Well here goes my application! Hopefully I fit the requirements and meet standards :)

Because I'm only two weeks into SteemIt, my favorite posts to read fit in the first category, Steem Help/Guides. I find myself always looking for different posts and tools that can help me further understand Steem and hopefully help others. When I started, everyone was so confusing for me so it's only fitting that I pay it forward by commenting or resteeming in order to help other newcomers as well. Kind of like the MinnowSupportProject mission statement! Anyways, here are my five links.

Post on creating and thinking of new content for SteemIt.
https://steemit.com/life/@exyle/good-content-does-not-have-to-be-brand-new-content-created-in-the-past-has-potential-monetary-value-on-steemit

One of the first PayitForward campaigns on SteemIt.
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@merej99/a-call-for-help-a-payitforward-post-for-michael-thecrazygm

This one the author doesn't specify to SteemIt specifically but he talks about great life advice and how to spend your time. I think it's particularly well written and does apply to most of us on SteemIt because we all want to live the best lives we possibly can.
https://steemit.com/life/@jeffberwick/why-you-should-quit-your-job-and-hop-on-the-back-of-a-train

Post regarding the night before HF-19 and the craziness that was about to commence!
https://steemit.com/steem/@jrcornel/i-ll-see-you-all-on-the-other-side

And finally, a post regarding the effects of HF-19 to give us SteemIt users a better understanding of what the heck happened!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecryptodrive/welcome-to-steem-hf-19

Those are my five, thanks for taking the time to go through them!