I have grown up as a first generation Asian American. The word may seem to have a simple denotation, but it has a lot of connotation in reality. Not only does that mean our parents expect us to be doctors and lawyers, it also means that there are a l
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Who am I? Three simple words plague adolescents across the nation. Erik Erikson says individuals ages 13-19 either solve their identity crisis or struggle with role confusion. I think the answer is far simpler. We are defined by our actions. There ar
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I am a 19-year-old female with a very dry sense of humor and the need to always be doing something. This is who I am. I grew up moving around the world with my four brothers and my parents. I have spent the last 10 years of my life in Coronado, a sma
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Posted by Eunkyung Choi on October 16, 2009 at 9:12am
Recently I have found two minor things that make me happy: a frozen yogurt and my red Paul Frank umbrella. It was raining for two days this week, but I had totally different emotions and responses each day about raining. On the first day, I didn’t br
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Why do you do what you do?I am Jun Cheng, and I am a Mathematics of Computation major at UCLA. I was born in Guangzhou, a province located at the southeastern part of mainland China, near Hong Kong. My parents and I immigrated to the United States wh
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I am Jane Lee, a fairly low-key person. I don’t enjoy gossip or thrive on drama. I’m not a wallflower by any means, but I don’t need to be the center of attention to have fun and feel “good.” I’m difficult to anger and consistently happy and grateful
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That’s Just How It Is- This is Who I AmYes, I have yet another injury to add to my list. Ten broken fingers, one broken elbow, one pulled knee, a lower back sprain, and a tear in my shoulder. It can be rough and stressful and tiring, but I love my sp
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Who, What, And WhyWho am I?My name is Steven Rodriguez and I am a brother, a son, a nephew, a friend, a grandson, and a man of strong morals. I like to think I am a loyal and good friend to those around me and am someone my family is proud of and can
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Posted by Pierre Tamer on October 16, 2009 at 8:46am
I am Pierre. Immediate response: are you French? I fabricate some story about how my parents were born in France, shipped off due to a crime against the government, and gave me a French name to remind them of their roots. I am humorous because I beli
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Posted by Tara Briggs on October 16, 2009 at 8:36am
Tara BriggsART & ARC 10 – Lec: 11:00, Sec. 1GFinal Due: Friday 10/16/09Why Do You Do What You Do?It was the summer between third and fourth grade and I was at Browne Academy Camp. One day, my counselors gave our group a painting project. Out of nowhe
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Posted by James Tyrrell on October 16, 2009 at 8:35am
I am Jamie Tyrrell. I am a freshman at UCLA. I graduated from Granite Bay High School, and I live in Granite Bay. I am on the UCLA Men’s Water Polo team. I play water polo because I love aquatic sport and I love the competitiveness of the sport. I ha
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Posted by Ali Haghighi on October 16, 2009 at 8:31am
I am one of twenty-six thousand, two hundred eighty-two UCLA undergraduate students. What makes me more than just another digit in that overwhelming statistic? For starters, my name is Ali Haghighi. I am a first year neuroscience major with a course
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Posted by Evan Teufel on October 16, 2009 at 8:30am
Evan TeufelArts & Architecture 10I am an 18-year-old American who is a dedicated, hard-working, and persistent athlete who will never give up on his dreams. I am an adventurous, risk-taking journeyman from Santa Barbara, CA who spends most his time i
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I am Nick Reyes and I am the last of four children. I work hard and I do my best to be a responsible and honorable person of character. I was always raised this way. I was also taught to make the most of every opportunity so I would never feel regret
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Posted by Stephen Mair on October 16, 2009 at 8:25am
This is the last chance. The crowd is roaring. The game, make that the season, is on the line. My teammates are counting on me. The pressure is on… There is nowhere that I’d rather be. I thrive under pressure situations, whether it is at school, work
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You caught me at the wrong time. If you would have asked me who I was a year ago, I would have had no problems answering the question. I was a freshman attending the University of California Los Angeles, studying in the field of biochemistry, and dre
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Posted by Grace W. Yim on October 16, 2009 at 8:07am
-Because writing can change livesOne hot summer afternoon in 2007, I was walking back from a Chinese wet market when I heard heavy footsteps trailing behind me. In less than a minute, I forced onto the ground. “Give bag,” he shouted. Luckily, my shou
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I’ve seen people get shot up, robbed, beaten up, and worst of all waste their potential. Coming from Oakland, academics were never in my community. All my friends before coming to UCLA are either high school dropouts, or people who went to community
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Posted by Hillary Voigt on October 16, 2009 at 8:01am
Who am I? I am a student. Someone who wants to learn more about this world, and about this incredible thing called life. Because I want to discover how my life is going to impact the world. Growing up, I had friends who were extremely gifted soccer p
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Because they didn’t get a chance to. From my childhood, my mom has told me endless stories of how she did not get a chance to go to school because of my grandmother’s economic hardships and toils as a single mother when my mom was a teenager growing
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