At age seven, I wrote a list entitled ‘Dreams’. Two of the ‘dreams’ included: Helping others Becoming successful In a society that has already decided the outcome of my life based on my social and economic background, I decided that I would not be defined by social confines. This list serves as a reminder of where my initial and most important priorities lie. Helping people. This desire stemmed from seeing my mother diagnosed with cancer twice and my grandfather and...

As a Jamaican student living in a single parent household I have been told all throughout my life that my options are limited. I have also been told of what others expected of me and no one, probably with the exception of my immediate family and few close friends, has believed that I will achieve anything more than the boundaries society has set for me. However, I have worked ten times harder and pushed myself beyond society’s limits. I...

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