美国2018年大学申请文书选登：关于家庭、阶级和梦想

第一篇：美国2018年大学申请文书选登：关于家庭、阶级和梦想

美国2018年大学申请文书选登：关于家庭、阶级和梦想

“每一年，我们都会向学生征集他们所写的大学申请文书。今天我们选登了其中五篇，这五篇文书写了关于家庭、梦想和阶级。对我们了解美国顶尖大学的招生思路，有很大的启发。”

图为芝加哥大学

01

“我的父亲没有工作，但却引导我进了耶鲁”

杰弗里·余在他位于纽约州恩迪科特的家里，他和他父亲一起在那里养鸡。他将入读耶鲁大学。

纽约·恩迪科特 杰弗里·C·余

并非所有医生的儿子都会在厨房里养小鸡小鸭。但我会。是我爸教我的。

我是在一个衰败的工业城镇长大的，而我父亲的童年却正值文化大革命。为了让姊妹能上大学，我的父亲放弃了自己上大学的机会，去公社当起了农民。

因此，我每天早上在贝多芬的悠扬乐曲中醒来，我的父亲却是在干草和牲畜散发的生活气息里长大的。每当我望向我们的三角钢琴和我们的小鸡，我都会惊讶于我们童年的鲜明差异，以及我的父亲是如何通过饲养牲畜与我分享他的乡村成长。

我的父亲接受了这些不同。从如何用厕纸制作石膏塑像，到如何从无到有建起一座温室，他向我介绍了不同的经验。于是你可能想问：他朝九晚五的传统工作是什么？他曾经是驾驶着考察船跨越太平洋的船长，设计过三种可取得专利的风力涡轮机，从副厨到摩托罗拉(Motorola)技术员，一切你能想象得到的工作他都做过。

现在呢？都不是。实际上，他现在是一名居家老爸。

我的家庭是一个父系社会中的母系部落。因此，每当我解释父亲的财务状况时，都会得到人们惊讶的反应。“他这是有多懒，多没出息！”也有许多人试图掩饰他们的惊讶，但他们游移的眼神透露了一切。在一个把经济价值摆在最前沿的社会中，这些假设对其他人可能适用，但对我父亲不行。

我看媒体，不论是新闻头版，还是网站上的专题文章，都常常突出描写那些为了保证孩子能 接受良好教育而长时间工作，一人打多份工的父母。这些报道当然值得称赞，但它们往往会盖过那些相对不为人所知的、像我父亲这样的人，他们的所为是同样重要的。

我现在意识到了，我的父亲牺牲了他前途大好的事业和钱财上的成就，以确保他的儿子能得到恰当的关注、照料和道德教育。父亲从他无言、无私的举动中所给予我的，远远大于一份薪水所能买到的，也让我重新认识到，我们——作为人类——能如何为自己的生活做出选择。

我很自豪地说，我的父亲是我认识的人中最富有的——不是金钱上的富有，而是品格上的富有。他拥有解决复杂的物理和微积分问题的聪明才智，充满年轻创业者的活力（尽管他在50岁时才创立了一家正在起步的风车公司），会贴心地接送儿子去训练、排练。归根结底，对我来说更为重要的是一个人身上的这些品质，而非书面上的记录。

像我父亲这样的故事提醒着我，价值不只是六位数薪资这一种形式。他是一个启发我的人，他提醒着我，哪怕是对我这样一个年轻人的生活，乐观、热情和创造力都能带来不同。是这些无言的品质塑造了我。

不论是当我为救济厨房的圣诞晚餐折餐巾花的时候，还是为化学课同学烘焙辫子面包法式吐司条的时候，我都知道成就不一定要用实证的方法来衡量。推动我前进的是这种创业者式的、自我驱动的决心，要让生活充满创意。我的父亲没有按着惯有的道路生活。而我，也希望为他人、为社会带去这样一种非正统的态度。

我时不时会面对这个看似无法回答的问题：“我的爸爸是做什么的？”但其实非常简单，答案就是，他做的是他最擅长的事情：给他的儿子带去启发。

02

“贫穷和苦难赋予我工具，让我开创未来”

德克萨斯州里奇蒙德的艾瑞克·穆松杜。他将于今年秋季进入哈佛就读。

德克萨斯州里奇蒙德 艾瑞克·恩古吉·穆松杜

祖母徘徊在炉子的火焰旁，一边优美地哼着吉库尤人的宗教歌曲，一边扇着火。她揉好面团，放在炉子上。她的静脉随着每个动作抽动：这是一幅由贫困和生为人母的一生所绘成的活生生的杰作。空气中的烟雾越来越浓，我很快就被逼出了这座泥巴砖墙房子，她哈哈大笑。

我呢，我漫步到农场边缘一座山脊中的小溪，想起父亲早早起身喂牛的故事，想起在母亲的回忆中，她在当地一个种植园里摘了数小时咖啡豆后额头上的汗珠。

这里的生活与我在美国的生活有着极大的不同，贫穷的苦难与闪烁的繁荣似乎永远不会相容。但这就是我所继承的两个世界。而我在任何一个世界中的存在也离不开另外一个世界。

在溪水旁，我回忆起我在别处的生活。在美国，我看着父亲每晚回家，劳累却又习以为常地 结束了又一天辛苦奔忙的工作。尽管他的双眼中透着疲惫，但他会让我和妹妹坐下，努力挂上我熟悉的微笑，问我们今天过得怎样。

妹妹的回应很快，大谈特谈她的学习和淘气。这一刻，我才意识到她太小了，以至于忘了我们原来的家：家徒四壁的破旧公寓，夜晚有动物在外面不断地嚎叫。

不久之后，我发现屋内唯一可以听到的，只有躺在床上的我脑中的思绪和轻微悸动的声响。我琢磨着，在我的到来之前，父母曾在离散之海上漂流，当时他们是否想过，他们为我们作出的牺牲会伴随着后背的剧痛、每个流泪夜晚与清晨的新忧虑。但是要理解起来太过繁杂。于是，我会梦见他们，以及我用他们赋予我的工具去开创的未来。

我在水边沉思了太久。意识到了这点，我便开始往家走。爬上山脊十分累人，于是我小心地抓牢脚下的泥土，感受着它在我指间的温暖。后来，我看到了赤着脚跑来跑去的表弟表妹，决定加入他们的足球赛，但他们都嘲笑我带球有多不协调。他们玩耍、叫喊、歌唱，完全不知道这个村庄之外或者内罗毕之外的世界。

我不怪他们。我的iPhone令他们着迷，他们还要看我的牙套，目不转睛地问这花了多少“先令”。我张开嘴巴以满足他们的好奇心，但祖母叫我了，于是我们都赶忙回去看看她做了些什么。

当我回到家时，薄煎饼已整齐地一个个摞好，金褐色盘子里盛着甜面包，这才是完整的肯尼亚餐。趁祖母还没来得及用吉库尤语连珠炮般地取笑我，我拿了一块薄煎饼就逃去寻找一块光滑的草地，在那里我才吃下了第一口。每一口都提醒着我，我在这里的时光不会是永远，而我的成功或失败将成为我的妹妹和亲戚们的决定性例证。

高中和大学之间的鸿沟是巨大的，但是为了那些一路将我提携至此的人们，我必须越过。这个曾带领我父母跨越无常之海的希望，也是现在的我走向未来的动力。我将带着一个最基本的思想前进，那就是：我也能做到。

我听着邻居们的呼喊和孩子们追赶着满是跳蚤的小狗，享受着每一刻，让那清凉附着于我的肌肤之上。

03

“母牛教会我，成为一个女权主义的优秀农民”

艾莉森·海斯在芝加哥大学。

伊利诺伊州布什内尔 艾莉森·赫斯(Alison Hess)

我一直以为父亲希望我生下来是个男孩。

这个，请不要把我父亲当成疯狂的乡巴佬性别歧视者。事实是，在他所处的地区和行业，成功与否主要看你能不能提供和保持近乎不可超越的体力劳动壮举，人们往往更喜欢大块头的 人。

小时候，我更喜欢绿色而不是红色的拖拉机，因为父亲开的就是绿色的。我喜欢黑白相间的母牛，而不是棕色的，因为父亲养的就是那种黑白的。我冬天穿连体工作服，一连几周穿着带窟窿沾泥巴的靴子。和新来的人说话时，我会表现出尚且稚嫩的男子气，双臂交叉抱在胸前。我的玩具箱里只有农具模型。三年级的时候，我把头发剪得非常短。父亲露出微笑，摸了摸我的头。

我从未试图把馅饼皮擀得更加光滑，或是熨出笔挺的衣领。相反，我崇拜父亲那双有耐心的手。它们努力在母牛的脖颈上找到正确的血管扎针；用力制住受伤的小母牛；在他驾驶牲畜拖车时习惯地、巧妙地快速打方向盘。

长大后，我自己也要做这些事情。十岁生日那天，我收到了自己的第一头表演母牛。在赫斯家族，这是一种成人礼。我给她起名叫米西(Missy)。当我用极低的声音和她说话时，我没有意识到一件事：

米西不在乎我是女孩。她不认为我特意表现出男孩子气，也不会注意到我坚决抗拒粉色衣服（反正她是色盲）。她对照顾她的新人块头略小无动于衷。她只在乎自己每天的均衡棉籽玉米面饲料，以及有人能多拍一下她的头。我坐在她旁边擦她的白色皮革笼头时，她感谢的是我一丝不苟的勤勉，而不是我的性别。

几个月后，当我和米西赢得最佳表演奖时，父亲的心脏差点爆炸。我学会了无论何时只要感到自豪，就要表现出来。尽管当时我把自己的胜利和“当一个更优秀的男孩”联系在一起，但现在我意识到，那时我努力的方向其实是成为一个更优秀的农民。

我知道，我会做父亲会做的所有事情，并且在有些事情上青出于蓝，比如承担喂新生小牛犊这件杂事，或是让小母牛习惯带笼头这项艰巨的任务。我用了四年时间才意识到：

在那些时刻，我证明自己是一个比他还优秀的农民，不是因为我克服了自己的性别，而是因为我克服了自己毫无根据的无知观念，认为睾丸酮水平最高的农民才是最优秀的农民。

大学一年级，我离开农场，去了寄宿学校。在学校里，我身边都是更富裕、受教育程度更高的人。他们中绝大部分人以前都听说过“女权主义”这个词。在我介绍自己的家乡时，我开始从讨厌的英语老师和敏锐的朋友们皱起的眉头中领会这个词的意思。四年的教育和每周的议论文教会了我这个学术术语。我知道了“女权主义”这个词的拉丁语词根、同源词和它的历史影响。

但我通过书本了解到的相关知识越多，在文章中用这个词的次数越多，我越是明白自己早已知道它的意思。我身上正体现出女权主义在农场的现状。我已经付诸实践了。这都是我的母牛教我的。

04

“成为报税志愿者，我希望能带来实实在在的改变” 卡洛琳·S·贝特在纽约的圣童女校。在度过一个间隔年后，她今年秋季将入读耶鲁大学。

纽约布朗克斯维尔 卡洛琳·S·贝特

“除了死亡和纳税，没什么是可以确定的。”

本杰明·富兰克林(Benjamin Franklin)的这句话到了今天依然能够引起共鸣，如果你和大多数人一样，也会觉得申报所得税的确令人不快。不过，对我来说，报税准备工作是我观察我们社会当中迥异经济现实的望远镜。透过这个镜头，我亲眼见识到，有时微薄的工资和倒退的公共政策会对经济弱势者带来什么不利影响，以及我如何才能作出改变。

在报税季节，我每个周六都跟随AARP报税援助项目(Tax-Aide Program)进行志愿工作，接下来的这一年将是第三次了。在曼哈顿晨边高地图书馆(Morningside Heights Library)的地下室里，我们会帮助年迈者和低收入者报税。在我第一次加入的那个报税季节里，我负责处理组织任务，在初始面试过程中协助招募顾问。

我告诉AARP的经理我想在下一个季度回来，并做些实际的税务准备工作时，她表示怀疑，尤其是因为在我的所在地，第二年轻的报税人员也有37岁。但是，这并没有把我吓住：尽管我在税务季节开始时刚满16岁，但我钻研过这些材料，也通过了美国国税局(I.R.S.)的高级资格考试。

作为志愿者，我的目标是帮助我的客户得到他们应得的每一笔抵免，将亟需的资金放回他们的口袋。要做到这一点，我需要的不仅仅是专业知识，还得在人与人的层面进行沟通。我会积极地倾听他或她的故事，注意使每个人都感到放松。

比如那位几乎不会说英语、刚刚成为美国公民的年轻女子，她提到自己与残疾的祖母同住。从她的故事中我可以确定，她可以因为她的祖母而申请“受抚养者看护税抵”和一千美元的劳动所得抵免。这些抵免占了她收入的20%左右，并将用来为她的祖母购买药品和其他必需品。

有时，经济状况处于维生边缘的人们所受到的压力是那样明显，令我感到悲伤。比如球鞋和牙科护理这样我从未多花心思的基本需求，对很多人而言都遥不可及。

我清楚地记得，那位来自皇后区，在塔吉特(Target)工作的单亲妈妈去年在H&R Block报税公司花掉了400美元（相当于她一周的薪水）。有了我们的志愿工作，今年她不需要再为报税准备付款，还可以申请抵免，于是她向我表示，她可以为和我同龄的儿子买一双新跑鞋了，而且还有希望去牙医那儿看看抽痛了几个月的一颗牙。

作为志愿者，我学到了共情、倾听，以及通过简单的方式沟通复杂专业问题的重要性。让我的客户放松，他们就能理解我对他们的钱应当如何缴税的解释。我也深入了解了税收政策会对低收入劳动者和老年人的经济状况与身体健康产生怎样的影响。虽然我并没有改变税收体制（虽然我以后有这个打算），但我改变了客户与体制的沟通方式。除了本杰明·富兰克林说的，生命中死亡与税收这两样确定的事情之外，我还会加上第三件确定的事，那就是人类精神的持久力量。我记得一位拄着拐杖的八旬老人，在二月一个下着雨的寒冷周六排了两个小时的队。不知怎地，他能在曼哈顿凭着每年15000美元的社保收入生活下来。尽管他的收入低于报税要求，但我们一起申报了77美元的学区税和租房抵免，这相当于他两个星期的杂货采购费用。

我们完成了工作后，他对我说，“明年见。”这一刻，我知道我已经做出了实实在在的改变。

05

“奶奶说：做一床你自己的百纳被”

琳·皮纳在她位于德克萨斯州韦斯拉科的奶奶家中。她将进入科尔盖特大学就读。

德克萨斯州埃尔莎 琳·皮纳

她坐在阳光下缝百衲被时，光线让她皮肤上的每个皱纹、灼伤和割痕显得特别突出。她一针一针地缝着边，食指上的顶针保护着其他手指免遭针扎。虽然她右手的每个指头上都戴着戒指，但左手只有一个指头带着她的结婚戒指。这些戒指把人们的注意力从她的年龄和伤痕转移到她珍爱的东西上。

奶奶的戒指不仅被她的儿子、我的父亲多次偷走，而且她时时刻刻处于担心状态，怕他会再偷她的东西。我父亲被关在监狱里时，她一星期每天都戴着戒指；但他在家时，她手上光秃秃的。随着时间的推移，这已变得越来越常见，她学会了把值钱的东西藏在她床底下的珠宝盒里。

小时候，我观察过奶奶的手向内、向外来回不断的动作，注意到她的节奏。这种节奏就像每个星期日我和她一起去逛跳蚤市场时听到的恰恰舞音乐。

每星期，她都对卖主的产品讨价还价，把“不需要的必需品”带回家；幸运的是，有些星期买来的东西碰巧是线和新的衣服样子。当奶奶给我缝上学穿的衣服时，我总是在试图按照电视剧La Rosa de Guadalupe里的衣服样子缝件什么，我那是做给她看的。我会边听边唱她最喜欢的罗西王子(Prince Royce)歌曲，用与她用的颜色一样的线，并试着用同样的恰恰舞节奏。

因为父亲被关进监狱，我家里的女性都得去打工。11岁时，我第一次开始工作，和祖父母一起当起了清洁工。虽然我想帮助我的家人，但对当一名清洁女工我感到羞愧。我和母亲争吵过，我不想过这样的生活，不想为了家庭的稳定而放弃我的童年。

家人好几次说我“忘恩负义”——奶奶也多次用“一切好事都只会发生在那些耐心等待的人身上”这句话来教育我。缝纫不再是一种爱好，而是成了一件必需做的事情，我给自己缝制围裙，把布片缝在一起做抹布，为我的家庭争取更美好的未来。奶奶也不得不放下百衲被去工作，但她从不抱怨。最近几年，奶奶的病越来越重，所以我把她未完成的百衲被带回家，打算把它做完。让这个项目半途而废不是奶奶的选择；她的年龄、以及她为家庭不停地做贡献让她无法完成这个百衲被。障碍不仅经常让我重新设计人生道路，而且改变了我的视角，让我看到了生活中更大、更美好的东西。百衲被是一块一块拼缝起来的，每块布都代表着我的家庭内部的不稳定。

然而，当你把所有这些布块缝成一件完整东西时，你就有了一个用多条接缝连接起来、经过多次加固的百衲被，就像是描绘了我们曾经面临并克服了诸多障碍后所展示的韧性。

现在，奶奶来到我们家时，她一边伸手去拿眼镜，把自己的助步器从桌子傍边推开，一边叫我把百衲被拿给她。曾经习惯了不停地缝纫、带满了戒指的手现在光秃秃的，手上的伤疤也被皱纹隐藏了起来。

奶奶紧紧地抓着被子，向我示意，让我把她的缝纫篮子拿过来，那个放在屋子角落里的篮子上盖满了灰尘。她的手从每个布块摸过，对被子进行着最后的仔细检查，找到了一条没完全缝好的接缝。她笑着说：“把这个缝儿缝起来，然后做一床你自己的百衲被。”

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第二篇：美国大学申请文书

Short Answer

Please select three of the following five prompts and provide a response of approximately 150 words to each.Your responses will be read by Notre Dame admissions counselors as we seek to learn more about you.We encourage you to use personal examples, anecdotes, or anything that helps differentiate you from your peers.1.Undergraduates at Notre Dame have the opportunity to engage in original research where they strive to make a professional contribution in their field.A typical summer grant of $5,000 enables students to pursue their passions in a full range of disciplines: from the arts, humanities and architecture to science, engineering and business.If you were given a $5,000 grant to study a topic, what would you choose to research and why?

Doing a research on Iphone4's successful marketing in China must be interesting.The Apple Company has been looking for innovative ways to meet new and existing consumer’s needs.The model before Iphone4 did not sell well in China.However, Iphone4 has achieved a great increase in consumer demand.I can see Iphone4 everywhere in China.It was even sold out immediately after it appeared in the on-line Apple store.There must be some secrets of the new selling model of Iphone4.I would spend the grant to find the answer.2.Notre Dame’s mission statement emphasizes an education should “create a sense of human solidarity and concern for the common good that will bear fruit as learning becomes service to justice." Describe an experience that engaged you both intellectually and morally.I had an experience ofbeing a volunteer in a library for two months.I felt proud of myselfdoing the job.I looked for books for readers, and helped the librarians with their work.It was just different to be avolunteer from a reader in the library, for serving the public made me happier and trained me to be more polite.3.Many people form a list of once-in-a-lifetime activities to accomplish.For example, individuals on the admissions staff hope to visit all the national parks, publish a fiction novel or waddle with penguins in Antarctica.What are a few of the items on your list?

I'm interested in many things.Ifthere were some once-in-a-lifetime activities to accomplish, then building a band would be the first choice on my list.I love music and playing the piano.It would be gorgeous to work with several friends sharing the same ambition and dream.The second thing may be travelling abroad.I believe that travelling is a way and part of learning.It would be even moreamazing to have experience living and studying in a different country, even only once, in my lifetime.4.You have 150 words.Take a risk.The willingness to take a risk demonstrates a positive attitude to life.Whatever the result is, the process and mood in taking a risk are more attractive.When I was traveling in Thailand with my parents at the age of five, I decided to take a flight in a special fire balloon linked by a rope to a speedboat.The tour guide said I was the youngest one ever to take that flight.Without any fear or hesitation, I flew into the intoxicating sky.The boat fast moving, the sea breeze swaying, and the golden sunshine setting off the greenish orchid sea constituted a view like paradise.The flying experience was glorious and I was totally immersed in that exciting delight.Growing up, I now understand that only by taking a risk can I see what other people cannot see and enjoy what they cannot enjoy.5.Why are you interested in attending the University of Notre Dame?

The University of Notre Dame first came into my mind when I saw the movie Rudy in my middle school.The fascinating view of the Notre Dame campus and the combatant spirit of the football team were so appealing to me that I decided at once to plan to pursue my academic enthusiasm in this university.The fairy tale about Rudy, the ocean of knowledge and courage it has, the Mendoza College of Business with its traditions and teaching of values and morals, all attract me..I am particularly interested in the business school and I am going to apply to it.As is well known, the lack of moral sense and principles of food producers in China has resulted in food poisoning and the loss of trust from the public.I hope, through my own efforts, I can convert some businessmen’s moral values and thus do something to help the Chinese people.

第三篇：美国大学申请文书1

美国大学申请优秀文书范文

I wake up every morning to its rich scent.My parents cannot start the day with out it.I often wait in line and pay $3.85 to buy it.The senior lodge at my school is littered with empty Starbucks cups containing only the remnants of skim lattes, , and mocha frapuccinos.Coffee is a staple of American life that many take for granted, but few take the time to think about how they get it.In the rural village of Cadillo in the Dominican Republic, the people’s livelihood depends on coffee.Rows of green coffee plants line steep hills and scatter the countryside.The people there pick and sell the coffee beans but receive little profit for their hard work.During the week I spent in Cadilloplaying , I witnessed the poverty these coffee farmers endure.Their homes are small and dark, furnished with only a few wooden chairs, a table and a few beds.There is no lawyers and electricity in Cadillo and I especially remember the emptiness of the village at night, when I could only vaguely see the faces I illuminated with my flashlight.I can still see the shiny metal bowl in which they used to bathe, and Jose, a neighbor who was missing several teeth because like most people in Cadillo, he lacks a toothbrush and could not afford a.These images still burn in my mind, but it was the people of Cadillo more than anything who opened my eyes to the importance of social justice.Before I met them it was just a concept I heard about a few times a year at church when a missionary would come to speak about the poor people in Africa or South America and explain why it was our duty to help them.These people were far removed.A small fraction of my weekly allowance, once a year, and I could remove them from my mind.After living for a week with a family in Cadillo, however, I understood for the first time that it was real people leading these lives.The family I stayed with there took me in as part of their family and gave me a taste of their life.I remember my Dominican father, Barilla’s face as he played guitar and how he laughed kindly when I struggled to play the chords he had taught me.I could feel the warmth and sincerity of my Dominican mother, Marsela, when she sat and talked with me about my home and family after a long day of work.And I will always remember how much fun I had playing catch or blowing bubbles with their two children, Jendi and Andisco.I will not forget the images I saw or the people I encountered.They made me realize that my work does not end with the school I helped build, the holes I helped dig, or the roads I helped widen.They showed me that there are real, wonderful people being treated unjustly and that I cannot sit back and let that happen.I cannot be silent when I know that people are getting rich off the coffee Barilla receives so little for.It is my responsibility to be active, to teach what I have learned, to fight injustices in my community and the world.I am not sure if I will ever visit Cadillo again but I do know that I can continue what I started there.I can tell people what I saw and spread awareness about injustice in the world.I can volunteer in my own

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community to help make changes at home and fundraise to aid third world countries.And tomorrow, after I wake up to the smell of fresh coffee, I can make a difference.啄木鸟教育编译：我每天早晨在它的浓郁的香气中醒来;没有它，我父母就没办法开始新一天的工作生活;我常常排着队，然后付上3.85美元买到它。我学校的高级旅馆里堆满了空的星巴克杯子，杯子里还有拿铁、摩卡的残留物。咖啡是美国人生活的一部分，许多人理所当然的享受着，很少有人花时间想过咖啡是怎么来的。

在多米尼加共和国有一个农村叫Cadillo，当地居民赖以生计的只有咖啡。一排排绿色的咖啡树长在陡峭的山坡上、围着村子分散开来。人们采摘咖啡豆，然后卖出，这样辛苦的劳作只换来微薄的收入。

我在Cadillo游玩过一个星期，我亲眼目睹了这些种植咖啡的农民们所忍受的贫困。他们的房子小、而且阴暗，里面的家具只有几张木头做的椅子、一张桌子及几张床。这里没有律师，没有电。我尤其记得Cadillo村里晚上的空寂，那些晚上，我只能通过我的手电筒微弱的光看到模糊的脸。我还记得他们洗漱用的磨得发亮的金属盆。Jose是我在村里住的那一家的邻居，他像Cadillo村许多人一样缺了几颗牙齿，他没有牙刷，因为买不起。

这些画面仍然在我的脑海里翻滚，但正是Cadillo村里的人比其他所有更让我见识到社会公平的重要性。在我遇到他们之前，“”社会公平”只是一个概念，每年在教堂里会听到几次，牧师会说非洲及南美的穷苦难民以及我们为什么有义务帮助他们。这些人离我这么遥远，尽管以前我会从每个星期的费用省下一点，每年把省下来的钱捐一次出去。然而，在我同Cadillo的人们生活了一个星期后，我才第一次理解到真有人是这样生活着。

我在Cadillo生活的那家人待我如亲人，让我体验了一番他们的生活是什么样子。我记得我的多米尼加爸爸Barilla。他弹吉他时的模样，他教我学乐器以及看我费劲拉弦时怎么温和地笑我。我能感受到我多米尼加妈妈Marsela的温暖和真诚，在她一天的长时间劳作之后，她坐下来和我唠家常，谈我的家乡、我的家人。我也将永远记得我和他们的两个孩子Jendi、Andisco追逐打闹吹泡泡的乐趣。

我永远不会忘记这些画面，不会忘记我遇到的人。是他们让我意识到我的责任不仅仅是帮助建设学校、挖洞种树和修宽道路。他们让我真实的看到这样一群善良的人受到不平等的对待，而我不能坐视不理。看到有人从咖啡获取暴利而我的多米尼加爸爸却得到很少，我无法沉默。我要积极主动、去教给别人我所学到的，去为我生活在的社区以及世界出现的不平等斗争，这是我的职责。

我不确定我以后是否还会去Cadillo，我能确定的是我会将从那里得到的继续下去。我会把我看到的告诉他人，让大家意识到这世界存在的不平等事实。我会在我生活的周边社区志愿服务，改变家乡，会为第三世界募捐。而当我明天闻着咖啡的香气中醒来，我知道我能为世界变美好做一点贡献

第四篇：申请美国大学入学文书范本

申请美国大学入学文书范本

I guess it was inevitable that I’d be on hockey skates at some point in mylife, but I did not expect that I’d become one of a rare group of female icehockey officials before I even reached high school.Being born into a family ofhockey players and figure skaters, it seemed that my destiny had already beendecided.Right from the beginning, my two older brothers and my father strapped meup and threw me onto the ice.I loved it and, in my mind, I was on my way tobecoming a female Gretzky!But my mom had to think of something fast to drag herlittle girl away from this sport of ruffians.Enter my first hot pink figureskating dress!That was all it took to launch fifteen years of competitivefigure skating.Even though figure skating soon became my passion, I always hadan unsatisfied yearning for ice hockey.It took a great deal of convincing frommy parents that competitive figure skating and ice hockey didn’t mix.My compromise became refereeing ice hockey;little did I know that I wasbeginning an activity that would influence my character and who I am today.WhenI began, I would only work with my dad and brothers.Everyone was friendly andaccepting because I had just started.I soon realized though that to get betterI needed to start refereeing with people I wasn’t related to, and that’s when myexperience drastically changed.An apologetic smile and an “I’m sorry” wasn’tgoing to

get me through games now.As I began officiating higher-level games anddealing with more arrogant coaches, I suddenly entered a new male-dominatedworld, a world I had never experienced before.My confidence was shot, and all Iwanted to do was get through each game and be able to leave.Sometimes I waseven too scared to skate along the teams’ benches because I would get upset bywhat the coaches would yell to me.“Do you have a hot date tonight, ref?” was atypical comment that coaches would spit at me during the course of a game.Intheir eyes, I did not belong on that ice, and they were going to do whateverthey could do to make sure no women wanted to officiate their games.I wasdetermined not to let them chase me off the ice.I made the decision to stand up for myself.I never responded rudely to thecoaches, but I did not let them walk all over me and destroy my confidenceanymore.I started to act and feel more like the 4-year certified AtlanticDistrict Official that I am.There were still a few situations that scared me.One time I called a penalty in a championship game during the third overtime andthe team I penalized ended up losing because they got scored on.I knew I hadmade the right call, even though I was unnerved when I saw the losing teams’parents waiting for me at my locker room;for the moment I wished I hadn’tcalled that penalty.Although it was scary at the time, I stood my ground andovercame my fears.That was an important

stepping-stone in my officiating careerand in my life.After four years of refereeing, I still can’t say it’s easy.Every gamehands me something new and I never know what to expect.Now I have theconfidence and preparation to deal with the unexpected, on and off the ice.Inow also know to take everything with a grain of salt and not let it get to me.I have learned that life is just like being out on the ice;if I am prepared andact with confidence, I will be perceived as confident.These are the littlelessons that I’m grateful to have learned as a woman referee.Things to Notice About This Essay

1.The author tells an interesting story about her experiences as areferee.2.A sense of her personality—determination, flexibility, good humor—comesthrough in the narration.3.Details like “Do you have a hot date tonight, ref?” make the narrationmemorable(we’d love to hear more of these kinds of details).4.The essay needs a faster start.The first paragraph(three sentences)says the same thing in both the first and third sentences—and gives away theessay’s surprise in the second!A good revision would delete all of paragraphone and start at paragraph two.5.There’s too much frame here and not enough picture.The essay needsfurther development, especially about the difficulties of

becoming and being aref, to keep it vivid.6.The author should “dwell” in the meaning of the experience a little moreat the end—“I wonder about…I also think…Sometimes I believe….” Significantexperiences like this one, woven through many years of the author’s life, don’tmean just one thing—there are more insights and lessons to explore here.

第五篇：申请美国大学入学文书范本

申请美国大学入学文书范本

I guess it was inevitable that I’d be on hockey skates at some point in my life, but I did not expect that I’d become one of a rare group of female ice hockey officials before I even reached high school.Being born into a family of hockey players and figure skaters, it seemed that my destiny had already been decided.Right from the beginning, my two older brothers and my father strapped me up and threw me onto the ice.I loved it and, in my mind, I was on my way to becoming a female Gretzky!But my mom had to think of something fast to drag her little girl away from this sport of ruffians.Enter my first hot pink figure skating dress!That was all it took to launch fifteen years of competitive figure skating.Even though figure skating soon became my passion, I always had an unsatisfied yearning for ice hockey.It took a great deal of convincing from my parents that competitive figure skating and ice hockey didn’t mix.My compromise became refereeing ice hockey;little did I know that I was beginning an activity that would influence my character and who I am today.When I began, I would only work with my dad and brothers.Everyone was friendly and accepting because I had just started.I soon realized though that to get better I needed to start refereeing with people I wasn’t related to, and that’s when my experience drastically changed.An apologetic smile and an “I’m sorry” wasn’t going to get me through games now.As I began officiating higher-level games and dealing with more arrogant coaches, I suddenly entered a new male-dominated world, a world I had never experienced before.My confidence was shot, and all I wanted to do was get through each game and be able to leave.Sometimes I was even too scared to skate along the teams’ benches because I would get upset by what the coaches would yell to me.“Do you have a hot date tonight, ref?” was a typical comment that coaches would spit at me during the course of a game.In their eyes, I did not belong on that ice, and they were going to do whatever they could do to make sure no women wanted to officiate their games.I was determined not to let them chase me off the ice.I made the decision to stand up for myself.I never responded rudely to the coaches, but I did not let them walk all over me and destroy my confidence anymore.I started to act and feel more like the 4-year certified Atlantic District Official that I am.There were still a few situations that scared me.One time I called a penalty in a championship game during the third overtime and the team I penalized ended up losing because they got scored on.I knew I had made the right call, even though I was unnerved when I saw the losing teams’

parents waiting for me at my locker room;for the moment I wished I hadn’t called that penalty.Although it was scary at the time, I stood my ground and overcame my fears.That was an important stepping-stone in my officiating career and in my life.After four years of refereeing, I still can’t say it’s easy.Every game hands me something new and I never know what to expect.Now I have the confidence and preparation to deal with the unexpected, on and off the ice.I now also know to take everything with a grain of salt and not let it get to me.I have learned that life is just like being out on the ice;if I am prepared and act with confidence, I will be perceived as confident.These are the little lessons that I’m grateful to have learned as a woman referee.Things to Notice About This Essay

1.The author tells an interesting story about her experiences as a referee.2.A sense of her personality—determination, flexibility, good humor—comes through in the narration.3.Details like “Do you have a hot date tonight, ref?” make the narration memorable(we’d love to hear more of these kinds of details).4.The essay needs a faster start.The first paragraph(three sentences)says the same thing in both the first and third sentences—and gives away the essay’s surprise in the second!A good revision would delete all of paragraph one and start at paragraph two.5.There’s too much frame here and not enough picture.The essay needs further development, especially about the difficulties of becoming and being a ref, to keep it vivid.6.The author should “dwell” in the meaning of the experience a little more at the end—“I wonder about…I also think…Sometimes I believe….” Significant experiences like this one, woven through many years of the author’s life, don’t mean just one thing—there are more insights and lessons to explore here.