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Submission Number: 398
Submission ID: 1340
Submission UUID: abc53145-cd40-4e65-956e-42e432666859
Created: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 14:33
Completed: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 14:33
Changed: Sun, 05/04/2025 - 20:48
Remote IP address: 71.33.145.128
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Flagged: Yes
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Denver
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Environmental
English (5), Spanish (2-3)
I was lucky enough to visit Japan when I was in elementary school. The incredible infrastructure amazed me, and the food was delicious, but what stood out most was the legacy of the atom bomb. The Hiroshima atom bomb museum is one of the most deeply disturbing places I have ever been. Ground zero is no diffrent. The hollow husk of the building somehow standing still is grim, and the air feels heavier. The presence of nuclear weapons themselves are disgusting; and their use, egregious. Seeing how the bombs effects decimated the city and left long physical and cultural scars changed how I interact with the world. There is no technical or scientific beauty in the creation of a weapon of mass destruction. There are almost no imaginable ends which justify the use of an atom bomb. And the historical consensus is that America had no right to use the bomb as it did. What I came back to America with was a deep fear. Not fear of the bomb, or even those who launch it, but those who create them. Without a strong ethical lens, as engineers we possess the power to destroy the world. Creation, achievement, science without moral foresight dooms our future.
I may have come to this realization organically, and not by my international travel. Yet seeing the effects in person carry a physical weight to them. It turns a great tragedy into real names and lives. And it contextualizes the power over each other that countries wield. There is always a bomb ticking in my head. This moment was a vital moment in who I am today. The aftermath forces you to recon with the power that we hold; the power to destroy ourselves. This has uniquely prepared me not for just this program but life too because of the drive it instilled in me. To ensure we approach the future with an unwillingness to transgress ethical boundaries.
This moment specifically is why I am prepared for the global engineering program. The intersection of power, politics, and immorality is at the crossroads of ground zero. As individuals and as a community we have a responsibility to make a sustainable future, where this is only history.
I may have come to this realization organically, and not by my international travel. Yet seeing the effects in person carry a physical weight to them. It turns a great tragedy into real names and lives. And it contextualizes the power over each other that countries wield. There is always a bomb ticking in my head. This moment was a vital moment in who I am today. The aftermath forces you to recon with the power that we hold; the power to destroy ourselves. This has uniquely prepared me not for just this program but life too because of the drive it instilled in me. To ensure we approach the future with an unwillingness to transgress ethical boundaries.
This moment specifically is why I am prepared for the global engineering program. The intersection of power, politics, and immorality is at the crossroads of ground zero. As individuals and as a community we have a responsibility to make a sustainable future, where this is only history.
I want to live with someone who cares. Someone without any sort of care for other people, the future, and the importance of their work is a danger to the world. But I know that I wont find those people in this program. Because there is an inherent care that must come with any global minded program. The link is clear; if you care about the world, on balance, than you are compelled to behave morally. I liken caring to moral congruency here and that is my point. The two are very interlinked and thats who I want living next to me. Beyond that I want to live with hopeful people. Hope is the most powerful tool we have. Stronger than anything we could ever build, and more efficient than the best transit systems. Hoping is how we create with a better future in mind. Hope is how we change the world. Lastly, I don't want to live with people who do not want to be there. Caring about work and the quality of the things I make is a deeply important value to me. I can unfortunately imagine many people who do not share this. But I don't think those people are applying to this program. I want to be around motivated people who inspire me to work harder. In this case, when I say I want to be around people who care I mean three things: to be moral, to hope, and to work hard. All these qualities are what I want to find in my roommates.
There's more than just America. If there's anything that history, social studies, and travel has taught me its that empires fall and change. Often there is no cause greater than the human cause. As a species we are fraught with conflict, yet we are still united more often than it seems. I care about the environment a lot, the mountains and plains of Colorado is where I was born and is my home. That will never leave me. And this sentiment is shared -- so I like to think -- by the majority of the world. Yet compounding factors like war, disease, and exploitation are destroying the world. But I am no Nihilist, I am no doomsayer. Which is exactly why I am applying to the Global Engineering program. I care about things much bigger than myself. Bigger than myself and bigger than I often remember. When it comes down to it a global focus is the only option for me. I am not wiling to sacrifice for the select few, the select good. A program which tracks me to be with like minded people and rigor on a broader scale is exactly what I need.
This program is like my debate team in form and function. I was the captain of my team, and I played a major role in bringing debate back to our school. We didn't have a team two years ago, and now we are literally one of the best teams in the state. But more importantly, and what cannot be shown by awards and trophies, is the community we built. A win for one is a win for all, some of my best memories is of crying, laughing, and eating with all the wonderful debaters. I played a major role in creating this community as a leader. I understand the importance of community. I have seen aloof, egotistic debaters learn humility, I have seen anxiety ridden speakers leave their shell. All because of the community that we built together. I bring a glue to any community I find myself part of. When our team was almost falling apart due to infighting, it was me who held it together. When we have the same goal, we are united, and stronger for it.
A shared goal and vision is what I look for in this program. I know that being around these people will push me in ways that I couldn't even imagine. And I know that we create a positive feedback loop onto which everyone benefits. For me, my global outlook is a defining feature of my life. We are all connected and all benefit from a healthy world. At this program I will achieve this, we will achieve this.
This program is like my debate team in form and function. I was the captain of my team, and I played a major role in bringing debate back to our school. We didn't have a team two years ago, and now we are literally one of the best teams in the state. But more importantly, and what cannot be shown by awards and trophies, is the community we built. A win for one is a win for all, some of my best memories is of crying, laughing, and eating with all the wonderful debaters. I played a major role in creating this community as a leader. I understand the importance of community. I have seen aloof, egotistic debaters learn humility, I have seen anxiety ridden speakers leave their shell. All because of the community that we built together. I bring a glue to any community I find myself part of. When our team was almost falling apart due to infighting, it was me who held it together. When we have the same goal, we are united, and stronger for it.
A shared goal and vision is what I look for in this program. I know that being around these people will push me in ways that I couldn't even imagine. And I know that we create a positive feedback loop onto which everyone benefits. For me, my global outlook is a defining feature of my life. We are all connected and all benefit from a healthy world. At this program I will achieve this, we will achieve this.
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