My interest in photojournalism began when I was nine years old. After a couple of years of collecting baseball picture-cards and accumulating more than ten-thousand treasured images, my interest in acquiring posed mug shots and static faces decreased, so I liquidated my assets a
From Labor Relations to Medicine Mr. Crawford, an aging teamster, limped into the office where I worked as a field examiner intern for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). As he collapsed into the swivel chair facing my desk, his momentum swung him halfway around before he
Basic Training "You may now alight, " boomed a loud voice over the ferrys intercom. Walking off of the ferry, I looked around in awe at the countless unfamiliar faces that shared a common fate: Basic Military Training Camp with the Singapore army. When I was younger, I had often
[Prompt: Describe what you feel to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date (at least one must be professional), explaining why you view them as such.] Consulting Achievements While working for Holcim, the second-largest cement producer in the world, I found myself o
[Prompt: Describe the environment in which you grew up and how it shaped your personal goals.] Small Town There are no traffic lights in Hampden, Massachusetts. Instead of malls or movie theaters, we have hay fields and hiking trails. The tiny business district consists of a gas
To this day, the very thought of red oak bark tea nauseates me; my mouth still retains that bitter flavor. As a child in a rural community in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, even the threat of home remedies like red oak bark tea was usually sufficient to scare the sickness
Frequent Mover My dolls used to fall ill quite frequently, and it was my job to take care of them. At four years old, at my grandparents’ house in Holguin, I played doctor. Back then, I knew that I liked syringes and medical utensils. I liked the feeling of responsibility when
[Prompt: Describe an ethical issue you have faced in your professional life and how you dealt with it. What was the outcome?] As a result of the hint of global recession and the drop in tourism following the September 11 attacks, the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) began proje
[What one person has had the most significant influence on your life?] Throughout my life, I have had to face few outward travails. On the surface, everything comes easy to me. I have never gone hungry or had any physical challenges. And yet, I have had to overcome many inner
As I prepared to retire from the IBM Corporation, my 102-year-old grandmother reminded me of the Cherokee tradition, where one is not an adult until age 51. The Cherokee believe that it takes time to sense and understand the many subtle life flows of one’s energy and knowledge.
Ihad gotten used to the chaos. As we made our morning rounds, discussing the best treatment plans for the new patients, I scribbled furiously to record diagnoses and medications. I was adrift in a world of medical terms, patient charts, procedures, and physical tests, struggling
From the moment I arrived in Guanare, Venezuela, I experienced the desperation and the discomfort that burdens the people there every day. Long abandoned by a broken-down bus, my team and I were forced to climb a mountain under the relentless sun. Weighed down by a 30-pound back