Our World by Deniyah

Our World by Deniyah - April 2023 Scholarship Essay

Throughout my time in high school, I’ve had a lot of teachers that have encouraged me to think big in my goals for the future. One way I’d love to make a positive impact on the world, with unlimited time and money, is by creating organizations to help families who are stuck in a poverty cycle or homeless. I am currently taking Macroeconomics and while learning about inflation and recession we take a look at how, over the years, inflation has impacted our society. In my class we also spent time examining the concentrated effect of the U.S.’ debt crisis on the citizens of America. I was shocked when learning about the sheer amount of families in our country that don’t even have enough money to pay for food some days. I would gladly spend my time and money doing everything in my power to stop their unnecessary suffering.

Another class that has helped me discover more about how I can create a positive impact was AP Environmental Science. This class helped me more clearly understand the importance of our earth. It has also outlined for myself and my classmates real and obtainable actions that can easily be taken by the people in my community to reduce harm on our planet. With that being said, I would use the information that I’ve learned inside of that class, outside. I’d do this by applying my teacher’s lessons to real life and educating others on the severity of our earth's issues. Simply spreading information about the individual and global benefits of reducing meat consumption and plastic use won't be enough. But advocating for changes in company policies and providing alternatives for popular products is an avenue I could take. I also believe that if more people were taught about sustainable products that don’t damage our environment when they were younger it could become a part of our global culture to actually care about our planet. While it might not seem like it, it truly can be as simple as having a large number of people agree to change small habits in their day-to-day lives that make all the difference in improving the health of our earth.