SURNAME: Shiulang
FORENAME: He
AGE: 16
SEX: Male
ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
AFRICAN AMERICAN -- HISPANIC -- ASIAN -- CAUCASIAN -- OTHER
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| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Lee stands in tall at 182 centimeters with a lean and wiry body type. His proportions are well balanced, and seem as if geared towards efficient movement much like a wild animal. Yet despite the thin frame, Lee weighs in at a surprising 91 kilograms due to having a rather powerfully built and well maintained physique. Yet despite the imposing frame and musculature, Lee appears to be completely innocuous and rather unnoticeable. His eyes are a lifeless shade of black that resounds with emptiness, and yet his sharp brows and angular face heighten his expressions as if to compensate for the lack of vivacity in his eyes. His eyelids droop and his general visage seems pulled down, causing Lee to appear somber and removed from his surroundings. His facial features are simple and plain yet elegantly shaped. He has no defining characteristics on his countenance, a fact further heightened by rather pale and unblemished skin that engenders a sense of monotony. However at the same time he has no defining imperfections, with balanced features all around
| EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION |
Are you currently enrolled in high school?
YES - - NO
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If so, what is your reason for transferring to our school?
I do not mean to exude any unnecessary hubris when I state that I am transferring in pursuit of challenges. This of course does not imply that I had not faced challenges before in other educational environments; I learned and experience as any regular person would, and I do not discount the value or importance of my prior experiences. It is merely that I feel my prior environs had not been quite as productive or conducive to my personal development as I would have desired. Nor does this mean that I excelled in all aspects. Rather, to the contrary, I feel that I have underachieved in too many occupations, a natural affliction that one would term "spreading oneself thin". Of course, applying myself to an extensive variety of academic, athletic, and social services has immured me in these varieties to the point that they cease to become novelties through sheer experience alone. A jack of all trades, master of none scenario yes? Perhaps, but also quite inaccurate as "master of none" implies that I have not plucked fruits from my multitude of pursuits, but in each and every unique dedication I uphold myself to I have been firm to savor every droplet of wisdom possible. But of course, how can one fully expound upon a fellow human being's experiences without the choking blinds of personal bias or any number of infinite extenuating circumstances that one cannot account for. In essence, and without my flowery rambling which I seem to be ingrained with, I feel that I may experience new and wonderful events to forward my personal growth in your school.
If you have been enrolled into high school, but are not currently enrolled, please state why.
N/A
What year of high school are you intending to enroll into?
1ST -- 2ND -- 3RD -- 4TH
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| Entrance Examination|
Here in Armstrong High, we believe the key to a great future is the ability to learn at your own pace, within an environment that best suits you. That being said, Armstrong High has certain standards that we wish to uphold in respect toward the esteemed image that our academy was founded upon. Entrance into Armstrong High requires a solid foundation in writing talent. A skill that we believe is a cornerstones in the development of a student's life.
- Writing: Life is a collection of memories that mold you into the individual you are today. In two or more paragraphs, please write what you feel bests describe who you are as a person.
My my, quite a broad question to tackle."What" implies a singular memory, a crystallization of my existence and life borne from some spectacular radiance that filled me with purpose. Such is not the case for me, and I hope, for others, as their character would lack quite the necessary human depth intrinsic for the very word "human". Since I have established that no singular occurrence can deign to expound upon my being in totality, what more can I provide? An apt observer can draw plenty of conclusions however true or untrue from my writing here alone, but of course nowadays it feels that everyone desires some sort of elucidation, an urge to lay bare the Byzantine, the intricate that makes up uniqueness. Of course, you should not draw the conclusion that I consider myself above "everyone", as though my tone may be sardonically condescending I may admit, it is merely a formality, albeit one that is
unique to me. And now I begin to delineate who I am as a person out of necessity, however out of scope my infinitesimal efforts may amount to.
An exposition upon my being would best be portrayed through a comparison. Consider an abandoned bear cub, exposed to the elements and the ravages of nature. It is defenseless, unknowing, pitiful. One can observe it and exclaim "Oh what a poor thing!" and yet, out of a hundred that may utter this empty proclamation of sincerity, only one has the driving moral urge to pick up the cub and nurture it. The other ninety nine are all without fault yes, for they have uttered the basic formality of pity, which, to the shallow but often overly glorified moral grit of humanity, is an infallible vindicator of the simple fact that the cub was to die and no help was given. But that one person, the one who stopped amid selfish desires and paused to consider truly the well being of the cub, can rest assured in understanding that he or she has saved a life.
Nurturing inevitably comes, with the cub becoming acclimated to the profoundly new environment of human comfort and sedentary existence. The hardship the cub had known is all but dissipated, and instead the oddities of human society impose themselves upon the cub's psyche, restricting it's movements and thoughts to conform with the protection granted by said society. And yet the cub is a wild animal, and feels conflicted. It's instinct flare but collide with human convention. The cub is left struggling with a sense of purpose as it matures, unable to cope with the seething truth within itself that shouts proudly that the cub is wild. Perhaps the cub continues on with a pitiful existence, showered by skin deep love and viewed with an exotic wonder by the humans that nurture it, and yet ultimately is unable to connect to them at a fundamental level. A pitiful existence indeed, and an empty one, but yet such is the hubris of human thought that all who gaze at the cub remark "Oh how fortunate the thing is, saved from the harshness of the wild!"Or perhaps the cub revolts against these oddities and is rejected by the society it so conformed to, and ultimately finds itself unable to cope with the natural and distinctive harshness of the wild again, left once more to wither away and die.
Out of both options, I ask: Which one seems more appealing? Pragmatists would choose the first option, while idealists would choose the second. Yet neither are inherently appealing options, as both lead to either the destruction of oneself as a being or the destruction of oneself physically through death.
Now then, the obvious question: How does this relate to me? Here is my answer: It doesn't. Such a shame no? To have written this and yet for this to have had no purpose? Therein lies a fatal course of thought. As I have said before, it is impossible to encompass my or any other being through contrived collections of memories and experiences, so I have presented an ambiguous double scenario that aptly represents what my life has been like. Both scenarios start off with concurrent origins, but end with differing results. Neither results have surfaced for me, but I have walked through the same concurrent origins, which inevitably means that I shall traverse one of these conclusions, both, or perhaps a singular middle ground.
Who knows?
| SIGNATURE |
I hereby state that Armstrong High is not responsible for the lost of personal items or injuries that occur outside of school grounds (excluding school trips). Armstrong High does not, in any way, discriminate against Age, Sex, Religion, or any of the like.
I, Shiulang He, fully understand the rules and guidelines set by Armstrong High, and am ready to enroll.
Date: 7/10/15
(If you are accepted into Armstrong Academy, Tsu, our admissions secretary, will be in contact shortly thereafter.)