653-word version: A small antique clock tinted in faded dark brown watches me with a soft gaze as my grandfather used to do when I was little—the calm, ticking sound of its hand ready to tell me its story... 714-word version (adapted for U of Chicago): A gargoyle contending with the seve..

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 Although it seems overly simple and outdated by today’s standards, it espouses an especially enlightening representation for me as it parallels our society... 948-word version: Musing upon a great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..

727-word version: As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be unique because I never ceased to enjoy being in the spotlight. It all began in third grade when I became determined to become left-handed... 781-word version: As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be unique becaus..

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..

Before coming to America, I was but an average high school student who had twelve classes from seven in the morning until ten o’clock at night, but without any clear goals and falling asleep from time to time in classes...

672-word version: Because I was born with dysfunctional viscera, I was hospitalized for several months when I was young. I remember my parents being at prayers all the time and watching me day after day and night after night beside my sickbed... 627-word version: Because I was born with dysfun..