I take a deep breath and run through the musical piece in my head once more; I feed off the vibe of the audience. They want to feel a sense of pleasure if only for a moment. I zone everything out and begin to play the notes with emotion and zeal.
Ever
Why do I do what I do?
There are 4636 students in just the freshmen class at UCLA and about 2300 students are in the pre-medicine curriculum just like me.
My name is Min Kim. I am a Korean American living in Los Angeles, California. I am a first year
I have had bad experiences because of poor technology deployments. One time I had to call an airline company in order to make sure my ticket was confirmed after a itinerary modification. A digitally-recorded voice answered my call and after telling m
Why Do You Do What You Do?
My answer: because real men aren’t afraid to show their emotions
I do what I do because only real men aren’t afraid to show their emotions. We live in a society where we’re lead to believe that “being a man” means that you
I do what I do because I want to leave behind a legacy of excellence. Just as the idea of legacy drove Achilles to become the greatest warrior of his time, I am driven to be remembered as a compassionate, hard-working, and impassioned individual. In
I’ve been around the world. I’ve lived in Yokosuka, Misawa, and Sasebo, Japan. I’ve been to the Philippines, traveling from Peñaranda to Tarlac City, visiting Manila, Baguio, Borocay, and everywhere in-between. I’ve stopped over at Guam and China for
I do things to make my mom proud. She has done so many things for me by taking care of me as a single mother. She fed me, she gave me shelter, she thought me how to write, and she is the first one to ever show me what true love is. You can say I am
How do you feel the moment you open up your eyes in the morning? Do you wish that the alarm did not wake you up so you could snooze for ten more minutes to finish your sweet dreams? Do you not want to get up so you don’t need to face the picky s
If the world ended today, I wouldn’t die the happiest person. I say that in the least morbid sense, and even so the glaring negativity doesn’t take away from the truth of the statement. My life’s greatest meaning remains unveiled. I haven’t found my
It’s eight in the morning and I am watching high school kids coming in to get their SAT practice tests from me. After they have their own exams, they will start immediately and I have to stay there with them to make sure that they do not cheat. After
There are thousands of college students, millions of citizens, and billions of people in the world. Each individual is on the hunt for some goal, some satisfaction that needs to be attained. I am no different; I too have my ambitions, my fears, and m
For the "Good Days"
It seems, as we grow older every day, we can't seem to avoid reminiscing about the "Good Days" we had when we were younger.
When I was in elementary school, all I could ever think about was the days
I was given the opportunities I have today because of the hard work my parents and their parents did during their lifetimes. My grandpa emigrated from China to America alone when he was only 10 years old and shined shoes for a living. He slowly moved
I’m lucky to wake up every morning and be alive. I remember when I took this rather overlooked, disregarded notion that each day is a blessing for granted as I entered my high school soccer field one Saturday morning. Instead of seeing my teammates
When something obstructs light and prevents it from attaining its true intensity, a shadow is produced. In life, these shadows can be seen as symbols of the effects of countless medical disorders that plague people’s lives and destroy their ability
Throughout a lifetime, every individual has countless people, ideas, things and experiences that change and mold who they are and can help to explain why they do what they do. When I think back on my life, there is no doubt in my mind that the single
For the past 19 years of my life, I have lived in shadows. My family adopted Asian values and as you may know about Asian families, they tend to compare a lot. No matter if it is comparing among their kids, comparing their kids with other neighbors’
In the summer of 2007, the subprime mortgage crisis occurred. It had many causes. It affected the world’s economy. Many companies suffered bankruptcy, and other companies’ stock values decreased quickly. The world’s economy melted down.
Since I am int
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