I love to see when people are capable of incorporating justice, tolerance, service and fraternity into their lives.  I really care about the needs and dreams of the people who are mistreated just because they are different or because they don't fit among the powerful in society.  For instance, people of color, women, homosexuals, immigrants, and poor people in general. I really believe in social activism, because I have seen that once people unite and let their voice hear they can make a positive change in the world.  Although I have never been part of a big social activism crew, I really enjoy doing my own social activism individually. 

Let me tell you a little story, I'm a Sociology major and I have recently taken a course that is called "Gender and Society" and I learned that gender is just a social invention that some people have used in order to oppress those who don't "belong" to the hegemonic ideal:  white, heterosexual, male.  Now that we have seen many women attending college and in some way making a difference to benefit those, who for a long time have been stopped from reaching the top, we have gained hope to believe that one day our society can be genderless; thus, a society free of injustice and inequality. 

Since I took that course, I began to challenge those around me by asking questions about their lives, and I learned that people are very attached to society's expectations and they can't accept a genderless society even if that means equality for all.  Since I've learned that in order to achieve justice in this world we have to start by changing people's minds, I have to tell you that I'm willing to do as much as I can in order to do that.

My ideal job description would entail service, support, counseling, and an environment where people can find acceptance, friendship, and the hope to keep living even though they don't see any positivism in their lives.  Certainly I would devote my life to help and to brighten the days of those who don't have any hope for the future.  As I explained before, those who need the greatest amount of help are the people who suffer from intolerance, injustice, and humiliation.  Unfortunately and ironically those are the people who have no power to demand change and good treatment.  For that reason, I think that society needs people, who can provide strength and the necessary means that will encourage people to unite and ask the powerful to fulfill their necessities. 

In my ideal job my days would be very busy because an 8hr shift would not be enough to solve the problems of those who desperately need to find solutions.  In addition, I would be very engaged in the training of future leaders, because I believe that in order to keep making positive changes in society we need people who have the courage and the devotion to make it happen and those are the real leaders that we need to develop.  Ironically, some of the greatest leaders that we had in the past and some that we have now are people who come from the groups who have always been oppressed by society; for that reason, I will devote my time to help the needy become real leaders in order to provide a promising future for our next generations.