Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 294 Unique Shining Point
"Is inner beauty more important than outer beauty?"

The fact that has happened, everyone is powerless to change.

Carter couldn't force the old lady Mary to make up a self with rich campus activities, and he couldn't go back to the past and actively participate in various activities.

If you can't change the past, then focus on solving the present!
Looking at the model text in his hand, Carter muttered and continued to look down.I have to say, this essay is very interesting.
In this application letter, the original author used a lot of space to describe that he was troubled by acne, and how he worked hard to change his eating habits to improve it.

Towards the end, the Under Armor wrote:
“I have not received any awards or medals for my improved skin, but there is no academic achievement in the world that can compare to what I have gained from improving my diet: healthier skin and body, and more confident mental strength. Most importantly What’s more, I realized from that act that I enriched my inner image by changing my outer image.”

From the perspective of Chinese thinking, Carter's eyelids twitched.What is this? !
If you don't read the last paragraph, Carter almost thought he got some beauty guide instead of a college application.The article is full of what to eat, how much to eat, and what effects it has. It is rare to mention something related to academics and personal resume, and it is also a sentence "I have not won any awards or medals".
It sounds a bit self-assured, but in retrospect, even if it was really small and transparent.In the column of personal resume, even if it is a three-good student or something, you have to write it, right?The result is this.
It can only be said that the gap between the American brain circuit and the Chinese is still too large.In Carter's eyes, this article seemed to be a bit of a bullshit, and the applicant did not stand out, but Yale's admissions officer actually thought it was a good one?

Could it be that it opened and donated money? !

"Carter, have you read the model essay? You can refer to this writing method to dilute what you lack in campus activities and some missing parts in competitions. Focus on your personal character, such as your open mind, For example, you have a wide range of interests and hobbies, especially in the direction of Chinese culture, you can rewrite it.”

After looking around, seeing everyone and picking up a pen, and starting to write her own application on various fairly flat surfaces, Mrs. Mary walked over to Carter who hadn't started writing for a long time.

"Yale is a school with strong humanistic feelings. They encourage and hope that their students have more characteristics and can share their unique views with others. About Chinese culture and history, this is something that almost all other candidates have A shining point that is not quite there."

"You know that ancient country, their history and culture. I suggest that you start writing your application from the direction of how you became interested in Chinese culture and history and what research you have done. Pay attention to expressing your own Exploration desire and curiosity, for academic research universities, students’ abundant curiosity is the foundation to support their continuous in-depth research.”

"If you can let the admissions officers see this, and you can say something about Chinese culture, I think you still have a good chance of being admitted by them, because this is your unique shining point!"

"Well, I see, thank you for your advice, Mrs. Mary."

Carter nodded, this really seemed like a good direction.

Carter, who doesn't understand the brain circuit of American admissions officers, decided to follow the advice of Mrs. Mary and start writing.
"In January 1979, I saw the news on TV that China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations."

Well, this shows that I care about current affairs!

"In history textbooks, I often see scholars' descriptions of China: the only country with an ancient civilization that has been passed down to this day! That is very rare after the Korean War, and it can even be said to be the first time I heard about China. The description in the history textbook, and our American failure on the Korean battlefield”

ummm
Carter originally wanted to write about his curiosity about China because of his doubts about the U.S. military losing the Korean War with almost completely crushing advantages in equipment and logistics. Populists, isn't that a bloody thing?
After resolutely crossing out this paragraph, Carter re-wrote:
"When the price of a loaf of bread rises to 50 marks, the dogs on the street will raise their front paws at forty-five degrees! The inflation of the past ten years has frightened me, and this panic has urged me to look around for a solution to the problem." Hope. Coincidentally, a piece of TV news let me find the answer.”

"It was January 1979, when China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations. China is a familiar yet unfamiliar term. In my traditional impression, it is poor and backward, but has a large population."

"Instinctively, I thought of a way to lower prices: move American factories to China! China has a large population and labor force. They can not only reduce our production costs, but also become our dumping ground!"

"The dawn of hope gave birth to my interest in China."

Then I read some books, went to Chinatown and met some people
Not only expressing my curiosity and thinking, but also quietly and implicitly showing my family background: after all, not many people can freely travel between New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco these days!

And, it seems like an extracurricular activity?
Carter was overjoyed, this feeling of killing three birds with one stone made Carter's writing smoother and smoother.

China's cultural characteristics, my own predictions and judgments on them (directly copied from previous life experience), and finally concluded:

"Among the two traditional Chinese philosophies, the most mainstream Confucian philosophy emphasizes people's sense of social responsibility. Individuals are small, but the power of unity is huge. Every ordinary person should understand their mission and Historical responsibility, social responsibility, when the society as a whole needs it, individual interests can make concessions for the interests of the collective. When the collective develops and becomes stronger, it can be fed back to the individual.”

"When this consciousness becomes the mainstream, the potential of this group will be enormous! My thinking direction has gradually changed from using them and nourishing myself to investing in them and working together for a win-win situation!"

"The difference between Americans and Chinese in viewing the relationship between individual interests and collective interests is the enlightenment of my interest in philosophical research. Because around me, I find that I seem to be the only one who is completely different from the Chinese way of thinking. It’s unbelievable. Even in some areas, I very much agree with their views.”

"I want to understand what is it that makes us all human beings, but produces such diametrically opposed thinking logics; and completely different perspectives on the same problem."

"I spent a lot of time and energy on this, and after a little harvest, I still have more questions that I hope to get answers at Yale"

(End of this chapter)