Does my essay topic answer the prompt?

College Essays
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The prompt is:
. Using a favorite quotation from an essay or book you have read in the last three years as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world. Please write the quotation, title and author at the beginning of your essay.

I’m working on is about my love for documentary filmmaking (its one of my main extracurriculars) and how it has changed the way I see the world. My only hang-up about it is that I don’t talk about a single specific incident right now. I’m working on adding a couple of little specific anecdotes into my essay where they will fit with the flow, but I’m a little worried that right now I’m giving my thoughts about doc film making and why it’s my favorite method of storytelling and what it means to me, so I guess my “experience” is documentary filmmaking as a whole? Does this work, or should I try to make it more about a specific incident?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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That works. Your filmmaking is an experience as a whole just like working a specific job, being in an orchestra, horseback riding, etc.

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@OnMyWay2013 Thanks very much for the helpful advice, and for responding so quickly. That’s the logic I was hoping was okay. Very much appreciate your answer. Merry Christmas!

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“Show, don’t tell” is better if you can get to it.

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That’s a good point, @intparent . I will keep that in mind and see how I can incorporate it into my essay. Thanks!

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^ As filmmaker, you should know that showing is often as powerful (or more) as telling. You don’t need to slog through describing an “incident,” but find the relevant examples that speak for themselves. They’re not looking for confirmation you love filmmaking.