HereisanotheressayfromthesameABC...
Thepromptforthisessayis"describeanexperience.."
Hapahaole.Twosmallwordsusedtodescribesomeoneof"mixedethnicheritagewithpartialrootsinAsianand/orpacificislanderancestry,"yettwowordsthatprofoundlyrevampedtheattitudeIhadtowardsmyracialidentity.IfirstencounteredthisphraseinatravelingartandidentityexhibitwhenIwasin7thgradeattheChicagoFieldMus...[
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Despiteourkidshavegreatgradesinschoolandarewelllikedbytheirteachersandsomepeers,theydoexperienceproblemsatschool.We,asparents,shouldnotignoretheirconcern,weshouldactivelyacknowledgetheirstrugglesandhelpthem.
IwanttosharethisbiographicessaywrittenbyanABC,withoutanymodificationbyanyone.Iespeciallylikethelastsentence..“Iwillnotbediminishedtofitintosomeone'sideaofwhoIshouldbe”.
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IstronglyrecommendthemovieSeabiscuittoeveryoneespeciallythefatherwhowassoangryandmad.
Inthemovie,thereisaoneline,Charles,theowner,askedRed,therider,“Son,whatareyousomadat?.ThatsimplelineofquestionmadeRedthinkabouthispastandwhyheisalwaysmad.
Sometimes,wearemadandangrynotbecauseofwhathasjusthappened,oratsomeonewhoisstandinginfrontofus,orsittingbesidesus.Theyaresimplyatrigger,atriggerthat...[
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ApplyingSideways
byChrisPeterson
Todayisthedeadlineforcollegeapplicationsfortheclassof2021.Iwanttosharethis2010blogbyChrisPeterson,anAssistantDirectoratMITAdmissionswhentheblogwasfirstposted.
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/applying_sideways.
Hereisthedirectquoteoftheblog:
"Thereisnothing,literallynothing,thatinandofitselfwillgetyouintoMIT.
Thereisnogoldenticket.
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Chinesestudents'pointofview.
Notsurewhopostedorwhereitisposted,someofthecommentsandchoiceofwordsareareveryhumorous.
https://www.zhihu.com/question/22132795
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IliketosharethisquotebySteveMaraboli...
"Whenyoudowhatyoulove,theseeminglyimpossiblebecomessimplychallenging,thelaoriousbecomespurposefulresistence,thedifficultlosesitsedgeandistrampledbyyourprogress."
BySteveMaraboli,“TheMostQuotedManAlive,”
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SincetherearelotsofinterestofComputerScience/ComputerEngineeringinthisforum,hereisaninterestingranking....
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/rank.html
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Ifinallyhaveabetterunderstandingofthese"earlyadmissionplans".
Forcomparisonpurposes,regularapplicationdeadlineisJanuary1,andresultsarenormallyreleasedinendofMarch.
The"Early"partoftheseplans(EarlyAction,andEarlyDecisionandRestrictiveEarlyAction,SingleChoiceEarlyAction)referstoearlyapplicationdeadline,typically,November1ofeachyear,andtheearlynotificationdate,typically,inmi...[
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MydaughtercalledmeonMondayevening.Itistheweekbeforefinals,soshehasnomoreclasses,andshehastimetotalk.Unexpectedlysheaskedmeaquestion.Sheaskedifitistruethatshedidnotpassexamforselectinggiftedkidsinherelementaryschool.Ihadnocluewhatshewastalkingabout.Iknewforsurethatshewasinthegiftedclass.
Shesaidshehasnotfeltsodumbuntilnow,becausesheissurroundedbysmartkids.Therearetwogroupsofstudentsinherclass.Th...[
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Iamnota“精英”,far,far,farfromit.Iamnotanti-“精英”either.Beingeliteisawonderfulthing.Iamallforbeingelite,butIdoobjectelitistorelitism.
Lastnight,IreadanWXCarticlethathaslotsoflikes.Therewasarageabout“精英”thisand“精英”that.Icouldtellclearlythattheauthorintendstoclaimthattheauthorisnotpartofthe精英group.However,Icouldsense“精英”betweenth...[
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