The Fire That Burns Within :: Personal Narrative, Autobiographical Essay

The Fire That Burns Within   ...we but level that weave to pass and continue beyond. Walt Whitman, Now I Will You to Be a Bold Swimmer, Song of Myself.   I never authentically thought near how ones childhood continues to shape ones future. When I was young it never crossed my intelligence to say, I wanna be a medical doctor of endocrinology when I farm up or I wanna be a biomedical tec at A&M University. It was, of course, always I wanna be a fireman or Im gonna be an astronaut. Somewhere along the byplay I became interested in science, and now I want to pay off a doctor. From looking back on my past all I can figure let forth is that my interest in science grew the much(prenominal) I learned. I see it as this burning fire that started out as a spark when I went to my first science clean in second grade and saw all those experiments written out and displayed on tri-folded poster board cut-outs. Now I try to ease up that flaming fire of curiosity b y learning as much as possible most everything, but I also request to stay focused and concentrate on this future in medicine. In short, I need to become an ideal disciple.   In my opinion, the ideal assimilator is one who always asks questions, consistently yearning to know what is unknown to him or her. The ideal student is smart and always wondering and thinking about something. This ideal student doesnt necessarily need to be totally organized, yet that student shouldnt be sloppy either. For instance, I can be really smart, always ask questions, always be thinking, but I could be so disorganized I couldnt even find my homework. An ideal student is a curious student, constantly pondering and frequently trying to distribute these thoughts to others. A scholar is driven by a force as strong as his curiosity, that compels him to tell the world the things he has learned, says Edmund S. Morgan, of Yale University, in his opus What Faculty Expect of Students. &nb sp I do not think I am Morgans ideal student. I only meet a a few(prenominal) of the requirements. I do, however, think quite a bit.