文书 #1 (字数要求: 100)
While arguing a Dartmouth-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1818, Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, delivered this memorable line: “It is, Sir…a small college. And yet, there are those who love it!” As you seek admission to the Class of 2024, what aspects of the College’s program, community or campus environment attract your interest?
1818年,1801级的丹尼尔·韦伯斯特(Daniel Webster)在美国最高法院为一起与达特茅斯有关的案件辩护时,说了这样一句令人难忘的话:“先生,虽然这所大学不大,但喜爱它的人大有人在! ” 当您想成为2024级新生时,请您简述我校的哪个方面引起了您的兴趣,是学院课程、社区还是校园环境?
文书 #2 (字数要求: 250-300)
Choose one of the following prompts and respond in 250-300 words:
1. The Hawaiian word mo’olelo is often translated as “story” but it can also refer to history, legend, genealogy, and tradition. Use one of these translations to introduce yourself.
2. In the aftermath of World War II, Dartmouth President John Sloane Dickey, Class of 1929, proclaimed, “The world’s troubles are your troubles…and there is nothing wrong with the world that better human beings cannot fix.” Which of the world’s “troubles” inspires you to act? How might your course of study at Dartmouth prepare you to address it?
3. In The Painted Drum, author Louise Erdrich ‘76 wrote, “… what is beautiful that I make? What is elegant? What feeds the world?” Tell us about something beautiful you have made or hope to make.
4. “Yes, books are dangerous,” young people’s novelist Pete Hautman proclaimed. “They should be dangerous—they contain ideas.” What book or story captured your imagination through the ideas it revealed to you? Share how those ideas influenced you.
5. “I have no special talent,” Albert Einstein once observed. “I am only passionately curious.” Celebrate your curiosity.
6. Labor leader Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist who co-founded the organization now known as United Farm Workers. She said, “We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We've got to jump right in there with both feet.” Speak your truth: Talk about a time when your passion became action.
选择以下题目其一作答:
1. 夏威夷语中的mo'olelo一词常被翻译成“故事”,但它也可以指历史、传奇、家谱以及传统。使用这几个义项之一介绍你自己。
2. 第二次世界大战过后,1929级的达特茅斯大学校长约翰·斯隆·迪基(John Sloane Dickey)宣称:“世界的麻烦就是你的麻烦……世界上没有什么问题是人类无法解决的”。 世界上有哪些“麻烦”激发过你采取行动? 你希望达特茅斯(Dartmouth)的学习课程如何为你做好准备?
3. 在《着色的鼓》 一书中,作家路易丝 · 厄德里奇(Louise Erdrich)写道: “ ... ... 我创造的美丽是什么?优雅是什么?养活世界的是什么? ” 告诉我们一些你已经创造或者希望创造的美好事物。
4. “是的,书籍是危险的” ,年轻人小说家皮特·豪特曼(Pete Hautman)说到,“它们应该是危险的,因为它们蕴含着思想”。 哪本书或者哪个故事激发过你的想象力? 请分享一下这些想法是如何影响你的。
5. 我没有特殊的才能”,阿尔伯特 · 爱因斯坦(Albert Einstein)曾经说过, “我只是有强烈的好奇心” 。你的好奇心都表现在哪些方面呢。
6. 劳工领袖桃乐丝.韦尔塔(Dolores Huerta)创立了联合农场工人工会。她说:“我们自我批判,将自己同过程分离开。事实上我们更应该跳进去,双脚淌上这摊浑水。”说说你的真实想法: 分享一个你将激情化为行动的时刻。