Values and Beliefs Is by Essay

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My dream is to further advance the Hospice model for care, taking care of the sick in their own homes, as a means for a much more humane and compassionate way to tend to the sick and elderly. I know that this dream is possible and I am already seeing the benefits through the work of my own family. My mother currently runs eight Hospices in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Texas and South Dakota. Many of my mother's Hospices are in rural areas. I have witnessed first hand the positive impact that the Hospice has on its' patients by volunteering at my mother's Hospices and by completing a fifteen week internship at a local inpatient Hospice. These experiences were not only educational, but also very personally rewarding. There's nothing more gratifying than knowing that you have helped another person in need.

Through my previous Hospice experiences, I have discovered that the elderly often require more than the physical care that traditional health care institutions are prepared to provide; the elderly needs a "total care" approach that also includes psychological, social and spiritual care. Although competence across all these areas is a tall order, I have faith in my desire to learn and for education to provide me the foundation I will need to provide effective assistance in the Hospice industry.
Already, I have performed well in high school in classes such as Genocide Studies and Social Justice. I believe the major reason that I performed well in these classes is my strong desire to help the elderly in their time of need and the realization that I will need to work very hard to be of real assistance. Further, I am already preparing for college to make my dream to become a Hospice worker a reality. I plan on taking two courses this year at Tompkins Cortland Community College to better prepare myself for college. I have pre-registered for Pre-Calculus and English in the fall and I will take Biology and Sociology in the spring.

I am now seeking a program in Sociology that will best help me perform my future career choice. In particular, I am interested in a program such as the one at your university that can offer me classes such as Immigration and Changing America, Inequality and Development, Comparative U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations and Indigenous Peoples and Globalization. I believe these classes will better prepare me for dealing with….....

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