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I rediscovered this song after a week of listening to Green Day. And now I have found a good song to get printed in my head. Someone might know what that song is.
Anyway I'm writing my National Merit essay and I'd be glad if everyone would give me some input. Now obviously I probably haven't done half the stuff I think I have, don't point that out to me. ::crystal::
From a very tender age, I have always pursued the subjects of art and science with fervor. In my mind’s eye, there are very few things better than sitting in a sea-like yard with Orwell or Kafka’s spirit in my hands, or observing animal and plant life in its natural habitat.
Since I have started high school, my love for science and art has never wavered in my studies. AP Biology, Anatomy, and AP Chemistry have set the foundation for a veritable mansion of knowledge, and always, I have wished to delve deeper into these studies, to understand and to discover new aspects never before seen by human eyes.
(at this point, the bullshit is so deep, you have to pull on your boots)
I am a crossroads; a melting pot of eastern and western cultures. Brought up and educated in northern China, Gong Zhu Ling, a town of deep intellectual and artistic roots- over a thousand years old. When I reached four years of age, I immigrated to the United States. Though I can fluently read, write and speak Chinese, there is an even greater Mandarin influence in internal thoughts.
The Arctic Tern (does anyone know the latin name for this thing?) migrates from the Arctic to the Antarctic each year, a journey of over three thousand miles. This bird, less than a foot long, personifies the true meaning of perseverance and direction. I may never work as hard as this ardent creature, but my motivations are just as strong. There are basic mechanisms that drive us, that pump pistons and ignite goals and foresight. There is that latent quality within myself, to strive to be the best in what I do, wherever I am. I do not envy the richer, the more beautiful, the smarter, the brighter, nor would I ever condescend the different, the meek or the less able. Henry David Thoreau once stated that “Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.” Having spent countless hours volunteering my time and energy into the community, whether it is at the Children’s Hands-On Museum, or the public library, my personal endeavors have helped me to understand myself better, to assess how to better myself. Moral righteousness is magnificent, but moral direction transcends even that.
My interest in art encompasses far more than literature. I write creatively on a daily basis, oftentimes, poetry and short stories. I have a passion for training my imagination, exercising the mind to be sharper, swifter, but above else, more creative. I have delved into the depths of Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, Faulkner’s The Green Bough, and numerous other works. I am also an avid artist, and privately enjoy pastels as the weapon of choice.
There is one goal that I feel I will always have in my heart, and that is to be a successful writer or poet, to walk up to the podium for a Pulitzer prize, to beam at my parents, and show them what they have wrought from a once bland piece of clay: a masterpiece. I would also love to pursue a position as a researcher in biology or physics, and to inspire others to pursue a career such as myself.
thanks for reading... or perusing.
Anyway I'm writing my National Merit essay and I'd be glad if everyone would give me some input. Now obviously I probably haven't done half the stuff I think I have, don't point that out to me. ::crystal::
From a very tender age, I have always pursued the subjects of art and science with fervor. In my mind’s eye, there are very few things better than sitting in a sea-like yard with Orwell or Kafka’s spirit in my hands, or observing animal and plant life in its natural habitat.
Since I have started high school, my love for science and art has never wavered in my studies. AP Biology, Anatomy, and AP Chemistry have set the foundation for a veritable mansion of knowledge, and always, I have wished to delve deeper into these studies, to understand and to discover new aspects never before seen by human eyes.
(at this point, the bullshit is so deep, you have to pull on your boots)
I am a crossroads; a melting pot of eastern and western cultures. Brought up and educated in northern China, Gong Zhu Ling, a town of deep intellectual and artistic roots- over a thousand years old. When I reached four years of age, I immigrated to the United States. Though I can fluently read, write and speak Chinese, there is an even greater Mandarin influence in internal thoughts.
The Arctic Tern (does anyone know the latin name for this thing?) migrates from the Arctic to the Antarctic each year, a journey of over three thousand miles. This bird, less than a foot long, personifies the true meaning of perseverance and direction. I may never work as hard as this ardent creature, but my motivations are just as strong. There are basic mechanisms that drive us, that pump pistons and ignite goals and foresight. There is that latent quality within myself, to strive to be the best in what I do, wherever I am. I do not envy the richer, the more beautiful, the smarter, the brighter, nor would I ever condescend the different, the meek or the less able. Henry David Thoreau once stated that “Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.” Having spent countless hours volunteering my time and energy into the community, whether it is at the Children’s Hands-On Museum, or the public library, my personal endeavors have helped me to understand myself better, to assess how to better myself. Moral righteousness is magnificent, but moral direction transcends even that.
My interest in art encompasses far more than literature. I write creatively on a daily basis, oftentimes, poetry and short stories. I have a passion for training my imagination, exercising the mind to be sharper, swifter, but above else, more creative. I have delved into the depths of Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, Faulkner’s The Green Bough, and numerous other works. I am also an avid artist, and privately enjoy pastels as the weapon of choice.
There is one goal that I feel I will always have in my heart, and that is to be a successful writer or poet, to walk up to the podium for a Pulitzer prize, to beam at my parents, and show them what they have wrought from a once bland piece of clay: a masterpiece. I would also love to pursue a position as a researcher in biology or physics, and to inspire others to pursue a career such as myself.
thanks for reading... or perusing.