Share an experience through which you have gained respect for intellectual, social, or cultural differences. Comment on how your personal experiences and achievements would contribute to the diversity of the University of Michigan.
I seriously can't think of anything for this prompt, I haven't really been in international community program or in another country..
I was getting desperate and thinking if I wrote about how I had high stereotypes and how my two best friends that i met in high school, who happen to be part of the some of the races i had stereotypes about, break this stereotype. Only thing is I don't have a "specific experience" that showed me diversity but rather a combined experience in my years of high school with them. Would this topic be a little too cliche and not really show my respect for diversity.
Any help of any kind would be appreciated lol
you can definately write about an incident that made you realize the importance of diversity such as... you visited your best friend's house and learned to appreciate his culture.
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It really doesnt have to be international experience...or anything big like that..
I remember reading an essay about this guy who is a goth....he wrote about how different he is from others and this will contribute to the diversity..so try writing something different about you from others...
Hmm... yeah.. I guess it's just hard for my to capture that epiphany moment since nothing specials sparkles out at me.
Hi Chuen Lai,
this should be a reflective sort of narrative, a thoughtful story. Know what I have never seen? An essay about how learning about Darwin's Theory of Evolution caused someone to appreciate cultural diversity. that would be interesting, if you read a few articles and figure out the connections.
Also, though, you might want to take the more common approach, which is to tell a story about an experience with 2 or more cultures. What other culture have you exprienced in a memorable way... a way that made you stop to think about their culture?
Hmm.. that's actually a great idea, I was always fascinated with Social Dwarwism and now that I think of it that did actually make me experience something of that sort lol.. thanks
Any other thoughts?
U of M: Diversity... Modern Art
Share an experience through which you have gained respect for intellectual, social, or cultural differences. Comment on how your personal experiences and achievements would contribute to the diversity of the University of Michigan (250 words).
I'm working with a very rough draft here... one I'm not sure will even work. I think it's a good topic but not one I can successfully expand on so just give whatever feedback you can.
I always looked disdainfully towards modern art. My main problem with it was it's being too subjective and meaningless. It was not ...
In this sentence, I think you need different adjectives:
I thought this would be the most abominable meaningless research paper ever, but it turned out to be the most insightful one yet be an experience that showed me the value of modern art.
Maybe that idea I offered is not quite right; what do you think? It would be good to state that it taught you the importance of modern art. And I like the way you discuss it in the conclusion.
I always grunted disdainfully at modern art. It was not objective, like fields I was accustomed to, such as numbers and science. Instead, it was subjective and meaningless to me. When my art teacher assigned a paper on modern art, I groaned intensely. I thought this would be the most meaningless research paper ever; but, as it turned out to be an experience that showed me the value of modern art.
When I arrived at the museum, I thought I would be there for hours. Surprisingly, after 10 minutes, something caught my eye. It was called Motion Painting I, by Oskar Fischinger. In the middle were red and black concurrent ovals that connected to green and yellow, smaller ovals, outside of the center. As I stood there, I finally comprehended the importance of subjectivity and the power of modern art. The center oval represented a person as a whole, while the smaller ovals were his actions and characteristics. The painting illustrated that the uniqueness of each person was not his outward appearance but the aspects that a simple glance would not tell you- their culture, their idiosyncrasies, and their individuality. For the first time, I was able to understand and connect with modern art.
When a person looks at a work, he makes his own interpretation based on his own experiences. While modern art may be subjective, the feelings and messages that it can evoke are strong and lasting. I now see the importance of modern art. I now see the importance of a person's interior character. I now see the importance of an eclectic world.
I hope to enhance the diversity of the University of Michigan with my respect for uniqueness and capacity to interpret innovative forms of expression.
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