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“Why I Will Be the Ultimate Leader of the Universe”


I have younger three siblings who have very special talents. My youngest brother, $$$, is an aspiring Meteorologist. He watches the “Weather Channel” religiously. His favorite weather guy is Topper Shutt, head meteorologist for “Channel 9 News, in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. He can predict the weather, even when it‘s going to snow. He is almost always right. My younger sister, #######, is an academic bulldozer. She literally runs over her fellow classmates with her flawless grades. They’re that good. She’s won so many academic awards, it’s not even funny. Her grades are WAY beyond exceptional. She may be going to a prestigious private all girls’ high school next year on a full ride. And my other sister, ######, who is a year younger than me, is God’s gift to girls’ basketball. She’s 6’2 at sixteen and still growing. She’s a natural at the game. She’s only been playing for four years. I think it’s because she’s so tall. And last, but not least, there is me, ##############, the ultimate do-gooder and future leader of the universe.
I mean, I love to help people. I get this warm and fuzzy feeling inside when I open a door for a lady with a lot of groceries or give an old man my seat on the Ride-On bus. I believe a leader should possess this particular quality, helping people even if it takes up their “precious” time. I think people need to realize that they are others who need help in this world. We can’t always be cutthroat and indifferent, people should show compassion, kindness, and empathy all the time, especially when giving one a helping hand. It’s the only way this world will be a better place for everyone. I’ve helped people for the longest time and don’t plan to stop until I die at the ripe, old age of a hundred and two. I remember helping my sister’s friend with her Algebra 2 homework last year. God knows, I’m not the best math student in the world, but I actually understood the material. And she was so grateful too, she called me a “math whiz!” Although, I was profoundly touched by her compliment, the thought of me being a “math whiz” made me sick to my stomach. I love English! Not math!
I also believe a leader should have a sense of humor. I bet Napoleon, himself, told a couple of great jokes during Waterloo to boost up the morale of his troops. If a leader is funny, they can used their charm and absurdity to persuade others to follow them. Here’s a classic example;
When I was a Jr. Counselor at Igbo Camp a couple of years ago, I was trying to get some kids in my group to attend the “Igbo Culture” Classes. But the kids resisted, they wanted to hang out in their rooms and watch BET. I felt their pain, the classes are really, really, really BORING and a totally waste of time. So I coaxed the kids by using reserve psychology. (It always works like a charm! I‘m such a social butterfly!) I told them that it was “cool” and “in” to go to these classes. I told them that the “big” kids love the classes, but in reality, we skipped them and hung out at the mall. I made them laugh by doing impressions of the Igbo professors teaching the classes. I faked my Dad’s Nigerian accent. I thought my accent sucked though, but they didn’t mind, they were laughing really, really hard anyway. I know kids who are total pros in faking Nigerian accents. My friend %%%%%%%%%%, completely fooled her teacher who called her house about a bad grade. She pretended that she was her mother. It was timeless, watching her mimic her mother’s high-pitch shrill. I couldn’t stop laughing. I could’ve died that day. I was laughing so much. Nevertheless, the kids decided to attend the classes happily, only to fall asleep while watching the documentary, Lagos. But being the wonderful leader I am, I got the kids to follow me using my ultra wicked, years in the making, sense of humor.
Lastly, a leader needs to have passion. If a leader doesn’t care about what they’re fighting for, then they’ll be a crappy leader. A leader must have a uncontrollable drive for their cause that never stops. For example, I’m trying to start a Red-Cross club at my school, but it has been very hard. I can’t find a sponsor. I asked many of my former teachers to sponsor the club, but they all have other commitments. (eg., children, sponsoring other clubs, grading papers) Yet, I don’t want to end my dream, I keep on fighting, trying to get that perfect sponsor. I keep my dream and passion burning inside of me. The flame will never burn out, for that would stop me from being an effective leader.
So in conclusion, I bet Martin Luther King’s was such a successful civil rights’ leader because he had a “hankerin’” for helping people, a killer sense of humor, and of course, undying passion in his cause, I believe I retain all of these wonderful qualities and so much more.

By halerut on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 12:41 am: Edit

me= too lazy to go past first sentence.
But in english we would say "three younger siblings." The rest, i dont know, havent read.
that sentence, from 1-10.
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By tuftslady07 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 12:49 am: Edit

i hate snobby, rich white kids who think they are smarter than me...

By mo on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 01:06 am: Edit

I get this warm and fuzzy feeling inside when I open a door for a lady


HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

By hfer on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 01:09 am: Edit

always bad to start a conclusion by saying, "So in conclusion".

that's so redundant, axiomatic and unoriginal.

By tex on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 01:10 am: Edit

if you think it's so good, (as you very clearly capitalized in the title of this post), why do you care what we think of your worthless essay?

By lmao on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 01:10 am: Edit

LOL,

Tufts scholarship committee:
"O god, not another hormonal teenager who gets off by watching ladies walk by. Put it by the future rapist--i mean-- rejected, pile"

By halerut on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 01:13 am: Edit

rebuttle

Im not rich. However, i am pointing out that you made a huge typo which you need to correct. THANK YOU.

now you say you're welcome.

By halerut on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 01:14 am: Edit

LOL, im a dumbass.
I meant to say "you're welcome"

and you say "thank you"

SEE we all make mistakes..tho mine isnt going to be judged

By yourfairygodmother on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 01:31 am: Edit

"...The flame will never burn out, for that would stop me from being an effective leader.

So in conclusion, I bet Martin Luther King’s was such a successful civil rights’ leader because he had a “hankerin’” for helping people, a killer sense of humor, and of course, undying passion in his cause, I believe I retain all of these wonderful qualities and so much more."

you never said what happened with the club did you? then you jump right into how you are great like MLK. I thought your essay was pretty solid, although I only skimmed it. At the end, however, you give me a bad taste in my mouth. It comes off totally arrogant...even if there is a semi-sarcastic undertone. I suggest you make the end a little more witty.

By adrasteia on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 02:14 am: Edit

wow, I really hope that was a joke.

By 2 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:11 am: Edit

me too

By dogboy on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 11:51 am: Edit

dude, sh#tty essay

By Englishteacher on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 02:52 pm: Edit

Not a bad concept, but the execution is poor. Concentrate on the basics: opening paragraph,topic sentences, paragraph structure. Note your paragraph structure is very poor -- shorten your paragraphs!

By Tuftslady is gay on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 03:30 pm: Edit

>> i hate snobby, rich white kids who think they are smarter than me... <<

Oh, shut up you racist bitch. Do you call anybody who annoys you white? What the hell made you so sure that person was white? Idiot.

By Jim on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 03:32 pm: Edit

I think I write instant messages more coherent than that garbage.

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 04:37 pm: Edit

Your not gettin into Tufts. It is one of the most competitive colleges in the nation. They get like 15,000 applicants and only accept a few thousand. Tufts competes with all of the Ivy League schools for students, and this really crappy essay wont help your chances of gettin.

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 04:40 pm: Edit

Plus, I cant believe that you actually posted your essay on this forum.Let me pose a question to you, What happens if a member of Tufts` admission committee sees your crappy essay on the internet and reads negative comments about it?

By ND on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 04:53 pm: Edit

"She literally runs over her fellow classmates with her flawless grades."

Literally running people over with grades is a fairly impressive feat.

Man, is this a typical essay? Mine will seem out-freakin-standing!

By tuftslady07 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 04:56 pm: Edit

gee, i don't know why people on this board are so hateful... you guys have some serious problems...

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:06 pm: Edit

You got some f**king strange and messed-up problems for allowing yourself to be made fun of.You should not be so stupid in choosing to put your essay out there for all to see.

By tuftslady07 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:09 pm: Edit

Crumbit, get a life...

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:11 pm: Edit

Who is there F**KING right mind would put there sub-par essay over a college forum? NOW TUFTSLADY, SHUT THE MOTHERF**KING HELL UP. YOU SOUND LIKE SUCH A BITCH.

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:13 pm: Edit

YOUR THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO GET A LIFE, how long did it take you to type that essay up on the post?
••••••• LOSER.

By tuftslady07 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:13 pm: Edit

bitch is what bitch does, •••••••...

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:17 pm: Edit

HAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:22 pm: Edit

im really sorry but i lost my waste of life gradmother a bunch of years ago and have been repenting ever since. I am really sorry to you. Also, how do you get a girl to like you? I havent had a girlfriend in my life and i was wondering what you can do to get one. I have held a girls hand once.
Damn, my life is a screwup, i think i might just go gay or at the most drastic stage, kill myself.
What advice do you guys have for me...?
as for school, here are my sub par grades.

SAT-990
GPA-2.8(taking 2 honors classes this year, but they are hard as hell!!!)
mock trial participant frosh year(thats all in the EC department)

thank you

By tuftslady07 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:26 pm: Edit

are u serious, man i almost feel sorry for u...

By Alexnader the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:28 pm: Edit

tuftslady, you are a stupid mothaf##king loser. i didnt post that message above. The Tuftslady is beening a little whinning whore. I wonder if you even have a life. I cant beleive that you actually took the time to right that phony lame a$$ response.

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:29 pm: Edit

TO tuftslady:


YOU SOUND LIKE A BITTER SLUT

By Alexander the Crumbit on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:30 pm: Edit

sorry guys, i have mpd(multiple personality disorder) some of the time i am really nice and sometimes really mean. Whoever is trying to take my name, please stop, ure invading my privacy.

Its obvious that the last post isnt my because they even spelled my name wrong, what a moron.

By tuftslady07 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:30 pm: Edit

then why the hell are u posting back, i bet you have a serect crush on me... YUCK!!!!!

By tuftslady07 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:32 pm: Edit

Alex dude, you got problems...

By tuftslady07 on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 05:39 pm: Edit

Alex, you don't wanna answer me, gutless...

By Mix Master Masterbater on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 06:27 pm: Edit

He`s just prolly sick of talking to an insane bitch like yourself.

By ..... on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 06:30 pm: Edit

If anybody from the tufts admin. office sees this post, dont accept tuftslady.

By HI on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 08:18 pm: Edit

I got into Tufts this year, but I never did the optional essay.

By HI on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 08:19 pm: Edit

what're your stats?

By wierdos on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 11:10 am: Edit

Hey u guys back off... whatz ur problem with an essay anyway? its an essay... if u wanna read it, read it.. if u dont wanna dont. What the hell is ur problem? Most of u just think its so darn cool to use a couple expletives that u come ehre and show off ur 'cool' vocabulary. Ill never understand mad ppl lik eu guys.

Tuftslady... u actually bother replyin back to these idiots? Ok, ur essay.. its ok.. but it lacks spice. there should be something about an essay which reaches out and GRABS u. Something that makes u remember the essay days after uve read it. Ur essay lacks that. Thatz it. otherwise the essay is fine.

By Word dog on Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 11:59 pm: Edit

Not to be mean, but if you want to better your chances, rEwRite. You're supposed to brag or reveal some good qualities you possess, but in a subtle fashion. You say it bluntly and arrogantly. Good luck and be optimistic!

By me on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 12:07 am: Edit

It really is not that good. The hall metaphor about your sister being an academic bulldozer, and then "literally" running over her classmates with grades is just overdone. You can't say "literally" because she doesn't actually run them over. Dumbass. Also, things like the following represent very bad writing skills:

"When I was a Jr. Counselor at Igbo Camp a couple of years ago, I was trying to get some kids in my group to attend the “Igbo Culture” Classes".

That is horrible writing because you start out with "when I was" then you say "I was trying" it sounds like your job there and what you did the whole time was trying to get kids to go to class. You should say something like "I remember once when I was...." whatever. It's the difference between preterite and imperfect

By Appliedmath (Appliedmath) on Friday, August 27, 2004 - 12:42 am: Edit

this is by far the shittiest essay i've ever read in my whole life