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发信人: bartonchen (闲云野鹤), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标  题: 再一个ps (转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年10月10日09:12:26 星期三), 站内信件

发信人: lonelyman (祖儿~一条路走到黑), 信区: AdvancedEdu
标  题: 再一个ps
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Wed Oct 10 00:27:50 2001)

Little Lessons I've learned on my way
Lesson 1: Don't Lose Your Path
In his poem, The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost wrote, "Two roads diverge in t
he woods, and I took the one least
traveled by/ And that has made all the difference."  In this poem, the narra
tor had a choice of two roads.  However, I've discovered that life is a litt
le more complicated.  Sometimes the path we embark on is not always the one
we choose. Sometimes we are pushed or pulled in certain directions and we ha
ve to react to our environment.
My path to a college education has been filled with bumps, potholes, detours
and roadblocks. The signs often read "yield" and "do not enter."  The path
has not always been clear, but I've kept my eyes opened, focused on the road
ahead, and the experience has made all the difference.
During my freshman year in high school, my mother remarried and I had to mo
ve from Colorado to Kentucky.  One year later, we relocated back to Colorado
after they divorced.  During my junior year in high school, my mother remar
ried again and I had to change schools again, although we remained in Colora
do.  Thus, I did not have a sense of continuity during high school and altho
ugh I recognized that my path would lead me to college, I was not ready to c
ommit myself to school full time. Instead I went to work full time as a groc
ery clerk and worked my way up to assistant manager.  I then moved into cust
omer service work and finally fell into an advertising manager position. I t
ook several night courses during this period until I was ready to commit to
school full time.  Although I could have continued with work, I knew that it
was not what I wanted to do and once I committed myself to attending school
and realized that I wanted to study Sociology, I have proven myself to be a
n above average student.  This past year, I earned all "A"s in my courses.
Although it took me a bit longer to complete my undergraduate education, I c
onsider it to be my greatest success.  I paid for it, I struggled through it
, and I gave up a great deal of my life for it.  I also realize that my educ
ational path is not complete. I believe that my struggles, perseverance, and
triumph through my undergraduate studies qualify me as an excellent Ph.D ca
ndidate in your Political Sociology department.
Lesson 2: Become an Active Listener
When I was growing up, whenever the phone would ring, my mother would say, "
the doctor is in."  I believe that one of my strengths lie in the way I comm
unicate and deal with children.  I think that we must become active listener
s in order to understand each other. During my internship with the Instititu
te for Social Justice, I worked with inmates on research for alternative soc
ial models of punishment.  In order to do the job effectively, I needed to e
mpathize with the inmates so that I could understand their concerns and need
s and remedy any self-destructive conduct they exhibit.  The work also invol
ved an all out hunt on my part to place these inmates into environments and
programs that would prove healthy for them.
I maintained a working relationship with my friends at the Institute and che
cked their progress weekly.  I believe that the power to empathize, or the a
bility to put yourself in someone else's place begins with an open mind.  Wh
en I say that we must become active listeners in order to understand one ano
ther, I mean to say that there are subtle movements in our speech, certain w
ords that we use, certain utterances that are not directed towards us, certa
in circumstances unrevealed to us.  We must endeavor to hear all of them.  I
believe that this skill will help me greatly as a Ph.D candidate in your de
partment.
Lesson 3: Learn From Your Experiences
In 1997, my mother was diagnosed with lupus.  I was enrolled in a full cours
e load but I dropped three classes so that I could spend more time with my m
other and comfort her as much as I could.  I felt so helpless because I did
not know how to help her.  I resolved to know more about the disease, I atte
nded Lupus support group meetings and found out about a diet that helps regu
late the body's immune system.  I also talked to several neurologists and re
searched several drugs that were FDA approved. Through our collective effort
, we found a terrific drug and the disease has stabilized for  almost a year
. This experience has taught me that even if a subject is miles away from th
e reach of your contemplation, you can learn much from research and from the
knowledge and experience of others.
And as I offer myself as a Ph.D candidate in your Political Sociology depart
ment, I bring to the table years of work experience which includes steady an
d continuous promotions, an unrelenting pursuit for knowledge, a compassion
for children and people, and a belief that anything is possible if we can ac
tively imagine it into existence. Throughout my adult life, I never lost my
path and I hope that you will allow me to continue this path at the Universi
ty of Nebraska.

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