Monthly Archives: October 2009
Journal #2: Service
What is your role in the Baruch and broader community as a Baruch Scholar in the Honors Program and what do you think it should be? How is this related to the culture of service the Honors Program promotes? As a proud member of the Baruch College Honors program, I feel that it is my […] Continue reading
Lorena Russi #2
In the Baruch community I primarily see myself as a scholar who desires to learn and absorb information both individually and with others as well as both in and outside the classroom. I am also a serious athlete dedicated to her team and willing to work for long hours in order to achieve the team’s […] Continue reading
Me, Myself, and My…Community!
Community Service is a concept that has been circulated within numerous generations, thousands of years, and varied societies. Through time, the very notion of giving service to the surrounding community has not perished, and continues to flourish. The role as a Baruch Scholar is truly a privilege and a pleasure. The responsibilities are many, yet […] Continue reading
2009 Experiences
One thing I have learned throughout my life: enjoy every moment, no matter what. I have been provided many opportunities in my life, but it was what I made of these opportunities and experiences that ultimately shaped me as a person. One experience I loved was when I went on a missions trip to Guatemala City. […] Continue reading
Journal Entry #1
An experience that has shaped my life is an incident that occurred in the year 2003. My mother was hit by an inexperienced driver while crossing a 6 way street (Ocean Parkway) in Brooklyn NY. I thank g-d everyday that she was able to make a full recovery. Today my mother is better then ever! […] Continue reading
Journal Entry #1:A Pebble in Damon Ye’s Pouch
I remember my first day in high school as a freshman. I walked into the school to my first class. I looked around, I didn’t know anyone. The same thing happened in the next class and the class after that. By the end of the day I had felt lonely. None of my […] Continue reading
Journal #1: Growing Up
Four years ago, I was a freshman in Brooklyn Technical high school. I remember going home and crying on the phone with my best friend the first few weeks of school because I missed her so much. I remember telling her that I wish it was junior high school again where we didn’t have to […] Continue reading
Journal #1
My mother had always told me the story of the frog in a well. Looking up from the bottom of the well, the frog could only see the world as a piece of circle of sky above him. That is how small his world was, but when the bird flies over and tells him how […] Continue reading
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My father is a serious and stern person who barely expresses his emotion openly. Like most of kids who pursue help and win approval from their fathers, I try my best to impress my father. However, my efforts seem to be in vain as my father seldom praises me in my academic performance and other […] Continue reading
Where Have You Been and Where Are You Going?
Sungho, this is my official Korean name. However, I introduce myself to others with my American name, Brian, in order to make sure that people who I introduce myself to remember me. I am an immigrant from South Korea. I have been living in New York for about five years, and this long span of […] Continue reading