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[Spritzie]

I know you are, but I'm sure your application was amazing and you'll get accepted. :yes:

[livvy]

It's not getting accepted that I'm worried about, it's the scholarships. Furman is really expensive, and their scholarships are super-competitive. =\

 

EDIT: Alright, how I saved the world:

As much as I wish I had an impressive answer for such an impressive question, I hold more firmly to honesty than I do to self-flattery. As a high school student, I spend most of my days trying to balance school, homework, sleep, and extracurriculars. I don’t have time to go out and save the world every day, but I do what I can to keep little pieces of it from falling apart.

 

In the last play of my junior year, the drama community was in a crisis. Over half the seniors dropped the show, including ¾ of the drama officers. Morale was dropping, and there was a widespread fear that the show would have to be canceled. While the director worked on finding replacements for the actors who had quit, I stepped up backstage and did all I could to boost morale. Not one for making speeches, I brought the cast together in little ways – sitting down and comforting a dejected actress, setting an example of how to enjoy rehearsal and maintain focus. Officially, I never did anything; there was no title or recognition for my efforts, but I like to think that my work backstage contributed to the performance of a successful show.

 

Another silent role I play does impact the greater community. Even back in middle and elementary school, I was never ashamed to dig through a trash can and separate the recyclables from the junk. In eighth grade I took a more prominent stand in the recycling effort at my school, collecting pencil shavings and recycling baskets after school and delivering them to their appropriate bins. While cleaning out the drama closet, I refuse to throw scripts away, even though it means trucking piles of paper all the way down to the media center’s recycling bin. I do what I can to advocate recycling among my friends, and if they do throw something away, I’m still not above fishing it out and putting it where it belongs.

 

On several occasions I have stepped up to impact neighborhood issues, albeit indirectly. Many of the neighborhood council members have children who are too young to be left at home alone, so I try to make myself available to watch over them during neighborhood meetings. This allows the adults to address whatever issues they need to discuss without having to worry about paying for a babysitter or keeping their child under control.

 

Though I’ve only had small-scale impact so far, I do plan to one day impact the world on a much larger scale. As a pediatric researcher, the possibilities for medical advancement are extensive and far-reaching. It’s the kind of role I enjoy: changing the world quietly, by doing what needs to be done. 

[Unstream]

Well... most of the good writers I know are always frustrated with their work. xD

Think you might have it mixed up here. Good writers might always be frustrated, but frustrated writers aren't always good. I'd know. Turned in an essay once that I was really frustrated with - it was a response to an essay called "The Holy Use of Gossip", which I thought was stupid and elevated gossip to a level of importance far higher than it deserved, which I wrote in my response, and well, I got a low C x_x

 

It's not getting accepted that I'm worried about, it's the scholarships. Furman is really expensive, and their scholarships are super-competitive. =\

 

EDIT: Alright, how I saved the world:

 

[see post above]

That essay is actually very good. It's focused and has a strong point. Modest too, which is usually considered a good thing. For something you wrote out of frustration, that was great :yes:

[livvy]

Thanks, Will. :D I hope they agree with you.

 

Interesting note, this is Rod Smolla's (the person who made the quote the question was based on) first year as Furman president, so we're the first people to have to do this question. I'm kind of betting it won't show up for future years. ;)

[Divya Bean]

livvy, that was an amazing essay! I love how you "quietly change the world." It suits you perfectly!

 

Unfortunately it's nowhere near that simple though. :( As I understand it, the vast majority of genetic traits are defined by a complex combination of various overlapping genes (I picked this up while studying eye colour), meaning that it takes a lot of work to figure out which genes map to which characteristics. But hey, that's what makes it interesting, right? :)

 

I completely agree that it isnt this simple. However, the complex combination of various overlapping genes does make it interesting and I would love to help figure them out. I am so curious about the way we work, and I was shocked to see that genes can control characteristics like addictions! I find that so interesting and I would love to see what other types of characteristics are controlled by what complex overlapping genes.

[livvy]

Thanks Bean. I think the fact that I do tend to do things quietly is what made it so difficult to write about.

[Spritzie]

Livvy, that was really amazing! It was very down-to-earth. It was honest and I think that was great. To me, you answer was perfect.

[:)Doc]

Livvy, that. was. simply. AMAZING! You should like write a book or something of that sort :D

[livvy]

Aww. *blushes furiously* It's really not that great, guys. I mean, it's just an essay... but... thanks. ^_^

 

*ahem* So. Something that won't make me blush? Anyone?

[Divya Bean]

Thanks Bean. I think the fact that I do tend to do things quietly is what made it so difficult to write about.

 

Welcome! And yes, that does make it difficult, but it will make it stand out from the rest of the essays and it describes you amazingly. ^_^

 

Here is my unblusher: livvy is horrible! Rawr. Dinosaur. And stuff. I can say this cuz I already complimented you. And you know that I dont mean it. :laughingsmiley:

[livvy]

=livvy is horrible! Rawr. Dinosaur. And stuff.

Ahahaha! -I mean, I am so hurt! *acts hurt*

[CAV of Gang Green]

What's with the sudden spike in activity? And while I was gone? Is there something I'm missing here?

[Divya Bean]

Ahahaha! -I mean, I am so hurt! *acts hurt*

 

Hardy har har -I mean, I am so sowwy! *acts sorryful*

 

:D

[Tyler.]

I don't feel like reading posts, this is a problem

[FabKiwi06]

So, those siggies with your neopets picture and name are really cute! Whoever made them did a really nice job.

[:)Doc]

Problems? Psh, what are you ALGEBRA? :P Just kidding :)

 

EDIT: 666th post.... :guiltysmiley:

[Divya Bean]

So, those siggies with your neopets picture and name are really cute! Whoever made them did a really nice job.

 

Do you mean the Draik picture such as the one in my siggy?

[CAV of Gang Green]

EDIT: 66th post.... :guiltysmiley:

 

If you are religious, then I suggest making another post quick.

 

If you aren't, then you are fine.

[FabKiwi06]

Do you mean the Draik picture such as the one in my siggy?

Yeah. It's cute.

[:)Doc]

Eh, I'm not terribly religious, but I'd rather my post count not stay on 666 :P Just saying

[livvy]

*huggles Bean* You're forgiven. :P

 

By the way, hi Kiwi! Welcome to our wonderful HOP. =]

[CAV of Gang Green]

Welcome to the I-Hop....er....I mean HOP. This is where you must keep up with us, cause we tend to get fast.

[Divya Bean]

Yeah. It's cute.

 

Thanks! I didnt make it, one of my friends did, Prankster. She has been offline for a while, but hopefully she will be back soon! Spritzie, Prankster, and I all have them because we are the leaders of the Draik Lair . :)

 

*huggles Bean* You're forgiven. :P

 

*sniffle* *is huggled* *huggles* Thanks. :P

[FabKiwi06]

Hey Livvy (and everyone else... way to go computer lag... *facepalms)

 

 

Anyone got any good recommendations for Netflix movies? I'm down to my last 5 in the queue, and I'm running out of new ones...

[:)Doc]

Yeah, welcome Kiwi! You should stick around and not disappear like I did x_x