depletion of our economy and the encompassing of moral decay it takes Vires to overcome and strive for success day after day. Aside from that, the temptation to conform presents itself to my life constantly. Not a day goes by without a temptation being placed upon my moral strength to give in to the ideas and actions of this world and its dismay. As Melinda Gates states, the road to finding that voice of strength and sound foundation is not easy, but I'm more than willing to endure and achieve it. Many would say that I have two strikes against me because I am black and a female, but I look at my circumstance as a challenge. It is a challenge to rise above, regardless of the labels that have been placed upon me and to succeed just as anyone else. I close with this quote, from one of my greatest sources of inspiration and a woman whom I look up to greatly. "It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you always"-Oprah Winfrey. I will not only continue my desire to be hungry for knowledge and success but strive to learn, experience and conquer always, letting nothing cause my strength to become broken.