Ella Yale XYZ Human Rights Organization

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My interest in the XYZ internship stems from a belief that with a better understanding of international law and human rights the world would be in a better position to help impoverished people from around the globe. In my opinion, learning about the flaws in our current system of international organization, as well as encouraging the study and research of new and better ways to aid those in need, is one of the most important endeavors currently being undertaken. At Yale, I have chosen a curriculum that allows me to better understand current international relations and h human rights law. Being a history major, while it has developed and honed my skills as a re researcher, has also encouraged the idea that through understanding history we can bridge cu cultural gaps and therefore forge understanding where it was previously impossible. Utilizing th knowledge of historic happenings and current world affairs can create tragic political the si situations and is one of the reasons why the XYZ Organizations work is so important. Coming from a small conservative community where racial, religious and class st stereotypes abound, it has always been my wish to search for a way in which equality can not o only be fundamentally understood but is allowed to flourish. Past experiences traveling have g given me a broader and more knowledgeable approach to the concept and application of in international change, as well as the possibility and obstacles in being able to see equality thrive. Through my college education and cultural exchange trips to Tanzania, France, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, I have gained a better understanding of the problems of cultural relativism that the international community is facing today. Working in Brussels would be an excellent learning experience and stepping stone to be able to more fully comprehend the ways in which human rights law can be used as a tool for change. While I believe that my skills as a researcher, writer and proficient French speaker will be extremely helpful at this internship, it is my ability and experience to work with people under a variety of stressful situations that might stand out. By being a part of a varsity sports team throughout my time at Yale I have become adept at working well with others, handling constructive criticism, as well as being able to lead a group and be adaptable when plans fail. My desire to learn more about international law and human rights will shape and determine the material I will produce. I feel confident that I can work productively with other people while also learning what they have to teach me. I would like nothing more than to work with XYZ this summer and be able to gain knowledge from the people around me. I sincerely hope that you will consider giving me that opportunity.

Language Ability: I have taken French classes for 6 years, two of which have been at Yale. I studied in France for a month attending intensive language classes five days a week. I feel confident in my ability to communicate on a basic conversational and written level. I would be dedicated to improving my language skills while in Brussels.

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Elaine Yale ABC Hospice Internship

2008

The opportunity to work with ABC Hospice allows my interest in medicine, and my passion for counseling and care-giving to coalesce. In turn, I hope to apply the knowledge and skills that I have acquired from my past experiences in working with children and adults in a variety of health care settings, in addition to being an active learner. My recent work at a breast cancer support networkwhose mission focused on improving the quality, not number of days, of lifein Kolkata, India, centered on providing both moral support and relief through the formation of open and honest relationships with patients. I understand that the aim of hospice care is similar: comfort through palliative care is of primary focus, instead of the extension of life. Patient care is a uniquely fulfilling experience, in that each patient is original, making each relationship truly distinctive. Through my volunteer work at many public and private hospitals, free clinics, and rural health facilities, I have learned that all patient carefor both children and adultsrequires a passion and concern for individual welfare that stems far beyond physical well being. My experience at XYZ Family Services, serving as a residential counselor for over one-hundred boys who had been severely abused or neglected by their parents or guardians, taught me a great deal about how to provide continuous compassionate support to children, particularly in times of great internal struggle. Many times, my residents felt out of control of mind and body; it was my responsibility to calm them when they were unable to on their own. I understood the power of a healthy distraction, and the profound impact a comfortable adult relationship could have on the mind and body of a child. Admittedly, my residents experiences were intensely difficult and while I may not have able to relate to them on that level, I quickly learned that any relationship can be born out of ones willingness to understand. While in the future I hope to enter a career in medicine, I am currently completing a Masters Degree in Public Health in addition to my undergraduate degree, which is concentrated in the studies of biology and political science; I hope that such an educational experience will be useful in determining what type of global change I can bring about as a physician. While I appreciate the importance of a comprehensive education, I consider gaining exposure to various health care settings to be equally indispensable to any physician. I believe that I can add significant value to ABC Hospice by applying the pertinent skills gained from my past experiences, in addition to being an enthusiastic learner and team member. Im especially interested in working in hospice care because I hope to more deeply understand the unique philosophy of care. The opportunity to work with ABC Hospice presents an incredibly unique environment, both with regards to a remarkable system of care, as well as intrigue of a country as diverse as (internship location). If given this opportunity, I expect to continuously learn from new surroundings and accept any challenges with an eagerness to understand. I hope that my varied activities involving working with children in medical settings and my counseling experiences would prove useful to the needs of this position and your programs.

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Ellen Yale Capital Hill Arts Workshop

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As an Art History major, I have often struggled with the dissonance between a subject that I truly love to study and my sense of responsibility to the world beyond the bounds of a picture frame. Although I have always felt a certain kinship with art, I began to realize this year that something was deeply missing from my studies; that element was humanity. This is, perhaps, why I have so steadfastly remained in the nonprofit sector when I look for job opportunities. I feel strongly that art should be available and accessible to more than just those who already have the tools and means to appreciate it, and as such, I am deeply committed to working for arts organizations that take art out of the museum and put it in the community. I think that the mission of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop to use art as common ground for all people expresses precisely my goals in implementing my arts background on a more community-based level. In fact, my job for the past three summers has been as an intern at the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original. Now fifty years old, the Fair is a community-based nonprofit organization that hosts a four-day, outdoor fair in Ann Arbor, Michigan each summer. With over 150 artists, plus performers, demonstrators, and vendors, as well as over 500,000 attendees each year, the summer office is consistently a whirlwind of activity and requires a real juggling act of the many different projects for our small staff of only five. I truly enjoyed working in that office; an environment in which I had to create a FileMaker document for volunteer scheduling with one hand while addressing envelopes to sponsors with the other, and frequently talking on the phone to reach compromises for donations of such items as recycled bottle caps for the childrens art booth at the same time. This experience of functioning as both a member of a team and having to stand on my own as a unique individual facet thereof gave me the flexibility to think broadly and creatively even as those ideas were mediated by the more broadly defined necessities of the organization. In addition to my art history and nonprofit background, I also have the experience of serving as business manager of my a cappella group, Out of the Blue, for the 2008-2009 year. This position allowed me to balance the organizational and monetary aspects of a not-for-profit group in a very hands-on way, and I feel that I gained a huge amount of appreciation for the necessity of every task in management, from the molecular to the molar. This experience very much ties back into my time at the Art Fair, as in both cases I was involved in the most seemingly mundane tasks, such as creating a spreadsheet for each singers conflicts or hand-laminating hundreds of nametags, to the most exciting and goal-oriented, such as overseeing the recording of a new CD or the development of the Kids Art Fair. The Kids Art Fair is a project that is particularly special to me, for I developed it carefully over my three summers of interning at the Art Fair to really help shape the event it is today. The KAF is a showcase that has broadened in scope from just a few youth artists selling their work before the real Art Fair begins to a widely inclusive opportunity for over sixty young artists, ranging in age from five to fourteen, to create, display, sell, and discuss their art. My main focus was to give children the opportunity to learn how to speak about their art to an audience of appreciative adults, and to give these creative individuals the sense that their abilities really matter. Indeed, it is this sense that the arts serve a powerful role for individuals in all walks of life that I want to help convey through my work. To be honest, I am currently unsure of my ultimate future plans. What I do know, however, is that I am committed to using my abilities and my knowledge to give something back to communities in a meaningful way. By putting together an archive of the history of sharing art with the community, I hope to both gain a deeper personal understanding of the ways in which art can be expanded, as well as provide CHAW with my own backgroundorganizational as well as art-basedin providing access to artistic experience. Sometimes I fear that art has become a closed-off field, one that is exclusive as opposed to open. Yet for me, its strength lies in sharing the experience of creating and of looking, and about teaching younger students that just seeing art and allowing oneself to see can be a profoundly inspirational experience.