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From Harbin with 爱 (Love)
**Summer 2016** I am now at Peking University finishing up my last rounds of research in preparation for my program’s closing ceremony, in which I will present and discuss my research on geophysics and geothermal energy. Amid programming on MATLAB and reading about China’s endless geologic stories, I thought about my brief dinner at a…
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Everyone is a Polymath. So be one.
I left a Geologic Society Dinner early for a couple of reasons: 1) My coughs and sneezes were becoming more frequent 2) I didn’t get enough sleep yesterday 3) Most people around me decided not to be polymaths, even though everyone is a polymath. Reason (3) is actually the primary reason for why I left.…
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Law School is not School
Your student days are over. Law school is not “school”. You don’t necessarily practice a profession at school. You’re not a lawyer at school. And this is all because law “school” is where you first take part in the practice of law. You’re practicing law as soon as you are inducted into a law class.…
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Lebanon: A Part of My Life
A few years ago, following a couple of hours on the road, I woke up in a backseat of a car to the sounds of bustling streets amid both bullet-ridden buildings and brand-new skyscrapers. I heard televisions project their tunes of Fairuz and Turkish soap operas for all of their neighbors to hear. I looked…
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Naan Bread, Chinese Incense, and Saudi Arabian Fried Chicken: A Successful Law School Essay
Having spent my formative years in California, I associate some of my good memories with In-N-Out Burger. In-N-Out’s Californian roots make my California memories even more special. Now, suppose I were to be the only one in my social circle to discover a legitimate In-N-Out in Shanghai, China. Those special memories would rush back to…
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