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2009-2010 Honorable Mention – Fahad Ahsan (Glenelg Country School) My name is Fahad Ahsan. I am a junior at Glenelg Country School in Ellicott City, Maryland, which I have attended my entire life. I am the President of Community Service Club and the Vice President of Adventure Club. In addition, I have attended numerous conferences regarding leadership and community service including the Rotary Youth Leadership Association conference and the annual Howard County Youth summit. I run on the Cross Country team and I play Varsity Lacrosse. Community Service, Public Policy, and Politics are my main interests. In the past I have also been on my school's Student Council. Participating in this year's essay contest helped me understand the significance of compassion. My perception on the meaning of compassion has changed. In my essay, I differentiated between compassionate charity, and self-interest oriented charity. Each of the Abrahamic Faiths define compassionate charities through their three Messengers, respectively. However, the most powerful idea of my essay was what I interpreted as the greatest form of compassion: to make a permanent difference in a helpless person's life. This idea motivated me to consider Operation Smile, a project that pays for surgical operations of children with cleft, as my project to demonstrate compassion.
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