Use the following suggestions, adapted from the This I Believe, as a guide!!!!!!
- Name your beliefIf you cant name it in a sentence or two, your essay might not be about belief. You are writing an essay, not a list. Focus on one core belief, which you will explain, define, and develop through the essay.
- Tell a storyBe specific. Take your belief out of the ether and ground it in specific events of your life. Consider moments when your belief was formed or tested or changed. Think of your own experience, work, and life, and tell of the things you know that no one else does. Make sure your story ties to the essence of your professional or educational philosophy and the shaping of your beliefs. Tell me how you reached your beliefs, and if they have grown, what made them grow. Your story need not be heart-warming or gut-wrenchingit can even be funnybut it should be real.
- Be positivePlease avoid preaching, editorializing, or finger-pointing. This essay should not be about your views on the American way of life, democracy, or capitalism. (These are important but for another occasion.) This essay should explain what you live by, what you DO believe, not what you dont believe.
- Be personalAvoid speaking in the editorial we, the projecting you, or the accusing they. The project is this I believe, not this everyone believes, this my company believes, or this Americans/Russians/Scientologists believe. Make your essay about you. Speak in the first person. Read your essay aloud to yourself several times, and each time, edit it and simplify it until you find the words, tone, and story that truly echo your belief.
In a 500-word essay, write a statement of personal and professional belief. Answer the questions: What motivates you. Whats your professional passion? What do you believe?gfdsg
Remember to follow each of the four (4) steps in the assignment and format your paper in APA 7th edition. Also, check out the 5-minute video on APA under the Discussion tab Project 1. Set up your paper defaults and create a cover sheet. You will double-space this essay, as you will all your work going forward unless directed otherwise.
