Reasoning behind my choice of career.

At the age of twelve of I viewed a program on CBS that dealt with poverty in India. I was struck by the living conditions that people were enduring; a sharp contrast to the life I was living in the United States. This program greatly affected me and I realized the great impact the media has on people. I also realized the great responsibility journalists and reporters hold. They feel the need to expose and spread the injustices and the cruel ties as well as the humanitarian and benevolent deeds that occur in our world.
I knew then that I had found my lifetime occupation( or at least I think so). I want to become a journalist. In order to achieve this goal, I realized the importance of improving my writing and any speaking skills for me, improving my speaking was the most difficult task because for many years I was extremely shy and reticent. I worked hard to overcome this (and I did) and by taking challenging challenging courses in highschool I have greatly improved my writing skills and my understanding of the world. To do this, I chose to take numerous social studies classes. During my senior year, I actually enrolled in an Advanced Placement English class, which will offer me college credit.
In the summer of 2007, I also participated in a youth organization Children's Pressline, organized by the Daily News, where I learned hands on skills of journalism and actually had a piece of my work published. This was a great opportunity for me and it re-inforced in my mind and heart that journalism is the right career choice for me.