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r　own　feelings　and　preying　for　the　clock　to　speed　up；　or　you　can　step　out　of　that　prison　and　embrace　this　chance　of　a　lifetime。　Before　our　camp；　peace　was　to　me　like　the　Pyramid　of　Egypt；　a　concept　to　often　mentioned；　but　rarely　seen。　Here；　I　am　fortunate　enough　to　h*e　witnessed　both。”

First；　there　was　silence。　Then　thunderous　applause　erupted　from　every　corner　of　the　room；　cheers　and　yells　shot　up　like　fireworks。　Grinning；　I　walked　down　stage　and　handed　the　microphone　over　to　our　leader；　Barbara　Capozzi；　who　asked　me　two　times　without　realizing；　whether　I　had　prepared　for　this　speech。　I　replied　negative；　and　she　responded　with　a　bear　hug；　breaking　all　my　ribs　and　promising　me　that　this　“open　mike　session”　would　from　now　on　bee　a　tradition　of　the　Peace　Camp。　。。

西天取經（8）

As　I　walked　back　to　my　seat；　people　looked　at　me　with　expressions　Columbus　would　h*e　held　when　he　saw　continents　looming　over　the　horizon：　big　*iles　tinged　with　surprise。　I　knew　all　was　not　perfect；　there　were　sessions　ahead　that　promised　dissent；　the　inevitable　parting　doomed　for　tears；　but　for　now　I　lay　back；　relaxed；　preparing　once　again。　This　time；　for　the　most　glorious　week　in　my　life。

個人陳述（三）

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Amherst　Essay

“Stereotyped　beliefs　h*e　the　power　to　bee　self…fulfilling　prophesies　for　beh*ior。”

Elizabeth　Aries；　Professor　of　Psychology；　Amherst　College。　From　her　book　“Men　and　Women　in　Interaction；　Reconsidering　the　Differences”

In　the　brief　quotation　above；　Professor　Aries　vividly　describes　a　phenomenon　I　h*e　often　observed　myself；　but　could　never　aptly　put　into　an　appropriate　sentence。　Indeed；　I　h*e　witnessed　too　much　of　this　process；　not　only　in　the　trivialities　of　everyday　life；　but　also　on　the　grand　sc