Okay so this is just my first draft and I know it doesn't sound very good at all right now but I am kind of hitting a road block with determining how to fix it. Thank you so much for the help! Be harsh if needed
Stanford students are widely known to possess a sense of intellectual vitality. Tell us about an idea or an experience you have had that you find intellectually engaging.
Sprinting at full speed in circles around the yard, the dogs' only objective is to have fun. As I sit in my house, flipping through channels and complaining how bored I am, the two dogs could not imagine anything else more fun. To dogs, there is no need for digital cable, high-speed internet, or even board games, in which some humans consider vital. What exactly about the human brain causes trivial activities such as playing with a ball to be so boring? As humans, our sophisticated brains have enabled us to create objects and materials to keep absolutely anyone entertained at some level. Dogs, with their less sophisticated brains, seem perfectly content with staring outside at nothing for hours at end. Do they experience boredom? Feel a purpose in life? Do they ever wish for something more exciting? As I make my way through life, I am always searching for ways to make my life stimulating and meaningful. Dogs never have that overwhelming urge to accomplish something in their lives. They are perfectly content with their lives now and always will be. What I find intriguing is how the human brain is capable of so much more complex thinking than a dog's brain. I understand that humans have many more synapses and neural connections than all the other animals, but how does that enable us to do all the things we can do that dogs cannot? Sometimes, I think life would be much easier to be a dog. The gift of complex thinking is many times a curse. How often do we find ourselves stressing or complaining about our lives? In a dog's world, life is simple.
Stanford students are widely known to possess a sense of intellectual vitality. Tell us about an idea or an experience you have had that you find intellectually engaging.
Sprinting at full speed in circles around the yard, the dogs' only objective is to have fun. As I sit in my house, flipping through channels and complaining how bored I am, the two dogs could not imagine anything else more fun. To dogs, there is no need for digital cable, high-speed internet, or even board games, in which some humans consider vital. What exactly about the human brain causes trivial activities such as playing with a ball to be so boring? As humans, our sophisticated brains have enabled us to create objects and materials to keep absolutely anyone entertained at some level. Dogs, with their less sophisticated brains, seem perfectly content with staring outside at nothing for hours at end. Do they experience boredom? Feel a purpose in life? Do they ever wish for something more exciting? As I make my way through life, I am always searching for ways to make my life stimulating and meaningful. Dogs never have that overwhelming urge to accomplish something in their lives. They are perfectly content with their lives now and always will be. What I find intriguing is how the human brain is capable of so much more complex thinking than a dog's brain. I understand that humans have many more synapses and neural connections than all the other animals, but how does that enable us to do all the things we can do that dogs cannot? Sometimes, I think life would be much easier to be a dog. The gift of complex thinking is many times a curse. How often do we find ourselves stressing or complaining about our lives? In a dog's world, life is simple.
