<p>For my University of Richmond Essay, one of the options is:</p>
<p>Please react to the following quote from Christopher Morley (American author 1890-1957), “Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.” </p>
<p>Do you think that talking about how i took a boy with cerebral palsy to prom would be a good essay concept?!</p>
<p>Any advice/opinions/suggestions would be great. thank you!</p>
<p>That’s an interesting topic that would seem to fit in to what Morley was trying to say. Of course, I’d have to read the essay first to decide whether it fits well, but right now it seems good. Although it makes me wonder whether you went to prom with him because you liked him or whether it was to do something outside the box.</p>
<p>youd have to be careful not to pull a “holier than thou” solliloquy - “something no one else would be silly enough to do” could be misinterpreted in your instance.</p>
<p>My first reaction here is to say I don’t like how the topic fits with the prompt, but really you can write a good essay with it, you just need to be careful. </p>
<p>I’d focuss on the “think something no one else is thinking” part of the prompt and talk about why you took him, how you felt asking him (or when he asked you), what you were thinking about when you showed up at the prom, etc. If it turns into an essay about the “nice thing you did for the boy”, personally I’d scrap it. Don’t make it about the act, make it about the thoughts and feelings behind it. I agree that you need to be careful of the “holier than thou” trap this essay can fall pray to. Also, I’d avoid the “no one else would be silly enough to do” here, but I like the idea that nobody else would be thinking the same thoughts as you, you can make that work for you in a couple of different ways; be it your motivation, other peoples’ reactions, or even talking about your thoughts and the boy’s thoughts as the night progressed.</p>
<p>Really, it depends on how you write it. Try writting a draft and get some people to read it and see if it works.</p>
<p>I actually got involved with it because I am a part of a club that works with kids who are mentally and physically disabled. Since one of my bests friends has a brother who is mentally ■■■■■■■■, I have been actively involved. I knew he was dateless from the club, and I choose to ask him.</p>
<p>I agree with your opinions. I certainly don’t want to sound like I did something for the wrong reasons. Ill try and write a draft for it and then get some opinions about it. And i agree with your opinions, and I def. think as Star* said I should write about think something no one else is thinking angle of it.
So we’ll see how it goes. Thanks for your help! =)</p>
<p>i definitely think that topic would work if it was an experience that was particularly important to you and influential in your personal growth. If you are simply writing it because you think you “should” write about it, then do not. Write about something meaningful to you and do not be afraid to share personal, reflective thoughts in your essay. Also, ignore when people say “don’t write this essay” or “this essay topic is overdone.” As long as your personalize your essay topic to really portray who you are and what you specifically went through in the process, any admissions committee would love to read your essay.</p>