As a child one of the biggest mysteries to me was the hiccups, specifically where they came from. Then, there was no Google to ask my question to. Alone in my quest, I began to examine the hiccups. It was a pretty passive investigation to be honest but I never forgot about it. When I got the hiccups, I would analyse the conditions and mentally note them – maybe I had just been swimming, a window was open at night or I wasn’t wearing my jersey. For a long time (or at least it seemed so) I investigated the hiccups, eventually concluding that the hiccups were caused by the cold. Even …show more content…
After finding the answer I clearly remember beginning to look obsessively for a new investigation, it seemed that without something there to solve and take up my extra time, my life had become dull. So I used the observation skills I had learnt to look for new mysteries in my world.
The need to answer questions continued as I grew and I found so many unsolved problems that needed to be fixed. This aspect of my personality has been used to write an extended essay on the role of mental representations in gender roles. To figure out the right method of tutoring students in my school and outer community, as well as choosing service projects in Interact. My country and community have been my biggest target areas and I have come up with multiple hypotheses and solutions that seemed right in my