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I have an unceasing conviction in diligence;
In action, it stuns with its vigilance,
the thoroughly cleansing effect of struggles and desires
that result from its proclivity to strive and aspire.
Perseverance, striking a concordant posture
among young minds, rupture
attempts by ignorance to undermine intellectual autonomy.
Fellow intellectuals, rise and defend us from complacency
while the night is still young!
The proselytizing affections of my faith in progress
annihilate notions of atavistic self-regression to cower.
I believe, I affirm, I decree
in my ever-expanding capacity to search for intangible truths,
undeterred by psychological phenomenon,
to invest my time and energy in pursuing excellence;
forever with ambition as the compound interest, and
altruism as the witness.
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Iman Ng
I was born in Hong Kong on June 13th, 1989. Having lived in this Asian metropolis for 13 years and witnessed its transfer of sovereignty from Britain to the PRC, I developed my critical thinking skills about governance and international relations from these life-changing events.
My educational experience is undoubtedly one of the more interesting aspects of my life. I was brought up in a Cantonese-speaking environment and began my formal English instruction in 1996. After 1997, however, my school ceased using English as the medium of instruction and instituted Mandarin as the former's replacement in situ. I did not learn English formally (though I did study English privately for 4 years) until 2001 when I started my 7th Grade education at a Catholic-Jesuit secondary school.
In April 2002 my family decided to immigrate to the United States, after my father had almost lost his job. It was the only choice my family had, given how woeful the economy had been at that time. With great reluctance we left Hong Kong in July 2002, and settled in Rockville, Maryland, USA, where I have been living ever since.
One of my greatest passions is International Politics. I would like to learn more about the human condition and the state of the world today; we are intrinsically born into this Westphalian state system and there's no way to escape it, given how rampant globalization is and how constantly it is affecting our lives on a daily basis.
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