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1、Daniel2010071112Daniel1SophomoreWriting2-2DRKSmithMay24,2012PersonalStatement:ToMaketheBestBetterGrowingupinShenzhen,Ihavebeenimbuedwiththedesiretolearnandthedrivetoworkhardbymyparentswhovaluededucationaboveeverythingelse.Myfather,anaccountexecutiveofashippingcompany,wouldnot
2、acceptone’ssimplygivingupwithoutworkinghardonaprojectoragoal.Inaddition,healsothinksthatitisnevertoooldforonetolearnandtherewillnotbeshortofchancestodiscovernewthingsinthisworld.Deeplyinfluencedbymyfather,Ihavealsoadoptedhislearningprinciplesasmyown.Therefore,inordertokeepont
3、hewilltolearn,Ihavedevelopedavarietyofintereststhathelptomakemebothphysicallyandmentallystrong.Duringtherecentyears,IhavewitnessedtherapidgrowthofhospitalityindustryinChinaandgradually,Ihavedevelopedagreatinterestinit.Thus,tobroadenmyhorizonandlearnacoursethatwilldirectmeinmy
4、futurecareer,IamdeterminedtomakeagreaterprogressandexperiencetheartofhospitalityinSwissHotelManagementSchool.Spendingthefirst20yearsofmylifeinShenzhen,Ihavereceivedgoodeducationandhavebeenexposedtoavarietyofculturesinthiscoastalmetropolis.SinceIfirstlearnedaboutforeignculture
5、,Ihavebeendreamingofgoingabroadtohavealookatwhattherealworldwouldlooklike.Withtheaimofgoingabroadforfurtherstudy,Iamalwaysreadytolearnandhavedisciplinedmyselftoworkhard.Asaresult,IhavecreatedagoodperformancewithanaveragegradeofAbeforeIDaniel2enteredcollege.IamcurrentlyanEngli
6、shmajorinShenzhenUniversityandmyoverallGPAhasreachedto3.52withmyeffort.Inaddition,myparentshavehelpedmeagreatdealinmylearningprocessandtheyalwaysencouragemetolearnaboutnewthingsthatcanhelptobroadenmyhorizon.Therefore,myparentsplayanimportantroleincultivatingmyloveforlearninga
7、ndthispassionisnotgoingtoend.Nevertheless,adesiretolearnisnotenoughforone’ssuccessifthereisalackofabilitytoapplywhathasbeenlearnedtothepractice.Inotherwords,itcanbeveryimportantandusefulifonecanapplywhathehaslearnedtomeethisneedinaproperway.Asforme,Iamapersonwhoisinfavorofthe
8、ideathatactionsspeaklouderthanwordsandIamgoodatfindingouttherelation
