Greetings, my full name is Amy Christine Starvish, and I am a white female, 21 years of

age. My mother is an Italian fourth grade teacher, and my father is an Irish scallop fisherman. I
spent most of my childhood on the edge of poverty at the time my mother was an insurance
underwriter, and my father was an accountant. By living off of my fathers paycheck, my parents
were able to invest my mothers income until they had enough to purchase their own scallop
fishing boat. While working her nine to five job, my mother also went to night classes to get her
Masters degree in education while simultaneously caring for two young children. I believe it is
her wit, selflessness, understanding, and unconditional support that molded me into the person I
am today. That person is an intelligent, empathetic, driven, and engaging individual.
I am a feminist, and believe that racial, gender, and wealth inequality in the United States
is pervasive, ongoing, and something to be ashamed of. I lean far left politically and I believe
that Capitalism is an unsustainable system that should not be perpetuated; that a persons value
should be determined by their existence, not what they can produce for the system. I identify as
queer, and believe that the content of a persons character is much more telling of how happy I
will be with them than the content of their pants. I have a greater respect for trees and growing
things than I do for ignorant, malicious, and power hungry people, and I think every day about
how industrialization continues to undermine humanitys connection to the earth. I spend most of
my time reading books I prefer fiction: sci-fi, fantasy, and historical fiction. To me, nothing is
better than an engaging story, and there is something so fulfilling about well written dialogue. I
memorize snippets from Shakespeare for fun, and take American Sign Language classes because
there is something about the language that has always appealed to me. I attend Roger Williams
University, where I will be a senior double majoring in International Relations and English
Literature with a minor in Mandarin Chinese. I spend my weekends at Model Arab League and

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Model United Nations conferences around the country, and I would take one good friend over all
the material wealth in privatized America.
As for what I am interesting in doing in my future, I am uncertain. Being 21 years old, I
am not concerned over my lack of exact coordinates for my future, so in lieu of a blueprint, I will
offer some potential ideas. I would like to be an honest, brave, and compassionate human being.
I want to get involved with a non-profit corporation called Hear Now! South Africa, where they
screen for deafness and hard of hearing individuals in South Africa, and provide hearing aids for
those who cannot afford them. By providing hearing aids, HNSA also provides individuals a
means to engage in their societies and economies without marginalization. I would like to attend
an English study abroad program offered at Oxford University through RWU hopefully in my
last semester. I would also like to take an international immersion language program, where you
go to the country in question and spend a determined amount of time exposed only to that
language. Ive heard graduates of those programs leave more proficient in the target language
than students that have studied for years. I also want to take half a year off after finishing my
undergrad, to center myself and relax after four years of relentless stress.
For how I plan to sell my labor, I am interested in international diplomacy and conflict
resolution. I would like to go into the Foreign Service in some capacity, but I have yet to decide
exactly what position. The ideal end point would be being a diplomat in some fashion, maybe
even a United States ambassador. I could also see myself getting involved in the running of a
feminist non-profit organization. I would like to put my English degree to use in some capacity,
maybe teaching English language or English Literature abroad. I know that I want to pursue my
doctorate, but I have yet to heavily research a specific school or program. But when I do, it will
probably be a doctorate in something relating to political science.