It
would be impossible to fully describe the vast ocean of colors and hues that
make up all that I am with just the use of words. But portraying it through the
illusion of a place, a specific location that brings along with it the countless
appeals to the five senses, seems a plausible way to try and encompass the
entirety of my personality. The place best used to describe my personality
would have to be the stage of a concert, more specifically, a rock concert. The
blur of emotions, lights, sounds, and memories that are experienced by an
individual performing on the stage of a rock concert is the closest
illustration of a location that describes my personality.
One of
the more dominant features of my personality is that I am a confident
risk-taker. Not just someone who takes physical risks, but someone who is
willing to take risks in other areas of life such as with my work and with my
search to “find” myself. But because of this characteristic of mine, I am also
extremely impulsive in making decisions. Being on the stage of a rock concert
requires precisely that. A person on stage will not have time to think of what
he is going to do next; he will simply go with his first instinct and hope for
the best. He will act upon his whims and urges without thinking of the
consequences. Along with being impulsive, I also greatly cherish the feeling of
experiencing new, unexpected things which bring excitement in to my life. The
“rush” felt on stage, to me, is similar to the feeling of experiencing new
things which help compensate for the blandness of everyday life.
But the
stage is not only a place for one to vent out restless energy. It can also
become a serene place, a haven for ones deepest emotions, depending on the mood
of the performers on the stage and the music they make. If the performers choose
to play a soft ballad, then the mood of the crowd is bound to be different than
if the performers were playing a death-metal composition. I enjoy moments in my
life where I take a break from the endless scuttle in life and simply stand
still and reflect on all that is happening around me and all that I have been a
part of. Although I treasure such moments in my life where I can just be still
inside, I must find such times sparingly because if I were to wait too long in
a still state, the world would move on and I would miss out on a lot I could
have accomplished. Similarly, if a performer on a stage carried an emotional
mood for too long, then his crowd would simply lose interest in the performer
and his music and want the next show to come on.
The
stage of a rock concert can be home to many different emotions and many
experiences. It can be a place of tranquil peace and grudging hate, a place of
soft reverence and piercing contempt. A stage can emulate almost any emotion,
any mood, and any scene depending on the performer on the stage. And therefore,
because a stage can be the abode of countless emotions and experiences, it is
the perfect place to be used to try and describe my personality, because that
too is boundless in many ways.
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This is much more the kind of essay that could work as a college essay. You choose great words. It's a cool analogy to life. I think you could do even more with it and draw out the similarities with greater detail. I particularly like the beginning and end, which reads quite sophisticated. This topic really fits you! Consider this one for shaping into a final college essay.
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