University of California - Berkeley
Premium Content A Fire to be Kindled
by Anonymous - November 08, 2007
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“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” --Plutarch
I asked everyone how to write a perfect college essay. “Show your passion,” they said. “Proofread” was another common admonition. The most (and least) useful advice came from my film teacher and mentor, who urged me to “just relax and it’ll come.”
I was putting the…
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