<p>For the SFS essay question about a current global issue, do they want something very specific, or would it be okay to write about something like furthering human rights while still respecting and preserving cultures which don't necessarily respect them or have different ideas about them (stuff like child marriages, the role of women in the middle east, etc.). I'm really interested in the interplay of culture, international relations, and human rights, so I think I'd be able to write a good essay if I worked hard enough, but my idea isn't as concrete as something like Darfur or the war in Iraq, so I was wondering what you all thought.</p>
<p>Also, I'm considering writing one of my other essays (the personal statement type one) about traveling to Kenya and Egypt the summer before sophomore year, but I'm afraid that I'd come across as not diverse enough (I live in a small, middle-upper class, 96% white town in the mid-west) or that it would be too cliche?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>