This unit in my humanities and math class, MAGIC (Mentoring Achievement of Goals and Inspiring Champions), we learned about how to find a mentor, both in your personal life and in someone that you have never met. We mathematically and historically mapped their achievements and tried to figure out how to complete our own biggest goals. We used many famous people as examples, including Laverne Cox, an actress, and LGBT rights activist, and Magic Johnson, an athlete and a face of HIV awareness. For my personal mentor, I chose my father, Sean Shaffer, who has always stood up for what he believes in and dedicates his time to making heartfelt gifts for others, teaching anyone who wishes to learn, and even some who don't, and leads me and my brother through tough situations. For my guiding light, I chose Rosalind Frankin, the scientist who pioneered x-ray crystallography and who discovered types A and B and the double helix of DNA. She had many struggles in her life, being a woman in the field of science in the 1930s and 40s, and being Jewish in such a time of fervent anti-Semitism. I admire her so much because besides being a scientist she also saved dozens of lives in the Blitz, the German bombing raids as a volunteer air warden.
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"Rosalind Franklin." DNA from the Beginning. Web. 29 Mar. 2017.
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