the world could be through personal experiences. In my life I have met many people from different walks of life. Through conversation and getting to know the person you can learn a lot from them. People can open new ways of thinking. They can show you how to see the world through many different perspectives. They pass on knowledge from one person to the other. For example, Teachers teach us what is right and what is wrong,how things are done, and how to apply those methods to the real world. Especially
From my early childhood till today, my most remarkable characteristics have been my curiosity to learn new topics. My keen interest for learning new ideas, when combined with my inner desire to reach a degree of excellence in every piece of work I perform, enabled me to acquire significant knowledge on various aspects of nature and technology, as well as leading me through a successful educational career. During my early ages in school, I was introduced to 'BASIC' language and on how computers can
The leader shadow experience turned out to be one of the most valuable experiences I have had as a student at Concordia. Initially it was my plan to shadow a leader within my current organization, but that did not work out for various reasons. Unfortunately there were too many fires being put out our management to able to have dedicated time available for the shadow experience, although I did have two individuals express support. When I decided to go outside my organization, I chose to ask someone
Personal Statement ‘Be human.’ That is the words of my mentor said to me. Being a teacher has always been my dream since childhood. In my opinion, teacher is one of the greatest careers in the world because it helps people to be a better person. Hence, three years ago, I chose the major of Drama in Education and started my journey of being a qualified teacher. In the past three years, I have gained a comprehensive understanding of Drama in Education. Besides the professional courses, I attended
analyzation of my experiences, I concluded that I don’t practice anthropology in my life enough. In addition, I discovered that my life doesn’t have much diversity in it. With that said, I am moving forward with an open mind towards new cultures and am eager to learn more about the people that make up this planet. I was raised in a town with less than thirty thousand people. Most the population being
comprehend the status quo. Moreover, as a citizen of a least developed country, I had witnessed the many disasters that my people have endured as a result of extreme poverty, growing income inequalities, and inefficient utilization of resources that have existed for many years. These factors initiated the thought to consider Social Science class when I had an opportunity to choose my stream of study in high school. Then I took mathematics and introductory economics courses, which convinced me to pursue
this short essay my goal is to venture into the role of story-telling and narratives in anthropological discipline and give one take on how it is possible to understand the given role. By drawing on Tim Ingold`s understanding of the processes of getting to know phenomena existing in the world around us I shortly discuss the idea of fieldwork as a cognitive journey defined by reflexivity. When doing fieldwork the anthropologist inevitably joins the stories shared with her with personal stories, meaning
old photo albums always brings on pure nostalgia for me; I cannot help but recall the days of my childhood I spent in Quebec, Canada, a place where part of my identity resides. This experience helped to broaden my understanding and enthusiasm towards
In a world that is continually growing and evolving and problems such as global warming and population growth becoming ever more real, the need for innovation and fresh ideas from the engineering world becomes increasingly evident. It is this that attracts me to civil engineering as a career because although I am aware of the many pressures and demands I would be facing, the sense of achievement and the knowledge that I would be making a difference to the lives of others would be of great personal
Recognizing the potential hardships- I personally had to travel to get myself a job since I could not secure a good one back at home. However, that being said, I believe in order to improve as a person, be it financially, education wise or on a general personal level, one has to undergo difficulties. What matters at the end of the day is whether or not, the aftermath of the difficulties one undergoes, pays or not. One hopes it does, but even if it doesn’t ,most people who made it never quit because of