When given a narrative essay assignment, what first comes to your mind? Do you think of experiences, some life stories, or some anecdotes you wish to share with readers? Well, a personal narrative essay is all this and much more. You can mix and mingle, play with words, and simply enjoy the liberty to express yourself freely and creatively.
You're about to get that PhD degree you've been envisioning for so long. It was a hard journey. You had to go through all levels of education. You completed countless essays and research projects. Now, you're in front of that ultimate challenge: writing the doctoral dissertation.
Albert Einstein once wrote, "Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn". Not knowing the definition of 'enviable', but believing anything Einstein declares as valuable, I looked up this ambiguous word I'd never heard. The dictionary definition of enviable: arousing or likely to arouse envy. This is when I realized the reason people look up to Albert is not because he was a genius (that too!), but because he had dedication to not only learn, but to pass on his learning like a father teaching his children.
If my grades were Bella, I would be Edward. That is how much I am in love and
obsessed with them. The problem is I am not a vampire, unlike Edward, so I need sleep. I have to
think about my grades before I fall asleep, when I do not stay up until midnight trying to solve
the last math problem on Mymathlab or analyze quotes for my English class.
It's most people's dream to enter college for the people living in India. Since my school days, I dreamt about entering college to get rid of uniforms. "If you work hard for just one year, you can enjoy your college life," I still remember those words said by my school teachers. I worked hard and scored good marks in my finals. After attending an interview, I got selected in women's college.
The term reset has a special meaning to students. It means abandoning the old, harmful habits of procrastination and starting everything from scratch. Throughout my attempts to be a straight-A students, I've been a victim of such absurdity: throwing away my old self to set the foundation of a completely new personality.
Herman Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist, conducted an experiment with the intention to find out how much people remember of what they learn. One day after memorizing information, he remembered one third of it. Two days later, he only remembered 5%. This made me think: why do we go to school when we forget what we learn, anyway? What do I remember from elementary school and high school?
Why can't I focus on studying? It's a question every student comes faced with in times of crisis. There comes a point when you find it hard to cope with your sudden lack of energy. This leads to a lack of motivation, which affects much more than your marks.
As you see your academic performance worsen, it's easy to lose confidence in yourself. That's a trap you should never fall in. Losing motivation in college may be unfortunate, but you can easily regain the energy you desperately need.