<p>There are many applications which simply give you a quotation, topic, or idea and ask you to respond to it. I'm working on one right now, and I'm not sure if I'm off topic.</p>
<p>The prompt was about how fearing pluralism, and belief in the seeming idea of purity of culture turns us cruel, whether we are concious of it or not.</p>
<p>After doing a lot of thought over the statement and pre-writing, i have come to the end with a great essay. The focus of the essay is about embracing multiculturalism over monoculturalism.</p>
<p>That's where the problem is. I'm happy with it, but looking back at the prompt, I feel like it may be off-topic because it's not directly about the quote.</p>
<p>If applications say they are simply looking for original, personal responses does it have to be on point with the original quote? How opened is it when colleges give you a quote and simply say respond?</p>