What I would do if money were no object.

If money were no object my career choice would not change. I would still want to be a pharmaceutical researcher and developer. I would still want this because I enjoy doing the research aspect and would like to help people by developing prescription drugs or even some type of vaccine for diseases. To me research on the microbiological level is fun and what I want to spend my life doing. I would like to join the Marine Corps first though. I would like to do this because with a military background I could get contracted by the government or hired by a company that's contracted by the government for a biology job. I would like to work for the government because I could then work in a BSL-3 or BSL-4 lab. Labs at these levels really help society because in theses labs highly infectious and lethal diseases are researched and have cures made. This would help society very much.

My Favorite Hobby

My favorite hobby is metal detecting.I enjoy metal detecting because every time I dig a hit I have a little moment of excitement about what it could possibly be. It could be anything from a ring to a pocket watch or something as simple as a rail spike. Some things that I have found while metal detecting, that have a value, are a white gold ring, an old pocket watch, a screwdriver from the early to mid 1900's, and a 1950's Derringer cap gun. The screw driver I found comes apart and inside of the main screw driver is a smaller screwdriver and inside that screwdriver is another smaller one, this goes on for three more screwdrivers. Some items that are typical to find while metal detecting are invaluable things such as pennies, nickels, aluminum cans, beer bottle caps, gum wrappers, nails, scrap metal, and rail spikes. I typically only find rail spikes when I'm at a park near a rail road. To me metal detecting is a hobby and that is all it will ever be. Some people metal detect for a living. The people who do this for a living take it very seriously and will get into fights over little five foot by five foot squares of beach. To me metal detecting will always just be something fun to do every now and than, never a full time forty to sixty hour a week job.

Someone I Value

Someone I value would be my dad. While I value everyone in my family, I decided to write this about my dad. I value my dad because he came into my life and my mother's life when he did not have to. He came into our lives when i was just two years old. He did not have to become a part of our family, I was not his. Even though he did not have to, he chose to anyways. I hold my dad highly and have a high amount of respect for him for doing this, because he did not just be a dad but he became my father. My mom tells me that he actually fell in love with me before her. When he met my mom he went out and bought toys for me to play with, when me and my mom went over to his apartment. From day one I have been his son, not any other man's son. When my mom would get child support checks he would tell her to buy want she wanted for herself, because he was not going to let someone else pay for His son. My dad is more than just a dad, he is a father to me. Anybody can be a dad but it takes a real man to be a father. It takes a very special man to be a father to a child that, by blood is not his. Blood connection means nothing to me, who is there for you is what means something to me, and my father is here for me always and always will be. My father is a real man and I have an immaculate amount of respect for him. I love him and he loves me, blood truly means very little when someone claims a child who has already begun to grow up and takes on the responsibility of being that child's father.

The Best Thing I Did This Summer

The best thing i did this summer was going to Cedar Point all day with my sister, girlfriend, and my girlfriend's family. This was the best thing i did all summer, because I got to spend time with my little sister and girlfriend. My family means a lot to me, and so does my girlfriend. Being able to spend time with both of them was great. Our day at Cedar Point was great, because i rode the Top Thrill Dragster and a couple other rides for the first time. Being able to have both these important people with me for those experiences was an amazing feeling. We also went to the beach at Cedar Point on that day, which was nice when we just laid in the sun and swam in the water. It was beautiful outside, but was also very hot. So swimming felt great after standing in the long lines. I have had many good memories from this summer, but this one is by far the best.

The History of my Identity

My mother chose my name of Elliott simply because she liked it and it was more of an original name when i was born. My name does not have a history to it. I am the first Elliott of the family. While my name holds no history it does hold a meaning. The name Elliott is of Hebrew origin and means " The lord is our god." While my name has an origin in Hebrew I myself am not of Hebrew. Originally my mom wanted to name me Jude, and while it may not have made it as my first name it still found a way to walk itself into my name. I say this because Jude is my first middle name. I like my first name as Elliott, my name is not that common and I like the fact that it is not. I have only ever met one person with the name Elliott. Even though my name has become a more common name as time has marched forward, I feel that it is still original for someone of my age to have. I would not want any other name.

Loyalty. The number one rule in life.

My number one rule in life is loyalty. Loyalty is very important to me because there is more to loyalty than just itself. With loyalty there are other aspects that come along with it, such as, trust, respect, and honor. If two people are loyal to each other, then there will be a mutual amount of respect and honor for one another. Loyalty is of course, like many things, different from one person to the next. To me loyalty means sticking by a person no matter what. A person who is loyal to me will not talk about me behind my back or do anything to tarnish my reputation. Someone who is loyal to me would also not put me in a situation that would make me look worse than them just to save their own reputation. To me loyalty is very important because if somebody is not loyal to me i cannot trust them or respect them, because it shows that they will not treat me the same way.