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1、CollegeAdmissionEssayByBethMcNameeIwakeupeverymorningtoitsrichscent.Myparentscannotstartthedaywithoutit.Ioftenwaitinlineandpay$3.85tobuyit.TheseniorlodgeatmyschoolislitteredwithemptyStarbuckscupscontainingonlytheremnantsofskimlattes,breastaugmentationHous
2、ton,andmochafrapuccinos.CoffeeisastapleofAmericanlifethatmanytakeforgranted,butfewtakethetimetothinkabouthowtheygetit.IntheruralvillageofCadillointheDominicanRepublic,thepeople’slivelihooddependsonllcoperatingagreementoncoffee.Rowsofgreencoffeeplantslines
3、teephillsandscatterthecountryside.Thepeopletherepickandsellthecoffeebeansbutreceivelittleprofitfortheirhardwork.DuringtheweekIspentinCadilloplayingmultiplayergames,Iwitnessedthepovertythesecoffeefarmersendure.Theirhomesaresmallanddark,furnishedwithonlyafe
4、wwoodenchairs,atableandafewbeds.ThereisnochicagocriminaldefenselawyersandelectricityinCadilloandIespeciallyremembertheemptinessofthevillageatnight,whenIcouldonlyvaguelyseethefacesIilluminatedwithmyflashlight.Icanstillseetheshinymetalbowlinwhichtheyusedtob
5、athe,andJose,aneighborwhowasmissingseveralteethbecauselikemostpeopleinCadillo,helacksatoothbrushandcouldnotaffordaengagementringsNewYork.Theseimagesstillburninmymind,butitwasthepeopleofCadillomorethananythingwhoopenedmyeyestotheimportanceofsocialjustice.B
6、eforeImetthemitwasjustaconceptIheardaboutafewtimesayearatchurchwhenamissionarywouldcometospeakaboutthepoorpeopleinAfricaorSouthAmericaandexplainwhyitwasourdutytohelpthem.Thesebostonlawyerspeoplewerefarremoved.Asmallfractionofmyweeklyallowance,onceayear,an
7、dIcouldremovethemfrommymind.AfterlivingforaweekwithafamilyinCadillo,however,Iunderstoodforthefirsttimethatitwasrealpeopleleadingtheselives.ThefamilyIstayedwiththeretookmeinaspartoftheirstudleyfamilyandgavemeatasteoftheirlife.IremembermyDominicanfather,Bar
8、illa’sfaceasheplayedguitarandhowhelaughedkindlywhenIstruggledtoplaythechordshehadtaughtme.IcouldfeelthewarmthandsincerityofmyDominicanmother,Marsela,whenshesatandtalkedwithmeaboutmyhomeandfamilyafteralongdayofwork.A
