Undergraduate / Last winter, I participated in North American Invitational Model United Nation. [6]

Explain how you responded to a significant challenge that you have encountered and what you learned

Last winter, I participated in North American Invitational Model United Nation. That was really the turning point of my life. This was my first time to compete with English speaker although I had participated in many Model United Nation games.

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Last winter, I participated in North American Invitational Model United Nation. That was really the turning point of my life. It was my first time to compete with English speaker although I had participated in many Model United Nation games. I was really worried about this committee when the committee began because I could not understand what other delegates were talking in the first section. After first section in the morning, I felt depressed and pessimistic for I thought that all my efforts were actually useless. I had watched hundreds of videos of delegates' speech in United Nations in order to be familiar with academic words. At that noon, I nearly wanted to give up and cut off all connections with MUN but I didn't want to be a coward so I stuck to it and gave a speech with all my passion and feeling while miracle happened; everyone clapped their hands for me. I was shocked and I continued to devote myself in committee with passion. On the second day, I found I could understand for I had already adapted the styles of these native speakers. After that, I realized that even if the thing was seemingly impossible, one should keep working on it and never give up.

Undergraduate / Tell us about an experience, in school or out, that caused you to rethink or change your perspective [3]

My favorite books are Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell. In 1984, descriptions fit what happened in China during the last century and Big Brother is a model of North Korea's leadership. Books are strictly censured. The information we received is controlled by the minority and truth remains under cover. The moral world is as barren as a desert and People will finally die in fear. I regard 1984 as the best book I have ever read. Afterward, I read Brave New World. In this book no one likes to read so truth is covered by an excess of useless information; Culture is full of superficial entertainment and people die in amusement. Brave New World is the reflection of the world we now live in. Since I have a considerable interest in 1984 I did not want to read other books because I did not believe they could match 1984 in quality. However, when I finally read Brave New World, I realized that there is literally an entire world full of books to be discovered, and that I should learn to regard things objectively in order not to miss wonderful vistas, opportunities and experiences along the way.