My Family Research Paper

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My family can be defined as a large group of different vibrant personalities. Despite our vibrant and often clashing personalities, we have nothing but love towards one another. Out of my entire family, I admire my dad the most as he always sees the best in people and loves to help others. Unfortunately, my dad 's teenage years were cut short as he had to leave school to support the family when my grandfather got injured. He put his dreams aside, so his sisters wouldn 't have to. My mother had a childhood similar to my dad 's as her father passed early and it led to her stepping up and taking on many responsibilities a child should never have. It 's the hardships that my parents had that shaped me to be the person I am. The difficulties my …show more content…

I chose to enroll in online grade 12 English as I have previously taken grade 11 English online and thoroughly enjoyed the unique style of learning. Online learning attracted me as suitable preparation for academic life at a university as it emphasizes self-regulation. When not at school, I can often be found playing volleyball. Unfortunately, I had an injury this year, preventing me from playing volleyball at a high level. Despite my injury, I have kept my interest alive by continuing to play on the school volleyball team as well as teaching younger kids how to play volleyball. As any sport, volleyball takes up a large chunk of time, moreover, it is definitely the biggest conflict with my academics. Whilst balancing time between school and extracurricular activities, I still find time to pursue my passion of helping others and continue to take opportunities to do so. With my passion for helping others, I recently began volunteering at a local soup kitchen with a group of friends. In addition, I am also extremely passionate regarding mental well-being, consequently, I am currently in the process of creating a club at my school to promote mental well-being whilst providing a space for students to have somebody to talk to. Moreover, I tend to keep myself busy when not at school as I believe it is incredibly important to be a well-rounded …show more content…

With this goal, I plan on attending a university with a program similar to the disciplines of Health Sciences or Medical Sciences. As of now, I am interested in Health Sciences at McMaster University, Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa, and Medical Sciences at Brock University. However, as I am only in grade 11, I still have time to decide what program is best for me. Since becoming a doctor is a difficult and long process, I have set goals for myself this year to become the ideal student for these programs as well as university in general. Some of the goals I have set for myself are creating a method of studying that works for me, developing time management skills, and learning how to study efficiently. The goals I have set for myself are challenging and require a lot of work and effort on my part in order to see these changes. I hope that I can reach these goals through this class and hope to become a better student and a better person by the end of the

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