Undergraduate / "Jennifer Lim" - College Application Essay [NEW]

I was just starting fourth grade when I met Jennifer Lim. Then, I had just moved to the Philippines from Korea and I knew nothing, nothing about English except the ABC's. Since I did not speak English, I was assigned ESL (Enlish as a Second Language) classes, and that is where I met her--Jennifer Lim, a person who significantly influenced me.

I walked into the ESL classroom, for the first time, with my homeroom teacher. My homeroom teacher introduced me to everyone--at least that's what I think she did--and left. Next thing I know, I was sitting with another English-speaking, not-understandable teacher talking to me. Of course, I did not understand a word, and after tries and tries, the teacher called in an English-speaking Korean student. And that, was Jennifer Lim. A tall, skinny, smart-looking girl who spoke almost perfect English. Although I did not speak English, I sensed that she was one of the favorite students of the teacher. She talked to the ESL teacher, and translated the words to me in Korean. It might have been nothing to Jennifer, but that was when I felt a rivalship between the two of us--the teacher had treated me like a baby, talking very slow, and there was Jennifer, who had fluently spoke with the teacher. When I think about it now, it seems silly--me trying and trying to beat Jennifer, and Jennifer who probably didn't even notice it. However, I think it was that very rivalship that made me do my best in not just studies, but in everything.

After I met Jennifer, I had goals. I had many goals--to study harder, to be more atheletic, to be more friendlier--to be more like Jennifer. I was desperate to be like her and everybody else. I wanted to speak infront of the whole fourth grade, I wanted to have someone, anyone, understand me when I spoke English. I recall that I always thought, "Only if I spoke English," a lot of times. I thought that I could do as much or a whole lot better if, only if, I spoke English. It was always that Jennifer was the first to answer a question, or finish an assignment. And next, Jennifer was the first student of the year who became a non-ESL student. When she did become a regular, main-stream student, I felt more desperate and worked harder.

Although I was desperate to be like Jennifer, I didn't always feel "jealous." Sometimes, I felt hopeless. I remember crying once after school in the school parking lot, telling my mother how I was the only one who didn't speak one bit of English. I couldn't imagine myself speaking or writing any of the language without a dictionary. However, with my father and mother's encouragements and my other abilities, such as math, music and Korean, I was able to be more "jealous." Now, this "jealousy" didn't lead to hatred. I had no reason to hate a person who tried hard enough, and paid the price to become a voluble English-speaker. It was more of an admirement. If I recall right, I eventually wanted to be more than Jennifer, and more than any other student. I wished, as anybody would, of being complimented and recognized. For the next few years, I studied English, and although I'm not as perfect as others, and did not learn English as fast as others, I like to think that I've reached my goals and am successful. However, surly, my studies for English will not stop till the rest of my life.

If there was no rivalship between me and Jennifer, I would never have succeeded, or at least as fast as I did. I am content that I met Jennifer and that I tried to be like her. I really want to thank her if I meet her again.

Undergraduate / particular life experiences, perspectives, talents, commitments [NEW]

1)The University values an educational environment that provides all members of the campus community with opportunities to grow and develop intellectually, personally, culturally and socially. In order to give us a more complete picture of you as an individual, please tell us about the particular life experiences, perspectives, talents, commitments and/or interests you will bring to our campus. In other words, how will your presence enrich our community?

In my high school life in International School of Manila and Saipan International School, I have been involved in many various clubs and activities. These four are some of them-band, sports, KCC, and ICARE.

In International School of Manila, I joined one of the school bands as a saxophone player for a year. This particular experience of being part of a band taught me cultures of music, importance of team work, and _________(i don't know what to put here). Also, in my junior year, in Saipan International School, I played solo in the annual concert.

There were many sports teams that I joined throughout my high school years, especially soccer. I joined soccer teams in both International School of Manila and Saipan International School-in many different teams, too. I joined Korean teams as a Korean, school teams, outside-of-school teams, and many more. Also, I joined not only soccer teams, but also volleyball varsity and track and field.

In International School of Manila, there is a group named KCC which stands for Korean Cultural Club. I joined KCC for two years, and it couldn't have been more educational. Being part of KCC, I visited places in need that were damaged by typhoons, and built and painted houses.

Beside KCC, there are other groups like ICARE which kindly help with the in-need people in the Philippines, and I was part of ICARE for two years. Once every _____, I visited, with all other ICARE members in school, locals with hearing and speaking problems and taught them how to write and speak basic English.

Like these various clubs that I joined throughout my high school years in two different high schools, I am ready to join many different clubs in universities and help in as many ways as I can.

Undergraduate / Inspiring Book that Changed My Life (holocausts) [2]

One of my favorite kinds of books are books about holocausts, especially stories of Jews and other ethnic and religious groups of people who were planned to be eradicated in World War II. I have read many fictions and non-fiction books about this specific event, and loved every single of them-it shows the victims' effort to retain their faith, to overcome their hardships, and most importantly, to stay alive. In both fictions and non-fiction books I always feel like I am the victim, like I am the main character struggling.

My favorite book of all the holocaust books that I've read-which I all like-is a book called Ann Frank and Me by Cherie Bonnett and Jeff Gottesfeld. I read this 282-page, 40-chapter book in just three days-I just couldn't stop reading! It's a fiction book about a girl, Nicole Burns, in the modern world going back in time to the 1940's and meeting Ann Frank face-to-face, and going back yet again to the modern world. This whole journey of the main character, while I was reading very intently, was just like a film inside my head. It sketched the problems of her-relationships between her and her family and friends, her and her family in need of food and water, and many more.

From this not-famous but inspiring book, I not only learned but felt that I am lucky to be in the 21st century-to be treated equal. Being Jewish, the main character and her family are certainly not treated equally--they are forbidden to go anywhere at anytime or do anything at all. Even if their actions are legal, they are abused and forced, by the Nazis, to go back to their house. Many of their friends are captured and deported for no particular reason, and all this just because they are Jewish. As I read this book, I imagined how I would fell if I was mistreated severely just because of my nationality or religion, or if my friends were. Through this, I understood the characters' feelings more thoroughly. Also, I learned to be thankful for what I have.

Of the many things that I learned from this book, one of them is the importance of family and friends, and how they can help incredibly. In this book, Jacque and Mimi, friends of the main character, bring food to the main character and her family very frequently. They risk their lives to come to the main character's hiding place, and give food. Also, Mimi left messages from the main character all over Paris, messages encouraging people like herself to wait and retain hope. If it weren't the main character's friends, the main character and her family would have starved to death.

This profound book also made me understood again the fact that even if might not be as beneficial, the right thing has to be done in every situation. In this book, the main character's father works in a secret group which is against Nazis, and makes bombs and other weapons. His wife, the main character's mother, tries to convince him out of this as soon as she found out-yes, the father did not tell her-but he, risking his and his family's lives, continue to be in the secret organization.

One of the many unique things about this exhilarating book is that the authors try to prove that Ann Frank and her diary is not a forgery by letting the main character meet Ann Frank herself face-to-face. Even if the book is a fiction, it clearly shows the authors' anger towards the people who are proposing that Ann Frank's diary, Diary of a Young Girl, is a fake and a made-up. I think that one of the many reasons that this particular book is my favorite book is the fact that I cannot agree more with the authors regarding the idea that the diary of Ann Frank is not real.

Undergraduate / 'passion for saxophone' - Additional Information about Myself [3]

Honestly, I did not really do well in my early high school years. My focus was on video games and computer games instead of studies. Then, gradually, I became some-what anti-social. I spent most of my free time not studying, but playing games. My attentionïinterestïwas on games and games only. However, my dad's friend who is a professional saxophone player suggested finding a hobbyïsuch as playing saxophoneïafter listening to my parents' concerns. I started saxophone right away. I wanted to get rid of my bad habit and addiction as fast as I could. I cannot explain in words how it was effective. My whole attention changed from games to saxophoneïall my time was used in practicing, practicing, practicing. Then, I felt good about myselfïI had stopped wasting my time on games. When I started feeling good about myself, I started practicingïif it was even possibleïmore. Finally, in less than half a year, I joined one of the bands in my school.

My passion for saxophone didn't end thereïit didn't end when I moved to another school with no band, strings whatsoever. I played saxophone in the school musical every single time, and even did solo pieces. As time went by, I got better and better, and that encouraged me to do even better. It's like playing in a soccer gameïone who scores, scores every time. One who knows the feeling of winning always wants to win. As I reached my goals one by one, I felt satisfied about myselfïI felt accomplished.

As soon as I started feeling that pride, I thought that I could use that same method in my studies, and I did. I started to accomplish goals little by littleïmy grades started to rise. From low grades, I started to get decent ones. But to me, the grades didn't matter. The one thing that I cared about was that I knew what was going on in class; I understood what I was taught. Like playing the saxophone, I devoted in studying, and I succeeded. Attending (school name), I am sure I can use this passionate side of me to do my best, and succeed.

Undergraduate / My Environment - Moving to the Philippines and to a new school [2]

Describe the environment you come from - for example, your family, community, or school - and how this environment has affected or influenced your plans for the future.

Moving to the Philippines and to a new school-an international school-changed a great deal of me, my ideas and opinions, my life, and my future. At first, I thought the people I encountered were very different and somewhat awkward. However, after three whole years of life in the contrasting environment, I found myself like the people I considered odd once.

The two main environments I have been in and that affected me are schools Korea and the Philippines. I was in Korea and attended school in Korea my whole life before I moved to the Philippines and started eighth grade in International School of Manila.

In Korea, I was-I admit-very close-minded. I was very negative on a lot of things such as people from other countries and new ideas. I did not express my feelings that well, and was not that active at all. Also, the school I attended there, like all other local Korean schools, was very strict and conservative. However, all my characteristics changed when I moved to the Philippines-to a new environment.

When I first entered International School of Manila, the first thing I noticed was the uniforms. Everybody had different colored uniforms in different forms-mini-skirts, long skirts, shorts, long pants, and so on. I thought that the color was by grades, but it turned out not. The students were free to choose the color and the form of their uniform everyday, even the Physical Education uniforms had different designs on them! I was shocked-for the uniforms in Korea looked the same, and the girls were forced to wear skirts. I think that was the first time I felt that the school I was about to attend to was freer than that in Korea. Later on, I got used to it and felt that it was all natural.

Because the school I attended to was an international school, I met a lot of friends from all over the world. Thus, my negative-ness against people from other countries besides Korea changed almost immediately. I realized that they were just like me-even if the cultures and religions might be different.

One big accomplishment that I have earned due to going to an international school in another country is the fact that I learned English. This one big-but-simple fact changed my whole life. If I had stayed in Korea, I would have just gone to a Korean university, whereas because I studied in the Philippines, I am now applying for an American school.

Undergraduate / Elaborate One of Your Activities - my father's golf club [2]

In the space provided below, please elaborate on one of your activities (extracurricular, personal activities, or work experience)(150 words or fewer).

In my junior year, I worked in my father's golf club-Lao Lao Bay Golf Club-as just a common worker. I served food in the restaurant, I took care of the golf shop, and worked at the counter. For this, I did not get any payment. However, I learned something very important instead-I learned the value of money.

At times I just stood at the counter or in the corner of the golf shop and studied for school when there weren't that many customers. At times I was busy, running here and there, getting golf shoes and t-shirts of various sizes. At times I was in the restaurant, taking the customers' orders and serving food. Through these hardships and experiences I learned the value of money-how my parents and other parents work to feed, cloth, and teach their children, how it is very hard to earn money.

Writing Feedback / The Watergate paper feedback [2]

Watergate scandal refers to the June 17, 1972 Republican Richard Nixon the United States to use its campaign of spying on the other side of the Democratic Party election campaign, the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate building to install listening devices before they were "Washington Post" reporter Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein came to light in order to set off the Nixon impeachment. The incident led to the history of the United States for the first time the president to resign.

Watergate, that is, the Watergate building in Washington, the U.S. Democratic Party presidential campaign headquarters of the Commission. The so-called Watergate scandal, Nixon's campaign team is assigned to the Watergate Committee of the Democratic Party presidential campaign headquarters of the concealed camera placed documents and electronic eavesdropping devices were uncovered in the case.

Republican Richard Li Chad, the United States in 1968 was elected the 37th president. 1972 U.S. presidential election in the 38th when he received for the 520 electoral votes (representing 97% of the total Zhang), an overwhelming advantage to defeat Democratic opponent McGovern, re-elected 38th president of the United States. In this election, announced the next day, Nixon Xiaoerhamu Hotel in Washington held a celebration, praised his ability to campaign for his election as President of the Legislative contribution, so that he was "the last election campaign in all The most successful campaign "and said" Thank you all. " However, he thought of where this campaign is engaging in a "Watergate scandal", he stabbed a loophole from the mountain top, he fell into an abyss, made in an unprecedented victory after the complex has been completely out of the dead The fate of the disaster.

June 17, 1972 night, the Nixon campaign, "the president for re-election committee," the headquarters McChord security adviser and former Central Intelligence Agency spy's Cuban-American Buck, Martinez, Sitegusi, Gangsa Juarez, such as 5 individuals, with surgical gloves and carrying cameras, electronic listening devices and radio dialogue, quietly into the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate building, the concealed camera in the file of the Democratic Party, in the dark and the installation of an electronic listening device in preparation for Democratic leaders of the eavesdropping study of the current presidential election campaign's strategy in order to formulate strategies to run for president Richard Nixon. However, their activities have been the Watergate building security personnel found. Security officers arrested them on the spot. McChord to the outside of the building and others in Sabah lookout, enjoy the Principal Jianshibumiao They immediately run away, but 3 months after the arrest.

McChord and others confessed that they are from the Nixon presidential campaign team orders to sneak into the Watergate building to steal the Democratic Party campaign strategy information. Ą£ In their 17 days ago on May 30 had sneaked into the Watergate building in the headquarters of the Democratic Party placed a listening device. As the eavesdropping to the value of intelligence, eavesdropping devices and an inappropriate place, decided to go for the second time. They go to the main purpose should be to make listening device on the Watergate building of the Office of the Chairman of the Democratic Party Aobolaien phone, for Nixon's rival, Senator John F. Kennedy and McGovern important information.

In January 1973, the Washington District Court trial of the Watergate scandal, all 7 of the accused to plead guilty, but the case itself has remained silent. With the passage of time and in-depth investigation, the Watergate scandal truth finally show itself gradually. March 20, McChord wrote a letter to Judge Cyril cards, and several of his victims have been political pressure on them to provide us with the guilt and to remain silent. He expressed willingness to provide clues to the case, but were afraid of retaliation, the secret request for information. In the following secret trials, the McChord to give out the Watergate scandal and an attempt to cover up the truth about the high-level personnel, including Mitchell, White House counsel Dean and Magruder, so that the case has been a breakthrough. Later, the McChord further confessed that his part in Watergate, because "this is the Minister of Justice, the White House and the president himself launched." After extensive investigations, the court found that participate in the planning, command of the Watergate scandal, with the exception of the above Staff, there are the White House assistant Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Lalu, to participate in the Nixon presidential campaign team before the Secretary of Commerce Stansted, Kleindienst former Minister of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation on behalf of the Secretary Gray, the Central Intelligence Deputy Secretary for Walters, the presidential campaign staff of the Committee Caulfield, and Porter, and so on Damadian, a total of 10 people.

A huge impact on the Watergate scandal, after the incident, the U.S. government, Congress and the judiciary has composed more than 10 institutions of the Watergate scandal investigation and trial. October 23, 1973, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee decided that the hospital is responsible for gathering, investigation of Nixon's crimes, in preparation for the impeachment of the president. In the investigation and trial, was also found in a secret presidential campaign contributions in many illegal activities, revealed the misappropriation of large sums of campaign funds for the Watergate cover up the incident, the CIA and the White House revealed the name of "national security" Engaged in the name of telephone tapping and other spying, secret service activities. The Judiciary in the hands of the evidence, called for the White House communications staff, and I asked Nixon to testify in court.

President Richard Nixon in the incident has completely exposed the truth before the White House has repeatedly denied that the Government and the relevant staff involved with the incident, the United States, the executive, legislative, judicial separation of powers enjoyed by the president and executive privilege as an excuse to prevent the commission of inquiry into the White House staff to testify . But with the progress of the case, he can no longer stop, so that they had no choice but to testify, and who declared that with the Watergate scandal involved will be immediately removed from office. May 23, 1973, Nixon issued a statement to express himself has nothing to do with the Watergate scandal, but admitted that he had restricted the investigation.

In mid-July, White House assistant to the Federal Aviation Administration chief Butterfield testified that in the Senate, since Richard Nixon in 1970 after an order in their Oval Office of the President of the installation of sophisticated electronic devices to listen to his subordinates with Tan Hualu Next to the sound of which he had with the White House staff to cover up the Watergate scandal on the conversation. , The Senate Special Investigation Committee and Chairman of the Special Prosecutor Michael Cox has issued a subpoena to hand over about Nixon's Watergate scandal tapes. But the Nixon tapes to those relating to national security and refused to hand over state secrets. In this way, the issue of the tape on the Watergate scandal has become a new focus.

June 25, 1974, the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee released with the decision to impeach Nixon all the evidence. By the end of July, the Judicial Committee of the Nixon impeachment, the adoption of three successive terms.

August 5, the justifications for Chad Nixon was forced to hand over 3 relating to the Watergate tapes case, the tape recorded on June 23, 1972 (that is, the seventh day after the Watergate scandal) and Hardeman talked to obstruct his investigation In uncover the truth, it is covered up, even in the Republican Party, there have been a wave of demands to step down Nixon. August 7, Nixon and the Republican Congress, the Big Three Goldwater, Rhodes and the Most of talks, after consultations, decided to resign from the Nixon presidency. At 11 o'clock on August 8, Ford's vice-president of the White House to see Nixon, Nixon told him that the decision to resign today. Nixon in the White House Oval Office of the President to the nation on television to announce his resignation speech. The morning of Aug. 9, Nixon left the White House, by the president's plane, "Air Force One" to fly to California. To leave the White House, the White House Office of the Director General Haig on the Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Nixon's resignation letter wrote: "Dear Mr. Secretary: I would like to resign from the post of President of the United States. Li would like to Chad on Nixon." Nixon in the Less than 2 hours to leave the White House, Ford's successor, President of the United States oath. Ford became president, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the United States, promulgated by presidential decree, the Nixon pardon crimes. So far, the U.S. presidential election scandal of the Watergate scandal to U.S. President Richard Nixon to step down ended.