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TOPIC: Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
It is said that "where there's a will, there's a way". One such epitome of this aphorism is the legend, Imran Khan. To be honest, I'm not someone who gets impressed by others easily and I'm looking to find flaws and shortcomings in even the most successful of people. However the cricketer-turned-politician of Pakistan, my homeland, Imran Khan has had a profound influence on me.
Despite being an ardent fan of Khan's leadership and cricketing abilities since my childhood, I was truly inspired by Khan about three years ago when I witnessed one of his polemic and thought-provoking speeches in Karachi. In his speech, Imran preached that one should never give up on his or her dreams and related his own life experiences in how he was disparaged and demoralized in both cricket and politics but he never gave up on his ambitions and persistently worked hard. He explained how one should handle failure and setbacks in life and always have concrete self-belief. As everyone clapped and lauded the exceptional speech, I remained motionless on my seat, struck by an epiphany.
His words repeating in my mind, I was awe-struck by his passion and vowed that I would follow his advice. From that day onwards, I have instilled hard work and determination as principles of my personality. I still remember how I used to be extremely weak at Mathematics at school, never getting higher than a D grade; I had accepted that Math wasn't my cup of tea. However, Khan's speech had changed my whole mindset and I became determined to master the subject with renewed vigor. I spent entire nights solving those wretched equations and problems which seemed impossible at first but I would persevere and not leave the study table until I had solved the question. Surprisingly, Math became much easier and even interesting! I ended up getting an "A" in mathematics in both my A-levels and O-levels.
Similarly, I have opened up a side of my personality that I thought didn't exist. I was never really interested in the complex and army-dominated politics of Pakistan but Imran's massive rise in support as a political leader last year aroused my curiosity and intrigued me to examine and evaluate the ideas and talks of the traditional politicians with scrutiny to get a clear idea of who was right and who was wrong. It then became evident that rampant corruption and misallocation of resources was not just a cliché used for political advantage but a harsh reality. This realization has awakened my patriotism and consequently induced a fierce, incessant anger over the egregious, corrupt and dishonest political elite of the country which I covet to see dethroned to make way for positive change.
A true philanthropist, Khan has built the biggest private cancer hospital in the world and a prestigious university from charity money where free services are provided to the poor. His organizations have made it lucid that efficient management and administration are vital for success, qualities that I hope to endow in my business management career in future.
TOPIC: Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
It is said that "where there's a will, there's a way". One such epitome of this aphorism is the legend, Imran Khan. To be honest, I'm not someone who gets impressed by others easily and I'm looking to find flaws and shortcomings in even the most successful of people. However the cricketer-turned-politician of Pakistan, my homeland, Imran Khan has had a profound influence on me.
Despite being an ardent fan of Khan's leadership and cricketing abilities since my childhood, I was truly inspired by Khan about three years ago when I witnessed one of his polemic and thought-provoking speeches in Karachi. In his speech, Imran preached that one should never give up on his or her dreams and related his own life experiences in how he was disparaged and demoralized in both cricket and politics but he never gave up on his ambitions and persistently worked hard. He explained how one should handle failure and setbacks in life and always have concrete self-belief. As everyone clapped and lauded the exceptional speech, I remained motionless on my seat, struck by an epiphany.
His words repeating in my mind, I was awe-struck by his passion and vowed that I would follow his advice. From that day onwards, I have instilled hard work and determination as principles of my personality. I still remember how I used to be extremely weak at Mathematics at school, never getting higher than a D grade; I had accepted that Math wasn't my cup of tea. However, Khan's speech had changed my whole mindset and I became determined to master the subject with renewed vigor. I spent entire nights solving those wretched equations and problems which seemed impossible at first but I would persevere and not leave the study table until I had solved the question. Surprisingly, Math became much easier and even interesting! I ended up getting an "A" in mathematics in both my A-levels and O-levels.
Similarly, I have opened up a side of my personality that I thought didn't exist. I was never really interested in the complex and army-dominated politics of Pakistan but Imran's massive rise in support as a political leader last year aroused my curiosity and intrigued me to examine and evaluate the ideas and talks of the traditional politicians with scrutiny to get a clear idea of who was right and who was wrong. It then became evident that rampant corruption and misallocation of resources was not just a cliché used for political advantage but a harsh reality. This realization has awakened my patriotism and consequently induced a fierce, incessant anger over the egregious, corrupt and dishonest political elite of the country which I covet to see dethroned to make way for positive change.
A true philanthropist, Khan has built the biggest private cancer hospital in the world and a prestigious university from charity money where free services are provided to the poor. His organizations have made it lucid that efficient management and administration are vital for success, qualities that I hope to endow in my business management career in future.
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