The Idea of an Essay, Volume 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS Instructor Biographies. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . VIII 2016 Composition Contest Winner First Place: Beansprouts and the Roots by JooHee Jung . . . . . .1 Second Place: Hughes Hue by Jean-Luc Schieferstein . 10 Third Place: The Promise of Sunshine by Allison White. . . . . 17 Narrative and Memoir The Nature of Literacy by Adam Rinehart . 22 The Creative Journey by Michael Nuzzo . 25 Rebekah’s Story by Nathan Shinabarger . 28 On Love by Cat Clemons . 37 Originality by Peter Kennell . 41 My Journey to Know the Love of God by Timothy Cannata . 50 Moved to Mourning by Miranda Dyson . 56 Literacy Narrative by Katelyn Whalen . 61 My 104,000-Dollar Summer by Gregg Mendel . . . . . . . . . . 66 Falling in Love with a New Found Land by Kyle Spencer . . . . . 70 Brick by Brick by Matthew Beal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Analysis and Response Racism in the 1960s: America’s Great Failure by William Tomlinson. 81 Nature’s Inspiration by Kristen Cochran. 84 The Blessings of Pain by Gregg mendel. 87 Prices and Patriotism: Restoring Lost Value by Peter Kennell. 92 Good Grief! by Cat Clemons. 98 Is it Fair to be Fair by Gregg Mendel. 102