Aup Essay Questions

Essay:
There are two short essays to submit. Please include both in the same file. First, in approximately 500 words, in English, please answer one of the following 5 general essay questions. Second, answer the question specifically about AUP in under 300 words.

(5) “Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?”

In 2008, I watched the televised victory speech of President Barack Obama. On the morning of the election, I accompanied my father into the polling station and witnessed his vote. At the time, I did not understand the historical significance of the election, but it introduced me to the ideas of politics, civil rights, and social justice. Then, public education both emboldened and hindered my learning about history and politics by perpetuating a curriculum to manufacture patriotism. However, in high school, I was introduced to Howard Zinn via “A People’s History of the United States” and his publicans about civil disobedience,

In terms of academics, I want to study a variety of subjects including mathematics, film, law, and the history of the Middle East, Europe, and women’s rights. From the assortment of major and minor programs offered at AUP, there is an opportunity to study the subjects of my interest and hone a specific major. In terms of volunteer organizations, I started to research AUP as an educational institution to attend because of the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots program because as a child, photographs of Goodall and chimpanzees were plastered on my bedroom walls. Aside from the environmental emphasis of the program, I would want participate in the bake sales for My Future Yemen. The other volunteer organizations I would want to participate in are My Art Goes Bang, tutoring kindergarteners in England, Gay Games, and The Peacock