As I walk through the automatic doors, I subtly wave my hand, using the force to open it. Cackling deviously with glee, I stride swiftly to my destination. Star Wars stole my imagination and introduced me to so many things that I love: mystery, mythology, and science fiction. Stories like Star Wars dare people to dream of incredible, impossible ideas. Hours spent poring over the combusting ship engines of super star destroyers stimulated my interest in developing spacecrafts and their components, leading me to pursue research. I envision creating new chemical technologies that will be implemented into vehicles that can one day reach galaxies far, far, away. Months spent researching in my computational chemistry research lab were months of exploration
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Awe-struck, I begged my parents to let me learn martial arts. Taekwondo became a part of my daily life, a vigorous solace just as much as an escape from mundane routine. My inspiration was soon put into practice with full contact sparring, where combatants don protective gear and strike without holding back. The exhilaration of connecting the scene on screen to my performance off screen was only propelled by my interval drive to succeed. Each strike executed with the precision of a Jedi and the ferocity of a Sith, my sparring matches felled opponent after opponent. The flips I’d pore over with curiosity were now my reality, and years of breaking boards and practicing forms became years of indulging my own imagination. The patience my teachers had while teaching never failed to inspire me, and now that I’m a black belt, I get the opportunity to teach new students with the same patience and precision. I aspire to master the Jedi’s calm and focus under pressure, and taekwondo helps me focus, release energy, and provides me with new challenges. It taught me physical and mental discipline, and introduced me to a group of comrades that I consider my family, so I don’t have to Bihan solo
Awe-struck, I begged my parents to let me learn martial arts. Taekwondo became a part of my daily life, a vigorous solace just as much as an escape from mundane routine. My inspiration was soon put into practice with full contact sparring, where combatants don protective gear and strike without holding back. The exhilaration of connecting the scene on screen to my performance off screen was only propelled by my interval drive to succeed. Each strike executed with the precision of a Jedi and the ferocity of a Sith, my sparring matches felled opponent after opponent. The flips I’d pore over with curiosity were now my reality, and years of breaking boards and practicing forms became years of indulging my own imagination. The patience my teachers had while teaching never failed to inspire me, and now that I’m a black belt, I get the opportunity to teach new students with the same patience and precision. I aspire to master the Jedi’s calm and focus under pressure, and taekwondo helps me focus, release energy, and provides me with new challenges. It taught me physical and mental discipline, and introduced me to a group of comrades that I consider my family, so I don’t have to Bihan solo