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Law affects every part of our lives -- crossing the streets, owning a house, buying
something from a store, using social media and the list goes on.
My parents are poor. I grew up seeing and living the many ways that those who were
mother had to deal with many insults from our “classy” neighborhood just because
we had a small house, that my parents couldn’t afford to buy us new clothes for
only had enough to live by. Nobody would dare lend us money during emergencies
Now that I’ve come to age, I came to fully understand how powerful knowledge is
and how is education a great equalizer. I am doing this firstly, to realize my father’s
dream for himself, secondly to gain skills that will help me better understand about
the law, about the society we’re living in, how law affects our everyday lives.
Thirdly, to develop these skills so I would be able to speak the truth to power, protect
the weak, defend the rights of the underprivileged and bridge the gap between what is
I wanted to be involved and I see law as the only field which profoundly and clearly