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a six month old embryo in a jar...? personal statement


jpg_76 1-2  Nov 1, 09, 04:30pm  #
the prompt is about a significant experience that is important to me and makes me who i am
i don't quite know how to tie this into me...any constructive criticism is welcome
thank you in advance

I stare at the six-month old embryo suspended in the fetal position trapped in a jar full of liquid, its umbilical cord still floating in the watery fluid. I am amazed; unable to look away. I could count the fingers and toes on its hands and feet, even the minuscule fingernails. I could see its beautiful face; the eyes closed, the little eyelashes, barely apparent eyebrows, tiny lips, adorable cheeks, and a squashed little nose.
I could gaze forever at this creation, this pure and perfect and innocent little human being but one whose chance at life was torn away by some higher force that I know not of. A child who never had the chance to look upon its mother's elated face. No chance to gaze in wonder at the endless sky, no chance to fight with its brother, to laugh at a stupid joke, to feel angry or happy. A child who never had the chance to experience the trials and tribulations that make up what we call "life". Unlike it I have seen my mother, gazed at the sky, fought with my brother, laughed at a stupid joke, have felt anger and joy.
I cannot say that my whole life has been dramatically transformed by the creature floating in this jar, but from within the confines of its sea of fluid, without doing anything spectacular, this little baby has given me one of the most powerful lessons of life. Looking at it the locks on my little box of a brain were shattered, forcing me to realize, that although I have experienced everything that it was not given, like this creature I still remain trapped in my own jar of unrealistic and naive opinions and constricted by customs and traditions of my society. Although I can physically see my eyes remain closed to the "real" world because I am sheltered form most atrocities that plague the unfortunate. Compared to this seemingly endless string of time I have lived only a moment. More than anything this child has shown me that I am an empty jar, but one that is waiting to be filled.

i have no idea how to end it (ugh)
thanks
 
kart00cj 3-8  Nov 1, 09, 05:42pm  #
More than anything this child has shown me that I am not an empty jar, but one that is waiting to be filled.

I think you meant to put the "not" in there?

I'd say you're pretty close to having it done, maybe a sentence or two more at the most. It's difficult to say how to end it without more info on what you're trying to convey with the statement

Craig Lintner
 
jpg_76 1-2  Nov 1, 09, 06:08pm  #
thank you for reading it
i guess that im just trying to say that i am like the baby in the jar and being able to see opened my eyes to the fact that i've lived but i haven't really "explored"....idk if that makes sense...
 
EF_Kevin [Moderator] 2-3969  Nov 4, 09, 09:51am  #
I think you should write "him" or "her" instead of "it." This will show more appreciation for the significance... it is not important to be accurate about the gender, but to acknowledge her humanity.

Unlike her, I have seen...

This is very abstract, but a good kind of abstract. I think you should add a middle paragraph in which you explain the circumstances, the details of where you were... not too many details, but make the reader understand for sure what the experience was.

Near the end, tell specifically what personality characteristics this experience brought out in you.

Kevin, EssayForum.com
 
ech07410 1-4  Nov 4, 09, 02:34pm  #
Definately stay away from the "it", people may take it thw rong way.

Jacquelyn Echevarria
 

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