Happiness is the key to life. I know this sounds cliche but why pursue something if there is no happiness in it. We are only allowed a small amount of time on this Earth, so we might as well try to spend as much time as we can being happy. This is wh
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“Hossain, did you see the news last night?”
“No, why?”
“There was a special on Islamic people. Are you required to be violent or is that only the really religious people?”
I was born in the United States. I like baseball, apple pie, and the D
People always say that playing video games is a waste of time. Growing up with my parents always working and having little spending money for us to go by, my brother and I spend most of our time playing video games and watching televisi
Ever since I was a little girl most of my time was spent in the water or by the pool. I was a part of the club summer swim team since around four years old and even when I wasn’t in practice, my friends and I were running and jumping off the diving b
We often underestimate the amount of time we have in our lives. The time spent reading, playing, sleeping, running, laughing; etc goes by in the blink of an eye without us realizing it. I blink, I’m in a lecture hall, I blink, I’m walki
The smell of solvents and reagents lasts clogs sinuses. I breathe in the aroma of the chemistry lab and when I leave the lab I reminisce the great times experienced by breathing in through my nose. A sudden memory plays in my head and reminds me how
It was 1:25 a.m. Like always its the same routine taking the amtrak from my hometown all the way to Van Nuys Ca. except this time I sat in the back of the bus because there were no other seats that were empty. As I got close to the back of the bus, a
I don't have a life-changing story to explain what I do. Simply, from time to time, I enjoy having the chance of being a completely different person. I define myself as a realist but my imagination wanders anywhere but in the realm of the real world.
I am fascinated by design and how things look (borderline obsession). With my friend
Scott, I have been brainstorming artistic ideas and creating t-shirt designs since ninth grade. Our
idea for designing t-shirts mostly came from t-shirts we had s
“Why do you do what you do?”
I want to succeed in securing a happy future. Everything I do now will in some way help me somewhere along the road of life. I’m going to college because I want to get a good job after I graduate. I don’t know exactly wha
“Music is a universal language.” Like religion, music seems like a gaping void in the heart of man that needs to be filled. However, music cannot be forced, it must be sought.
When I was about four years old, as is Asian law, I was forced to play pia
Why do I go to UCLA?
To go to medical school.
Why do I want to go to medical school?
To become a doctor.
Why do I want to become a doctor?
To save lives and make money.
Why do I want to save lives?
To make me happy.
Why do I want to make money?
To support my
Why do I try so hard on the little things? It started in middle school. When teachers assigned projects no matter what it was for I would always try my hardest. I would always go the extra mile even though half the time it wouldn’t affect my grade. I
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I'm not a saint. I yell. I manipulate. I cause tears.
6th Grade End of the Year Award Ceremony.
“And the Citizen of the Year award goes to... Calvin Cam!” I walk onto stage with a big smile. A smile that hides disappointment for not acquiring the Stud
A wise man once said, “If you put your mind to it, you can do anything you want”. This is the number one rule to how I live my life. I believe that I can accomplish anything I desire, as long as I commit fully to it and try my hardest. I do what I do
The air never seemed so thick. My lungs never seemed so cloudy. Slowly, my breathing was deteriorating, constantly coughing, engulfed in heart pains. Believing that this was just temporary, neither my parents nor I ever took it seriously. I was the o
