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I am a true believer in karma and the saying that “everything happens for a reason.” Throughout life any situation, devastating or joyful, happens for a reason. I try to live everyday with no regrets, but of course I know I will miss up. However w
I don't know what I want to do. I'm keeping myself occupied in the most entertaining way I know how until I know what I want out of life for my friends, my family, and myself.
Yes, there are things that I like to do. I would even say that there are t
Most of my life's struggles have been battling the demons within myself. I lived in a selfish bubble as a child that popped one day and left me strewn in a thousand pieces on the hot, sticky cement—divorce, depression, division. Broken into so many
I’ve only recently realized how fortunate I am. Growing up surrounded by families who always seemed richer or happier, I was never content with my own life. I felt as if I didn’t have enough or I wished I could have been born as a different person
The world is mine. As a child, I always had a gut feeling that I had a bigger purpose in the world. I grew up hoping to make a difference in the world and be rich and famous. Who will I be? The next Bill Gates? Bruce Wayne? Or perhaps the most
Runners on your mark... Get set... BAM! The sound of a gun echos through my ears, hoping not to hear a second shot. Everyone surrounding me is pushing and elbowing to get to the front of the pack. All you can hear are the breaths of the runners aroun
High school is full of its problems, some that you walk into and others that you bring upon yourself. Back in high school, my friendship with my best friend for 16 years seemed to change. Since preschool, we did everything together. We helped each ot
Why do I do what I do? Because the alternatives always sound worse. Everyone weighs the options they have when they make a decision. The driving force behind my choices consistently is which option seems the best. The definition of the best, to me
Shih Ting Wang
Discussion 1A
John is my roommate when I first came to UCLA. We were both electrical engineering major and took lots of same classes. Seriously, we both think it sucks to be a engineer sometimes. Because it not that easy for us to get t
I believe that happiness is based upon self-love. If you can’t look in the mirror and be completely satisfied with the person looking back at you – their looks, their accomplishments, their hopes and dreams – then you can’t achieve happiness in your
“Actions speak louder than words.” It’s an overused expression but when you stop to think about it, you realize it holds a lot of truth. In Psychology class, we learned about cognitive dissonance – the feeling caused by holding conflicting
Even I feel I can become the next Bill Gates! Whenever people give me trust and a chance to go about doing something, I feel I have obtained the whole world making the impossible seem possible.
I might be a child from immigrant parents, but despite th
Why do I do what I do…well honestly it is because being “normal” is overrated and boring. I want to strive to break the norm and be extra-ordinary. If everyday you simply do the same thing then what is the point of that day at all? Going through t
This life is really complicated. I am a very persistant and optimism person and because of it i achieved a lot of things in life, but that does not mean that i do not want anything more. When you achieve something good you always want something bette
A tree of hate. The branches continue to contort and disfigure in a flailing attempt to establish control. Control over my abilities, but most importantly, control over my exterior. What strengths I lack I make up for in manipulation; acts become exc
Why do I do what I do…well honestly it is because being “normal” is overrated and boring. I want to strive to break the norm and be extra-ordinary. If everyday you simply do the same thing then what is the point of that day at all? Going through t
“Failure is not an option” is probably one of the most overused lines in action films or videogames. But for me it really is not an option. No, the fate of the entire galaxy does not rest on my shoulders; rather my state of mind is in
