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from different countries, with different beliefs, different challenges and
different dreams. This has influenced who I am and how I approach
situations. It has taught me how important it is to revel in our
differences and educate ourselves rather than fear what we do not
understand. It is this bigoted mind set that impedes society’s ability to
integrate cultures and benefit from their respective cultural riches. I am
who I am because cultural diversity has enriched me through my travels,
international sensitivity and living with foreigners my whole life.
Spending my childhood and teenage years in London, I was exposed to an
extremely heterogeneous society, primarily due to the close proximity of the
European mainland, but also because I went to an American International
School. This had a fundamental impact on my perception of other nations and
their people, and enhanced my communication skills. Going to school with
such internationality shaped my dominant personality. Fundamenta
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at both communal and societal understanding, the Institute for Conflict
Analysis and Resolution will provide me the opportunity to outstretch my
arms and through my education, teach others to successfully resolve conflict
and subsequently, build impregnable cultural bridges.
Secondly, although I may not always be encouraged and supported externally,
I am confident in my personal decisions and am undaunted by the licentious
nature of society.
In order to truly appreciate the context and depth of the world and its
inhabitants, one must be in touch with the internal self. Without education, people are compelled to think with
the group, creating a sheep-like society. Thirdly and finally, I believe in myself and in my
ability to succeed in my goals. In terms of my failures, I generally take them
in strides and believe that failing to accomplish something must have
happened for a reason; to teach me a lesson at a certain time in my life. These moments of negativity and
calamity that I’ve encountered have only helped me push harder and find
motivation within the eye of the storm.
For me, three elements act as my primary motivators. What I extract out of each academic experience is often NOT
based on the accomplishments. People are drawn to, and
influenced by, my candid nature and headstrong attitude. Moreover, education does not begin or end at
school or university. Roberto Assagioli, the
founder of psychosythesis, asserts, “Without forgiveness, life is governed
by . Many people in our society make
their decisions based on who is presenting the information and do not take
the actual message into consideration. The virtue of education, in my opinion, is that it extends
cognitive thought and duly creates altruism, benevolence, and complaisance
within the internal self.
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