这就是你应该选择斯坦福的理由
<p>这是<span word="Belinda">Belinda</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span>在2010年申请斯坦福大学时写的一篇论述文。每位斯坦福的申请人都必须以论述文的形式回答数个申请问题，其中一个开放式的问题就是“你为什么选择斯坦福?”(<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>?)。<span word="Belinda">Belinda</span>现在已是斯坦福大学二年级的学生，我们来看看当时她的精彩回答吧!</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Silicon">Silicon</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="society">society</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="democratized">democratized</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="HP">HP</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cell">cell</span>-<span word="phone">phone</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="user">user</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interact">interact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handset">handset</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="merging">merging</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humanities">humanities</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="usage">usage</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="IKain">IKain</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="patent">patent</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Silicon">Silicon</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="innovations">innovations</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="humanities">humanities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="information">information</span>.</p><p><span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="miracles">miracles</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>—<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="dorms">dorms</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="labs">labs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garages">garages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="miracles">miracles</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fostered">fostered</span> . <span word="Specially">Specially</span>, <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broadest">broadest</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="discipline">discipline</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obliterated">obliterated</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="intermingle">intermingle</span>, <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.</p>
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