Icouldstartthisstatementoffbysaying,that"I'vealwayswantedtoattendBostonUniversity."or "EversinceIwasakidI'vealwaystookmyeducationseriously..."butthetruthiseversinceIwasa kid,Ineverunderstoodtheimportanceofmyeducation–Infact,Ididnotquiteknowthe importanceofanything.WhenIwasinsecondgrade,Ilostmyfatherinacaraccident;Ilivedwith practicallyeveryoneinmyfamily.Iwasalwaysthequietgoodkidinsecondgrade,butafterthat, everythingtookaturnforbothbetterandforworse.Ibecamethetypicalfifthgradeclassclown,the fourthgradebully,andthethirdgraderwhosesecondhomewasinsideoftheprincipal'soffice.I enjoyedtheattentionmypeersgavemewhenIshowmorecontent
Guidancecounselorsspokeaboutpickingclasses,andchallengingyourself–that'swhenithitme–WhatIneededtodowastakeadvantageofalloftheopportunitiesprovidedtome.Ijoinedclubs.I workedhardinmyclasses,IaskedquestionswhenIneededtoAnyopportunitythrownatmeIwas takingitoriftherewasnone,Iwentsearching.HereIamnowasahighschoolsophomore.Iamnot thetypicalclassclownanymore,Iamnotrefusingtodoanywork,andIamtakingadvantageoff alloftheopportunitiesprovidedtome.Before,decidingtoapplyfortheHighSchoolHonors program,Ididn't'knowwhattowriteabout,Ispentweekstryingtocomeupwithatopic.I discoveredwhatIwantedtowriteaboutonlyafterreceiving,yetanotherorthopedicsurgerylast month.IstayedinthesamehospitalIdidduringmyfirstsurgery,andwhenIhadseenthesame staffthatnursedmefouryearsago,itwasahugeeyeopener!ItremindedmeofallthethingsIwas overcomingwhenIfirstreceivedsurgery–suchasalloftheopportunitiesImissedoutonbybeing theclassclown,butitalsoremindedmetotakeopportunities.Sowhenyouaskme,whyIwantto attendThehighschoolhonorsprogram,well,it'ssimplybecauseIwouldliketotakeadvantageof everyopportunityplacedinfrontofmeinorderto
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Iwasaperson,whowantstobeasuccessfulbusinessmanlikeeveryoneelseuntilonetragicevent happenedinmycountry.Thistragiceventmademedramaticallyshiftinmythinking,andmakeme tostronglyrealizewhatIhavetodofornow.Therewasthedevastatingnaturaldisasterhappenedin theNortheastofJapanonMarch11,2011,andconfirmeddeathcountsover30,000.Itwasthe biggestearthquakeinthehistoryofJapanIcouldnotevensayawordwhenIwatchedthenewsthat Tsunamiswipedwholecityaway,anditkilledtonsofguiltinesspeoplerightaway.Icannotreally rememberwhatIfeltbecausemybrainwentacompleteblankatthattime.Ididnotwanttoimagine itreallyhappenedinmycountryMytearswereflowingshowmorecontent
Iknewshehadbeenhavinghardtimebythisdevastatingnaturaldisaster,butshealwayssmileand laughwithus.Iwillneverforgetwhatshesaidtome,andIrealizedweallJapanesehaveto appreciatetoallofwhohelped,prayed,anddonatedforJapan.Westillhavealotofproblemsuch asnuclearplant,andJapan'seconomygotevenworseaftertheearthquakehappened.However, peopleallovertheworldgaveusahope,courage,andpowertogetbettersocietybackNow,itis timeforustorespondtothoseexpectations.We,asouryounggenerations,nowhavetobealeader ofJapantomakewonderfulsociety.AndIamwillingtobeone,whowillleadthefutureofJapan. TherearealotJapanese,whoisstilllivingintheshelter,andwhocantevengotoschooltostudy evennow.Ifeltsorry,andImustnotforgettocountmyblessings,andappreciatethesituationIcan dowhateverIdesireConsequenceofexperiencingvolunteer,Ideterminedtobecomeglobal businessman,whoisabletofinanciallysupportmypoorcountry,andmakegreatcontributioninan internationalsociety.
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SpendingthenexttwoyearsinBostonwillhelpmetoreachmydreammorebecauseBoston Universityisrenownedthroughouttheworld,andhasthebroadervisionbusinessprogram,whichis themost
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