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enlightenment.AttheconventionIreceivedanoverwhelmingamountofsuppor

tandencouragementfromwonderfulpeoplewhoadvocatetheveryprinciplesI

believein.ThisconventionwassoinspiringthatthenextdayinschoolI

wasabletorelatemyexperiencetooneofmybiggestopponentsonthesubje

ct.Also,theabundantinformationavailableattheconventionenabledmeto

defendmypositiononabortionmoreeffectively.Attendingthisconvention

accomplishedtwothings.Itprovedmycommitmenttomybelief,inthatItoo

ktheinitiativetostrengthenandsupportmyopinion,refusingtogiveupo

rloseheart.Unlikemanyothers,Iwaseagerandwillingtogainnewknowle

dgesoImaysuccessfullypromotemybelieftoothers.Inaddition,thiscon

ventioninvigoratedmyconfidencetostandupforwhatIbelieveinandtaug

htmetoneverlosethecourageofmyconvictions

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SuccesfulCornellApplicant

Tellusaboutopinionhaveyouhadtodefend.Howhasthisaffectedyourbel

iefsystem?

IchuckletomyselfeverytimeIthinkaboutthis.Iamperceive

dasamild-mannered,intelligentindividualuntilImentionthatIaminvol

vedinriflery.Itisinterestingtowatchsomeone’sexpressionchange.Iti

sasifIinstantaneouslygrewapairofhornsandasharpsetofclaws.Bel

ievemethisgetsworst;

IamamemberoftheNRA.Itrytotellthesefolks

thatIbelongtotheNRAtofiremyrifle."

OhmyGod!

Youfirerealguns?

withrealbullets?

!

?

"

theyremarkwithaperplexedlookontheirface.Besid

eshavinghornsandclaws,Inowpossessatailandleatherywings.Thisis

howitbeganfiveyearsago.Ihadplayedonasoccerteamforseveralyears

.AsIgrewolderIbeganhavingdifficultyplayingsoccerbecauseofshortne

ssofbreath.Iwasdiagnosedashavingmildasthmawhichendedmysoccerca

reerandeliminatedmyparticipationinmostphysicalsports.Shortlyafterw

ard,duringaBoyScoutsummercamp,Iparticipatedinrifleryattheirshoo

tingrange.ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadevertouchedafirearm.Tomyamaz

ement,Iwonthecamp’sfirstplaceawardformarksmanship.Iwasmorethan

eagerwhenafriendofmineaskedmeifIwouldliketojoinashootingclub

.MyparentswerewarywhenIaskedtojointherifleclub.Mymotherfeared

guns,butmyfatherfelttherewasnoproblemwithtryingthissport.Grate

fully,hegavemetheopportunitytotryriflemarksmanship,despitesecretly

hopingthatIwouldquit.Bothofmyparentswereafraidofwhatpeoplewou

ldthinkabouttheirson’sinvolvementwithguns.Likemyparentsamajority

ofpeoplebelievethatallfirearmsaredangeroustooursociety.Allthey

rememberarethehystericalnewsreleasesofstreetviolenceandinjuredchi

ldren.IamoftenaskedhowmanydeerI’veshot.Frankly,Icouldneverbring

myselftoinjureanotherlivingcreatureandneitherwouldmostofthecompet

itorsIhavemet.Yet,Ikeepfindingmyselfdefendingthesportfromallof

themisconceptionsthatsurroundit.Mostpeoplehavedevelopedanegative

impressionofthesportandIhavefoundthattheseprejudicesaredifficult

ifnotimpossible,torectify.Becauseofthisconflict,Ihavebecomean

openmindedindividual.Iexpressmyopinionswithoutreservation,andIhav

elearnedtoacceptopinionsandviewpointscontrarytomyown.Idonotint

endtoalterwhatIenjoybecauseoftheignoranceoffriendsandacquaintan

ces.IfpeoplehaveanegativeviewofmesimplybecauseofthesportIama

ctivein,thentheymustbesosuperficialthattheycannotseethepersonw

hoIreallyam.Iamnolongerapprehensiveofbeingperceivedasaguntoti

ng,triggerhappyfanatic,eventhoughIstillendeavortoeducatemyfriend

sandrelativesonthebeautyofthissport.

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EastAsianStudies

It’snotoftenthatakidgrowingupinsmall-townNewMexicostrikesupap

assionforChinesecivilization.Nevertheless,myinterestindifferentcult

uresflourishedduringmychildhoodandadolescenceinNewMexico.Thebeaut

yandbreathtakinglysceniclandscapeofthisstateisenrichedwiththepro

nouncedculturaldiversitybroughtaboutbyPueblo,HopiandNavajonations

andalargeHispanicpopulationthatrepresentscloseto50%ofstate.WhenI

wasinkindergartenIattendedabilingualschoolinLemitar,asmalltown

insouthernNewMexico.MostofthechildrenatthisschoolwereHispanic.T

hisallowedmeataveryearlyagetoexperiencealanguageandculturediff

erentfrommine.Myfatherhasalwayshadakeeninterestinpeoplefromoth

ercountriesandculturalbackgrounds.Asalibrarian,myfatherhasalways

encouragedmetoreadnotonlyWesternPhilosophy,butEasternPhilosophyas

well.Inaddition,heinspiredmetoseelifefromadifferentperspective.

Toalargeextent,andbymostdefinitions,Ihavealwaysbeenanon-traditi

onalandunconventionalstudent.Iwenttoahighschoolwithacurriculumt

hatwasaschallengingformeasanycourseIhavetakenincollege.Thishi

ghschoolwasuniquebecausewestudiedeverythingfromtheoriginofWester

nCivilizationtomodern-dayWesternthought.Anotheruniquefeatureofthis

schoolwasthatattheendofoursenioryearwehadtogiveanoralpresen

tationinfrontofahostofpanelistsfromSt.John’sCollegeinSantaFe,

NewMexico.Thisexperiencehelpedmedevelopmyabilitytothinkcritically

andpresentacogentthesis.Itforcedmetogrownotonlyasastudent,bu

tmoreimportantly,asanindividual.WhenIgraduatedfromhighschoolIreb

elledagainsttraditionaleducationanddecidednottoapplytocollege.Thi

sdecisionwastothegreatdismayofmyparents,whohadenteredcollegeim

mediatelyafterhighschool.Withmuchresistance,IenrolledatSantaFeCo

mmunityCollege.Thiswasjusttosatisfymyparents’wishes,andIspenton

lyonesemesterthere.AlthoughIwantedtostudyandcontinuetolearn,Iy

earnedtoreachouttopeopleandfindadifferentmodeofstudy--onewhic

hwouldallowmetounderstandmyselfbettersothatIcouldrelatebettert

otheworldaroundme.Withthisgoal,IdecidedtoattendtheNewMexicoAca

demyofMassageandAdvancedHealingArts.Theschoolprovidedmewithauni

quemind/bodybalancethathashelpedmebecomeamorewell-roundedperson.

IstudiedsubjectsthatrangedfromAnatomyandPhysiologytoYogaandTaiC

hi.Aftergraduating,IgotajobattheSantaFeSportMedicineInstitutea

saPhysicalTherapyAssistant.IusedMassagetechniquestohelppeoplewho

wereinjuredinautoaccidentsorsportingevents.Thistypeofworkallowe

dmetodirectlyhelppeople--thepeopleImassagedtoldmethatthepain

theyexperiencedpriortothemassagehadsubsided.Relievingthepainsoft

hesepeoplenurturedinmeasenseofpurpose.Inaddition,itincreasedmy

interestinEasternPhilosophy,makingmewanttolearnmoreaboutAsia.Ibe

gantoreadmanyclassicalChinesetextstofurthermyknowledgeaboutChine

sePhilosophy.SoonIdevelopedaprofoundinterestinlearninghowtoread

andspeaktheChineselanguage.TheopportunitiesforstudyingChinesewere

verylimited,however.At22,Ihadsavedupsomemoneyandnowdecidedtogo

liveinAsiatoexperienceaChineseculturefirst-hand,andtolearnhowt

ospeakMandarinChinese.MydesiretogotoAsiawasspawnedbyagenuinei

nterestinreconcilingdifferencesIfoundbetweenEasternandWesterncultu

res.Similarly,Iwantedtopursuethisexperiencebecauseitwouldprovide

mewithauniqueopportunitytobroadentheperspectiveIhadontheworlda

sawhole.ThisishowIendedlivinginTaichung,Taiwanandvisitingmainl

andChina.WhenIarrivedinTaiwan,Iremembergettingofftheairplaneand

hearingeveryonespeakingChinese.EverythingIsawandheardwasunfamilia

rtome.Seeingadifferentworldmadeahugeimpactonme;

Icanstillreca

llhowexoticmyenvironmentwas.InTaiwan,IwentthroughanintensiveChi

neselanguageimmersionprogram.SlowlyIbegantofeelmorecomfortableliv

ingthere,asIlearnedtocommunicatewithpeopleinChinese.Iwasinvited

toteachEnglishataprivateschoolforchildren,butItoldtheschoolth

atIhadnoteachingexperience.TheschoolinformedmethatifItookasho

rtteachingtrainingclass,Iwouldbereadytoteach.Andtheyevenoffered

topaymeforthetrainingclasses.However,Irefusedtobepaidforthet

raining.TheschoolwassoimpressedbythisthatafterIcompletedthetrai

ning,theyappointedmedirectoroftheEnglishLanguageprogram.Iwasasto

undedbythegenerosityandhonestythatIreceivedfromthepeopleinTaiwa

n.Thiswasatrulyre