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by Arielle Ring - October 01, 2002

SHARING INTELLECTUAL INTERESTS IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF UNIVERSITY LIFE. DESCRIBE AN EXPERIENCE OR IDEA THAT YOU FIND INTELLECTUALLY EXCITING AND EXPLAIN WHY.

In the summer of 2000, my family traveled to Israel, the birthplace of my father. I performed my Bat Mitzvah, met relatives for the first time, and discovered my heritage in a new light. Yet, one distinct incident left the greatest impact. We were visiting the Masada, an extremely spiritual site to Judaism, symbolic of Jewish Resistance, when an…

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