This is not to say that we do not love these things, but rather that they keep us constrained, limiting our perspective of the world.
Professor Susskind's YouTube videos gave me an insight into topics I could have hardly comprehended otherwise
using unremarkablesimple examples to describe remarkablecomplex phenomena
I didnt like unremarkable, it doesnt have the right connotations as far as I'm concerned
Using salvaged wood combined with PVC to create green building materials and radiant floor systems to provide heating epitomizes
and transforming them through unique strategies into practical designs.
Either scrap that bit, or move it, because right now that phrase really mangles the sentence
So as I gaze out from my high school, I look towards Stanford, a place where I hope my fantasies will become reality.
Thats it? Your conclusion is quite weak. This is one of those 'stock' conclusions that get you no points, and really weaken your essay (Which would be a pity, since the rest of it is quite nice). At the very least, you need to link it back to the quote about the winds of freedom blowing.