Undergraduate /
'Wildlife and animals' - UC Prompt 1 [5]
As a small child
common opening , I would never question my mother when she would bring home a stray animal. She would bring
home injured and homeless animals
to the house so often that I began regarding them as friends, rather than
as temporary pets. Each and
everyoneevery one of those animals has impacted my life and my way of thinking.
remember to show, not tell The grey tabby with the missing ear whom I affectionately named 'Star' would sit with me on my worn backyard bench and relish in the warm sunshine, watching the blue jays peck at the apple tree. These 'meditation sessions' with Star helped me appreciate the little things in life, to see nature's beauty everywhere.
this isn't explained enough for you to say you now see nature's beauty Bella, an orphaned baby house sparrow I helped raise
, had a hard time learning how to fly
. Yet she would always hop to the edge of my bed and jump off, flap her wings fervently, then fall. This never stopped her from trying
, and trying again,again and again until she finally was able to fly circles around my room
(much to my annoyance) . I followed Bella's example every time I
wouldcould not understand a concept. I would try my best at it, and even if I failed I would rise up and try again.
Not all of the experiences I had with the animals we took in were happy. Too often would I find a litter of kittens outside of my house with runny eyes, and runny noses. At first glance, one would think they had a cold, but in reality they had distemper, a horrible
use stronger adjectives , incurable disease that affects cats and dogs, and almost always leads to death. I would take in these kittens regardless, and even though I knew I wouldn't be able to save them, I would give them warm place to sleep and food to eat until the veterinarian would
take them to euthanizecome to euthanize them . Every time I witnessed
a cat in my neighborhood die because of this epidemicdie from this epidemic , my desire to help these animals became stronger. I want to make a difference in the lives of animals, who are often overlooked because they are not seen as not big enough or important enough. My upbringing surrounded with so much 'wildlife
, '
and has made me a compassionate and patient person
, with a good understanding of the world around me.
my first suggestion would be to consider focusing on one animal throughout. you might be spreading yourself too thin here. if you do that then you might add more personality to your essay. otherwise your essay is bouncy. if this is your smaller and less important essay, then don't worry all too much.
