Elizabeth Torres
Follow messageNortheastern University Class of 2015
ORLANDO, FL
My name is Lizzie. I aspire to become a lawyer and specifically in child advocacy. I love history, especially art. I love learning about philosophy because it keeps you open minded about other ideas. All my sports involve water because I do not like being on land. I have taveled to many countries including Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, and Italy. I have participated in voter registration in Guatemala to help indigenous people have a voice. The world is my community, I want to help make it a better place.
Extracurricular
- Varsity Swim Team
- Varsity Water Polo
- Spanish Club
- Invisible Children
- Organization that raises funds to build schools in genocide torn Uganda.
- International Council
- Council of seniors in the Center of International Studies Magnet program that controls cultural events, international charities, and awareness on global issues.
- Teen Court
- Gives teens an opportunity to rid crimes from minors to misdemeanors off their record.
- Give Kids the World
- Girls on the Run
- Organization promoting strong girls that are motivated to run 5k. Promotes leadership, confidence, and self esteem in young girls. Ran as a "running buddy"
- Relay for Life
- A special carnival like fundraiser is held to support the American Cancer Society. Every year I have raised money as well as ran on the track to support cancer research
- Registrate Voters in rural areas
- I volunteered in Melchor, Guatemala with voter registration for the Indigenous people in order to give these people an oppurtunity to have a political voice.
- Invisible Children
- I lead a fundraiser in my school to raise money for the Invisible Children organization. We had a talent show in which students from our school paid to perform their talent and students were charged a fee to see the show. All profit went towards this orga
- Co-Chair of Cultural events
- I am directly responsible for the production of special international events in which a night is devoted a specific culture, country, and/or region of the world.
Experience
- Independent Representative
- Avon mark. (Sales)
- 2010 to Now
- I independently sell mark. makeup by Avon
Honors & Awards
National Young Leaders Conference; Rho Kappa (Social studies honor society); AP Scholar with Honor
Specialties & Skills
Speak Spanish
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
February 22, 2011
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
March 28
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Religious:
Catholic
Background
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Ethnicity:
Caucasian or White // Hispanic or Latino // Native American
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Heritage:
English // Finnish // French // Guatemalan // Spanish
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Citizenship:
US Citizen // Belize
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Fluent Language:
English // Spanish
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Hometown:
ORLANDO
Interests
- Law
- Public Policy
- Social Work
- Environmental Concerns Club
- Scuba Diving
- Swimming & Diving
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Water Polo
- Photography Club
Favorites
- Movies:
Kite Runner, Life is Beautiful, Mean Girls, The Wedding Planner.
- TV Shows:
That 70s Show, Degrassi, House, George Lopez
- Music:
R&B, Reggaetone, Techno, some alternative
- Websites:
No websites for me. Only use it for research.
- Quotes:
"If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. That will be sufficient."
-Samuel L. Clemens in essay ADVICE TO YOUTH - Books:
The Idiot, 1984, Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment, Forever, and anything by Paulo Cohelo.
