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    Jacob S., grade 6, Oregon, Illinois
    "My Amazing Future" Essay Winner, age 11-12 category!

         How many people that you know knew what they were going to be since kindergarten?  I personally think that people should explore many choices.  I didn't have an idea of what I wanted to be until a year ago when I was in fifth grade.  

         People years ago didn't have much choice in what they were going to be.  If your entire family had been farmers, you were expected to be one also.  These days, you have as many choices of what occupation you may have as flavors of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream (which is a lot).  You could have a job from a marine biologist, to a nuclear physicist.  Having this many choices is a big responsibility.

         Taking responsibility for having a good job all starts at school.  If you don't want to have a good job (or any job for that matter), why worry about school?  If you want to be a doctor, you'd have to be good in Biology, and if you want to be a master chef, then Home Ec. is your thing.  I want to be an architect, so I need to know how to do geometry well.

         I plan to make more affordable housing without sacrificing quality.  I am also planning to make breakthroughs in architecture by building stronger buildings to let people settle in the Antarctic or in hurricane potent areas.  That would let the population be less dense so people wouldn't live in super crowded areas like Tokyo, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, and New York City.

         Jobs are and always will be important.  Good jobs are hard to come by these days.  You get those good jobs by working hard.  I will work hard to achieve my goals and complete my amazing future.      
     

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