留学申请书范文英语

留学申请书范文英语第一篇留学申请书范文英语第一篇Dearsir/madam,

DuetothecomprehensivenessofChinasreformandopenpolicies，economicsplaysanincreasinglyimportantroleinthedevelopmentofitsglobalposition.Thoughmoreandmorecompaniesbuilt，managementofcompaniescannotcatchupwiththedevelopmentofthecompanies.ManagementisaburgeoningfieldinChina，soIhopeIcanacquiremoremodernknowledgeonmanagementinEngland.

Therootsofmystronginterestinbusinesscanbetracedbacktomychildhood.MyfatherwasamongthefirstofChinasnewbreedofmodernentrepreneurs.Asayounggirl，itwasinspirationalhearingabouthisbusinessventures，andmeetingthevariedandinterestingcircleofentrepreneurs.Mymotherwasalsoinvolvedinbusinessasanaccountant，helpinghimwithsimplecalculations.AndsoitwasearlyinmylifethatIhopedI，also，wouldsomedaybeabletoentertherealmofbusiness.Withthetimeofgrowingup，Ipreferredreadingbookstosatisfymycuriosity.IneverceasedtocontemplateoverthequestionsIencountered.Subjectsonbusinessandmanagementbecameaspecialfascinationtomeandmyknowledgeofpsychologyaswellasinterestinthisfieldwasincreasingrapidly.AsahighschoolstudentinChina，IhadtoconcentrateontheCollegeEntranceExamination（CEE），evenso，booksnotrelatedtotheexamswereneverexcludedfrommylife.UnfortunatelywhensittingintheexaminJune，2001，IwassonervousthatIdidntscorewellintheCEEexam.IenrolledinthedepartmentofCom*rScienceinZhejiangCollegeofTraditionalChineseMedicine.Anyattempttopersuademyselftofocusonmymajorturnedouttobeafailureatthebeginningofmycollegelife.Afterseveralterms，IrealizedthatIwouldneverbeinterestedinbeingaprogrammeroranengineer.Atthatmoment，Ilostmydirectionandobjectives.Mypersistenceinreadingsavedmefromthedarksituation.Asamatteroffact，IenjoyedreadingthebooksincludedEncyclopediaAmerican，andsomebooksaboutmanagementbyPeter.Ibegantonoticesomethinginteresting：Whysomecompaniescanproducemorethanothers？Whysomecompanycansellmorethanothers？Whysomecompaniescanbuildupbutotherscannotwhenfacingthesamedifficulties？Withthequestionsinmymind，Istartedtoreadmanyrelevantbooks.IwasluckytoreadthebookJack：StraightfromtheGutbyJackWelch，inWhichJohnA.Byrnemakesaclearillustrationthatthemanagementisimportantforacompany.WhenIwasajunior，Iranabookshopbymyselfnearmyschool.Ishouldmanagenotonlythefinanceintheshopbutalsotheemployeesinmyshopevenmadesomestrategiestoenlargethebusinessinmyshoptoholdontheruntheshop.Fromthis，myinterpersonalskillsandthecapacityinbusinesshasbeengreatlydeveloped，definitelyIwasincreasinglyinterestedinwhatIwasdoing.ByDecember，2003，IhadfinallydeterminedtotakebusinessmanagementasmycareerinsteadofIT.

Toaccumulatemorerelevantknowledge，Istrivedtogainmorepracticalworkexperienceinsomebigcompanies.Fortunately，asasenior，IbeganbyconductinganinternshipintheArchitectureCompanyinZhejiangProvince.Oversixmonths，Iworkedasanassistantofthemanagertoharmonizetherelationshipbetweenthedifferentdepartmentsinthiscompanyandtodraftsomemanagementsystem，whichbroadenedmyperspectiveofmanagementconditionsandbusinessperformanceindifferentindustries.TheexperienceshowedmethatmanagementismuchmoreimportantthanthatofIthoughtinbigcompanies.Aftergraduation，Icontinuedmyworkinthiscompany.InMay，2005，thecompanyofferedmeanopportunitytoparticipateinantrainingprogramheldbyafamousmanagementschool.Throughin-depthdiscussionswithteachersandstudentsintheclasses，theyallencouragedmetopursuemyfuturecareerinmanagementfieldbecauseofmyintellectualabilityandthebrandnewideasImentioned.Duringtheshortperiodoftraining，Irealizedthatpursuingahigherdegreeinmanagementisawisechoiceformenow.Lancaster，withitsexcellenceinmanagement，representstheperfectfitformyneeds.Inyourchallengingenvironment，Icanbuildtherequiredfoundationofknowledgerelatedtomanagementtoachievemygoals.Iamfirmlyconvincedthatyouradmissionwillbemyfirststepofsuccess.Withthisinmind，Iherebysubmitmyapplication，andawaityourfavorablere*.

Yourssincerely,

留学申请书范文英语第二篇Toliveameaningfullifeeveryday;tocontinuallypursuemypredeterminedworthwhilegoals.-Myviewoflife.

CouldIputmyselfinthelife-threateningworkingenvironment?CouldIsacrificemylifeforthebenefitsofothers?Somepeoplemaylaughatmycrazyquestion.Tome,thatisaseriousquestionIhavecomealongwaytofindmyanswer.“Iamnotsurewhetheritisworthtoanswer”;“Whatisthetruemeaningofthatquestion?”

WhenIwasayoungchild,Iwatchedasoapoperathatwasaboutcourt.Iwasdee*impressedbythejudge’scalmnessandthelawyer’seloquenceandresourcethatwereshowedinthisopera.Fromthenon,Ihopedtostudylawsomeday.Fortunately,IperformedwellinentranceexaminationandgotenrolledintoxxUniversity.ThenIchoselawasmymajorwithouthesitation.Atuniversity,IstudiedhardandgotGPA.What’smore,Ibroadlyreadallkindsofbooks,includingphilosophy,historyetc.Myteachers’instructionstrengthenedmyunderstandingoflawandmakesmeunderstandthesignificanceoflawtoacountry.Frommystudies,Ihadalotoffunandgotmoreinterestedinlaw.Moreover,Iactivelyparticipatedinpracticeinholidaysfromcommoncompanytolawfirmandtriedtoap*thetheoryIhadlearnedintopractice.

Thissummer,IhadmyinternshipincounselordepartmentinxxxGroupCoLtdwhichwasinvolvedinabusinesscontractdispute,whichwassubmittedtoChinaInternationalEconomicandTradeArbitrationCommissionforarbitration.Asarepresentativeoftherequestedapplicant,Itookpartintheevidencecollectionintheearlyarbitrationstageandclearlyexplainedwhythe5%balanceofgoodswasnotpaidontime.Afterknowingthewholecase,Ivisitedmyteacher,anArbitrationLawprofessor,andlistenedtoheropinions.Realizingthecounterpartdidn’tcompletelyimplementtheircontractduty,Igavereasonsasfollows:First,thecounterpartcompanydidn’tmentionbearingissue,whichcausedthatthedeliveredmachinescouldn’tbeputintotheplantbecauseofthedisqualificationofworkshop.Thusoverhaulwasnecessary,whichdelayedproductionandresultedloss.Basedonthesereasons,thecounterpartdidn’tcompletelycarryoutitsduty,soourpartydidnotpaythebalanceontime.Duringthistime,Ifoundouttheevidenceandpicturesthatattestedcounterpartdidnotgivereasonablesuggestionandservice,andmadeastatementinthecourt.Finally,thearbitrationturnedoutthatcounterpartcompensatedourloss,inwhichthearbitersinvokedthereasonsthatIstated.Theyhadapanelmadeupof3lawyersand5companyrepresentativesasagentswhilewejusthad3persons—twolawyersandme.Undersuchcondition,Iwasabletocooperatewiththemandclearlystatedmyopinionswithoutanynervousness,whichgottheirrespect.Thismattergreatlyinspiredmyenthusiasmonstudy.

Inaddition,Itookpartinthecontactdraftinseveralcompanies.Intheprocess,whenImetalotofproblems,Ioftenturnedtomyteachersforhelp,whichmadegoodimpressiononthem.AsIcherishedeachpractice,IstudiedmyspecialtyandEnglishhard.Witheffectivestudymethodanddiligence,IdidwellbothinEnglishandlaw,whichhelpedmealottogetscholarshipeveryyear.Ontheotherhand,mypracticeinspiredmetostudy.Inpractice,Iexercisedmylegalknowledge.Ialsorealizethebiggapbetweentheoryanditsapplication—sometimesIhavemastertherulesbutIdidn’tknowhowtouseitinactualcase.MypracticeexperienceshavenotonlystrengthenedwhatIlearnedbuthavesuppliednewknowledgeforme,whichisgoodformyfuturestudyandcareer.

Inmystudyandpractice,Iadmiredoutstandinglawyers’eloquenceandjumpingthinkingmoreandmore.However,inChina,mostoflawyerscomefromtheorystudyandthosewhocanperformwellinpracticeareinsufficient.Moreover,aftertheChina’sentrancetoWTO,therearealotofproblemswithChineselaw.Ithink,myinternshipexperienceisnotenough.Inpractice,Icouldcombinesubstantivelawwithprocedurallawto*yzecase,butIstillfeelmytheoreticalfoundationisnotsolidenough.What’smore,comparablyspeaking,thechancesthatIhavetoinitiativelystudyandpracticearenotalot.Thereby,Iameagertostudyfurtherabroadtoknowmoreaboutforeignlaw,thoughtsandlawyercareersothatIamabletostandoutinfiercecompetition.

留学申请书范文英语第三篇DearXX,

Ibelieveteachersaregiventheopportunitytosetthefoundationsofaprosperousfuture,notonlyforindividualchildrenbutforoursocietyasawhole.Althoughthisisahugeresponsibility,Ialsobelievethatthroughtheeducationofchildren,weareabletodeliverchildrentheopportunitytofindafuturewhichtheyenjoy,andthisisaresponsibilitywhichisverymuchworthworkingtowards.Overcomingthehardshipsinvolvedinworkingwithyoungpeopleinsuchatransitionalanddynamictimeoftheirliveswillbeachallenge,butIbelievetherewardofseeingchildrenflourishismorethanworththeeffortanddedicationrequired.

Ihavechosenthiscourseinparticularasitisavitalstepinmypathtowardsteaching,andonewhichcanequipmenotonlywiththeskillsrequiredtoteach,butwiththeskillsrequiredtoengagepupilsinsubjectswhichtheyrequiretoformthebasisoftheireducation[thiswillbeextendedonceIworkoutifIamdoingasubjectjointwitheducation/whichsubject].Iamextremelyinterestedinthesociologicalaspectofthiscourse,asitisfundamental,inmyopinion,thatweunderstandthesocialissuessurroundingchildhood,.thecreationofchildhoodasaconceptorracismineducation,ifwearetomoreadequatelyraisechildreninasocietybasedinequality.

IspendmostSundayscaringformyyoungercousins(frominfancytotheageof11)whichhascreatedapassionforhelpingtheyoung.Likewise,Ispendaroundfourtofivehourseachweekvoluntarilyhelpingyoungpeopleonthewebsite‘7Cups’,whichinvolveshelpingthemthroughissuessuchasbullying,stress,andfamilyissues.Ihavededicatedtimetoreadingresearchofeducation,withthebook‘RacismandEducation’inparticularstandingoutasahugelyimportantcollectionofessays.

MyA2andASlevelchoiceshaveequippedmewithskillswhichwillbenefitmyfurthereducationandworkwithyoungpeople.EnglishLiteraturehasbeenapassionofminesinceyear7,andmeansthatIhavelearntkeyskillssuchas*yticaltechniquesanddifferentsocialperspectives,aswellasempathywhichisrequiredinunderstandingtheperspectiveofauthors,whichisessentialforcaringforyoungpeople.Similarly,Historyhasgivenmeanunderstandingofthemoderneducationsystemandprinciplesonwhichitisbased,forexample,universality.Psychologyhasinvolvedaunitonchildcareattachmentsinyoungchildrenandtheeffectsthiscanhaveinlaterlife,andsoIammoreawareoftheimportanceofhighqualitycareandwhatthatinvolves.ahighlevelofinvolvementintheworkofeachindividualchild,thoughofcoursethisisdifficultinthecontextofaclassroomofchildren.Finally,andpossiblymostimportantly,Sociologyhasgivenmeagraspofthesocialcontextinwhichweteach,.theeffectclass,race,andgenderhaveonchildren,andhowteachersareresponsibletoeducatethemselvesinregardstotheirowninherentculturalbiases,meaningthatwecancombattheeffectswhichthesebiaseshaveonyoungpeopleandourwidersociety.

[imcurrentlysearchingforworkexperienceandsoIhavenotcompletedthissection]

Goingforwards,Ihopetostrivetowardsacareerinprimaryteaching,whereinIwillhavethecapabilities,uponcompletionofthiscourse,tohelpenablechildrentoreachtheirpotential,bothintermsoftheireducationalsuccessandtheirpersonalwell-being.

Yourssincerely,

留学申请书范文英语第四篇DuetothecomprehensivenessofChinasreformandopenpolicies，economicsplaysanincreasinglyimportantroleinthedevelopmentofitsglobalposition.Thoughmoreandmorecompaniesbuilt，managementofcompaniescannotcatchupwiththedevelopmentofthecompanies.ManagementisaburgeoningfieldinChina，soIhopeIcanacquiremoremodernknowledgeonmanagementinEngland.

Therootsofmystronginterestinbusinesscanbetracedbacktomychildhood.MyfatherwasamongthefirstofChinasnewbreedofmodernentrepreneurs.Asayounggirl，itwasinspirationalhearingabouthisbusinessventures，andmeetingthevariedandinterestingcircleofentrepreneurs.Mymotherwasalsoinvolvedinbusinessasanaccountant，helpinghimwithsimplecalculations.AndsoitwasearlyinmylifethatIhopedI，also，wouldsomedaybeabletoentertherealmofbusiness.Withthetimeofgrowingup，Ipreferredreadingbookstosatisfymycuriosity.IneverceasedtocontemplateoverthequestionsIencountered.Subjectsonbusinessandmanagementbecameaspecialfascinationtomeandmyknowledgeofpsychologyaswellasinterestinthisfieldwasincreasingrapidly.AsahighschoolstudentinChina，IhadtoconcentrateontheCollegeEntranceExamination（CEE），evenso，booksnotrelatedtotheexamswereneverexcludedfrommylife.UnfortunatelywhensittingintheexaminJune，2001，IwassonervousthatIdidntscorewellintheCEEexam.IenrolledinthedepartmentofCom*rScienceinZhejiangCollegeofTraditionalChineseMedicine.Anyattempttopersuademyselftofocusonmymajorturnedouttobeafailureatthebeginningofmycollegelife.Afterseveralterms，IrealizedthatIwouldneverbeinterestedinbeingaprogrammeroranengineer.Atthatmoment，Ilostmydirectionandobjectives.Mypersistenceinreadingsavedmefromthedarksituation.Asamatteroffact，IenjoyedreadingthebooksincludedEncyclopediaAmerican，andsomebooksaboutmanagementbyPeter.Ibegantonoticesomethinginteresting：Whysomecompaniescanproducemorethanothers？Whysomecompanycansellmorethanothers？Whysomecompaniescanbuildupbutotherscannotwhenfacingthesamedifficulties？Withthequestionsinmymind，Istartedtoreadmanyrelevantbooks.IwasluckytoreadthebookJack：StraightfromtheGutbyJackWelch，inWhichJohnA.Byrnemakesaclearillustrationthatthemanagementisimportantforacompany.WhenIwasajunior，Iranabookshopbymyselfnearmyschool.Ishouldmanagenotonlythefinanceintheshopbutalsotheemployeesinmyshopevenmadesomestrategiestoenlargethebusinessinmyshoptoholdontheruntheshop.Fromthis，myinterpersonalskillsandthecapacityinbusinesshasbeengreatlydeveloped，definitelyIwasincreasinglyinterestedinwhatIwasdoing.ByDecember，2003，IhadfinallydeterminedtotakebusinessmanagementasmycareerinsteadofIT.

Toaccumulatemorerelevantknowledge，Istrivedtogainmorepracticalworkexperienceinsomebigcompanies.Fortunately，asasenior，IbeganbyconductinganinternshipintheArchitectureCompanyinZhejiangProvince.Oversixmonths，Iworkedasanassistantofthemanagertoharmonizetherelationshipbetweenthedifferentdepartmentsinthiscompanyandtodraftsomemanagementsystem，whichbroadenedmyperspectiveofmanagementconditionsandbusinessperformanceindifferentindustries.TheexperienceshowedmethatmanagementismuchmoreimportantthanthatofIthoughtinbigcompanies.Aftergraduation，Icontinuedmyworkinthiscompany.InMay，2005，thecompanyofferedmeanopportunitytoparticipateinantrainingprogramheldbyafamousmanagementschool.Throughin-depthdiscussionswithteachersandstudentsintheclasses，theyallencouragedmetopursuemyfuturecareerinmanagementfieldbecauseofmyintellectualabilityandthebrandnewideasImentioned.Duringtheshortperiodoftraining，Irealizedthatpursuingahigherdegreeinmanagementisawisechoiceformenow.Lancaster，withitsexcellenceinmanagement，representstheperfectfitformyneeds.Inyourchallengingenvironment，Icanbuildtherequiredfoundationofknowledgerelatedtomanagementtoachievemygoals.Iamfirmlyconvincedthatyouradmissionwillbemyfirststepofsuccess.Withthisinmind，Iherebysubmitmyapplication，andawaityourfavorablere*.

留学申请书范文英语第五篇Thepurposeofhistoricalinquiryisnotsim*topresentfactsbuttosearchforaninterpretationofthepast.ThereasonIwanttostudyHistoryissim*thatitcombinestheexcitementofexplorationanddiscoverywiththesenseofrewardbornfromsuccessfullyconfrontingandmakingsenseofcomplexandchallengingproblems.

Historyisfascinatingbecausesocietyisconstantlyevolvingandasaresult,thehistorymustevolvewithit.

Iseekenrolmentinaprogramthatnotonlymaintainsasuperbreputationbutthatwillalsodemandonlythehighestqualityeffortfromeachofitsstudents.Ihopethatyouareabletogivemetheprivilegeofcontinuingmystudiesontheleveldemandedbyyourprestigiousinstitution.IhaveappliedallmyabilitiesanddiligencetogettingintoOxford.

Myaimhasalwaysbeentoexcelinexaminations,nomatterhowdemandingtheywere.ImadesureIachievedstraight.AsinallaspectsofmymystrongperformanceinmyAlevelhistoryexamtomypastworkexperience,mybackgroundandqualificationshavegivenmetheskillstosucceedinyourschooloccupiesmostofmytime,Ihavelearnttherewardsofcontributingtowardsschoollifeandhavebeenheadstudentfortwoyears.Itakepleasureindebatingissuesthatareimportanttome,andaspartofmycontributionIsetupaschooldebatingsociety.Thispositionhasimprovedmyleadership,organisationalandcommunicationskillsand,givenmethechancetocombinemytheoreticalknowledgeandmyinterpersonalskillstosuccessfullydebateissuescloselyrelatedtohistory.

Outsideofacademics,Iamakeensportsman,competitivelyplayinghockeyandfootball.LastyearIparticipatedintheAAregionalschoolathleticsfinals,achievingfirstposition.Myotherpassionisswimming,IhavebeenamemberofWarwickshireswimmingclubfornineyears.OneofmybiggestachievementshasbeentakingtheCountyChampiontitleandcrownedtherecordholderinthemen’s200mbutterfly.

Myswimmingpracticeshavealsogivenmethechancetocompletemylifeguardqualification,enablingmetogainworkasalifeguard.Myswimmingabilityalsohelpswithmyinterestinscubadiving.LastsummerIvolunteeredtoassistwithteachingscubadivingataschoolinItaly.Thisexperiencewasextremelyvaluable,improvingmycommunicationskillsandtheappreciationofdifferentculturesandbackgrounds.

Foryears,Ihavemaintainedafirmdevotiontohistory.Allofmyexperiences,coupledwithastrongacademicbackground,willallowmetoembracestudyinghistoryatOxfordUniversity.

出国留学的英文申请书5篇（扩展3）

——出国留学英文申请书3篇

留学申请书范文英语第六篇1、在准备申请文书之前，一定要先拟一份草稿。

2、学校需要充分的时间审核学生的信息及文案，学生一定要确定好院校的申请截止日期，尽可能提前准备并提交申请，

3、通常情况下，学生并不需要在工作经历及课外活动经验方面下太大功夫。在申请文书写作中，关于工作经历的方面，学生要表达出的应该是个人能力及领导力和创新能力的优势。

正如剑桥大学山姆博士(SamLucy)提到的：“我们学校并不特别看重学生的工作经验，我们更加关注的是与你所学学科相关的任何知识及经历。我们看重的是学生的个人能力及潜力。因此，如果学生能向我们展示他具有某一方面的'专长及特别优势，我们是非常欢迎的。”

牛津大学招生处负责人卡翠娜(CaitrionaWoolhouse)也提出了同样的观点，“当学生要申请顶尖大学的时候，尤其是类似于牛津大学这类的名校，我们希望学生能表现出的是至少75%至80%的优势都体现在学术知识方面，另外20%至25%的优势是在于课外活动的经验方面。课外活动，包括工作经历，也必须是与面试者所申请所读专业相关的。”

4、申请文书切忌过分夸大个人能力及成绩。

5、申请文书论证及检查的重要性

学生必须想清楚申请院校及专业的目的，并在文书中表达出对所学专业的优点及能力，必须让学校清楚的认识到学生对所申请专业的热情及潜力。

UCAS系统负责人法图玛(FatumaMahad)也强调了这一重要性。“让你的朋友同学及家长阅读你的文书，他们也许可以为你提供合适的建议及看法。学生也可以试着将文书内容朗读出来，这样有助于让学生发现文书中的语言及表达错误。”

6、最后一点关键性的建议是，学生一定要保持诚信的态度，切忌抄袭他人的文书内容，抄袭检查系统将会很智能的检查到任何作弊及抄袭行为。另外，学生在文书写作中，一定要明确观点及论据，要展示出申请者为何具备成功完成学业的能力，而并不仅仅是陈述出学生有多么渴望申请所学的课程，能力是非常重要的一点。

留学申请书范文英语第七篇TenyearsfromnowTimDicksonwon'tevenremembermyname.Theunknowingrecipientofmyundyinglovefortwoyears,Timhadbeeneverythingagirlcouldeveraskfor:smart,handsome,witty,andathletic,withavoicethatcouldmakeangelsweep.Everyoneknewhisname.Toashylittlecountrymouse,nearlyinvisibleinourstudentbody,hewastheepitomeofmanliness.IsatinmycornerofroomC-119andgazedadoringlyathisprofileasheamazedtheclassofModernWorldHistorywithhisdashingstyle.Carefullyplanningtheroutestomyclassestocoincidewithhis,Iwashissilentshadow.

Afterfourteenmonths,contrarytomyhopes,Timstillwasnotawareofmyexistence.Determinedtobringmyselftohisattention,IstagedmyentrancetohisheartwithalltheflairIcouldmuster.IwouldbreachhisdefensesatthenexthistoryoralpresentationintheguiseofthedashingCardinalRichelieu.

Itwasnowornever!Stridingintotheclassroom,myheadraised,eyesflashing,Istoodproudly,thecolorsofmyeighteenth-centurycostumecatchingthelightandgivingmecourage.Myopeninglineshookwithtightemotion.xxxGentlemen,Iamdisgusted!xxxMyvoicealternatelylashedoutinrageandpurredinsoftpersuasion.Igloriedinmyelocution.Eachwordwaspower.Myvoicerosetoabrilliantconclusion,andIstoodwithmyarmsoutstretchedandmyheadbowedinsubmission.

留学申请书范文英语第八篇Dearxx,

Afewyearsago,xxTodaynamedthestarofBuffytheVampireSlayer,SarahMichelleGellar,theepitomeofthemodernfeminist.Declaringwithhertake-no-prisonersattitude...vampire-slayingBuffySummershasbecome...afeministherowho'ssmart,toughandself-reliant,thebeautifulblondewasapotheosizedbyyoungergirls.Whenaskedaboutfeminism,sheexplained,Feminismsortofhasanegativeconnotation.Itmakesyouthinkofwomenthatdon'tshavetheirlegs.DoesGellarconsiderherselfafeminist?Ihatetheword,shereplied.Whyisthepublicsouncomfortablewiththewordfeminism?Societyimploreswomentostrivetobesmartandstrong,buttobetoosmartortoostrongisdiscouraged.Instead,toomanysettleforbeingaBuffy,afemalewithincrediblepotentialkeptincheckbycontemporaryculture'sdefinitionofwoman.

Lastyear,oneofmyteacherscrackedasexistjokeandIcommentedthatIfounditinappropriate.Heinformedmetheclasswasmatureenoughforsuchcontent.Afterclassended,amalestudentrudelyinquired,Areyouafeminist?asifitwereadisease.Iimmediatelyrevertedtoadefensivemode,feelingtheburdentojustifynotonlymyopinions,butalsotheentireplatformoffeminism;foramoment,likeGellar,Ididnotwanttoassociatemyselfwithatermsodisgraceful.Lookingbackontheincident,IwishIwouldhavehadthecourageInowpossesstodefendmybeliefs.IamwillingtotaketheriskofstandingupagainstapopularopinionifIdonotbelieveittoberight.

PerhapsIilluminatetheparadoxmanymodernwomenface.Ononehand,Iembodytheprototypical,devotedfemale,assuagingtheplightofRomanianorphansanddonatingcountlesshourstotheSecondHarvestFoodBankoftheInlandNorthwest.Numerouslocalandnationalaccoladesverifymyroleasanurtur