Personal Narrative: My Interest In A Pre-Dental School

As a registered chairside dental assistant at Dental Specialty Clinic, I was the lead dental assistant and my job included to assist doctor with oral procedures and lead our dental team. Our goal was to organize the clinic in a manner so that patients were given proper care within time limit. My role was to keep track of time and our team so that planned patients were given care from the scheduled time.

Little Falls Community Schools have taught me so much knowledge in my thirteen years. I thought I knew a lot of information when I entered the high school, but I guess I was wrong. These past four years I have learned so much material from my teachers. Four years ago, I thought economics only dealt with money and that calculus would be really hard. Turns out, economics is not just about money but also about externalities and market structures; however, calculus is still hard. I have absorbed many different kinds of knowledge in my four years at Little Falls Community High School.

The school counselors that I interviewed and observed are employing by Hope-Centennial Elementary School and West Palm Beach Junior Academy. Hope-Centennial Elementary School is a regular public school while West Palm Beach Junior Academy is a private religious based school. Even though both schools are located in West Palm Beach, Florida, Hope-Centennial Elementary school specific location is more affluent than the specific area where West Palm Beach Junior Academy is located.

At age 18 I was a customer service representative at Family Dollar and then was later promoted to assistant manager. I was in charge of a team of about 11 employees and majority of them were older than me. I was proud of that accomplishment, but wanted more for myself. I wanted to start a career.

I scored a 5 on the quiz which placed me right around civil activist. I was very intrigued by the articles, “Bowling Alone” and “Still bowling alone: The Post 9/11 Split” which discussed how the degree engagement in civil activities in the United States has greatly decreased (Putnam, 1995). After reading those articles and reflecting upon my score, I realized how although I engage in civil activities to a degree, I am not as active as I should be. I think that the points Putnam touch upon make a lot of sense and are in my opinion reflective of the changes in society that have occurred over the years such as dependence on technology and the common mindset that we should only worry about ourselves and things that affect us and our lives. I believe

Hi,name is Willie and I go to Beecher Prep. This year i’m going to be in Seventh grade this year. I’m 12 years old and i’m well built fast and smart I play sports like baseball and basketball. I have sea green eyes.I also have a smooth but sculpted face and brown hair.Im going to tell you about last year at beecher prep it starts like this, this new kid has a problem with his face i’ve seen him in the school. I had just got done shooting free throws and I was just about to walk home and I saw him he was taking some tour with three other kids. He seemed very shy. I have to say I was very shocked to see him at first. Two boys and one girl. There was one boy who seemed nice,but the other boy was mean and tried to bully the kid with the issue.

I interviewed a dental assistant by the name of Cheandrea Sanders the 19th of December and got plenty of information I could use in my career along the line. Her job is the same exact job I plan to do once I finish at Lawson. Working with kids has been something I’ve wanted to do since I was younger. One thing I may not like in this occupation is bad breath or a kid biting me, but seeing kids happy and smiling is something I live for on a day to day basis. Three ways the interview influenced me was to get a step ahead and look around for dental offices now, dental assistants will always be needed, and to never give up even when life throws a curve ball.

Now let’s quickly close this protracted (slide rule scaled) essay by skipping over the gaping and barren caldera that is my Public School education, where I studiously avoided the pre-med Math and Science track - since I don’t plan on becoming a doctor or a mathematician, in favor of Castle’s (almost but not quite) nationally recognized Media Arts Program - since I do plan on pursuing the Arts, diving deep into the (Liberal) Arts and Languages - Pidgin, Spanish, French, English & Writing classes, to emulate the trail-blazing trajectory of my older (and similarly math-phobic) sister Maria, so like her I too might procure a Kenyon Film degree and secure my fame and fortune and everything that goes with it - I thank you all (and one day The Academy)

When my mom told me that a letter had to be written for me to be able to attend the LIFE Charter school in North Shore, I said I wanted to help. I feel that by me explaining, you may be able to understand better why I chose to switch. It may seem unusual that I chose to switch schools for my last year when I have been going to Richmond since I was four. Trust me, I understand this. I’ve been told enough times. There are a couple of main reasons as to why I wanted to switch from Richmond, to LIFE. When I have told them to you, maybe you will get a better idea of why this switch was something that I wanted to make happen.

One day I woke up and saw trees all around me. I see that my feet were in my house and my body was on my neighbors cars. When I saw that I was a giant I thought it was a dream. I pinched myself and I realized it wasn’t a dream. Some how my clothes grew to fit my body. I stood up and started walking down the street.

Pandemonium. Sitting inside the film room at the Sprint Center in Kanas City, the pandemonium is diminished to distant cheers and faded clapping. As a second year student-manager for the Iowa State men’s basketball team, my job for the Big 12 Tournament was to record our game being played. That means I sat in a small back room in the arena with a few people, usually managers from the opposing team, and make sure nothing goes wrong with the recording. During the game, I kept feeling sorry for myself, wondering why I got assigned to this awful job. This is so unfair, why do I even do this job?

I am particularly proud of the choices I have made which have allowed me to progress as an individual. Through an unexpected tragic situation, I determined that the world osnt what I thought and learned to be accepting of different views and to entertain various ideas. The dynamic sudden shift in my life instilled in me the virtue of being unprejudiced, because I experienced firsthand not doing what I was so certain that I would. Subsequently, applying to dental school three years of granted me invaluable experience in a multispecialty practice as a dental assistant. Through dozens of rejection letters, I learned to initiate change when required as well as to take responsibility for my learning and growth. Currently, I am working towards my

My fear about dental school is that I will have a challenging time figuring out efficient time management for the rigorous curriculum. So far, this fear of not being able to keep up with the course load has been fueling my desire to work harder. This experience as a first-year dental student has been a culture shock, in terms of how much studying a day is the norm here. One month ago, I was a housewife taking care of my husband and three puppies, and now I am a busy full-time dental student. This sudden change has been pretty difficult, but I perceive the challenge as an opportunity to grow and believe in myself. Learning how to manage my time in dental school now, will help me manage my time efficiently as a dentist in a busy practice.

George Orwell wrote his book Animal Farm with the goal of showing his views and to express a story where characters in the book represent real and specific people and situations. Animal Farm ultimately signifies the Russian Revolution and the early years of the Soviet Union. The book uses Animalism to demonstrate communism and the Manor Farm is symbolic of Russia. Orwell displays a strong message in the novel about how power can time and again lead to corruption and oppression. People often thrive to have control and power and once they get it, they take advantage of it. There are other lessons shown throughout the book such as how a government rules its people and controls them, which is shown with the animals in the book. The purpose of the Russian Revolution was to have a land where all of the animals are equal and all treated fairly. As time goes on, the pigs become the leaders and it is clear that they put themselves first and in a better position under Napoleon, eventually this ends up creating a hierarchy. This hierarchy separates all of the animals and they are not equal anymore. This novel also shows how citizens can be manipulated and even brainwashed by a group or government by the use of propaganda. Using propaganda and fear, even a revolution with intentions of total equality can turn into an unfair state.

For years, there has been much debate on capital punishment, and whether or not it should continue on through history--or be abolished (Review, 2013). Although some may agree that the death penalty is a reasonable punishment for acting upon a violent crime, there are still questions being raised about this type of retribution. The purpose of the death penalty is to act as a deterrent to crime, but there is no logical evidence proving or supporting that it is effective in preventing violent crime (Facts, 2017). In all honesty, I, along with many others, believe that capital punishment only causes more potential damage. In example, what if one man found guilty during his trial was truly innocent all along--but he was executed anyways? Only for the state to realize later on that he, in fact, was telling the truth in his testimony. With the death penalty on the table, there may be innocent lives at risk. This is not always the case, but it is certainly possible, and has happened before. I am a firm believer that the death penalty is not the solution to preventing violent crime from happening, nor will it ever be. Is a life for a life a fair trade in the world of justice? Capital punishment is not the solution to preventing homicides from reoccurring or to mending broken families grieving the loss of a loved one due to callous murder (Facts, 2017).