第一篇：申請美國名校文書常見的文書題目匯總

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在申請美國名校的時候，文書往往是被人忽略的一個環(huán)節(jié)，因為大家都覺得留學申請似乎沒那么重要的樣子！

文書真的是非常重要的一個環(huán)節(jié)，只是各個頂尖學校的文書題目都會有所差異，那了解各個院校的偏好似乎都變得格外的重要了！

哈佛與斯坦福的反差特大

相比較斯坦福，哈佛文書題目似乎是更偏愛一些負面的詞匯。如“cancer（癌癥），difficult（困難），hard（艱難）和tough（艱苦）”。

斯坦福文書題目是比較喜歡樂觀的詞匯，如“happy（開心），passion（激情），better（更好）和improve（提升）”難怪加州陽光好，陽光多了文書也變得格外的陽光啦！

哈佛錄取學生的文書更多是關于克服人生或者學術生涯困難的，而斯坦福的文書更多是個人創(chuàng)新類的故事，家庭背景或者學生所關注的事件及問題。文書題目真的是蘿卜青菜各有所愛，騰君還是覺得對癥下藥才是王道！

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我們參考下往年的美國大學文書題目匯總

NO.1 普林斯頓大學文書題目（PrincetonUniversity）

請簡單描述對你意義深遠的一個課外活動或工作經歷。Pleasebrieflyelaborateon one of your extracurricular activities experiencesthatwasparticularly meaningfulto you.（About 150 words）

or work 你是如何度過最近兩個暑假的? Pleasetellus howyou have spent the last two summers（orvacationsbetween school years）, including any jobs youhaveheld.（About 150words）

對你影響極大的一個人。

Tellusabout aperson who has influenced you in a significant way.www.tmdps.cn

NO.2哈佛大學文書題目（HarvardUniversity）

你生命中經歷的特殊狀況。Unusualcircumstancesin your life.國外游歷或居住經歷。

Travelorlivingexperiences in other countries.你想讓你未來大學室友了解你什么? Whatyou would wantyour future college roommate to know about you？

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你會如何運用你的大學知識？

Howyou hope to useyour college education?

NO.3耶魯大學文書題目（Yale University）

耶魯哪一點使你決定申請該校? Whatinparticular about Yale has influenced your decision to apply？

想一想你經歷的一次失望。你是如何回應的? Thinkabout adisappointment you have experienced.What was your response？

你希望自己哪些方面可以更好或者什么事情可以做得更好? Whatdoyou wish youwere better at being or doing?

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NO.4哥倫比亞大學文書題目（Columbia University）

你最自豪的活動是什么，以及為什么？

Whatsingle activitylisted in the activity section of your Common Application areyoumost proud ofand why?(150 words or less)

NO.5斯坦福大學文書題目（Stanford University）

分享一個對你智力發(fā)育至關重要的觀念或經歷。

Stanfordstudentspossessan intellectual vitality.Reflect on an idea or experience thathasbeenimportant to your intellectual development.(100 to 250 words)

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NO.6杜克大學文書題目（Duke University）

分享你的一段經歷，幫助我們更好認識你。

DukeUniversityseeksa talented, engaged student body that embodies the wide rangeofhumanexperience;we believe that the diversity of our students makesourcommunitystronger.If you'd like to share a perspective you bringorexperiences you'vehad to help us understand you better-perhaps related toacommunity you belongto, your sexual orientation or gender identity, oryourfamily or culturalbackground-we encourage you to do so.Real people arereadingyour application,and we want to do our best to understand and appreciatethereal peopleapplying to Duke.(250word limit)

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看完這些內容，騰君其實發(fā)現(xiàn)每一個文書題目這東西，其實是有些共通點的，相信對應你想申請的院校，你已經想好了對策了！多讀書多看報多寫文書就對了！

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第二篇：美國留學 盤點美國名校申請中的那些奇葩文書題目

美國留學 盤點美國名校申請中的那些奇葩文書題目

留學文書是留學申請最重要的申請材料之一，很多時候都對申請成功與否起著至關重要的作用。然而，對于想去美國留學的學生來說，沒有標準答案的開放式的文書寫作題目會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己無從下筆。尤其是有些美國大學的文書題目十分另類，可能連文章的主旨都難以把握。下面小編就帶大家來領略一下美國著名大學的那些奇葩文書題目。

奇葩指數(shù)5

要談奇葩的文書主題，奪魁的不是芝加哥大學很多人一定會跟我急!應了中國網(wǎng)絡上最火的流行語，讀完芝加哥大學文書主題，我的小伙伴們驚呼：不明覺厲!各位讀者好好感受下吧：

U Chicago 芝加哥大學

1.Winston Churchill believed “a joke isa very serious thing.” From Off-Off Campus’s improvisations to the ShadyDealer humor magazine to the renowned Latke-Hamantash debate, we take humorvery seriously here at The University of Chicago(and we have since 1959, whenour alums helped found the renowned comedy theater The Second City).Tell usyour favorite joke and try to explain the joke without ruining it.-ChelseaFine, Class of 2016

2.In a famous quote by José Ortega y Gasset,the Spanish philosopher proclaims, “Yo soy yo y mi circunstancia”(1914).José Quintans, master of the Biological Sciences Collegiate Division atthe University of Chicago, sees it another way: “Yo soy yo y mimicrobioma”(2012).You are you and your..?-Maria Viteri, Class of 2016

3.This is what history consists of.It's thesum total of all the things they aren't telling us.--Don DeLillo, Libra.Whatis history, who are “they,” and what aren’t they telling us?-Amy Estersohn,Class of 2010

4.The mantis shrimp can perceive bothpolarized light and multispectral images;they have the most complex eyes inthe animal kingdom.Human eyes have color receptors for three colors(red,green, and blue);the mantis shrimp has receptors for sixteen types of color,enabling them to see a spectrum far beyond the capacity of the human brain.Seriously, how cool is the mantis shrimp: mantisshrimp.uchicago.edu What mightthey be able to see that we cannot? What are we missing?-Tess Moran, Classof

5.How are apples and oranges supposed to becompared? Possible answers involve, but are not limited to, statistics,chemistry, physics, linguistics, and philosophy.-Florence Chan, Class of 2015

6.In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, posea question of your own.If your prompt is original and thoughtful, then youshould have little trouble writing a great essay.Draw on your best qualitiesas a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, orfuture citizen of the University of Chicago;take a little risk, and have fun。

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北卡羅萊那大學傾向于用一些小問題來折磨你，比如你希望在彩虹之后發(fā)現(xiàn)什么?如果你能穿越到任何時空，你會去哪兒為什么?你的主題曲是什么?切片面包之后的最佳事物是什么?你最珍貴的財產是啥?你最希望擁有的超能力是什么?你想發(fā)明什么小玩意?

UNC 北卡羅來納大學

Most of us have one or more personality quirks.Explainone ofyours and what it says about you.What do you hope to find over therainbow?Why do you do what you do?If you could travel anywhere in time orspace, either real orimagined, where would you go and why?Tell us about a timewhen your curiosity led you someplace youweren’t expecting to go.My themesong:Best thing since sliced bread:My most treasured possession:Super power I’dmost like to have:Gadget that needs inventing:Biggest little worry:

相比起UNC的俏皮靈動，波士頓學院的文書題目則顯得深沉嚴肅而又有思考的趣味。第一題引用了BC的畢業(yè)典禮演講，“事實往往缺少靈魂而顯得不 夠完整，在理解歷史時有人擁有了所有的數(shù)據(jù)卻不得要領，就如鋼琴初學者奏出了所有音符卻聽不到音樂”，請告訴我們你自己是否有這樣的經歷。

Boston College 波士頓學院

From David McCullough's recent commencement address atBC:“Facts alone are never enough.Facts rarely if ever have any soul.In writingor trying to understand history one may have all mannerof 'data,' and miss thepoint.One can have all the facts and missthe truth.It can be like the oldpiano teacher's lament to herstudent, 'I hear all the notes, but I hear nomusic。” Tell us abouta time you had all of the factsbut missed the meaning.In his novel, Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCannwrites:“We seldom know what we're hearing when we hear something for

thefirsttime, but one thing is certain: we hear it as we will neverhear it again.Wereturn to the moment to experience it, I suppose,but we can never really findit, only its memory, the faintestimprint of what it really was, what it meant。” Tell us aboutsomething you heard or experienced for the first timeand how theyears since have affected your perception of tTufts 塔夫斯大學

A)“If you do not tell the truth about yourself youcannottell it about other people,” Virginia Woolf.Respond to Woolf’squote in the medium of yourchoice: prose, video(one minute)，blog, digital portfolio, slampoetry...For media other thanwriting, pleaseshare a link(video can be submitted via YouTube but werecommendusing a privacy setting)that is easily accessible。

B)What makes you happy?

C)Sports, science and society are filled with rules,theoriesand laws like the Ninth

Commandment, PV=nRT, Occam’s Razor, and TheLawof Diminishing Returns.Three strikes and you’re out.“I”before “E” exceptafter “C。” Warm air rises.Pick one and explainitssignificance to you.D)Celebrate your nerdy side。

E)The ancient Romans started it when they coined thephrase“Carpe diem.” Jonathan Larson proclaimed “No day buttoday!” andmost recently, Drake explained You Only Live Once(YOLO).Have you ever seized the day? Lived like therewas no tomorrow? Or perhaps you plan to shoutYOLO while jumping into something in thefuture.What does #YOLOmean to you?

奇葩指數(shù)3.0

維克森林大學雖然排名23，但在中國知名度并不高，也許這五篇，篇篇不尋常的文書題目嚇住了不少申請者。第一題就不走尋常路，問什么會使你憤怒，而你又將如何處理你的憤怒情緒。憤怒這種稍顯負面的情緒可能是唯獨這所大學的題目里主動提及。第二題也是無根無據(jù)的要學生列出你自己的Top10名 單，沒有任何范圍或者情景的提示。第三題又使博主深深得陷入了沉思，Twitter到底下了多少血本在大學申請過程里面植入了這么多軟廣告!該題要求申請者利用140個字符的空間挑戰(zhàn)公眾認為社交媒體膚淺不足以表達深層次思想的謬論。

下面是推特的廣告時間：

Wake Forest University 維克森林大學

1.What outrages you? What are you doingabout it?Tell us about a time when you stepped up against anoutrage in your community。(150 words maximum)

2.Give us your top ten list.(300 wordsmaximum)

3.Some say social media is superficial, withno roomfor expressing deep or complex ideas.We challenge you todefy these skeptics bydescribing yourself as fully and accuratelyas possible in the 140-characterlimit of a tweet。

4.Research shows that members of GenerationY(16-24year olds)are more tolerant of difference than wereprevious generations atthis age-but also less likely to formclose bonds with those of differentdemographic or socioeconomicbackgrounds.How have you personally disproved thisgeneralization?(300 words maximum)

5.Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “If I knowyoursect, I anticipate your argument.” Describe a time when yourargumentchallenged a basic belief or viewpoint of your “sect.(150words maximum)奇葩指數(shù)2.5

弗吉尼亞大學被譽為大眾情人校，因為其EA階段的申請人數(shù)量龐大，在中國地區(qū)的招生也較為寬松，但UVa的文書看上去也不是那么容易搞定哦。第 一個題目就有點讓人云里霧里，2006年一位名為

RobertStilling的研究生在UVA的一所圖書館發(fā)現(xiàn)了著名詩人羅伯特福斯特的一篇未發(fā)表的詩歌，那你的Stilling時刻是在什么時候呢?

第二題則要求申請者描述自己的一個怪癖以及這個怪癖為什么是你的一部分。

第三題則更加無厘頭，將莎士比亞的名句To be or not to be改為To tweet or not totweet?可中國申請者根本就Tweet不了啊!

這會是你的Stilling時刻嗎?

UVA 弗吉尼亞大學

In 2006, graduate student Robert Stilling discoveredanunpublished poem by Robert Frost while doing research in U.Va.’sSmallCollections Library.Where will your Stilling moment be

incollege?We are acommunity with quirks, both in language(we’llwelcome you to Grounds, notcampus)and in traditions.Describe oneof your quirks and why it is part of whoyou are.To tweet or not to tweet?

奇葩指數(shù)2.0

埃默里大學要求申請者想象自己是一位大學教授，想要開設一門新的課程，你可以選擇任何學科任何課程，你希望自己的學生們在這門課上學習什么內容。

等我當上了教授一定給學生上堂這樣的課，絕對妥妥的!

Emory 埃默里大學

Imagine you are a professor, charged with teaching anewcourse.Emory University offers over 1,000 courses in a wide rangeofacademic subjects.You are free to choose whatever subject youwant.What classwould you create? What would you hope studentswould leave your class havinglearned?(Don’t forget to includeyour class title!)(250 word limit)

奇葩指數(shù)1.5

加州理工學院十分強調自己的榮譽制度，即任何人都不應該不公平地利用他人，看上去很簡單的原則，學校需要申請者根據(jù)自己的切身經歷過的道德兩難情景 以回應這個問題。此外，加州理工還為自己學生群體古怪的幽默感和有創(chuàng)造性的惡作劇推崇備至，要求申請者講講自己有哪些“不正常的”尋開心的法子。推薦申請 人查查歷史上加州理工和麻省理工的互相攻擊的惡作劇大戰(zhàn)應該會有啟發(fā)。

Caltech的學生曾佯裝MIT的學生在MIT舉辦的校園參觀日活動中向新生們發(fā)放免費的T恤。這些T恤乍一看印著大大的MIT字樣，可打開

T恤就會發(fā)現(xiàn)T恤的背面印有“becausenoteverybody can go toCaltech(因為不是所有人都能進Caltech)”的嘲諷話語。

Caltech 加州理工學院

1.Members of the Caltech community live, learn, andworkwithin an Honor System with one simple guideline;”No member shalltakeunfair advantage of any other member of the Caltechcommunity.“ Whileseemingly simple, questions of ethics, honestyand integrity are sometimeschallenging.Share

an ethical dilemmathat has challenged you.How did yourespond? Your response is notlimited to academic situations.(100 words max)

2.Caltech students have long been known for their quirkysenseof humor and creative pranks.Please describe an unusual way inwhich youhave fun.(100 words max)

奇葩指數(shù)1.0

斯坦福大學的文書題目里，需要你用50個單詞描述如果有機會親身見證一次著名的歷史事件你希望是那什么事件。反思自己在智力發(fā)展上有什么思想或者經歷對自己有什么重要的影響。我想最近在微博上爆火美國男子Jason因成績太差輟學，后被人打傷頭部，醒后變數(shù)學天才一定有話要說，Jason頭部被 打后看什么都是幾何圖案，樹葉都能看出畢達哥拉斯定理，反射的陽光也能看出圓周率。醫(yī)生說這種情況叫”后天學者癥候群"，患者會在被擊打腦部后在數(shù)學，音 樂和藝術方面展現(xiàn)驚人的才華!

此外，斯坦福還要求學生給未來的室友寫一封信，幫助室友進一步了解你;還需要讓申請者用250個單詞回答一個看上去很宏大的主題：什么對你是最重要的，以及為什么?

Stanford 斯坦福大學

What historical moment or event do you wish you couldhavewitnessed?(50 word limit。)Stanford studentspossess an intellectual vitality.Reflect onan idea or experience that has beenimportant to your intellectualdevelopment.(250 word limit。)Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus.Write anote to your future roommate that reveals something aboutyou or that will helpyour roommate--and us--know you better。(250 wordlimit。)What matters to you, and why?(250 word limit。)

奇葩指數(shù)0.5

以理工科和怪異的校園建筑著稱于世的MIT，其文書題目倒是顯得稀松平常，讓學生描述自己來自于什么樣的環(huán)境，這樣的環(huán)境是如何塑造自己的，以及面對過的最大的挑戰(zhàn)是什么自己又是如何來處理的。這樣的題目你在申請大學時，百分之百會遇到!早早的開始思考吧!

跟著我大聲說：This is where I come from!

MIT: 麻省理工學院

Describe the world you come from;for example, yourfamily,clubs, school, community, city, or town.How has that world shapedyourdreams and aspirations?(200-250 words)lTell usabout the most significant challenge you've faced orsomething important thatdidn't go according to plan.How did youmanage the situation?(200-250 words)

第三篇：美國大學申請文書

Short Answer

Please select three of the following five prompts and provide a response of approximately 150 words to each.Your responses will be read by Notre Dame admissions counselors as we seek to learn more about you.We encourage you to use personal examples, anecdotes, or anything that helps differentiate you from your peers.1.Undergraduates at Notre Dame have the opportunity to engage in original research where they strive to make a professional contribution in their field.A typical summer grant of $5,000 enables students to pursue their passions in a full range of disciplines: from the arts, humanities and architecture to science, engineering and business.If you were given a $5,000 grant to study a topic, what would you choose to research and why?

Doing a research on Iphone4's successful marketing in China must be interesting.The Apple Company has been looking for innovative ways to meet new and existing consumer’s needs.The model before Iphone4 did not sell well in China.However, Iphone4 has achieved a great increase in consumer demand.I can see Iphone4 everywhere in China.It was even sold out immediately after it appeared in the on-line Apple store.There must be some secrets of the new selling model of Iphone4.I would spend the grant to find the answer.2.Notre Dame’s mission statement emphasizes an education should “create a sense of human solidarity and concern for the common good that will bear fruit as learning becomes service to justice." Describe an experience that engaged you both intellectually and morally.I had an experience ofbeing a volunteer in a library for two months.I felt proud of myselfdoing the job.I looked for books for readers, and helped the librarians with their work.It was just different to be avolunteer from a reader in the library, for serving the public made me happier and trained me to be more polite.3.Many people form a list of once-in-a-lifetime activities to accomplish.For example, individuals on the admissions staff hope to visit all the national parks, publish a fiction novel or waddle with penguins in Antarctica.What are a few of the items on your list?

I'm interested in many things.Ifthere were some once-in-a-lifetime activities to accomplish, then building a band would be the first choice on my list.I love music and playing the piano.It would be gorgeous to work with several friends sharing the same ambition and dream.The second thing may be travelling abroad.I believe that travelling is a way and part of learning.It would be even moreamazing to have experience living and studying in a different country, even only once, in my lifetime.4.You have 150 words.Take a risk.The willingness to take a risk demonstrates a positive attitude to life.Whatever the result is, the process and mood in taking a risk are more attractive.When I was traveling in Thailand with my parents at the age of five, I decided to take a flight in a special fire balloon linked by a rope to a speedboat.The tour guide said I was the youngest one ever to take that flight.Without any fear or hesitation, I flew into the intoxicating sky.The boat fast moving, the sea breeze swaying, and the golden sunshine setting off the greenish orchid sea constituted a view like paradise.The flying experience was glorious and I was totally immersed in that exciting delight.Growing up, I now understand that only by taking a risk can I see what other people cannot see and enjoy what they cannot enjoy.5.Why are you interested in attending the University of Notre Dame?

The University of Notre Dame first came into my mind when I saw the movie Rudy in my middle school.The fascinating view of the Notre Dame campus and the combatant spirit of the football team were so appealing to me that I decided at once to plan to pursue my academic enthusiasm in this university.The fairy tale about Rudy, the ocean of knowledge and courage it has, the Mendoza College of Business with its traditions and teaching of values and morals, all attract me..I am particularly interested in the business school and I am going to apply to it.As is well known, the lack of moral sense and principles of food producers in China has resulted in food poisoning and the loss of trust from the public.I hope, through my own efforts, I can convert some businessmen’s moral values and thus do something to help the Chinese people.

第四篇：芝加哥大學申請文書題目

2015年芝加哥大學申請文書題目

芝加哥大學的申請文書，每年以變態(tài)聞名大學申請重，沒有最難寫，只有更難寫。而且文書題目都是由每年剛入學的新生來出題，然后投票選舉出下一屆的申請文書題目，每個學生眼中透露著變態(tài)的復仇的火焰來出文書題目，可謂沒有沒有最變態(tài)，只有更變態(tài)。芝加哥大學是一所純學術大學，需要考察學生的思考的能力，大家一起來體會下這酸爽的文書題目！歡迎投稿挑戰(zhàn)文書題目，投稿郵箱：liguangyao@xdf.cn。凡投稿郵件，必有反饋，并有驚喜禮物。

2015年芝加哥文書如下：

1.What's so odd about odd numbers? Inspired by Mario Rosasco, Class of2009.奇數(shù)有什么奇怪之處？（Mario Rosasco，Class of 2009）

2.In French, there is no difference between “conscience” and “consciousness”.In Japanese, there is a word that specificallyrefers to the splittable wooden chopsticks you get at restaurants.The Germanword “fremdsch?men” encapsulates the feeling you get when you’re embarrassed onbehalf of someone else.All of these require explanation in order to properlycommunicate their meaning, and are, to varying degrees, untranslatable.Choosea word, tell us what it means, and then explain why it cannot(or should not)be translated from its original language.Inspired by Emily Driscoll, anincoming student in the Class of 2018 法語中，conscience和consciousness沒有區(qū)別。日語中，有一個詞專門用來形容一次性筷子。德語中，fremdsch?men這個詞描述了在你為別人行為而感到尷尬時的感受。以上這些詞，他們在不同程度上都是不能直接翻譯的，為了能夠更好的溝通它們的含義，則需要作出必要的解釋。選一個詞，告訴我們它的意思，以及為什么它無法（或不應該）被翻譯成其他語言。（Emily Driscoll，Class of 2018）

3.Little pigs, french hens, a family of bears.Blind mice, musketeers, theFates.Parts of an atom, laws of thought, a guideline for composition.Omnetriumperfectum? Create your own group of threes, and describe why and howthey fit together.Inspired by Zilin Cui, an incoming student in the Classof 2018小豬，法**雞，一家熊。盲鼠，火槍手，命運女神。原子的組成，思維法則，組合的準則。事有“三”即成。創(chuàng)造你的“三”組合，解釋一下它們?yōu)槭裁唇M合在一起，又是怎樣組合在一起（Zilin Cui，Class of 2018）

4.Were pH an expression of personality, what would be your pH and why?(Feel free to respond acidly!Do not be neutral, for that is base!)Inspiredby Joshua Harris, Class of 2016

如果ph值可以表示性格，那你的ph值會是多少，為什么？（完全可以尖銳地回答這個問題，回答不要是中性，因為太low了）（Joshua Harris，Class of 2016）

5.A Neoninstallation by the artist Jeppe Hein in UChicago’sCharles M.Harper Center asks this question for us: “Why are you here and notsomewhere else?”(There are many potential values of “here”, but wealready know you're “here” to apply to the University of Chicago;pick any “here” besides that one).Inspired by Erin Hart, Class of2016.藝術家Jeppe Hein在芝加哥大學的Charles M.Harper中心設計安裝了一座霓虹藝術字，上面寫著：你為什么在這里而不是在別的地方？（雖然“這里”有很多意味，但我們已經知道你在申請我們大學了，所以不要再把芝加哥大學作為你的“這里”）（Erin Hart，Class of 2016）

6.In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose a question of your own.Ifyour prompt is original and thoughtful, then you should have little troublewriting a great essay.Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker,visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of theUniversity of Chicago;take a little risk, and have fun.秉著大膽探索的精神，你可以自己提出一個問題。如果你出的題目很新穎又很有想法，那么寫一篇文章不會是難事。請展現(xiàn)你最優(yōu)秀的一面，不論是作家、思想者、夢想家、憤青、圣人、世界公民，還是芝加哥大學未來一員，來挑戰(zhàn)一下自己，感受其中的樂趣。

李光耀，蘭州新東方前途總經理，2014年申請季幫助蘭州學子瞿同學問鼎世界名校杜克大學，芝加哥大學。之前在南京新東方前途任美國部經理，曾幫助南外，南師附中多名學子申請到斯坦福，哈佛，MIT，康奈爾等世界名校。

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第五篇：美國大學申請文書1

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I wake up every morning to its rich scent.My parents cannot start the day with out it.I often wait in line and pay $3.85 to buy it.The senior lodge at my school is littered with empty Starbucks cups containing only the remnants of skim lattes, , and mocha frapuccinos.Coffee is a staple of American life that many take for granted, but few take the time to think about how they get it.In the rural village of Cadillo in the Dominican Republic, the people’s livelihood depends on coffee.Rows of green coffee plants line steep hills and scatter the countryside.The people there pick and sell the coffee beans but receive little profit for their hard work.During the week I spent in Cadilloplaying , I witnessed the poverty these coffee farmers endure.Their homes are small and dark, furnished with only a few wooden chairs, a table and a few beds.There is no lawyers and electricity in Cadillo and I especially remember the emptiness of the village at night, when I could only vaguely see the faces I illuminated with my flashlight.I can still see the shiny metal bowl in which they used to bathe, and Jose, a neighbor who was missing several teeth because like most people in Cadillo, he lacks a toothbrush and could not afford a.These images still burn in my mind, but it was the people of Cadillo more than anything who opened my eyes to the importance of social justice.Before I met them it was just a concept I heard about a few times a year at church when a missionary would come to speak about the poor people in Africa or South America and explain why it was our duty to help them.These people were far removed.A small fraction of my weekly allowance, once a year, and I could remove them from my mind.After living for a week with a family in Cadillo, however, I understood for the first time that it was real people leading these lives.The family I stayed with there took me in as part of their family and gave me a taste of their life.I remember my Dominican father, Barilla’s face as he played guitar and how he laughed kindly when I struggled to play the chords he had taught me.I could feel the warmth and sincerity of my Dominican mother, Marsela, when she sat and talked with me about my home and family after a long day of work.And I will always remember how much fun I had playing catch or blowing bubbles with their two children, Jendi and Andisco.I will not forget the images I saw or the people I encountered.They made me realize that my work does not end with the school I helped build, the holes I helped dig, or the roads I helped widen.They showed me that there are real, wonderful people being treated unjustly and that I cannot sit back and let that happen.I cannot be silent when I know that people are getting rich off the coffee Barilla receives so little for.It is my responsibility to be active, to teach what I have learned, to fight injustices in my community and the world.I am not sure if I will ever visit Cadillo again but I do know that I can continue what I started there.I can tell people what I saw and spread awareness about injustice in the world.I can volunteer in my own

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community to help make changes at home and fundraise to aid third world countries.And tomorrow, after I wake up to the smell of fresh coffee, I can make a difference.啄木鳥教育編譯：我每天早晨在它的濃郁的香氣中醒來;沒有它，我父母就沒辦法開始新一天的工作生活;我常常排著隊，然后付上3.85美元買到它。我學校的高級旅館里堆滿了空的星巴克杯子，杯子里還有拿鐵、摩卡的殘留物。咖啡是美國人生活的一部分，許多人理所當然的享受著，很少有人花時間想過咖啡是怎么來的。

在多米尼加共和國有一個農村叫Cadillo，當?shù)鼐用褓囈陨嫷闹挥锌Х取Ｒ慌排啪G色的咖啡樹長在陡峭的山坡上、圍著村子分散開來。人們采摘咖啡豆，然后賣出，這樣辛苦的勞作只換來微薄的收入。

我在Cadillo游玩過一個星期，我親眼目睹了這些種植咖啡的農民們所忍受的貧困。他們的房子小、而且陰暗，里面的家具只有幾張木頭做的椅子、一張桌子及幾張床。這里沒有律師，沒有電。我尤其記得Cadillo村里晚上的空寂，那些晚上，我只能通過我的手電筒微弱的光看到模糊的臉。我還記得他們洗漱用的磨得發(fā)亮的金屬盆。Jose是我在村里住的那一家的鄰居，他像Cadillo村許多人一樣缺了幾顆牙齒，他沒有牙刷，因為買不起。

這些畫面仍然在我的腦海里翻滾，但正是Cadillo村里的人比其他所有更讓我見識到社會公平的重要性。在我遇到他們之前，“”社會公平”只是一個概念，每年在教堂里會聽到幾次，牧師會說非洲及南美的窮苦難民以及我們?yōu)槭裁从辛x務幫助他們。這些人離我這么遙遠，盡管以前我會從每個星期的費用省下一點，每年把省下來的錢捐一次出去。然而，在我同Cadillo的人們生活了一個星期后，我才第一次理解到真有人是這樣生活著。

我在Cadillo生活的那家人待我如親人，讓我體驗了一番他們的生活是什么樣子。我記得我的多米尼加爸爸Barilla。他彈吉他時的模樣，他教我學樂器以及看我費勁拉弦時怎么溫和地笑我。我能感受到我多米尼加媽媽Marsela的溫暖和真誠，在她一天的長時間勞作之后，她坐下來和我嘮家常，談我的家鄉(xiāng)、我的家人。我也將永遠記得我和他們的兩個孩子Jendi、Andisco追逐打鬧吹泡泡的樂趣。

我永遠不會忘記這些畫面，不會忘記我遇到的人。是他們讓我意識到我的責任不僅僅是幫助建設學校、挖洞種樹和修寬道路。他們讓我真實的看到這樣一群善良的人受到不平等的對待，而我不能坐視不理。看到有人從咖啡獲取暴利而我的多米尼加爸爸卻得到很少，我無法沉默。我要積極主動、去教給別人我所學到的，去為我生活在的社區(qū)以及世界出現(xiàn)的不平等斗爭，這是我的職責。

我不確定我以后是否還會去Cadillo，我能確定的是我會將從那里得到的繼續(xù)下去。我會把我看到的告訴他人，讓大家意識到這世界存在的不平等事實。我會在我生活的周邊社區(qū)志愿服務，改變家鄉(xiāng)，會為第三世界募捐。而當我明天聞著咖啡的香氣中醒來，我知道我能為世界變美好做一點貢獻