cafelle
Oct 31, 2013
Undergraduate / "Let's have bizarre celebrations," ; Common good, Bowdoin College supplement [2]
Bowdoin students and alumni often cite world-class faculty and opportunities for intellectual engagement, the College's commitment to the Common Good, and the special quality of life on the coast of Maine as important aspects of the Bowdoin experience.
Reflecting on your own interests and experiences, please comment on one of the following
(250 words)
intelectual
1. Intellectual engagement
2. The Common Good
3. Connection to place
"Let's have bizarre celebrations," sings my friend while preparing compost. I recognize the first lines of Wraith Pinned to the Mist. "Let's pretend we don't exist..." she continues, as I keep harvesting green beans.
From picking up flowers under ninety seven degrees, to harvesting beans under heavy rain. From tilling the soil, to making compost and creating the best conditions for the plants to grow. From becoming best friends with worms and bees, to joking with farmers about the inconsistency of the weather.
Every time I planted seeds and watched growth throughout time, I felt I was creating a story, a documentary told off screen and integrated into every day's monotony.
I see farming as a book on a shelf, every plant is a character that has the purpose to feed and generate resources in its surroundings, to promote a state of wellness among consumers. Every plant is part of a story bigger than itself. Farmers are just creating the conditions to make the stars shine.
"Let's pretend we don't exist" repeats my friend one more time. In other words, let's remove our external selves, let's drop the faces we create. Let's create an eternal good. Common good can be achieved if we let our imagination go beyond simple and automatic tasks, if we start catching different glances of a world that appears to be trivial.
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I'm currently having some troubles with this prompt. I don't know what I should be addressing exactly.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bowdoin students and alumni often cite world-class faculty and opportunities for intellectual engagement, the College's commitment to the Common Good, and the special quality of life on the coast of Maine as important aspects of the Bowdoin experience.
Reflecting on your own interests and experiences, please comment on one of the following
(250 words)
intelectual
1. Intellectual engagement
2. The Common Good
3. Connection to place
"Let's have bizarre celebrations," sings my friend while preparing compost. I recognize the first lines of Wraith Pinned to the Mist. "Let's pretend we don't exist..." she continues, as I keep harvesting green beans.
From picking up flowers under ninety seven degrees, to harvesting beans under heavy rain. From tilling the soil, to making compost and creating the best conditions for the plants to grow. From becoming best friends with worms and bees, to joking with farmers about the inconsistency of the weather.
Every time I planted seeds and watched growth throughout time, I felt I was creating a story, a documentary told off screen and integrated into every day's monotony.
I see farming as a book on a shelf, every plant is a character that has the purpose to feed and generate resources in its surroundings, to promote a state of wellness among consumers. Every plant is part of a story bigger than itself. Farmers are just creating the conditions to make the stars shine.
"Let's pretend we don't exist" repeats my friend one more time. In other words, let's remove our external selves, let's drop the faces we create. Let's create an eternal good. Common good can be achieved if we let our imagination go beyond simple and automatic tasks, if we start catching different glances of a world that appears to be trivial.
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I'm currently having some troubles with this prompt. I don't know what I should be addressing exactly.
Any help would be appreciated.