hi gloria you helped me a lot with my other UCF admission essay i was wondering if you could help me with my FSU one.
"Florida State's guiding words, "Vires, Artes, Mores" which in Latin mean "Strength, Intellect, and Character" are all words other people and myself would use to describe me. The one that I can relate to best would have to be "Vires." Sometimes strength is found from falling down and building yourself back up. On September 12, 2006 I fell down, but I never wanted to get back up. This was the day my godmother died, and also the very day she was diagnosed with breast cancer, stage 4. Throughout the 5 years she battled breast cancer she never once complained. She was the women that walked down the street with a shinny bald head but had a smile on her face. On the day the doctor told her she had 6 months to live, she laughed because she knew she was stronger than that. The strength she has given is unexplainable. After watching years of her suffer but not hearing a single complaint I now know the true meaning of the Latin word "Vires." She has given me moral, physical, and intellectual strength that one cannot describe.
After attending numerous breast cancer walks with her I wanted to reach out to the community and spread that same strength she had given me to others still fighting. I called the Susan G. Koman research center and asked how I could help in the upcoming Breast Cancer walk. They asked me if I was interested in being the leader for all Dade County teenagers involved in the "I AM THE CURE" program. This was a program designed to reach out to the community and let it be known that early detection is the key to survival. That included putting up flyers around the community, and handing out pamphlets at the upcoming Susan G.Koman walk. At first I was hesitant I was not sure how I could possibly find time considering I had cheerleading practice, student council, and my academics to stay on top of. The next week I thought long and hard about whether I could handle it, I decided that if I stayed focused and organized I could defiantly find time. After 3 weeks of going around to local schools, restaurants, and businesses I found 250 teenage volunteers willing to help out in the race.
The morning of the race we all arrived at Bay Side Park at 5am, wearing bright green shirts that said "I AM THE CURE" on the front, and on the back were the words "Every Person, Every Where." This was to state that breast cancer has no boundaries, be it age, gender, socioeconomic status or geographic location. Everyone is at risk. When the race began we handed out over 15,000 pamphlets, key chains, and t-shirts all stating the simple steps to early detection. During the survival ceremony I could not help but smile knowing that I had saved at least one person's life earlier that day. When the survivors began to walk I saw in every single woman's eyes that same strength Illiana O'Connor, my godmother, had up until her last day. It was that strength that got me out of bed that morning determined to make a difference."
