Sample graduate school essay: Doing the right thing

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“Every man, at the bottom of his heart, wants to do right. But only he can do right who knows right; only he knows right who thinks right; only he thinks right who believes right.” -  Tiorio

Ever since I came across this quote from Tiorio in college, it has been an inspiration upon which I anchor and model my professional goals and life’s objectives.  Throughout my education and career in social work, there have been many times when my thoughts and reflections come back to this quote and the concept of virtue that it encapsulates.  Learning, understanding, knowing, believing, and acting in virtue is not something that happens overnight, but it is a process–oftentimes, a painstaking one that takes patience, determination, perseverance, and dedication.

Outline:

I.  “Every man, at the bottom of his heart, wants to do right. But only he can do right who knows right; only he knows right who thinks right; only he thinks right who believes right.” -  Tiorio
A.  A quote that is an inspiration and a model for my career and life
B.  How my experiences always make me think of the quote
C.  Why I believe this quote is a great encapsulation of virtue and the tenants of social work

II.  Explaining my own journey
A.  Wanting to “do right” by helping others
B.  Setting my sites on getting to “know right” through education
i.   Taking up my majors in Social Work
ii.  Earning my bachelor’s degree
iii. Working on my master’s degree
C.  Understanding what it means to “think right”
i.   It took me a while to understand “think[ing] right.”
ii.  Mostly, it was my practical experience that taught me how to think right
iii. I learned how to interact with other people, and i learned about how others thought, felt, and experienced the world around them
iv.  Most of all, I learned about myself and my own limitations
v.   Working toward learning the ins and outs of social work so I could do more to help others

III.  “Believe right”
A.  To believe in what is right is one of most important things in life.
B.  Throughout my work and life experience, I have learned and continue to learn how to believe in right and how to reflect this in my actions as a social worker.
C.  As my passion and hunger to help others continues to grow, I want to continue to learn and “know right,” to practice and “think right,” and to help others, as well as myself, “believe right.”

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