There is something highly
unconventional about the style of writing imposed by Young-Jin Park. In high
school, it’s rooted in a student’s mind to adhere to a strict flow of writing.
Students are taught there is only one “plug and chug” formula for sentence
structure that’s to be recycled for any type of writing, essays, analyses, and
more. I recall a few of my teachers year past that encouraged my classmates and
I to avoid being creative in our sentences; they wished to scan simply for
content, if XYZ topic was mentioned, and as long as that was there, that’s all
that was of concern to them. Never mind the student that wished to express
themselves but was inhibited, despite “[wanting] to be acknowledged as an
individual”.
Park is an excellent example of writing
desired in college, especially New York University. Park employs an especially
articulate sense of style to his writing, going so far as to bring in voice and
personality to his paper to help the reader truly understand the message being
conveyed. It helps the reader not only get the idea but then create an opinion
of their own in which they connect to the essay even further. There is the need
for words, like any piece of literature, to “be a thing of beauty” instead of
merely just remaining a useless, nameless “tool or method” as Park says, that
the Writing curriculum at New York University tries to incorporate, and does so
practically seamlessly. This is especially apparent in the samples of work from
students like Park.
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