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please help on Pratt Institute essay for correction errors fast to read!?

Jan 10

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the question is : Why do you want to attend Pratt and what do you hope to accomplish from your education?

Every individual has a destiny and I know my destiny will lead me to become a successful clothing designer. Since childhood, I have been inspired by art. While I have never had any training in art, as a child I expressed a natural talent in drawing. At the age of four, I began drawing Japanese animation and painting landscape art. My family noticed my natural talent in art and began to support and nurture my growth. I remember watching fashion runway show on television for a full three hours. I was so inspired by the beautifully crafted fashions, that I grabbed a pad of paper and started sketching on the spot! Since watching my first fashion runaway, I began to create and synthesize clothing that is inspired by the natural and manmade environments. I produced an abundance of sketches and realized that I can make a career with the use of my sketches. One of my seventh grade teacher noticed a particular drawing and she recommended that I go to the Pratt Institute. I researched information about this school and was instantly amazed by the classes in fashion design offered to undergraduates. When I began attending the High School for Arts & Business, I finally took my first art class. I had wonderful art teachers, Mr. Serra and Mr. Fee , who taught printmaking, drawing, commercial arts, painting and photography. I showed them my latest drawings from eighth grade, and they were astonished by my creativity. They were surprised that I could draw since I had never taken an art class before. My teachers taught me many techniques to improve my drawing skills in creating garments for fashion design. I have taken many other classes that have expanded my interest in the art of fashion design such as Advance Placement Art History and Portfolio and Photography.
My art teacher Mr. Serra, a Pratt Institute graduate in 1970, has persuade me as well to go to Pratt Institute because he says this school has the education I need for fashion design and I will be an excellent and influential student for Pratt.
The history of fashion and culture have inspired my interest to create designs that combine the past and present. My fashion designs are diverse palette of styles in business, punk, urban, preppy and casual attire. Currently my focus and target audience is fashion for teens through their early thirties. As a prospective student at Pratt Institute, I hope to learn new techniques and skills that will enhance my knowledge in seeing what the fashion world is all about. Also I can see myself developing the confidence and the hard work it will take to put together a piece of clothing. The schools high diversity and artistic environment will allow to me grow into a field of creativity and experiences. It is close to my home town so I would not feel homesick and focus better in my academics. If I am granted the opportunity to be accepted to Pratt Institute, I would expand my understanding of different styles and ages to create fashion that is both stylish, comfortable and complimentary to every body type.
Fashion is a never ending cycle and I would love to be a part of it, even if I have to go through a mix of challenges and rejections. I know what I am capable of doing and giving up is not an option. To me, fashion has been my dream and I will never stop loving to create outfits and Pratt Institute can aid me to become a successful fashion designer.
how yahoo answers display my essay seems longer lol

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Here’s what I like, now what would my dream job be?

Jan 4

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I’m having a hard time determining what my dream job truly is. Can you help? Here’s what I do know…

*) I like puzzles. Everything about them really, from solving existing ones, to building new ones. In a lot of ways, building a new puzzle is a puzzle in itself (How would you go about designing one?). So reduced to a single skill/interest: I like problem solving

*) I like technology. Once again, this has been something that’s been part of my life since I was little. The problem is, I’m definitely not interested in a lot of career choices here. For instance, I’m pretty sure I would absolutely hate tech support or networking for my job. I guess more than anything the skill/interest boils down to using technology

*) I like to stay busy, but not too busy. At my current employer, things seem a bit slow, but at my previous employer, they wanted too much. I guess my ideal is an environment where there aren’t critical issues [no/seldom overtime], but the company isn’t so bogged down with red tape so that there’s always something to work on. Sooo.. I guess that could be summed up in stable work hours

*) I really enjoy cataloging and mapping things. Like, I think about old computer games I used to play (Fazuul, Crossroads of the Elements, etc.) and I loved to map out the worlds, loved to document the various items and creatures in the game, etc. I guess it’s the idea of having a finite list of inputs, and use them to generate a set of outputs. I’m trying to think of careers where this could be of use, and the only one I can think of right now is something like a lab assistant where I would document the results of various scientific experiments. When I think about it like that though, it sounds boring.

*) I definitely need to know that I’m helping others. One of the most satisfying things about any job I’ve had is when a co-worker asks me for help and I can resolve their issue for them. Again though, a full-time job in tech support would just irritate me to no end.

*) Kind of similar to the above interest, is teaching. While I don’t aspire to be a teacher, I do enjoy passing on any knowledge I may have to others. I dabbled in this a little bit when I gave some training courses to a program we were using at work.

*) One thing that I’m starting to miss in my current job is learning new things. – there haven’t been a lot of opportunities for developing new skills. So, it’d be nice to have a job where I’d be continually learning new things.

*) Working with technology, there is definitely an overlooked interest, and that’s the use of creativity. While I’m not looking to paint portraits or compose songs for a living, having a creative outlet in my job would be very fulfilling. Thinking about what that could mean in a technological sense, it could be something like working with graphic programs like Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photo Shop… or in the sense of puzzles, designing the look and feel of a particular challenge.

So, what good jobs have these in common?

Problem solving
Using technology
Stable work hours
Cataloging / Mapping
Helping others
Teaching / Sharing wisdom
Continuous learning
Creativity

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Would you hire a gay sales guy to sell your stuff?

Dec 30

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It was at the the end of a day-long sales training program with a group when one of the business owners piped up, “What we need are some gay guys to sell our merchandise.” She was asked, “Why specifically gay men?”

She answered, “Because when we visited stores yesterday in the City, they were out and willing to tell anyone in a matter-of-fact way. They were personable, fun, you just wanted to buy from them.” I understood from her descriptions of several of these guys why she would want them to work for her.

Expressive gays tend to be extroverts who occasionally tend to make their private business public and sharing information without boundaries. The Expressive is the Grasshopper living for today. Recognized by customers for their uniqueness. Again, their enthusiasm and energy are the spark plugs for your team.

Their enthusiasm can make them feel a bit invincible at times; and can overwhelm Analyticals who want “just the facts.”

Expressive personalities have to process externally while Driver and Analytical personalities don’t. The downside to an Expressives’ natural inclination to show multiple possibilities might require the customer to bring them back to the product the customer is considering, not all of the other possibilities. Their natural enthusiasm can also inflate products’ benefits without devoting time to adequately explaining why.

But I can see how it could easily be confused. An Expressive guy comes out, has to deal with the social ramifications and decide he’s OK with it. Because of coming through that process, there is no baggage so he is free to let himself be open to meeting others. I am okay with me being me. But will the boss and the world be okay with the new me?

That all stems from the basic Expressive personality. In other words, what this owner identified was the personality type that happened to be gay; not a gay person. With me?

The Expressives I think are the most challenging of all the personalities. Their very energy is what keeps many from hiring them. Their creativity, individualism and self-assuredness can be threatening. And when you’re trying to teach them a rigid process your Analtyical employees can easily take to, this personality will constantly challenge why they have to do it “that way.” They will complain their creativity is being stifled – they feel like robots.

What we have to remember is the Expressive is the spark-plug to your crew. They are the one that adds color, excitement and fun.

Is that a gay thing? Or a sales thing?

Should you recruit gay men to sell your stuff?

Do women tend to trust gay guys who are expressive? Yes?

You don’t need a lot of Expressives on your sales force but at least one keeps things interesting and fun for your crew and your customers.

My question is selling traditional dry and boring products like insurance, health,Long Term Care in the home. with my french nails, arched brows, sparkly personality do I you think it will work for me or that I am living in a fools paradise and will be received with a thundering thud.

I am not the same as I was a year ago ( In am open now, wasn’t then and there have been hormonal changes too) and I want to reenter the workplace as I am not as I was. What do you think, be nice but be honest. Work places tend to be conservative and traditional and some industries even more so. Help me please !!! LOL Really some thoughtful advice will be appreciated.

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what do you make of my transfer student essay? Adults only, and constructive criticism only?

Dec 24

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My mother gave birth to me in the year 1991. To this day she deems it the happiest moment in her life, tied with my younger sister and older brother. I have always been amazed by my mother’s love for us. Her love is an unmovable force that has weathered the storms of my father’s death, adapting to being a single mother, and putting my brother and me through college. She is the epitome of strength as proven by the fact that she pushed her way through tragedies that require intense amount of mental and physical might. Her passion for life and living it to the fullest is what got me and my siblings to the points that we are now in our lives. I could list dozens of contributions my mother has made to my life. However, the contributions that helped establish who I am were her beliefs in having a passion and being consistent. It is this torch that has been lighting my life since 1991. I carry it with me, remembering her lessons and celebrating every moment of my time here in this earth.
My first lesson my mother taught me is the first word that I use to describe myself. I was born with a naturally creative mind. However, what makes my creativity shine even more is my passion. I am the type of person who will create clever creative arguments and solutions to basic problems. I thrive in a learning environment; learning how to solve life’s problems in a creative way is one of my greatest pleasures. Whether I am sitting in a classroom working on an algebraic equation, frantically working to solve the problem, or I am standing tall on the balance beam in my gymnastics gym pondering over the best way to land a backhand spring, there is nothing more exciting than figuring out a problem. To me, figuring out a problem is reaching a new height in my life. Every problem solved is another footstep into becoming a better person, and that is the ultimate goal of life. Learning and creativity are not only my passions, but also my motivators.
With all of the learning I do, putting into practice the skills that I learn are equally important to my overall success. This requires a certain amount of work ethic, and consistency. My mother would not tolerate her children missing school for no legitimate reason. In fact, in elementary school, my brother and I were the only students to receive perfect attendance trophies. She believes that being consistent in what one does will build ones character. She always says that she is training us for the real world and consistency is the best quality any person can have. At nineteen years, I realize that consistency separates college graduates from college dropouts. When one can do something correctly all of the time, it speaks volumes.
I would make an excellent addition to Howard University because I am rooted in love, passion, and consistency.

Thank you!!!!
The prompt was, “what makes you you”
It has to be 500 words or less and I tend to babble. But you think I should at details about why howard would be a good pick? And also, what about the wording? Does it need more verbs, adjectives, is the wording bland? You’re right, it’s really not descriptive enough. I can do better.
@Lisa thanks, and it rushed, but I realized that I was passed my 500 words minimum. The whole essay was a bit rushed to be honest. I normally pay attention to details like the ones you mention but the deadline is tonight and I just realized I had the money to transfer. (scholarship just came through) I agree though. It really could be better.

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