In kindergarten, I was always jealous of the kids who could draw. We would have designated art time in class, and I remember trying to hide my stick figure drawings while I watched my classmates create pieces that I thought, at the time, were good enough to be in museums. I remember always being frustrated with my paper and crumpling it up at the end of art time; the only satisfaction I got was giving that flat piece of paper...

Should a university impart knowledge or wisdom to its students? As soon as I read this essay prompt, I immediately thought of my best friend’s favorite saying: “knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting tomatoes into a smoothie.” As silly as it sounds, this makes the distinction between the two similar entities very clear to me. Knowledge is purely facts based—multiplication tables, important dates in history, the definition of “fruit,” etc.—and...

Here was my supplemental essay for my honors application for SCU: Should a university impart knowledge or wisdom to its students? As soon as I read this essay prompt, I immediately thought of my best friend’s favorite saying: “knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting tomatoes into a smoothie.” As silly as it sounds, this makes the distinction between the two similar entities very clear to me. Knowledge is purely facts based—multiplication...

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