If someone asked me whom or what I most resembled metaphorically, I would simply give him a thumb`s up sign. This would not mean to affirm the question, but to simply illustrate the answer: I think that I am one of life`s thumbs...

502-word version: ...Although most westerners are not even aware that there is an expression for such facial feature, to Koreans, both men and women, it has become an essential criterion for feminine attractiveness... 250-word version: A thin line that makes an eye attractive, according to the..

502-word version: Tetris! Although it seems overly simple and outdated by today’s standards, it espouses an especially enlightening representation for me as it parallels our society... 948-word version: Musing upon a great inventor and his invention of the twentieth century, the effigy o..

546-word version: Line of Best Fit When I encountered various obstacles or novel situations, I tended to treat them as mere equations that just need the proper approach to solve... 570-word version: Line of Best Fit Until recently, my view of life was rather theoretically. Just as physicis..

595-word version: ...Yes, I was the captain of the ship of my “dreams.” ...Yes, I am the coxswain of our little boat, and every time I sit on it, I reflect on the first day I started crew... 696-word version: At the 50th round in the same old ice rink, the coach yelled out “..

1,132-word version: Twelve strings are awaiting the strokes of my fingers. I am sitting on the wooden floor, with my back straight and one end of my gayageum laying gently on my crossed legs. After calming myself and setting everything in order, I solemnly put my left index and middle fingers on t..