Introduction Slide: I'd like to first and foremost thank everybody
here who chose to take the time to attend, and even those who didn't. Just being here
is something I very much appreciate. So let's begin on my intergalactic journey starting from the 3rd planet from the sun.
Thesis slide: We choose to go to the moon, and do the other things, not because they are easy, but
because they are hard. -John F. Kennedy School has never been an easy venture, in
fact it has been anything but. What's always kept me going is the challenge and feeling
of self-fulfilling accomplishment. Haven taken every AP class at Dozier except one, I can
say here that, it has tested me, and for that I am grateful.
When the unicolor scrubs were put on and the first
steps on campus were taken, I was a mere naive boy, encumbered by my own ego and superfluous
necessity to fit in. Invigorated by my innermost desire to achieve big, I acted on the start
to my dreams despite the occasional stumbles along the way. Challenges arose but ultimately
through the desire to become a better version of myself, I was taken to solve abstract problems
through health literacy, utilization of resources and technological proficiency. My success
in large part due to participation in my community and facilitation of group collaboration, enamored
me once again to the feeling of academic fruition. Family Slide:
Every great journey begins with a great crew. Mine just happened to fit a total of seven.
Were actually scheduled with a new addition in Hue, who will be joining shortly on August
12th. That's my sister in law by the way! Every member is an integral piece in the functioning
of this flight through space. My older brothers serve as the beam of inspiration to achieve
high in this world, my younger siblings I live to serve and my parents are the fuel
to prove that hard work and determination will take you wherever you wish to be in this
universe. Friends Slide:
Everybody needs a Houston Space Center filled with an amazing department of friends. I got
mines. This is merely a snapshot of all the incredible people who have had a large impact
on my life and made me into the person I am today. I am so thankful for everything that
they have done for me. I know it's cliche but I just couldn't fit everyone in.
Cross country/PE: Here is my second family. Mr. Gravert you
might be a little confused right now, I thought you didn't like running?! Well I don't.
I hate it. But that's what cross country was all about. It's a community of friends
united with one goal set in mind to achieve something greater than ourselves, we persisted
through something so unbearable and unrelenting because the bottom line was we had each other.
Together we even participated as socially responsible citizens volunteering for the
Doggy Walkers organization, to train whilst we cared for these shelter dogs, dogs that
never really go outside even. Through cross country I received a couple awards for my
academic performance for being a student athlete but the award I most cherish would have to
be my student of month during the month of May 2014. I was awarded this for my stand
out performance as a leader on the field through my embellishment of the fish philosophy virtues,
which were specifically taught in the class of Gravert.
Hela/History of Abuses: Tuskegee Syphilis: I carried the leadership skills of guidance,
which I once used for my teammates, into a more academic setting of the Tuskegee Syphilis
historical abuse project. The goal of this assignment was to effectively use available
resources in order to relate the ethical abuse of Henrietta Lacks to the struggle of the
Tuskegee people, who were coerced into unethical treatment. This was done through a 20 minute
group oral presentation, the creation of a symbolic art memorial and completion of an
integrated argumentative essay supporting the notion that restorative justice is integral
to sustaining good relations among people who have been devastated through unethical
practices. The context of this assignment was to understand first hand, the effect of
medical atrocities on people, predominately people that could easily be taken advantage
of. Medical Ethics had taught us that society, throughout history, has stigmatized people
who are considered lesser, and as the result they've been on the short end of the stick
when it comes to ethical treatment. In order to effectively get my point across, I had
to maintain a strong voice throughout my presentation and communicate so eloquently that the information
would resonate long after in the minds of my peers. My personal beliefs were most notably
advocated for in my argumentative essays, if we were not to count the instances they
were touched on in my presentation. A presentation that would not be feasible if not for my adept
skills in making an entire PowerPoint Presentation in such a short time frame, with effective
collaboration with my group members, and an interactive Cahoot study tool for the class.
Technological utilization was essential in delivering a great means of communication
in our presentation, not to mention it being the medium in which we used to seek the information
of the Tuskegee People. Considering this project touched on the medical issues that affected
many people, it was integral to recap on past medical knowledge, from previous classes in
order to effectively be health literate. However as a student overachieving further than just
proficiency, I take it upon myself to lead my group by my commanding leadership, instructing
them what to do and what to rehearse, along with taking the initiative to complete the
mural. These are work ready skills that I have come to acquire that make me respondent
to unforeseen changes that my future groups could potentially come across.
Debate: Changes I would not have been as effective
to respond to previously. During my sophomore year Advanced English class, I was the second
negative in favor of the continuation of animal research in my class debate. I argued animal
testing was only permitted when there is no alternative research techniques and the expected
benefits outweighed any possible adverse effects. The flaw in my presentational technique was
that I had not prepared along with the fact that my strategy was to utilize the convention
of pathos persuasion instead of mere logos given I was taking a scientific perspective.
In the end I had lost my debate. I learned that if I really felt something in my heart
I needed to work on my argumentation. Sci-Fi Paper:
So I did. Hence my favorite assignment to date.
Within the confines of a written paper, it was my task to explore the possibilities and
reasonability of phenomena within the storyline of a popular science fiction series, book
or film and examine its relation to physiology. I chose The Martian, which is a Science Fiction
movie about an astronaut, Mark Watney, who is presumed to be dead after a storm and is
left stranded on the Martian planet. He is to survive with only the few supplies left
behind for nearly 600 sols, the Martian equivalent of a day, until the fictional Ares IV's
scheduled arrival. In the film, Astronaut Watney against all odds, barely survives and
makes it back home safely. However was it actually possible for Mark Watney to sustain
a healthy diet, survive prolonged radiation exposure, and live within the confines of
the general Martian planetary conditions without developing adverse physiological consequences?
I had to write about this scientific objective utilizing the conventions of language techniques
learned in AP Language & Composition and mesh it perfectly together with anatomy and human
biological processes in the physiology course. Prior to watching the movie in theatres, I
utilized my research skills to read background information on the movie. I also read research
papers on topics specifically pertaining to physiological phenomena such as muscle atrophy
and even more simple subjects such as the feasibility of allocated resources to maintain
a proper caloric intake. To sum it up, the subatomic particles produced by high energy
bodies in the universe diffuse so much through the martian planatery atmosphere that Matt
damon's DNA strands would disrupt so much from the highly carcinogenic rays that the
cells in his body would cease normal reproduction and become malignant. He'd literally get
cancer inevitably. I took this paper very seriously in respect to a topic I'm so enamored
by. That's the thing I love about science, scientific progress is a testament that working
collaboratively with others gets incredible things done.
Quote: Intelligence is the ability to adapt to
change. - Stephen Hawking. Cosmologist. Things don't always work out how you plan.
Who you are as a person is determined not by what you are tasked with, but rather how
you persevere through it, and the strategy you take into account to overcome these unforeseen
obstacles. IES:
The International Economic Summit enabled us as students to learn more about the intricacies
of macroeconomics, the part of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors.
Factors that this project were mainly concerned with were ones of the affairs that relate
to the economics of countries, rather than personal finances. Components of the assignment
would relate to economics of countries, rather than matters such as personal finances and
taxes that are in micro economics. Each group was subject to choosing a country in which
they would represent; mine was the United Arab Emirates. There were several assignments
that needed to take place prior to the actual summit date. This would include the Facts
Sheet Assignment, Global Proposal Assignment, Video Assignment, Strategic Plans Assignment
and the Rules Certification Quiz. During the Economic Summit every country would participate
in numerous events. The first part of IES consisted of the trade alliance session, which
consisted of forming an alliance and delegating a representative to debate a global issue.
Afterwards the entire trading session, which was comprised of seven major simultaneous
events, the import/export trading, tariff payments to the bank, foreign aid transactions
from high income to low income countries, bank loans and repayment, optional current
event personal finance quizzes and long term development purchases. This was to be done
in 50 minutes. Finally, each country would have their costumes and board judged before
a panel of highly qualified judges and a final debate would take place amongst all the alliance
representatives. I was required to be able to read and research the numerous rules and
requirements of this economic summit that were posted on the website. We collaborated
on numerous aspects of this assignment and together we accomplished a lot. For example,
the motion graphic video consisted of numerous members getting together to provide information
to make a truly moving video exposing the injustices of human trafficking.
Autism Awareness Advocacy: The objective of this assignment was to successfully
plan on how we would educate public perception about whatever public health issue we desire.
I chose specifically Autism awareness. It is my personal belief that this was at the
forefront of issues that needed to be tackled so I seeked knowledge in order to substantiate
this claim of mine. It is a very unfortunate genetic disease and it is only right of what
we can do as responsible citizens in order to make a positive change to the lives of
those who have and those who support those with this terrible disorder. This assignment
required health literacy and complex thinking in order to make a change in our community.
It proved that abstract problems need a place to start however all this brainstorming never
fermented to anything significant. That's where Be The Change Came into play.
Be the Change: Be the change was a project in which we the
students, were at the forefront of real radical change. My group chose to pick a very important
topic to not only us, but to the majority of people. This issue was so substantial because
the stigmatization and demonization of stem cell research has indefinitely fostered a
negative environment to the continuation and advancement of stem cell medical technology
and in turn jeopardized the life and health of people suffering from debilitating and
life altering diseases and ailments. We wanted to wash away any potential preconception that
this research is morally impermissible in order to affectively push our humanitarian
agenda. We knew that we had to pick the most optimal methods in order to reach the most
quantity of people and hopefully educate the masses. We knew a lot of controversy stemmed
from the moral dilemma of embryonic stem cell extraction. However as part of our advocacy,
we were prepared to educate and raise awareness of new methods existing that do not interfere
with personal beliefs. Because this issue is so important to the future of humanity,
we knew how important it was to properly educate and inform the public as objectively as possible
as a basis for people to form their own educated opinions. After productive collaboration and
critical thinking within the group, we decided on beginning the first step in our endeavor
in which we created a social media presence to advocate our issue and create a documentary
film to inform the public. Exposure was critical to our issue. . We utilize technology effectively
and communicated our message of stem cell advocacy through verbal speech and in writing.
We had many successes in our Be the change project as we shed the light on an issue that
most people have not even considered. It could have been received better if we communicated
our advocacy of stem cell research in a way that is more relatable to our audience.
This all culminates in my prolonged desire to help the greater good of all people. Stem
cell research has the capacity to save many tomorrow but engineering feats have the capacity
to substantiate the current capabilities of the differently abled of today.
EDDIE: Envision, Design, Discover, Invent, Execute.
The objective of this project was to utilize knowledge acquired from the culmination of
our Physics, AP Literature, Government and Medical ethics courses, into order to design
a device that could assist people with a physical disability. It is only just that the non-abled
have an opportunity to use a supplemental device in order to merely enhance their current
capabilities. My group and I felt inclined to create a device for sufferers of rheumatoid
arthritis. This project specifically required the mastery of Physics concepts such as Newton's
laws of motion and a keen understanding of simple machines, not to mention ethical consideration
for the device's user and context into the disability rights movement. In order to create
this device we needed to have knowledge on the current adaptive assistive devices and
current laws/bills. This project was arguably the ultimate goal and proof of mastery of
the themes we had covered in the courses listed above. Before we began our prototypes, we
did research into current assistive devices and used them as inspiration. We had to know
specifically how our device relates in relation to Newton's first and third law of motions.
By acting as an outside force, the hook mechanism on our adaptive device could effectively manipulate
objects that would originally have been in rest. Conversely, an equal and opposite reaction
from air pressure, would occur, from the suction mechanism, that enabled the user further manipulate
the world around them. Through the utilization of online designing software and numerous
sketches, we were able to make concept designs that guided us in the creation process. Most
importantly we had to take ethical precaution in the creation of the device and the interview
process in order to not offend the user. We made sure to make use of politically correct
terminology, not to pity but understand, and took into consideration anything that could
potentially be unsettling or disrespectful. Rheumatoid Arthritis makes it difficult and
painful to grip certain objects, so we made sure to make use of material that would be
comfortable, while maintaining respect for the person with something that we ourselves
would wear. My proficient use of effective communication through group collaboration,
by working together to design this prototype with the use of technology. Our group members
collaborated through the use of Google Slides and online video chat. Through complex and
critical thinking, we were able to apply knowledge learned from these classes in order to solve
this real world issue pertaining to people with rheumatoid arthritis. Health literacy
through effective research allowed us to adapt to physical concerns pertaining to the prototype.
We learned that people with this condition have pain in their joints, so we designed
something that would help alleviate that so that they may grab objects without discomfort.
We were aware of the disability movement and sensitivity that arose from using disparaging
and often offensive terms so we made sure to be as politically correct as possibly.
We also wanted our device to keep its functionality while not compromising integrity. The look
of the device needed not to be ridiculous and off putting. Through our prototypes, we
were finally able to finalize a device that would fulfill the necessities in benefitting
the lives of everyday rheumatoid arthritis people.
Bioengineering career/Schools: All of this ties into one thing. My future
career. Bioengineering, the medical application of engineering principles. Not only that,
but the practice of bioengineering has expanded beyond large-scale efforts like prosthetics
and hospital equipment to include engineering at the molecular and cellular level with
applications in energy and the environment as well as healthcare. Being a very broad
area of study, I can specialize in my areas of interest and collaborate widely with researchers
in allied fields just as I did with my Dozier Libbey Alumni.
"Shoot for the stars, so if you fall you land on a cloud." - Kanye West
Here are a few of my dream schools who offer great departments pertaining to my area of
interest. All great schools with UCLA and Berkeley being among my top choices. Unfortunately
I did not get accepted into any school, but I landed on my cloud, so this summer I plan
on starting my path to transfer at Los Medanos in two to three years. I will have UC Davis
set in the back of my mind with my Transfer Admission Guarantee contract with my eyes
primarily set directly on the University of California Berkeley. Either option fulfills
a great path for me. Revisioned thesis:
With the unicolor scrubs now a lab coat away, a career in the sciences is a more noble pursuit
to me, and as great as my love is for Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics is, so
is for helping people. Now as a more mature scholar, the idea to better the functionality,
efficiency and integrity of medical devices, is the ultimate achievement. Though these
academic challenges may have been difficult, they were absolutely necessary in order to
effectively become the better version of myself capable of integrating the skills that I once
utilized in my academic career at Dozier Libbey medical High School. These are skills of solving
abstract problems through health literacy, utilization of resources and technological
proficiency. Effectivity in my field will be positively impacted due to my desire to
participate in my community and facilitate group collaboration with peers of many different
respects. Ultimately the desire to succeed in the field of biomedical engineering has
enamored me to reach to stars and back, to infinity and beyond.
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