710-word version: Does the term “double eyelid,” as opposed to a “single eyelid,” sound strange to you? It certainly did to me ever since I first set out to find a term for the deeply set folds or creases on the eyes just below the eyebrows, for I, like numerous Korean wome..

237-word version: Emory For the five years, I have experienced the completely different Korean and American education systems. When I first came to America, I was utterly unfamiliar with the American style of learning... 1486-character version (out of 1500 character limit): Brown When I first arr..

133-word version: Lehigh I like to read books, but since my high school had a small library with a narrow selection of volumes, I was often disappointed... 288-word version: U of Michigan As I prepare for the next challenge in my life, I would really like to be “a little frog in a big pond,..

I once wanted to become a pianist. I took lessons from a college professor, and it was hard to keep up with my being so young and receiving harsh lessons without any praise. I began to despair of ever reaching my goal. However, my personality has changed through playing the piano. I have gained th..

It was last summer when I decided to teach English to orphaned children who had no means to learn English. When I was heading to the orphanage for the first time, I was ready to console them for all the adversities they had to face at an early age. Unexpectedly, however, the atmosphere of the orph..

600-word version: Without the flamboyant light textures, the room might be rather pitch-dark. However, the room is blazing with resplendent lightings, forming a frantic atmosphere as my friends and I excitedly choose which songs to sing. Yeah! We are in a Noraebang(“norae,” meaning &ld..