Just a silly little thing...
hastily written the night before it was due at far too late at night for how tired and sickly i've been, and its certainly not the most serious piece ever written, but maybe you'll like it...
Jake Klare
English IV AP
College Essay
If you were stranded on a desert island with only one person and one item, who and what would you pick and why?
In the unlikely event of being stranded on a rock of an island, a disaster in
which I was still allowed to somehow choose a person and item to accompany
me, I believe that I would bring the president of the United States of America and
an international cell phone with GPS capabilities. By doing this, I would most
assuredly be swiftly rescued from said desert isle and be returned to normal life.
After all, no one is going to leave our president out on a desert island, and with a
GPS phone, I could tell everyone where we were stranded. Crisis averted.
However, in the event that rescue was not an option, my choices would
change dramatically. Instead of the president, I would rather bring my girlfriend,
Meghan. This wonderful woman has kept by my side for nearly eight months
now, and I cannot regret a day of it. No offense to the president, as I'm sure he'd
make a nice co-exile, but I think she would keep me company considerably
better. Concerning my item, I would probably choose a lightsaber. Yes, I mean
one of those things from Star Wars. I've always wanted one of those, and I'm
sure it'd come in handy.
I would choose Meghan for several reasons. First, when looking for a
companion on a desert island, one wants a person who has certain traits. They
should be a team player, intelligent, resourceful, entertaining, likable, and, most
of all, contribute towards survival. Meghan does all of this and more. At the top of
her class, she has proven herself to be exceptionally bright. She is musically
gifted, especially with the piano, and is extremely amiable. She is well cultured,
knows several languages(including Latin and Italian), and, to contribute towards
survival, is an expert in first aid and is training to become a doctor. Couple that
with the fact that we are extraordinarily fond of each other, and the choice
becomes a fairly obvious one.
A lightsaber is also a good choice as a companion. Not only would it be
entertaining, with its glowing blade and futuristic noises, but it would also provide
a variety of benefits. It could provide light at night, and perhaps, although I am
not sure, a means of starting fires easily. It could provide endless hours of
entertainment, as well as a means of defense against the attacks fo wild
animals. It could be used to hunt or gather or to craft clothing or shelter out of
raw materials quickly and painlessly. It really is an all purpose tool when used
responsibly, as all sci-fi superweapons should be.
Given these things, I honestly don't think that being stranded would be all
that bad. I mean, after all, with the right company and a nice beach, doesn't such
an exile turn into a sort of vacation? Sure, there would still be things that needed
to get done, but the lightsaber would ease those burdens, and besides, a
transcendentalist-style retreat to the basics of life doesn't seem like it would be
all that bad. I believe that Meghan and I could cope with the challenges of life,
meeting them head on, lightsaber in hand. Here's to getting stranded!
Jake Klare
English IV AP
College Essay
If you were stranded on a desert island with only one person and one item, who and what would you pick and why?
In the unlikely event of being stranded on a rock of an island, a disaster in
which I was still allowed to somehow choose a person and item to accompany
me, I believe that I would bring the president of the United States of America and
an international cell phone with GPS capabilities. By doing this, I would most
assuredly be swiftly rescued from said desert isle and be returned to normal life.
After all, no one is going to leave our president out on a desert island, and with a
GPS phone, I could tell everyone where we were stranded. Crisis averted.
However, in the event that rescue was not an option, my choices would
change dramatically. Instead of the president, I would rather bring my girlfriend,
Meghan. This wonderful woman has kept by my side for nearly eight months
now, and I cannot regret a day of it. No offense to the president, as I'm sure he'd
make a nice co-exile, but I think she would keep me company considerably
better. Concerning my item, I would probably choose a lightsaber. Yes, I mean
one of those things from Star Wars. I've always wanted one of those, and I'm
sure it'd come in handy.
I would choose Meghan for several reasons. First, when looking for a
companion on a desert island, one wants a person who has certain traits. They
should be a team player, intelligent, resourceful, entertaining, likable, and, most
of all, contribute towards survival. Meghan does all of this and more. At the top of
her class, she has proven herself to be exceptionally bright. She is musically
gifted, especially with the piano, and is extremely amiable. She is well cultured,
knows several languages(including Latin and Italian), and, to contribute towards
survival, is an expert in first aid and is training to become a doctor. Couple that
with the fact that we are extraordinarily fond of each other, and the choice
becomes a fairly obvious one.
A lightsaber is also a good choice as a companion. Not only would it be
entertaining, with its glowing blade and futuristic noises, but it would also provide
a variety of benefits. It could provide light at night, and perhaps, although I am
not sure, a means of starting fires easily. It could provide endless hours of
entertainment, as well as a means of defense against the attacks fo wild
animals. It could be used to hunt or gather or to craft clothing or shelter out of
raw materials quickly and painlessly. It really is an all purpose tool when used
responsibly, as all sci-fi superweapons should be.
Given these things, I honestly don't think that being stranded would be all
that bad. I mean, after all, with the right company and a nice beach, doesn't such
an exile turn into a sort of vacation? Sure, there would still be things that needed
to get done, but the lightsaber would ease those burdens, and besides, a
transcendentalist-style retreat to the basics of life doesn't seem like it would be
all that bad. I believe that Meghan and I could cope with the challenges of life,
meeting them head on, lightsaber in hand. Here's to getting stranded!