448-word version: As described in the concept of Yin and Yang, there exists two primal contradictory but complementary forces found in all things in the universe, so is all things of the society. If there should be Yin, the darker element representing sadness, passiveness, darkness, feminine, and..

Middlebury values a sense of place and community in all forms. Please tell us about where you have grown up. How has it contributed to the way you hope to influence the world? 586-word version: ...Although the earliest period of my life in the countryside with my grandma and her mountain seems to..

307-word version: UIUC - Undecided Compared to my family members, perhaps I am having a slow start. My academic performance up to now does not even come close to that of any of my family members, but I know I have inherited their traits... 335-word version: Georgia Tech – Undecided Although..

Effective communication with my family is not the only reason I want to major in foreign languages. Being able to converse in several different languages is an indispensable ability in this global community, whether I pursue international business, marketing or any other career, for interrelations..

551-word version: ...Curious, peculiar, or even eccentric, though it may reverberate through the catacombs from the tympanic membrane to the cochlear nucleus and inferior colliculus to the thalamus to the temporal lobe, the seemingly anachronistic wireless telegraphy, or the radio, has been the co..

If you had a full day with no commitments, no homework, no home responsibilities, and only the money in your pocket, what would you do? Where would you go? Whom would you take with you? 165-word version: I would rent an entire movie theater all by myself and play old movies such as Mary Poppins,..