Stanford University

PROMPT: Stanford students possess an intellectual vitality. Reflect on an idea or experience that has been important to your intellectual development. (250 word limit) 2002, Mainz, Germany: Excitedly, I grabbed the Amazon parcel and ripped the packaging into pieces. I eagerly stuck my new Ghost in the Shell video into the VCR. Little did I know, I was about to take in an experience that would change my life forever. I gazed in fascination as a staccato of overwhelming impressions penetrated my immature mind. In a seemingly insignificant ramble, the puppet master laid out a brilliant…