YoursTrulyLina
Oct 31, 2015
Undergraduate / 'interact with people from different walks of life' - Terps bring differences to a community; essay [2]
Prompt: Terps are diverse. They bring intellectual, social and cultural differences to our community. Describe the different parts of you which will contribute to our diverse campus community
It's always nice knowing who one is and where one comes from. For as long as I can remember, I was one-hundred percent Haitian, but that all changed three years ago. One day my mother decided that she wanted to find out more about where she came from. After many dead-ends, my mother finally got in contact with some of the elders of her family. What they told her about where she came from shocked her. And it even shocked me also because I always thought that I was Marlina the Haitian, not Marlina the Haitian, Puerto Rican, and French.
Later that day, I found out that my great-grandfather, Edgar Serran, was a caucasian Martiniquan and my great grandmother, Eugenia Castro, was Puerto Rican. As a young woman who comes from different backgrounds, I now comprehend the importance and value of diversity. According to Dictionary, diversity is "the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin."
My experience as the Technological Officer of a school club by the name of "Bridges" has taught me how to interact with people from different walks of life.We work on issues such as human trafficking, orphanages, learning and physical disabilities, homeless shelters, and self harm, Therefore, I have the pleasure of meeting people who are different from me. My experiences in Bridges and my cultural backgrounds have taught me how multifarious the world is. By attending University of Maryland, I will be able to contribute what I now contribute to Bridges by being active and open minded when it comes to what Testudo's value, diversity.
I would really love to add at least two more paragraphs. I need at least 500 words, but I only have 271. I'm also not sure how to make the first paragraph more "coloful" and how should I transition my first diversity experience to my second one? Thank you so much in advance for your help.
Prompt: Terps are diverse. They bring intellectual, social and cultural differences to our community. Describe the different parts of you which will contribute to our diverse campus community
It's always nice knowing who one is and where one comes from. For as long as I can remember, I was one-hundred percent Haitian, but that all changed three years ago. One day my mother decided that she wanted to find out more about where she came from. After many dead-ends, my mother finally got in contact with some of the elders of her family. What they told her about where she came from shocked her. And it even shocked me also because I always thought that I was Marlina the Haitian, not Marlina the Haitian, Puerto Rican, and French.
Later that day, I found out that my great-grandfather, Edgar Serran, was a caucasian Martiniquan and my great grandmother, Eugenia Castro, was Puerto Rican. As a young woman who comes from different backgrounds, I now comprehend the importance and value of diversity. According to Dictionary, diversity is "the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin."
My experience as the Technological Officer of a school club by the name of "Bridges" has taught me how to interact with people from different walks of life.We work on issues such as human trafficking, orphanages, learning and physical disabilities, homeless shelters, and self harm, Therefore, I have the pleasure of meeting people who are different from me. My experiences in Bridges and my cultural backgrounds have taught me how multifarious the world is. By attending University of Maryland, I will be able to contribute what I now contribute to Bridges by being active and open minded when it comes to what Testudo's value, diversity.
I would really love to add at least two more paragraphs. I need at least 500 words, but I only have 271. I'm also not sure how to make the first paragraph more "coloful" and how should I transition my first diversity experience to my second one? Thank you so much in advance for your help.