<p>How about a photographic image–something from the newspaper or a magazine? Are you from a country where there has been unrest recently? Or where a photo evokes an exotic lifestyle, that is totally foreign to the U.S.? You could write a fascinating essay.</p>
<p>“Can you recommend something else as well?”</p>
<p>Go to the library. Pick a topic area that appeals to you … trying to avoid those very few that are inappropriate for a college application (such as addiction or criminal activity). Stroll the aisles. Pick out a book, and open it somewhere in the middle. Read three pages, think about how the experiences in the book parallel your own. Close the book and reshelve. Repeat this a dozen times and you should have many prospective topics for your essays.</p>
<p>Try this ONLY if all efforts to brainstorm ideas yourself have failed (because obviously, topics you come up with yourself will be more personal).</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>There’s no right or best answer here, because the best thing to choose is the one you will be able to write in an interesting way about it. It does not have to be a lofty subject. You could write about Star Wars if you had something interesting to say about why you liked it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies everyone.</p>
<p>I just remembered an awesome picture. Its of a freedom activist standing infront of a tank, i guess it was a peaceful protest but the army was trying to disperse the activists. I think that activist showed gallantry and dedication.</p>
<p>Now I only need to search that picture because I saw it on tv.</p>
<p>I think you’re referring to an incident at Tiananmen Square</p>
<p>[Tank</a> Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man]Tank”>Tank Man - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Thanks Katliamom. Can this be deemed controversial? Should I stick with Khalil Gibran?</p>
<p>You should stick with whatever YOU decide interests YOU more.</p>
<p>Look, it may not be this way in your country, but American schools are looking for creative, independent thinkers. Write honestly, and show passion. That’s what the college is looking for.</p>
<p>How to approach a situation where you don’t know what to write about is to start writing about NOT knowing what to write about. Do it on the computer and don’t think, and just write and eventually you will find you are writing about something you find interesting.</p>
<p>No matter what the case, when you cannot think what to write, just write about not being able to write about it. After a few minutes, or so, you’ll be writing about something relevent. It’s how the mind really works.</p>
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<p>I say–write the essay about that nature topic and then find a photo that fits the essay (instead of finding the photo first and then writing the essay).</p>
<p>Since you can use a photographic image as the basis of your essay, I’d go to National Geographic ([My</a> Shot - Desktop Wallpaper - National Geographic Magazine](<a href=“National Geographic Magazine”>http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/myshot/categories/wallpaper)) and find an image that even tangentially fits whatever it is that you wrote about.</p>
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<p>Okay, thanks everyone.</p>
<p>I am currently writing an essay in which I am describing my quality of being a good people-manager, but I feel there is a better word/ way to describe it than people- manager. I have looked up thesaurus already.</p>
<p>Someone please help.</p>
<p>You could always write about fireworks. Not from a pyromaniac point of view or anything. Frankly, the way they pull off those big fireworks shows is interesting to me.</p>
<p>fireworks–are you a good motivator? organizer?</p>
<p>Yes but are there any other words to describe the quality of being a good motivator?</p>
<p>Here are some of the things that people managers do:</p>
<p>Inspire. Lead. Train/educate. Collaborate. Demonstrate. Supervise. Delegate. Develop ideas and people. Communicate. </p>
<p>BTW, how did your other essay come out?</p>
<p>I think it was good. I wrote about ‘on freedom’ from Khalil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’.</p>
<p>People managing, other verbs to add to LasMa’s list:
Coordinate
Facilitate
“Bring out the best”
Optimize
Organize
Implement
support</p>
<p>D used the term “diplomacy” in one of her essays about leadership and I guess you could say, people-management. I really like the way it sounded and flowed with ideas similar to those others have given you.</p>