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When I grow up I want to be like Claudia Heiss

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Hi everyone! Today I will talk about someone who i admire so much! I s important to consider that Political Science is a new field of study, which like the most of the sciences, involves a bigger number of men than women. In this sense, making one's way into this major means a great effort.  Despite knowing this, there is one person who, from the very first moment, has made me feel that I am capable of anything: Claudia Heiss. She is the professor who leads the major at the university, an extremely intelligent and kind woman. Since the first year she has guided us to be the best, to achieve our goals and to love what we study, and that is why I admire her deeply.  She has contributed mainly through her studies on political conflicts and political theory. This has resulted in multiple academic publications, international recognition and contributions to the Chilean government on conflict regulation in the country. Her most recent publication is her book "Why we need a new Const...

How my major can change the wold

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Hi everyone! How are you? Today I will talk about how my major can change the world!            T o begin with, my major is Political Science, a discipline of the social sciences that deals, in a very general way, with the study of power relations and how they affect to the installation of political systems. In this context, my field of study can be very useful, because it allows to discover, through research, the roots of the political problems of society.  In this perspective, political science is an indispensable tool for governments and international organizations to become more conscious of the things that need to be fixed and, in this way, make the world a better place. In particular, I have been very dedicated to studying and being a good student, especially because I am interested in being an academic. There are a lot of problems in society, however, what motivates me the most, for sure, is to be able to contribute to create a world witho...