Admission Essay – Important Issue
Like many Americans, 9/11 was a profoundly affecting moment in my life – it was a stark reminder of our mortality, the world culture we live in, and the existence of those who seek nothing more than to kill in the name of their beliefs. I was in school when it happened; my teachers told us all to stay in our classrooms, and they turned on the television so we could watch the coverage. Seeing the World Trade Center towers in flames, and eventually collapse, had a powerful effect on me; I was suddenly reminded of just how unsafe I really was, and ...