Alright, I'm not gonna lie, I'm probably the last person I would've expected to say this, but I'm actually beginning to enjoy the article "Consilience" by E.O. Wilson.
I honestly dreaded the point in class where the "do you mind" journals had to be packed away and "Consilience" was brought up to do some deep and analytical reading. I felt like this somewhat short article was taking weeks and I dreaded it. For some reason, something about that changed last night, and I was actually able to enjoy it.
I understand why we went over the article as a class to make sure we didn't miss anything, because obviously it is full of small yet important details and claims. But for some reason, while doing the assignment last night(even though we only had to read a couple of pages on our own) something about it was very liberating. I felt like I was in control of the article and I could go at my own pace, rather than the pace of the class. I was able to re-read passages if I didn't understand them, I had my trusty dictionary near by to look up the words I didn't understand, and I truly felt as though I had been in training for the past few weeks, and now that there was no one to help explain it, I did it on my own, and I suceeded.
It was an amazing a-ha moment and it made me a little less nervous for college next year. It was amazing to see preparation and studying in class for the past few weeks all pay off.
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