December 2010
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How do you want to change the world?
This essay is part two of my application to the Thiel Fellowship. It’s rare for an application essay to spark genuine reflection, but I think this helped me formulate and articulate what my beliefs and ambitions are.
Problem-solving ability is the key to making the world a better place. People need to be presented with more—and better—solutions to the...
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Tell us one thing about the world that you strongly believe is true, but that most people think is not true.
This essay was written for my application to the Thiel Fellowship. It’s rare for an application essay to spark genuine reflection, but I think this helped me formulate and articulate what my beliefs and ambitions are.
I believe that with enough willpower and effort, anybody can...
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The more I think about it, the more I am opposed to the way in which Wikileaks and Julian Assange operate. While investigative journalism and the questioning of government are vital to a free society, I find myself increasingly convinced that Wikileaks does not constitute investigative journalism, but rather a random and harmful dump of classified information for the sake of making a political...
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A short list of currently ultra-popular songs vs. the originals they’re stealing an integral part of the song from.
Eminem—No Love
— Haddaway—What Is Love
Jason Derulo—Whatcha Say
— Imogen Heap—Hide and Seek
Kanye West—Stronger
— Daft Punk—Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Pitbull—Hotel Room Service
— Nightcrawlers—Push The Feeling On
Pitbull—Krazy
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“I’m sure you’ve heard Benjamin Franklin’s quote a million times: “They who can...”
– Wil Shipley, addressed to the TSA