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Oct 15, 2013
Undergraduate / The world can be compared to a seesaw both filled with highs and lows; FSU [2]
Prompt: Florida State University is more than just a world-class academic institution preparing you for a future career. We are a caring community of well-rounded individuals who embrace leadership, learning, service, and global awareness. With this in mind, which of these characteristics appeals most to you and why?
Bill Gates once said, "In china when you're one in a million, there are 1300 people just like you." Immediately I feel unimportant and the unknown surrounds me. Not knowing that there are people working on rice fields, while I am sleeping, is appalling. I believe that global awareness appeals to everybody, especially me. People everywhere should be informed with world news because issues, around the world, eventually affect them.
The world can be compared to a seesaw both filled with highs and lows. I was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although, I did not stay there long, my mother would tell me stories of how the women would walk around shielded by their burqas. My mother didn't wear one, because religious reasons, and received dirty looks from walkers. Hearing this many years later, confused me on why someone would dislike someone else, simply because of their beliefs. After further traveling, I moved to Pensacola before Kindergarten. I received the "southern hospitality" immediately. I will never forget how genuinely nice my school teacher was, her constant concerns were only matched by my parents themselves. I suppose everybody around the world has a different feeling regarding newcomers.
I visited The Philippines in the summer after eight-grade. My family visited the capital city of Manila. I could already feel the culture thriving when I entered the flight coming into The Islands. The foreign language was confusing my ears and mind. I asked myself, "Why can't we all just use one universal language?" I learned later that these historical languages store cultural meanings. The foreign bill board signs displayed the latest new product Filipinos must partake in. Yet, I have never heard of this. That moment, I felt left out. I was the tree behind that billboard that nobody could see.
All around the world, people have the same philosophy Peter Parker attains. That is, "That if you could do good things for other people, you had a moral obligation to do those things. That's what at stake here. Not a choice, responsibility." I believe this principle applies globally.
Prompt: Florida State University is more than just a world-class academic institution preparing you for a future career. We are a caring community of well-rounded individuals who embrace leadership, learning, service, and global awareness. With this in mind, which of these characteristics appeals most to you and why?
Bill Gates once said, "In china when you're one in a million, there are 1300 people just like you." Immediately I feel unimportant and the unknown surrounds me. Not knowing that there are people working on rice fields, while I am sleeping, is appalling. I believe that global awareness appeals to everybody, especially me. People everywhere should be informed with world news because issues, around the world, eventually affect them.
The world can be compared to a seesaw both filled with highs and lows. I was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although, I did not stay there long, my mother would tell me stories of how the women would walk around shielded by their burqas. My mother didn't wear one, because religious reasons, and received dirty looks from walkers. Hearing this many years later, confused me on why someone would dislike someone else, simply because of their beliefs. After further traveling, I moved to Pensacola before Kindergarten. I received the "southern hospitality" immediately. I will never forget how genuinely nice my school teacher was, her constant concerns were only matched by my parents themselves. I suppose everybody around the world has a different feeling regarding newcomers.
I visited The Philippines in the summer after eight-grade. My family visited the capital city of Manila. I could already feel the culture thriving when I entered the flight coming into The Islands. The foreign language was confusing my ears and mind. I asked myself, "Why can't we all just use one universal language?" I learned later that these historical languages store cultural meanings. The foreign bill board signs displayed the latest new product Filipinos must partake in. Yet, I have never heard of this. That moment, I felt left out. I was the tree behind that billboard that nobody could see.
All around the world, people have the same philosophy Peter Parker attains. That is, "That if you could do good things for other people, you had a moral obligation to do those things. That's what at stake here. Not a choice, responsibility." I believe this principle applies globally.