<p>I found the historical moments thread to be interesting and I wonder what everyone answered for this question.</p>
<p>I talked about Jason Becker, imho one of the most gifted guitarists to emerge in the 1980s. He was diagnosed with ALS when he was 20 and was given 3 years to live. However, he is still alive today and although he can no longer play guitar, walk or speak, he is still composing music.</p>
<p>I responded to “what” it is that inspires me rather than “who” inspires me. The following is the answer I wrote in my application:</p>
<p>“My community inspires me to provide service to motivate others. The majority of our Latino/a students drop out of high school and do not attend a university. Hopefully by going to college and engaging in extracurricular activities, I can be a source of motivation that inspires others to do the same.”</p>
<p>Hopefully, that isn’t too confusing.</p>
<p>“My community inspires me to provide service to motivate others. The majority of our Latino/a students drop out of high school and do not attend a university. Hopefully by going to college and engaging in extracurricular activities, I can be a source of motivation that inspires others to do the same.”</p>
<p>Not at all confusing. I quite like it!</p>
<p>I wrote about my mother given that she had to immigrate here from Burma when the military junta took their claim to power. She always taught me to be an optimist and be confident in myself no matter what.</p>
<p>i was tempted to answer it as what inspires me also, but for some reason, decided against it…i like that ans too though</p>
<p>I had a weird answer. I said my parents and teachers inspire me, while Dr. Drew Pinsky inspires me. He has worked late night on a radio show (now syndicated… i grew up from 10-12pm listening every night for about 5 years.) He did this for free for the first 15 or so years… and now he does it for some money but I doubt he needs it. He’s become a lot more popular now, I think he has his own TV show on VH1.</p>
<p>I said Queen Noor’s work w/ the poor women of Jordan.</p>
<p>Bill Watterson-- he refused million dollar deals to sell Calvin and Hobbes merchandise because he felt it would “cheapen” his art</p>
<p>I love Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes :]</p>
<p>I put my dad… he was the first person from his remote Chinese village to go to university and later become a professor</p>
<p>Jon Stewart… for obvious reasons</p>
<p>‘Bob Dylan - as weird as he is’</p>
<p>I talked about my dad too… 
He hails from a rural background, and worked really hard to come up to the level he is in today… He now works in collaboration with the World Bank, so I talked about that!</p>
<p>Stevie Nicks for being a strong, feminine role model in a man’s world. Yeah, they’re probably going to laugh at me.</p>
<p>Jim Lovell =)</p>
<p>ron burgundy</p>
<p>WOW! I’m still a sophomore, but I thought JBecker when I saw this thread too!</p>
<p>I’m only a junior, but I would probably say Rosalind Franklin. She was a brilliant female in a time when science was still a man’s field. Watson and Crick didn’t deserve that Nobel Prize…</p>
<p>@Optical Illusion: I love Roaslind Franklin too… The woman behind it all!! :)</p>
<p>al gore</p>
<p>Lao Tzu, and an old Italian rock band</p>