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E n g l i s h Reaching the Happy Medium by Kimberly Aurich ENGL 1301: Composition and Rhetoric I. Kimi’s essay, titled, “Finding that Happy Medium” is the type that embodies the characteristics of good writing, and one that instructors are proud to receive. For this particular assignment, students were asked to write an illustratiion or exemplification essay, characterized by descriptive writing that utilizes examples or illustrations to support the concepts the writer wishes to present. In this particular piece, Kimi instantly captures the reader’s attention through a richly descriptive introduction that recreates a moment in which she is suspended in reverie, giving way to an enlightening passage that illustrates the challenges facing today’s college student—trying to find balance in a hectic world. Kimi’s use of vivid language and narrative ability allow for an enjoyable read, and one that provides for the reader a snapshot of a day in the life of a modern college co-ed. Amy Cook The morning was cool, brisk and promising with a gentle breeze that seemed to coax the sun’s rays over the horizon to caress the crisp green blades of grass that stretched in a picture of cropped order across the lawn of the park. The pond below the knoll sparkled and grinned up as I strolled somberly on the sidewalk, my eyes squinting with contemplation. Despite the extraordinary scene that was spread out before me the image that immediately caught my attention was a man, seated on a rickety park bench with his cane laid beside him and his hands folded complacently over his lap. A whimsical smile touched the corner of his lips and eyes, laugh lines strewn around the seams. Life had begun to get to me, classes and social events weren’t mixing well and my grades were slipping. I was young and goodlooking but still this man seemed far more content to be here than I. Why, I wondered, was this How could I balance life so that I too could sit there one day and look back with a smile A classic problem in the college student’s daily life is balance (how to juggle work with play and everything in between). The combination of stress, sleep deprivation and pressure piled on by not only their parents but their friends to attend parties can weigh down even the most exuberant of students. Another 2 1 W r i t i n g A c r o s s t h e C u r r i c u l u m
V o l u m e I V : F a l l 2 0 0 8 I l l u s t r a t i o n E s s a y generalization that applies, regrettably, to the average scholar is that their eating habits are somewhat lacking in the health department. Whether this is because they have left home without basic skills in the kitchen or their parents deem it a hassle to cook for them does not change the fact that malnourishment cannot help in the journey towards higher learning. Life can be separated into sections, much like a pie chart or blocks by their shape. For instance, social bonds can go in one “stack” (friends, peers, love life), family should be given its own section and education and work should be separated from each other as well. The goal in college is, in fact, to reach a higher standard of learning and so education must come before work if at all possible. Going into college, students are informed by peers and family of its difficulty and the level of commitment it requires. They are not informed, however, that studying for each class demands two hours for every hour spent in that one class. Students graduate in the summer and begin college the following fall, which leaves a very small window to adjust to the new freedom and responsibility of being a graduate. Often college freshman live in dorms and then are also faced with feeding themselves, waking themselves up to make sure they get to classes and making themselves study. Their parents aren’t there to monitor their every move. Life becomes a vortex of never-ending “go.” Easing this down to something less frantic is fairly easy; prioritize. It is far easier to keep to a schedule if it is written down somewhere in plain sight than simply remembering it. Homework must be treated with the same reverence; written down carefully and kept track of. Due dates should be placed in a table in chronological order and not strewn about in six different notebooks or scraps of paper left on the counter or backpack. School is the top priority. Social status is less important in college than in high school but it is not nonexistent. Although it is wise to dedicate a considerable amount of time to studies, even the most determined of students cannot be expected to work on homework all day, every day. The attendance of the occasional party is acceptable, and going to the movies or shopping with 2 2
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