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範例三：自然科學專(zhuan) 業(ye) 方向

@Tony

仰望星空，我看到了天鵝座、大力神和雙魚座，那是舊時文化的遺跡。我聆聽海浪拍打沙灘的聲音，那是大自然的鳴奏曲。星星是燃燒的星球，電脈衝(chong) 讓生物產(chan) 生知覺，這難道不令人感到驚奇嗎？ 我們(men) 的世界存在本身就是一個(ge) 奇跡。

這個(ge) 獨特的星球孕育出所有必要成分，並相互協作以至生命誕生的可能性有多大？它們(men) 如何互動？又從(cong) 哪裏來？我回想在過去一年中，自己簡單的思維模式是如何得到提升的。

在巴爾博亞(ya) ，大三和大四學生可以加入五個(ge) 小型學習(xi) 社區之一，這些社區已配備相關(guan) 課程。在大二快結束時，我重新做了選擇：第一是最負盛名的法學院，第四是荒野藝術與(yu) 掃盲協作（the Wilderness Arts and Literacy Collaborative, WALC）。

因此，當我被分到WALC專(zhuan) 業(ye) 時，我因日程安排缺乏靈活性而感到失望，也對課程感到抗拒。然而，因為(wei) 至少一個(ge) 學期後才可以換專(zhuan) 業(ye) ，所以我留在了WALC。而這個(ge) 學期的經曆將我誌向驅動的行為(wei) 範式轉向了興(xing) 趣驅動。

我最終沒有換專(zhuan) 業(ye) 。 除了綜合課程，WALC還帶學生去自然地區旅行，這不僅(jin) 幫助學生建立彼此之間的聯係，也促進了學生對複雜自然進程和人類所起作用的探索。這些課程也幫我拚湊出了所處宇宙的模樣。

我能夠想象大自然對冰川峽穀的鬼斧神工，地殼運動和風化所形成的山脈和走向，以及河流和鮭魚在生態係統中構成的養(yang) 分傳(chuan) 輸鏈。我看到自然在小行星表麵留下的印跡，它自轉並圍繞浩瀚宇宙的寶石——太陽運行。

通過WALC，我對自然係統有了更加深入的認識，並沉醉於(yu) 宇宙萬(wan) 物之間的深層聯係。

了解自然係統的複雜機製不僅(jin) 滿足了我的好奇心，也為(wei) 我的世界增添了色彩，我對自然力量的理解使我能夠欣賞美學意義(yi) 之外的山脈和海岸線。

通過親(qin) 自前往WALC課程中描述的地方，我不僅(jin) 獲得了欣賞自然的知識，還學會(hui) 了如何真正欣賞它們(men) 。在充滿貧困和暴力的世界中，我產(chan) 生了捕捉美好的渴望，以及對所需知識的渴求。有這麽(me) 多不同的係統等待探索，而隻有科學才提供了普遍的、行星的、分子的、原子的和亞(ya) 原子的研究尺度。

我希望能夠通過大學各種課程的學習(xi) 來找到自己的興(xing) 趣，並通過相關(guan) 研究加深對人類的理解，從(cong) 而對宇宙運行的複雜係統有更深的認識。 點評：托尼的文字幫助我們(men) 欣賞他知識廣度和好奇心的延展。以下是英文原文——

@Tony

Gazing up at the starry sky, I see Cygnus, Hercules, and Pisces, remnants of past cultures. I listen to waves crash on the beach, the forces of nature at work. Isn’t it odd how stars are flaming spheres and electrical impulses make beings sentient?

The very existence of our world is a wonder; what are the odds that this particular planet developed all the necessary components, parts that all work in unison, to support life? How do they interact? How did they come to be? I thought back to how my previously simplistic mind-set evolved this past year.

At Balboa, juniors and seniors join one of five small learning communities, which are integrated into the curriculum. Near the end of sophomore year, I ranked my choices: Law Academy first—it seemed the most prestigious—and WALC, the Wilderness Arts and Literacy Collaborative, fourth.

So when I was sorted into WALC, I felt disappointed at the inflexibility of my schedule and bitter toward my classes. However, since students are required to wait at least a semester before switching pathways, I stayed in WALC. My experiences that semester began shifting my ambition-oriented paradigm to an interest-oriented one. I didn’t switch out.

Beyond its integrated classes, WALC takes its students on trips to natural areas not only to build community among its students, but also to explore complex natural processes and humanity’s role in them. Piecing these lessons together, I create an image of our universe.

I can visualize the carving of glacial valleys, the creation and gradation of mountains by uplift and weathering, and the transportation of nutrients to and from ecosystems by rivers and salmon. I see these forces on the surface of a tiny planet rotating on its axis and orbiting the sun, a gem in this vast universe. Through WALC, I have gained an intimate understanding of natural systems and an addiction to understanding the deep interconnections embedded in our cosmos.

Understanding a system’s complex mechanics not only satisfies my curiosesity, but also adds beauty to my world; my understanding of tectonic and gradational forces allows me to appreciate mountains and coastlines beyond aesthetics. By physically going to the place described in WALC’s lessons, I have not only gained the tools to admire these systems, but have also learned to actually appreciate them.

This creates a thirst to see more beauty in a world that’s filled with poverty and violence, and a hunger for knowledge to satisfy that thirst. There are so many different systems to examine and dissect—science alone has universal, planetary, molecular, atomic, and subatomic scales to investigate.

I hope to be able to find my interests by taking a variety of courses in college, and further humanity’s understanding through research, so that all can derive a deeper appreciation for the complex systems that govern this universe.