Marrying Absurd

The story "Marrying Absurd", by Joan Didion, was the most interesting to me, out of the three essays under 'Description'. This essay involves a little bit of humor and entertainment. I liked it, mainly, because I know that everything she talks about is true and happens all the time. I also learned from it. I had no idea it was that inexpensive to get married in Las Vegas, despite of all the things I've heard about Vegas weddings. She writes, "someone must put up five dollars for the license. It seems to me to be a joke. It's hard to believe that so many people, intentionally, marry in Las Vegas. The way I see it, it's not a serious wedding and one should deeply consider what they are doing when planning to marry in Vegas.

Reaction to 'Salvation'

The story Salvation was an awfully interesting story. I, personally, am not a religious person at all but this story did show me something. I guess sometimes we don't realize how literal children take things that we say to them. In this story, the aunt, did not realize that she did make a mistake. She should not had told her nephew, Langston, that he'd be going to church and would be getting saved by Jesus right after seeing this bright light shine in his face. This young child, of course, went into the church and sat there with other kids like he was told to do by his aunt. And because of what he was told, he ends up thinking that he has lied to the church, to Jesus, and to his aunt. Langston really was expecting to see this light and feel this strong connection to Jesus as he sat there. And that is where his aunt's mistake came in, she did not have to tell him that he'd be literally seeing and feeling all of this. But I guess she really did not realize that he would take what she said to him literal and would be waiting on this light.

What do you expect from college?

The main thing I expect to get out of attending college would definitely be an education, of course. The reason behind this is because I, in the future, would like to be able to consider myself as a well-knowledgeable person. Aside from an education, the one other thing I will expect to get out of college is a good career that I will enjoy doing and make good money from. Although college is extremely challenging and not for everyone, I do believe everyone should give it a shot because in the long run it will definitely pay off. College does not only prepare you for your career but also how to manage your lifestyle and your decision making skills. Overall, I hope to get awesome memories from it and great learning experiences for my future.