Worst essay - chain writing

It was a dark and stormy night. When I walked down the street, heavy rains blocked my eyesight, and I felt I couldn't go further any more. I was depressed, partly because of my powerlessness, but what's even more frustrating was that I didn't know why I was walking the street. I didn't know where I was. I could not see what was over there: what I could do was only to stick to the side, grabbing anything I could touch, and walking as slowly as possible with any possibility confronting me just in front of me. Frustrating darkness and storms could keep me down and make me drown. I was hopeless, until I heard a familiar tune that would lead me out of this abysmal terror. Judas! Ju da-ah-ah! Judas! Juda-ah-ah! It was my favorite singer, Lady Gaga, dressed up in her usual fish suit, and she was holding hands with my secret love and roommate, Dongho. They appeared, and I felt rescued. However, Judas stopped and suddenly Katy Perry's song was heard. OMG. The singer I hate the most! Can anybody turn on Judas again? Where's my salvation gone? Oh God. I want Judas! Give me Judas! Katy Perry came along with this hairy guy with nipple rings. He suddenly threw her to the ground and started to play his guitar crazily and he sang - or roar? Unbearably sick with all the noise I bashed his head in with a trash can that was near me. He crashed down, drooling and his eyeballs showing only with whites. I was scared. I ran away. Suddenly all the sounds disappeared. It seemed like that 2 was the only living thing in the entire universe. Freaked out, I ran faster. I needed to escape the moment.
Judas, Judas! Wow!! No, Katy Perry!
With this experience, I became a very courageous person. I overcame this scary experience and nightmare that followed. And because I have this courage that no one else can have, you should accept my application. Thank you.

Outlier Journal 2

Outlier Journal 2

- After reading Harlan, Kentucky

    While the first half of the book Outlier deals with 'opportunity', the second half of this book deals with the topics on 'legacy'. What is the meaning of legacy, then? Legacy is something handed down from the past, ancestors, or predecessors, which influences those who live in the present. The author says that, like 'opportunity', legacy from the past and its continuous accumulation is something that greatly influences the success. The story about Harlan, Kentucky is great example of this. 

   What happened in the town of Harlan is abbreviated into one phrase, "Die Like a Man, Like Your Brother Did!" The people of the two families, Howard and Turner, have confronted each other and fought for many years. Starting from small conflicts between the two families, the fight between Howards and Turners became very huge tragedy of the town. Since there was a prevalent mood within the society that people should respect 'culture of honor', the feuds between the families became more severe and more violent. Some people died in the fights, only leaving huge damages to both families and townspeople.

    Funny thing was that it was not the only place where this type of tragedy occurred. Here, the author states that these events were quite frequent even in adjacent areas, and he calls this as a cultural 'pattern'. He attributes the tragedy between the two families not only as a small conflict between them, but also from the cultural aspects of these regions. Since these regions are not very fertile areas, farming was not very easy; therefore, the people of these regions became more aggressive and willing to fight to protect their properties. The author says that this cultural background contributed to the formation of 'culture of honor' in the towns. 

     I also agree with the author's opinion that some major events that occur around us are greatly affected not only by personal or environmental traits, but also by cultural background. For an easy example, China, Korea, and Japan each has very different cultural background due to the accumulation of their geographical, historical differences. And these different cultural backgrounds make some differences national characters of these nations or some different occurrences of events. I think the long accumulation of cultural basis is very influential factor in defining human's behaviors as well.