1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?
My favorite course of study would probably be literature. I enjoy reading and then discussing books, especially looking at things like context and how it affected the world which doesn't always occur to you when reading alone.
2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography? The longest paper I've written would probably be a 8 page research paper (with bibliography), though I've written a 12-page short story, if that counts.
3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.
My favorite paper was an essay in an english class about the value (or lack thereof) of grades in the educational system.
4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?
I particularly enjoy writing short stories, occasionally sci-fi or Lovecraftian style horror. My favorite part is creating characters.
5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.
Most recently I re-read The Hobbit, which was my favorite book as a kid. (I remember it being a lot more dense). Other than that I read Dangerous Visions a sci-fi short story compilation and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?
I've always found J.R.R. Tolkein to be particularly impressive because of the intricacy of the fantasy world he created. I would also put Stanley Kubrick on here because he's my favorite director and every movie he made impresses me in a different way.
7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?
I like keeping up with and studying science, especially crazy theories, like parallel universes and super string theory.
8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.
I recently read a scientific article (it's actually a few months old) that suggests that the universe started as a single dimensional point and that the 2nd and then 3rd dimensions were created as the universe expanded from the Big Bang. If that theory is true then additional dimensions could theoretically be "created" as the universe expands more.
9. Which recent cultural event has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).
I don't know if it counts as a "cultural event" but just in case I'm combining questions 9 and 10. I think the most significant thing to happen recently was all the revolution happening in the middle east. If the revolutionary trend continues it might eventually contribute to the further globalization of the world if the west decides to support more democracy. Of course that's all dozens to hundreds of years in the future, but something really big is building up now.
10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.
See question 9.
11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.
Recently I watched an interview with astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and he said something I find very interesting. The most common elements found in the universe are Hydrogen, Helium, Oxygen, and Carbon. The most common elements in the human body are Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon (Helium is chemically inert and therefore useless to a life form.) Thus Human beings have the same relative elemental makeup as the rest of the universe. That seems pretty cool to me.
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