On Appreciation

I feel obligated to do a serious post without my cynical humor every once in awhile. Maybe this could even improve my English. Don't get bored now. Well, to write something like this, one must overflow with arrogance and conceit, both of which I have an overabundance of.

Although my Calculus 3 class contains freshman who have obtained sufficient credit during their high school years to opt out of Calculus 1 and 2, there are many juniors in the class. These upperclassmen are all hard workers and great people, but why are they in a class full of freshmen? The answer lies in the opportunities that they were given. Not all schools in the US offer as many AP courses for college credit as Iolani does. Plus, there are many international students who don't even have an opportunity to place out of courses with information they have already mastered.

There is a boy on my floor who got rejected by all the schools the first year he applied to college. But you know what, he didn't give up. He got some jobs, gained some experience, and applied again. Now he's at one of the top institutions for higher education in the nation.

Moral: don't complain and be appreciative.

Someone (mother) wanted a picture of Harry up close.

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