<p>Hi, so I'm having a little problem with coming up with an essay topic (I say little, but what I mean is the hair-tearing, crying-in-a-corner-smashing-junk-food-into-my-face, having-profound-conversations-with-my-cat little).
The topic is "Describe the world you come from for example, your family, community or school and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations."</p>
<p>Sounds easy enough? Not to me. I am, what you say, somewhat emotionally stunted. I'm gonna go all psychiatrist on you all and say that I can't be sentimental and gushy. Intense emotion is just something I never really needed to access a whole lot. The only thing I can be is comical (or at least I think so, my cat's facial expressions beg to differ). The problem is, I can't distinguish if my sense of humor is mature enough for a college board audience or if it's more suited for writing episode screenplays for Jersey Shore. In other words, juvenile. Nonetheless, at the risk of sounding cocky, I like to think of myself as above that level of humor--but that may easily be the civil war to my Roman Empire or scissors to my Donald Trump's "hair". </p>
<p>So, please help me with an essay topic? I'll list the environment I live in, interests, aspirations, shoe size, etc. below.
(Keep in mind I've got the emotional capacity of a toaster):</p>
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<li><p>art (I really like it and I'm aiming for a graphic design major), but I can't be poetic (as stated above) about it--only a mocking faux-poetic such as "art is the blossom to my barren bush" or some crap like that. </p></li>
<li><p>I live in a suburban-type neighborhood. It's not even a real suburb, but trust me, it has enough lawn mowers and mom jeans to be qualified as one. </p></li>
<li><p>intertwining cultures. I'm Caucasian and Chinese. My family on my dad's side is also Jewish (a culture I'm not really submerged in, to tell you the truth. We were actually 2 days late for Hanukkah last year because we forgot about it). I get some Chinese cultural involvement though, such as mildly celebrating some major Chinese holidays and having been in Chinese school for 5 years (though I barely remember a thing). </p></li>
<li><p>piano. Not really sure if I should include this because I've got the piano skills of an 8-year-old with one hand. But it's been 5 or 6 years since I quit piano classes, yet I still enjoy playing some stuff a few times a week (right now I'm working on Debussy's Clair de Lune. I suck.)</p></li>
<li><p>I haven't hit many large road-bumps in my life. I have to admit, my life is pretty good (as well as mind-crushingly boring). I don't have 12 illegitimate siblings, divorced parents, missing appendages, or 4 part-time jobs. Nor have I written any award-winning plays or saved children from a burning building. </p></li>
<li><p>I know you thought I was kidding, but my shoe size is 8. </p></li>
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<p>Sorry for the overwhelming wall of text and THANK YOU for reading all the way through.
Anyways, any suggestions?</p>