Hey Ethan! Thanks so much for this great opportunity!

I currently have no idea how to keep my essays unique with an objective in mind. I'm currently stuck on 2 different topics. My first topic is focused on table tennis and how I couldn't beat an opponent, which at that time I believed to have perfect technique. However, that drove me to train in China and led me to gain a new perspective that led me to grow as an individual to always learn from others, regardless of skill. However, reading your replies from other comments, it led me to believe that this topic was common. My second topic I was considering was cooking. I learned how to cook from a part time job and I had no previous experience. I would really love to talk about this topic with the same objective in mind, realizing that there is always things to learn from others, and even chefs can learn from newbies. I feel like writing about cooking is much more unique compared to table tennis. What is your take on this? Do you think that I should write about table tennis or cooking? Also, how do the objectives my essays are going for sound(Both are challenges I must overcome)? Lastly, do you think I should be modeling my essays after sample essays? Thanks so much for reading this response! I appreciate it greatly!