the 2021-2022 University of Chicago essay prompts:
1. What if the moon were made of cheese? Or Neptune made of soap? Pick a celestial object, reimagine its material composition, and explore the implications. Feel free to explore the realms of physics, philosophy, fantasy…the sky is the limit!Inspired by Tate Flicker, Class of 2025
如果月亮是奶酪做的将会怎样?或者海王星是肥皂做的将会怎样?挑选一个天体 , 重新想象它的物质组成 , 并探索其含义 。 尽情探索物理、哲学、幻想……天空是极限!
2. What’s so easy about pie? Inspired by Arjun Kalia, Class of 2025
馅饼为什么这么好做?
3. In Homer’s Iliad, Helen had a “face that launched a thousand ships.” A millihelen, then, measures the beauty needed to launch one ship. The Sagan unit is used to denote any large quantity (in place of “billions and billions”). A New York Minute measures the period of time between a traffic light turning green and the cab behind you honking. Invent a new unit of measurement. How is it derived? How is it used? What are its equivalents?Inspired by Carina Kane, Class of 2024, and Ishaan Goel, Class of 2025
在荷马的《伊利亚特》中 , 海伦有一张“能发射一千艘船的脸” 。 那么 , 一毫海伦就可以测量出发射一艘船所需要的美丽 。 萨根单位用来表示任何大的数量(代替“数以亿计的”) 。 纽约分钟测量的是交通灯变绿和你后面的出租车按喇叭之间的时间 。 发明一种新的计量单位 。 它是如何推导出来的?如何使用?它的等价物是什么?
4. "There is no such thing as a new idea" - Mark Twain. Are any pieces of art, literature, philosophy, or technology truly original, or just a different combination of old ideas? Pick something, anything (besides yourself), and explain why it is, or is not, original.Inspired by Haina Lu, Class of 2022
“世上并不存在什么新的想法”-马克吐温 。 有什么艺术、文学、哲学或技术是真正原创的吗?还是只是旧思想的不同组合?挑选一些东西 , 任何东西(除了你自己) , 并解释为什么它是 , 或者不是 , 原创的 。
5. It's said that history repeats itself. But what about other disciplines? Choose another field (chemistry, philosophy, etc.) and explain how it repeats itself. Explain how it repeats itself.Inspired by Ori Brian, AB’19
据说历史会重演 。那其他学科呢?选择另一个领域(化学、哲学等)并解释它如何周而复始 。
6. In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose your own question or choose one of our past prompts. Be original, creative, thought provoking. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun.
【in|最新干货!芝加哥大学2021-2022文书题目】本着冒险探索的精神 , 提出您自己的问题或选择我们过去的题目之一 。要是原创、有创意、发人深省 。发挥您作为作家、思想家、远见者、社会评论家、圣人、世界公民或芝加哥大学未来公民的最佳品质; 冒一点风险 , 玩得开心 。
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