World Missions 15 Essays 2013

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Please duplicate and post on your bulletin boarcl, thanks! ! ! ! t ! ! ! ! ! tlTorld Missions Inner-city Extension Center Inc.Malissa B. Perkins ScholarshipWWW.exten stion cente -dc.o g

Email Addr es exlens oncente @ye izon.n eELI GIBILI TY REO UIREMENTS :

Thepurpose of the Malissa B. PerkinsScholarship s to award talenteddeservinghighschoolseniorswho are makingscholarlyor"o*pTithments n their schooland community.financial assistanceneeded o attendcollege.Tie scholarship is limited to senior highschoolstudents hat resicJen the District of Cotumbia.The ompteted application shouldbesubmitted o: World MissionsInner-city EXTENSION Center,-Attention Dr. JoAnnPerkins,PresidentMalissa B. perkins scholarshipAwards committee,.p.o. Box92083iWashington,tC 20090-2083 nd mustbe receivedby or on Mother's Day of'eachyear..

CRITERAPleasenote that the scholarshipawards committeehas ranked eachstepaccording to itsvalueof importanceand candidatesare required to respond o eachqiestion in order tobe consideredas a candidatefor an award. Candidatei are also reqiired to submitanelectroniccopy as well as seven 7) hard copiesof the applicationlo the ottowing emailaddress:gxtensioncer?ter{tD,verizon.net.Hard copiessnoita be mailed to the addressindicatedabove.Thecriteriafor a candidatebeing etigiblefor a scholarship s as ollows.

L Candidatemustbe already accepted n a college. (spoints)2. Candidate nustbe witling to become membeiof oir communitybookclub.(Spoints)3. Candidatemustsubmit hree(3) lettersof recommendation--one ustbe romhis or herTtrincipal/guidancecolmselor,and other letterscan be rom non-family members rofessional. (15points)4' A onepage single-spacedessay typed)describingwhat their plans are and asto how the MelissaB. PerkinsScholarshipwill allow themto)each theirgoals.(30 oints).5. candidate mus't ubmit detaileddocumentationabout their highschool/communityserviceexperiencesnform of letters,pictires, certificatesand other documentation hat substantiate heii level of iommitment ti havingcomplete


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-rf!'nvoruo,Ar,\y May9,2013

someof the ime don'tknowhow o describemyselfbecause,mdifferentrom he est.But I doknowthat 'm anoriginal.My names DiamondBaileyand ife for mebegan nJuly7thof 1994' 'mtheyoungest f five and,eadyo makebig changesn life. I like to say wasraised y my motherandmy brotherbecause y father igurewasn,t uchafigure o me. usehis absentss nspirationo my life sowhen growup I can ind someone ho s betterandveryencouraging' s I've grownmy mothernfluencesme o dobetterandworkharder.At timesgetlazybut shestill pushesme ill I understandt has o bedone.My mothers a strongblackAfrican-American omanwho'sbeenhloughhell andbackand o knowshehasn,t ivenupyetis helpingmestrive or greatnesso see ersmile. 've been nown o bestrong ecause,vebeenaught ot o cryand chooseot o express y feelings. ut one eeling couldn,t oldbackwaswhenmy heroesmy UncleBernardandmy grandma rowndiedand t was otalshockandamajorpausen my life. Two peoplewho had he aith n meandalwaysmademesmile.My unclewas ike a father o meandalways newhowto helpwhen t wasproblems ndmygrandmotherlways skedme "how s school?!'m going o be ightatyourgraduationaby,,.loveandmiss hemmuch.

The act hat hey're n a betterplacealsohelpsmestrive o betteranddreambig.Soallthese eople avehelpedme realized,thatwant o writea bookbutalsowant o sranmy ownbusinessr anorganizationthatelps he ess ortunate. want o give hemsomethingo live forother handrugsandalcohol. want hem o be able o startoverand resh.SowhileI,m nschool'm going o begano writemy bookandalsoseef I couldgetheip o startmyotganization' say o myselfall the ime want o be henextoprah,help heoneshataren,tblessed'havebigdreams ut know t's going o behard o facewithouta full plan. believethat heMelissaB. Perkins cholarship ill helpmepursuemy dream snotonlysee ow osponsormy bookbut alsomy organization.believe his scholarship ill getmea step orwardto what canbecomen life asbecominghenextoprahwinfrey andbeginningmy life asanadult'Thiswouldhelpmeout a lot regardingo my parents otbeingable o pay or everything


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Nn*n*K,&,^r\t*'lMy interestsn the socialsciences "atesack o my earlyyears n school,whereexceptionally xcelled n varioussocialstudies ourses.During'my eleventhgradeyearof highschool, wasable o participate n the GeorgeWashingtonUniversity Early doU.g. prograrniThis highly selective rogramallowedme to takea fui collegeschedulewith collegestu-dentsncollegeclassrooms. pon completionof this program,not only will I graduatewith-ahigh school

diplomabut an AssociatesDegree rom Georgewashingtondniversi{,. as a resultof myparticipationn this program, wasable o furthermy knowledgeand passion n the socialsciences y enrolling n coursesncluding Introduction o Psychology,Urban Sociology,ChildandAdolescentDevelopmentaswell as RaceandMinority Relationi. Th.r" coursesosteredmyintens-enterest n pursuinS;he field of socialsciences uringmy undergraduateareer.Duetomy religiousupbringingand communityservice hroughmychurch, thJAfrican Americancultural through culinary arts constantlysurroundedme. During my outreach,we preparedmealsfor localshelternhabitants.Thesedeliciousmealswereoftenfried and ilted with massiveamountsof caloriesandsaturatedats. oftenwonderedhow I would incorporate hesedistinctinterestsnto one ield of studvandultimately a career.Through esearching ariouscareers ndundergraduate ajors,my goal s to obtainan undergraduate"gr*. in Sociilogy with a minor inHealthandWellness.After completingmy degree rom the GeoigeWashingtonUniversity,planto attendculinary school o obtaina.Baking,Culinary,andpastry arts iaining.Bycombining hese ields of studies,andusingmy own perstnal estimonyof overcomingmyissueswith obesity, hope o be able o enhancehe ives of many p"opt" andempowerunderprivileged ommunitiessuffering rom obesityandotherweight elatedmorbidity,s.Mydream s to ultimately openmv own culinary schooiand empowermentcenter hat will serve oreinvent raditionalAfrican Americandishes.Themain missionof the culinary schoolwould beto teachand ind alternatives swell assubstitutionso someof the ingredientswithin thesetraditionaldishes o make hernhealthierwhile preservinghe conventional astesand hehistoriesbehindeachof thesedishes.By making thesesulstitutions, hope o aid aswell aseducatehe African American "oro*unity on ways to enhanceheir lives and dietsand toultimately educe heir chances f associatedmorbiditiessuchasdiabetes ndhypertension,onamea few,Coming rom a singleparenthousehold,my motherbears he costof providing for theentirehousehold, ften sacrificinga lot. Obtaining his scholarshipwould takesomeof theburden rom my mother.Another reasonwhy I should eceive his scholarships because feelthat I haveworkedvery hard during my high schoolyearsby obtaininga 3.5 GpA in mycoursework rom SchoolWithout Walls and, 3.3 GPA from my courseworkat the GeorgeWashingtonUniversity.Additionally, I havebeenan activeparticipantn severalorganizationsandclubswithin my schooland neighborhood ommunities,Receiving his scholarshipwouldhelpme tremendouslyn achievingmy goals,becominga leaderandJffectively servingmycommunity.


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fitna hnSn*: Jones,Future lansandHow .nffiw'r aid n achievingoals

RonaldReganoncesaid, The philosophyof life is that f we rnakeup our mind what wearegoingto makeof our lives, henwork hard owards hat goal.We never ose.,, haveheldtight to this quotewhenreferring o my long andshort erm goals.My life andmy mind are illedwith charminggoalsanxiouslywaiting to be pursuedso here s no way I can ose.Hardwork isthe key to that castleand hold the key aroundmy neck,My shorl erm goalasclichd as t may sound s to simply graduate.Being he student hatI am,not only do I want to graduate, ut I want to graduate iledictorian with honors.Thismeansso much to me,primarily, because've workedmy entirehigh schoolcareer or this verymoment, his very goal.Graduating o me not only marks he endol.ry high schoolcareer, utalsomarks he begiming of my transitorystage nto adulthood.Graduating-ismy short erm goalbecauset took a lot of dedication, acrificesandcommitment o get o this stage n my life. ilymaking this my goal, canensure hat I make t to thenext point in my life.Two other shortterm goalsthat i havewhich go hand n hand are to receiveallscholarships apply for and o getacceptednto the collegesof my choice. t is essential uringthis period n my life to takeadvantage f opportunities ndb."ome as nvested n my futureaipossible'Without a scholarship, will be imited when t comes o selectingmy final collegedecision.The costof attendance il l be one ess actor will have o fear.GettingaccepteJntorigorouscollegeswill allow me to go aboveandbeyond he expected.All *y goul, arsrelatedmore thanany domino effectbecause nce achieve heseshort erm goalsa Oirect athwill becreated or achievingmy long term goals,which makes hemall priorilties.My long term goal s to go down in history. will be arevolutionaryeconomistmakingsocietyand he marketa betterplace.My accomplishments il l give hope o all minoritiesaround he world. They will be encouragedo know thatwe

"utt.1ounythitrgwe put our mind to.

Dreamsareachievable s ong aswe keepour mindsfocused. will changJth. world andcentermyself aroundothers hat alsobelieve hey canchange he world and ogJtherwe will.At the ageof 17,Ihave takenon the role of beinga secondmother. was given heopporlunityof having aparLtime ob but nevergiven he chance o spend he money earned.twent straightto my mother for helpwith the utility bills, rent, and home essentials. did notgrumblebecause knew theresults f the bills did not getpaid; from experience.With time, tdidn't botherme instead t wasa weekly routine hat I followed consistently.Although times havegottenunbearable, still hangtight to my goals,dreamsandaspirations.Nothing could separateme form those.As I look ahead o the fuiure,I know that Iwill sooncreate elief for my family. Going to college,beinga first generation ollegegraduateandbeinga successful conomistwill be the pathway o that relief. I have he determinationopush hroughanythingbut only oneburdenstill sits on my chest,which is paying for college.With fortitude, I will destroy thatburdenas fast as t cameabout.I spend ro*, applying toscholarships; eekingout all my opportunities.With the MelissaB, PerkinsSctroiarsnip-t il l bestepscloser o achievinggoalsbecause will not have o have he burdenof payingfoi collegewhile alsoattendingcollege" know thatgateswill openandrewardswill U. po"r""Aout"foil"allowing me to createhappiness or my family again-.

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MercedesoungEssay: escribingwhat their plons are snd as to how the MelissaB. perkins Scholarship il lallow them to reochtheir goals.

A young i r lgrowing p n he SE uadrant f our Nat ion 's api ta l ,hadalways reamedof becoming high anking ccountantr a successfulngineer . romear ly n I knew hatMathandScience eregoingo be my nichen i fe. have lways eenpass ionateboutnumbers, ngles, quat ions,actors , raphs, ndexponents .ut asc inatedymechanisms,logis t ics ,omputers ,obots , lanes, ndaerospace,athandsc ienceamenatural ly tome.Whi le onquer ingear ly l l asks ndanycompet i t iveontestselat ingo the spor tof Math,excel l ingn hese reas rovedo bea non-chal lengeor me.Math equi reshought .t is oday,wason yesterday,ndwi l lcont inueo beon omorrow. hesubject r tool mostcommonlvused noureverydayives.Somemight hinkwhi le ook ing t me hatmy short ermgoal : ;maybepret ty bv ious.Youseebased n appearanceslone nemayassume e o beyourtypicalseventeenearold 'Surpr is inglynough oweverheywouldbewrong. am a seventeenearold, nte l l igent ,fun ov ing,memberof he el i teNat ional onorSociety ,nact ive ar t ic ipantn Urban l l ianceorganizat ion,ho apprec iatesgoodbookasmuchasc lothes. oas o obtain uccessi th mylong ermgoals have pent he ast earmaking reat t r ides ndef for t o accompl ishyshor t ermgoals ' hese chievementsreas ol lows:o graduate igh chool i thhonors,o beaccepted t a top col lege r univers i tyf my choosing,nd o earnmyway o col lege oniesthrough cholarshipsndvar ious thersources.ntent n graduat ing i th honorscont inuous lyocus n the requi rementsecessaryo completehese mpendingasks.Regarding y ong ermgoals mustproper ly l ign ndconf igurehe course f my short

term goals, s heyaredirectly elated.Yousee,my ong erm goals re: to bedebt reeaftercol lege,o reach reatheightsn he ie lds f engineer ingr accountancy. . .poss ib lyEO tatue"Final lywould ike o inev i tably lacemysel fn a posi t ion f greatweal th.Today, ollegesbecomingmorediff iculto afford. t isa challengeo funda collegeeducat ion ' cholarshipsre he bestway o keep dvancingntoany ie lda person ants opursue. otonlydoes scholarshipewardwi thmoney, ut t is mportant ndanhonor oreceive ne. t g ives ecogni t ionnd he credi t arnedhrough ardworkanddedicat ion.want o be he onewhoshowshiscommitment nddeterminat ions progresshrough ncol lege ducat ion.f awardedhisscholarship,wouldbeable o notonly ui t i l lmyownaspi rat ions,ut h isscholarshipi l lbe a gi f t hat wi l l never orget .


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LeydiGuevaraI havealways eennterestedn studyingcience,specially iology,To me, heworldof cells, hehuman omplexity nd elativenessf theworldareust extremelyfascinatingopicso learn.Thisyear, had heopportunityo takeanAdvancedPlacementlassor Eiologyand couldnotbeanyhappiero be n thatclass. hough,haveencounteredountlesshallenges,oneof themcouldeverbecomparedo the

manyconceptsnd heorieshave een mazedo discover. ivenmy interestnscience,would iketo attend ollege nd hengo o medical ch.oolo become cardiothoracic urgeon. owever,t should enotedhat ollowingmy passionor sciencendeducations onlyone easono why want obe adoctor. leamedhatbeingadoctorrequires otonly ntelligence,ut alsoavery hurnanwillingnesso dowhat heydo.Doctorsmust ovehelping therpeople nd ivefor thepeople. imaginemyseifwakingup n themomings nd ealizinghat will besaving omeone,sife.My futureplansare o graduaterom college nd ravelaroundheworldhelpingpeoplen countries ith scarceesources. hileworkingat a cornmunity linic n myarea,Iearnedhateveryperson hould aveaccesso medicine, isregardingisor hercolot, anguager culture.t is not air hat here remanypeople yingdailybecausetheyarenoteconomicallytableo affordpropermedicine,havenever eltwith suchstrong esireo helpmy community ndhelpourworld. n my planss also he dea ostudy ducation hile n college nd eachor a fewyears efore oing o Medschool.The eason ehindhis s that love nteracting ith people nd would iketo workwiththeyouth.My intentions re o become n activecommunitymernber itherby beingadoctor, rbeinga teacher. y ultimately oal s to behuppywith what love.which sworkingwith peoplerommy community.TheMelissaB. Perkins cholarshipill helpachievehese oals y givingme heopportunityo fully pay or collegeanddedicatemostof my timeto studying.Thisscholalship ill giverne hechanceo furthermy educationn a greatuniversityunAallowme o startmy dream areer, hescholarshipanalsoassistme o pay or mybookshis fall anddur:inghespringsemesterswell. overall,thisscholarship ouldmakea verysignificant ontributiono my continuing ducationn aplacewhere willpreparemyself o serveasa critical hinkingandactivecommunitymember. alsobelievehatwinning heMelissaB. Perkins cholarshipil l motivateme o continuedoingwhat amalready oing.Givenmy community ervice uringhighschool, amconfidenthat will continueo be nvolvedwith thePerkins rogramandalsomakemyovmcontributiono inspiremoreyouth. will behonoredo win theMelissaB. perkinsscholarshipndupon eceivinghescholarshipwill commitmyself o thepursuit fexcellence,ndwork o become very ndividualn my community.


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Daryl ParisBrightMalissaB. perkinsSchoiarshioShining ,Bright"rn Farne,sReality

As a young een girl with neon-colored lothes, ot-s_o-trendylasses, nd an undeviatingsrnileon lny face, rushed nto thedoorsof Duke EltingtonSchoolof theArts, asa littlefreslman with a big drearn. I couldnot stopmy stomach rornfuming insideout as waitedrnpatiently or my first actingclass.Yet, despiie yi*..usurable abundance f nervousness,as alsoconfident,:ager, andhungry earnmore about hjrq1ys1..ious, et exciting, brm of artalled heatre' couldnot wait to niatty live rrLyar"u-n-orrpontaneousmusicaloutbreaksn theafeteria' was ust dying to gain the nfbnnation neededn order o u, ;,trr.next big thing on3:?1fffJ,o.1:x:l"t ltite io knowhatmv irstheatreeparlmenteeti'g ouldurnmyAs an ncorning reshman' hadthe.opportunityo watch heupperclasslnen erfbnnmonologues' mong al l of the pieces, enioiAlecaplper'sperfonlanceaffectedme themost.oticedher whole-hearled hysical,mental,an,Jemotionalcornrnitment,while sheexpressedcompleteandutterwlnerability to the arge oom fuli;;;.ople, This influential rnomenthelpede realize hat this mysteriousart of theatie s rsomuchrnore han u.st he ights, he actors,andhe fame.Theatrecanchangepeople,s ives.AttendingEllingtonhas nspired ne o alTect ociety n rnoreways hanone.As a result,ealized hat I have he p.wer to achieveo"" oi:-/irt**t goals n lif:e: ransfo'ning theeneralmedia'sperceptionof beauty.Through*reutre, huu. the capacity o r.edefine eauty nucha way thatthe shortdark-skinnld girl wlth the curvy figurecanbe considereoust aseautiful n societyas he media'smore commonstereotypicalmagesof beauty.Despite hehallengeshat comewith living the if.eof an artist, "-* itilung to clevoteny life to conveying,luoughmy art, hathurnanbeiigs, of everysizr;andeverycolor arebeautiful n their ownniqueways.Receiving inancialassistancerom the MalissaB. perkinsscholarshipwouldsuppotlmy ability to attendmy first choiceof coilege.Cott"g" audition .ur* is a toughperiodf costly raveling, irne-consumingprepwation,anJ thestressful eminder hatnothing srotnised;but, this did not stopme from pursuingmy passion. n rnid-March, receivedmiraculousnews hat I waschosenasoneout o1'onlyauput ive actingslots o be a parl ofamegieMellon's school of Dramaclass of 2017. Aftertrearing his infonnation, knew thateingacceptednto my dreatnschoolwasnot merely fate. haveworkedextremelyhardoverhesepast our years o create imitlessoptions br myself.However, imited accesso financialesourceso fund my educations theoniy obstacten my pursuit o success.carnegieMellon university (cMU) is a private nrtitrrtion hatprovideseverything hatneed n apost-secondaryeducation.with l diversepffiation of dedicated tudents ndassionateeachers, want to be mmersed n this environmentwhere will leam from manyifferentperspectives, o that I candevelopa1ddefine ny o*r, personal deas, ale'ts, andeliefs'cMU's internationalenvironment ndsfudyabroadprogramsarealsovery strong,andreessentialbr my arlistic andprofessional oals.-Unfortunately,thetuition and eesatarnegieMellon are nore than$62,000per year.while fortunate o receivesomesupporlby myidowedgrandmother,t wouldbe impossibie c,rus topuy for all of the expenses ithoutadditionalaid.Therefore,t would be anhonor o be gruit;A financialurrirtun"., especially,from theworld Missions nner-cityExtensionct:nter thatsupportsmy passion or educationandervingmy comrnunity.


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Michaeluriei lMy Personaloat tatementsince lddlechool' entors,uidanceounselors,nd eachersavenformed e hat onsurebrightutureormyselfneeJto ttenclollege,btainingcolregeegrees mportantomeecauset wil lestablishegacyr , ' iehu,.earningo,m. ,. i *v family,J,. *;*r* i;ns manynmyamilyave ett ledor ust nicr'r.h5oioiptoru,-butr ur,,"re than har,ron, ropursuedegreen he ields fAthlet icraininglxercisecienceno inerioio*u,u goars o becomeyoungntrepreneurysrart ing yowngym nd ecoming;,; ; ; ; ; i :rrr arhreticrrin*r,-r,ruemadetmyissi0noattend ollegeyany i*rnr lecessary,eceivingheMalissa,perkinsscholarshipon,tust inance yeducationut t wii larsoinanr*rv r..rsuanJ rpirut ionr,

Throughoutychildhood,ymother as truggledomake ndsmeetna singrearentousehold'hichsacommon fricanmerlcantory,*niyort u,wourcrayome;,,Mikeywant ouog0 ocollegeoyouwanthaveo struggleike doi, v' , r'rlivhas acedmany bstacresverheearsike omelessness'unger,nu*p6yt*nt,and or*. ir.r, ir}, e,ve een breohurdreverhesebstaclesndmaintainut otplrur*, 6oinghroughhese ardshipselt ike ell, ut heyelped edevelopsince rpr,rposu'ui lclaracternd believehecollegexperiencelone i l l otust elpmeachieve y ife oals ut twit lalsouri l ' ,*,l ' ,ut *rsonatevetopment,orege.wi,akemeurther'twil lhelpmesoaro unbelievableeightsnd ravelogredt Jestinations.Awiseman nce aido me: lfy.uwant uccesssmuch s ouwant our ext reathhenouwi l lbe uccessful " 'consurnedhesenspi rat ionarwordsand sedhem s notherourcefotivation'successsall want o bel want obeabreogoaway, btain ighernowredge,ndfff f , , : i : : l imv rootso eachhevounserenerationsf hewonderfurrpportuniriesheworrd asUpon btaining ydegreen (irie.ri- . fs r il,.disadvantageov"rtrrand heirhealrhon.*ll1gYi.'.ll1l^l9,nu'odevelopcompanvo ocus nr?i,r iverearthfctiveirestv'.u;#;';,1:;T!{il:ffiil:'::'j;Ji:iil,ff,#JflilJ[-'thinkhat ouhaveo bea *o'r,oui*l"L' , tomaintainhealthy-physique,but tucliesave hownhat fyouwalkor30,minutesotyutongrith . earthyi-,v"i ' ,'canrnaintainnutrit iousife.Thisinor ontributionil lhelpackleurnr, ion', besityit . , , i j . r, be he tru oiunuiaofpeople::i::*J::[Ti,trj::?;,:;ilj*il;,;;ffi:,;;;;i-;il:i,*,,,neec*ob,ain,henow,edge

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World Missionr; nner-CityExtension entcr nc.P()Box 9208. i\l/ashington,I)C 20090-2083MalissaB PerkinsScholarshin

Hello, n1)'name s Nyeka Gravesand am a seniorat SpirigarnSeniorHigh School.havebeenattencling.Sp.ingarnor four years. n my fbr.u'years haveerccomplished any hings.I ltar,'e el mati goa'lsrlrrt]nig y yearsbut now that I atnsenior finally havedecidedon what Iwant to do with my lifb' First of all I would like to attencl ollegeat UDC andobtainmyz\il;ociat'^)egr',.t:tr (.rltrpui:'t'Science. once [ finish Llpmy AssociateDegree would like totransfer o Morgan Stateor Bowie State o continuenty ,t,",dy.Secondly irould to obtain aparttirne f b .t] rer:ei','erhe ob lraining skills for my future careeras a computer Technician. alsowould like to br: n themilitary, but my.body ,ir" anclnry asthmawon't allow me to accomplishth'is-goal, o irlan o lose40 poundswithin"this rnl,ot'. u,ldu,orl< n controllingmy asthmaso Icouldbe a parrof theNational Gtrard n the fall. Th.e easonwhy I *r., U.-" p"rt of theNationalGuardat the [)c Armory is because havebeen n JROTC for the oast4 yearsandby being nJI{OTC hassho,vri.i}.,--11zn'r'hings,suchasbein.g .blemotivatepeople nto beingbettercitizens,leading ellov' citizens n to right direction,andhow to be a parl of a team.Sobeing n themilitarv s sonrcthinghat reallywould enjoyand t canalsomatieme a strongereader.Bybeing n 'IRoT'c I havehad he chance o servemy conLmunity y helping n ail ways I possiblycitn' have hc r:llancc'tonr:etots rr fpeople; veri he rrrportant res,suchas heAttorneyGeneral,he il i rvfarshats,,Vlayor"(iray,.ndheChanccllorKayaHencJerson.truly loveservingothers' icive i, give iraok o lrrrl''omrnunityandI lo'e lendinga helpinghandwhenneeded.fvr'u a'sk ny of'lll\i peefsor tnr/ eachersheywotrlci cl l yorrhow rnuclr imeanddedicationhavepul irrto gt-,l.ileriinglj my cornmunityservice. neverknewabour Jrisscholarship efore.oilly continueci.c'CornmunityServicebecause wanterJo, It's n;rt sornethinghat someonemademe do aitci wasuot forcecl o do communilv service" choicr: ,r do thii own my own.Every timc sontteonereeded elpwith anything wasalrvai,s her: foL herl and wasalwaysthere0n time. it ; :\'olllo -lesr.ic)nashow this scholanriripoulclnr;lpniewith my,goals.Well itc:an elp me rr!iiil the1:';a.1"ha i have or my furule ii L aheacl l'nre. couldpay br schoolandmy schoolexpe'fr:ies:lchas ny i:looks nclm1, lasl;es,

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BrianaWhitfieldGoalsaresomething hat I havealwayshad o think about.As a child I had ogrow up quickly andsee he reai ife problemsof divolce anddrug addiction earmyfamily into little increments ndshardsof rvhat t hadoncebeen. h.r. experiencesshapedmy goals rom then on.Neitherof my parents inishedhigh school.All of ttreirlives they struggled rying to makeendsmeet flom month to month. The stress roin mymom anddadalwaysarguingover finances ed hirn into the armsof a powderhe thought$'ouldcurehis problems,andrnaybe hey did givehim a tempolaryeuphoria hatever54hing as okay,but it wasn't,and hingsonly got worse. neverwant to live liketiratagain.Not knorving vhere our nextmeal wiil .o*. from or if your dad s goingtostealall themoney. rom your piggy bank.This bringsme to my short e' l goals.My short erm goal s to graduate igh schoolof course.This in itself is u hrig" feat n myfamily. My mom only made t to the eleventhgradeandevenworsemy dadonly 16sninth' My brotherdroppedout of high school n th. tenthgrade,andnry oldersistergraduated year ater han sheshouldhave.Next in line is me.As mosi parents,mvparentswant me to do betterthanthey did. They expectme to graduate rom high schooland go on to collegeand will. I will do it but not only for them but for myself. Alothergoal I have or myself s to graduate t thetop of rny.lus u, Valedictorian.as of rightnow I am nurnber hree n my classbut I am ittiuing sohard to move up to thosetwospotsby the endof the year.This is also he year n which I would love to win the citychampionship n softball with my team.I havebeen he captain br two yearsnow and Ihaven'tbeenableto carry my teamthroughthe playoffs and win the championship.Thisyear s thatyear.I haveobtainedmy acceptanceetter rom GeorgeWashingtonUniversity.Megraduating rom high schooland attendin-elhat universiiy will leal me into my long termgoaiof gainingmy rnedicaldegreerom JohnsHopkinsUniversity andbecominganorthopedist.Practicingmedicinehasalwaysbeena lifelong goal for me since wasaboutfive yearsold' i know how clich6d t seernsor children olnswer ,doctor,, la\Myer,,'dentist', firefighter',or 'policeman'tothe question what do you want to be when yougrow up?",but for me it just alwaysseemedight. Admittedly not until tenth grade,afterI studieda course n spotlsmedicine,did I find that I hadwanted o be an "ttLdir;.--^onesaremy passion, rokenones he most nterestins.I want theAmericanDream. want to live in a-nicesuburban eighborhoodwitha husbandwo kids anda dog, n a housewith greengrassanda nice picket fence. wantthosechildren o grow up andnot have o live from plycheck to puy"t ". t , * no-govemmentassistanceuchas ood starnps ndwelfare.Theseprogramsare great orfamilies n needsuchasmine but I don'twant to be n needanymore. don,twant myfamily to have o go to freefood centers ecausehere sn't anything o eat n thehouse.B^ecoming n orthopedist s a something havealwayswantedbecause love the f'eelingof helping, he ovenvhelmingoy of making ,o*"onl feel better.My priority for now isgraduating igh school. 4ost of my otherstepscan'tbe set nto motion withtut a highschooldiploma.The MelissaB' PerkinsScholarshipwill be a tremendous elp or thingssuchas|g*t andothersupplies.College sn't cheapbut with the help of'sciiolarships"likeheMelissaB. Perkins t is possible.


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qud, frr\qt\Describewhat your plans are and as to how the MelissaB. Ferkins Scholarshipwillallowyou to reachyour goals.Growing up in Cameroon(Africa) was never really easy for me. I never consideredmyself a child because neverhadthe opportr-rnityo be one, Coming from a polygamousamilyhas ots of disadvantages;he family is so big that everyone s fighting for attention.My father

had four wives and eighteenchildren and it was not always easy becausesometirnes feltabandoned. eing the seventeenth ut of eighteen hildrenwas very difficult because veryonewas alreadygrown up and they expectedme to act like a grown up. My parentsneverwent tocollegeand havewitnessed irst handhow difficult life canbe without a degree,My mom neverhad the time to spendwith us because he was dividing her time between wo jobs. Shewasalways ired when shegot back horne.My mother encouragedme and my siblingsto pursueacollegedegree o hat ife would be easier or me.With a demandingwork schedule,hat includedmultiple low paying obs my dad grewfrustrated hat there was never enoughmoney to care for us. One day he-just gaue ufatrddisappearedor a while. Sometimes did not seemy father for weeksand my mom hadto takecareof our everyneeds. My mom was alwaysworking hard because t was up to her to makesure hat we did not "sini(". She was alwaysworrying or looking so sad because ire did notknow what tomorrow would bring. She sold most of her possessionsus t to pu t my sisterstluough high school, Seeing my mom go through life and carcy all of our burdenson hershoulders nd still staystrong greatlysaddenedme because wanted o help her but couldnot. lvowed to myself to go to school,get the best gradesand go to college. I am determined obecomea professional nd help my mother n the Tater artof her life but without the money oafford college, still will not be able o help her.Getting he MelissaPerkinsScholarshipwould.greatlyhelp me to continue o pursuea degree n higher educationso that I can achievemydreamsof becominga medical doctor,This moneywould help relieve my mom from worryinghow I am going o affordAmerican Universitywhich l planto attend n the fa1l.I havealwaysaspired o becomea doctoreversince was a kid andhopeand pray that ).would make t. In all the foufieen years hat I live in Afiica, I witness peopledie from curablediseasesncludingmy father for lack of doctors. This reallypushedme to be a doctor becauselike to know that I helpedmake a changeor helpedsafea life. College n America is extremelyexpensive nd I am ready o do all the necessary ork to achievemy goals. just hope hat youconsider me for your scholarshipbecause promise not to let you down. Due to all thechallenges facedgrowingup; I becamea very determined,motivatedand responsible erson.neverwant to seemy mom cry again at night or not be able to see her children during theholidaysbecausewe were either iving with a relative,who could feed us, or shewas working a16 hour day. I am confident these experienceswill make me an excellentmember of yourcommunity, as it has my high school community. Some people call me an obsessive eaderwhich I disagreewith because jr"rstove readingand do not think this makesme obsessive.f Ipick up a book that I like, I can't drop t down until am done eading. just keep elling everyonethat callsme an obsessiveeader hat "Thereareworse hings o obsess bout.'i Failure s not anoptioncandidateor your scholarship ecause AILURE IS NOT AN OPTIONFOR MElllll

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My names MahletBekele nd ama senior tTheodole oosevelt eniorHigh School.amgraduatingn Jril-2O13;m the top tenpercentof my graduating lassandrhis is due omy irardwork anddetermination. have isenabovemanyobstaclesri my life,s path o getwhere am oday.ftruggleshavealways eenapartof my life and hese aluable xperielceshavepreparedne for thenextphase n my journey.I moved o theUnitedStates rom Ethiopiafive yearsago n pursuitof the ,AmericanDream' andbroughtwith me all my dreamsand hedetenninationneededo achieve hem. hadpersonalmotivation, erseverancendapositiveattitude.When first arrived, ha6 o leamEnglishbecauseny first anguages Ethiopian Amharic). Over he past ive years, haveexpanded y command f theEnglish anguage ndenthusiasticallyu.t.o*. thechallengesflearninga newculture' aspire o becorne medicaldoctor hatpratticessurgery. o accoirplishthis goai, will graduateromhigh schooland henattend ollege,where w]il earn ny degreein rnedicine' I arna flrm believer n becominga changeagentbicause his paramountasmyvision owardsmpacting thersowardsachieving r-atness.My family hasbeenmyfoundation or wantingbetter or rnyselfbut t thinkihat it is ilrportant to impact n the lives ofothershrough omnunity nvolvement nd hroughanearned rofessionalole within themedicalsciences. t will be hardwork; however, welcome o the challengeo hat becomeweil-roundedndividualthroughout hedevelopmental hases will be rnt!1"ingn the nearandlatterpartsof rny life. I amproudof rnyselfand want-otherso feelproud of ihemselves o hattheyare esilient o the stressorsn life and owards heattainmentand achievement f shorta'dlong-term oals'Overcominghese bstaclesasmad.eme a shonger ersonemotionally. havelearned ow to survivewithout uxuriesand o pushmyself o thebesiof my abilities,Now, Icanoffer the strengthof my experienceso any post-secondarynstitutionso that I cancontinueto achieve olisticsuccessesnd o impact n the ivesof others.Highereducations irnportanto me becauseampassionate boutmakinga difference

andensuringthat havea 'bright' future.Beyondhighschool am seekingo si:dy to becomechange gent o hat can mpact n the ivesof others.As a collegestudeit will learnmoreaboutsocial ssues o hatf ambetterequippedo assist thers hal arelessortune.Highereducations thepathwayhat eadsowardsadvancement. ivingback s alsoa sincere asslonof mine,as am interestedn becomin atrailblazerso hat I can mpact n the ives of those hatfollow. I envision omingback nto thehighschoolsettingasa coliegestudeltand aterasaprofessional o hat canprovide he gifts' that have eciived to a hLd-working highschoolstudent.As astudenteaderwithin my schoolpresently, considermyself o be J.peopleperson' hat ralues dvocacy ndprogramdevelopment. wantothers o feel he mpactof nysuccessnd o feelempoweredowardsachievingheirgoals,despite nychallengesresentedothem.This is why volunteerisms nearanddear o *y Gart. es a high schoolstridentatTheodore oosevelt eniorHigh School, havecompleted ver519clocumentedommunityservicehours. My volunteerexperiencespan rom working throughoutWashington,DC withvariouspublic serviceagencies nd hrough utoringstud.entsn achievementowJrd.sheiracademic oals' I have earnedo appreciatehe encouragementf diversityandseek o pursueacareerhatwiil allowme to adtranceiorn thesenhoductory kills hat I have eamed.Continuing n thishendwill allowme to advancehese killsasa collegestudent ndastransitionntoa well-rounded rofessional.

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{\\0,\^\"+V"VIn sum, heMelissaB. PerkinsSchoiarshipwili ailowme o continueo concepfualizeconcrete hortand ong-term oals. I will be the irst-genemtionollege tudentwithin rnyfamilyand am nervous bout hesteps ftergraduation.However, hisnervousnesss agoodthingbecause accepthe challengesnd am appreciativef any esourceso assistme so hatcancontinueo evolveand o also mpact n the ivesof others.Thisscholarship il i allowmeto attend ollegeso hat canmajorwithin a field thatallowsme to irnpact ocialald collectivechange.Please now that aman appreciativetudent. valueanyresourceshatareavailableandwill utilizethese esourceso hat amable o fulfill my dreams, ut alsoso hat am able oadvancemy skills towards rnpacting n the livesof othels. This is representativef what'change'shouldentail. It should nvolvean ndividual aking he nitiative o want o succeedand o growand o empower thersowards eelinga sense f self-eff,rcacyndself-worthtowards chieving heirholisticgoals.


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TO: WorldMissionsnner-cityExtension enter,nc.From:Solomon assahun,tudent ardozo HSRE: Malissa . perkinsScholarshipDate:April 29,2013I havebeenacceptedo Pennstate n Altoona,PA asa Nursing student or the fall of

2013' I am originally from Ethiopia, came o this country hreeyearsagobarelyspeakingEnglish' I haveworkedvery hard o becomea 3.36 graduating enior. haveIearnedhelanguage nd he culture' I am also he captainof thetrack teamwith a specialty n distancerunningand he undefeatedCaptainof the tennis eam.

To obtainmy goal of becominga nurse need o be financially stable.Both of my parentsareworking,howevermy family struggles o keep ood on the tableandmaintainhouseholdexpenses'My father s a lung cancerpatientand t hasbeendifficult for him to work fulltime dueto his diagnosis' onsequently,my motherstruggles lone o keeppacewith the amily bills. Ihave hreeothersiblings;one s currentlya freshmanat Allegany college in Maryland. I don,tevenhavemy own room' I am sharingmy bedroomwith my two otherbrothers.There s noprivacy n ourhouse'without a scholarshipike this, the total expensewould be a struggle.Thisscholarshipwill benefitme in collegeby helpingme to buy books,supplies, ransportation ndothermiscellaneoustems.

For these eason humbly applyto receive he D.c Metropolitanorganizationscholarship' am a strong,honesthardworking student,who hasworked tenaciously o bettermyself andsucceedn order o give back o my community.Receiving he MalissaB. perkinsScholarshipwould be an honor.

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?rndgn,rSo^hPersonal tatement:

Are youBlackor Latino? didnot rulyknow heanswer ntil thesummer f 2011whenI was nvited o present t theNationalCouncilof La Raza'sYouthLeadership rogram.Thisquestionwasnerve-rackingot becausef the numberof spectators,ut ratherbecausedidn'tknow f therewasa right answer.Throughmy ownresearch,attemptedo answerhisverydiffrcultquestion:Whatdoesa college-boundominican oungman esidingn WashingtonD.Chave o sayaboutwherehecame rom and n whatwayscan contributeo society?

My investigationedme o find that85percent f Dominicans reof Africandescent,whichwasan eye-openingealization.n my experience,have ognd hat Dominicansend odenyour African roots. n speakingo my mentorManuelabout his apparent nigma, ehelpedmerealizewhat t meanso be Dominicanandour history hat s oftenomitted.With Manuel,sencouragementnd his newfound nowledge f mine, cannow embracemy rootsandusethemasacatalysto branch ut o different ommunities. ltimately, tooka deeperook nmyself hatdayandembracedhat wasAfro-Latino,and havenever elt soempowered.

This ealization f my identitympactedmy life tremendouslyecauset hasallowedmeto bridgeout to theAfricanAmericanandLatinocommunities n my campus ndabroad,norder o dispelethnicmisconceptionsnd o work towardbuildingcoalitions.Beingoneof thefounders f theGlobalKids Clubat my highschoolhasallowedme o create nd ostera safespacewherestudents andiscussnternational ffairsandhow to be nvolved n thecommunity.We strive o raiseawarenessmongourpeersaboutenvironmentalndsocietalssues crossheglobe nd o provideopportunitieso travelauossWashington,.C. ines.Throughmyinvolvementwith this organization,haveeven raveledo Mexicoand ndonesiao serve sa

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fuyr/So^"la ,try,Lculturalambassador,peaking boutAmericancultureandbeing nvolved n grassrootscommunity ervice.

Throughhese ariedexperiences,have earnedhatmy heritages muchmore handeliciousasting oodsor warm-heartedeoplewho are enownedor theirhome-cooked eals.The ootsof my peopleand heobstacles e haveovercome avegivenme he motivation ndresiliencyo becomehe irstcollege raduaten my family. It is irnportanto engageheDominicanouthof Washington, .C.becausesan mmigrantmyself I know irsthand ow tis to faceanguagendculturalbarriers.Once am n college, would ike to participaten aprogramwhere canvolunteeredo giveback o my communityby mentoring tudentsn highschoolandby servingasapositivementorontheirpath o college.More importantly,all of theselife lessonsavemade ealize hat hepath o successs clearlyeducation ndTheMalissaB.Perkins cholarshipill serve s hebridge o helpmeaccomplish y goals.My pastexperiencesill allowmeto look beyondadversity nd o appreciateheopportunitieshathavebeen resentedo me. My multi-cultural xperienceill allowme o represent,mbrace,and elishn thediversity f a world-classniversity,

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