NYU CommonApp Supplement Editing Request

<p>What intrigues you? Tell us about one work of art, scientific achievement, piece of literature, method of communication, or place in the world (a film, book, performance, website, event, location, etc.), and explain its significance to you.</p>

<p>She isn’t Emily Dickson, but she’s an influencing author. She doesn’t write old literature, but she does write modern novels that intrigue me. Jodi Piccoult writes books that address issues unique to today. Piccoult novels compel me to immerse myself into a story. She makes me question our society and ask, “What if?” Piccoult novels intrigue me mostly because their insightful and suspenseful. Her books are very impactful and they need time to sink in, I can’t just jump into a new novel after reading one of her books. The syncing together of atypical characters and provocative topics while enveloping them in intense situations is Piccoult’s specialty, making her books that much more intriguing to me. </p>

<p>My Sister’s Keeper is my favorite thought-provoking book from Piccoult’s collection. Would I ever say no to helping my sisters in a life or death situation? Never. Have I ever been in that situation? No. That’s what Jodi Piccoult novels do, they simulate those scenarios. Somehow I was still thinking about the characters long after I read My Sister’s Keeper. I learned something that I didn’t expect to and it was that my sisters and I aren’t perfect, but “You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not,” (From My Sister’ Keeper) because you don’t know when they’ll be taken from you. Seemingly, this was a small lesson to learn, but there were more themes throughout the novel, but this was the most significant to me.</p>

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