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The first golden line that stood out to me was "to get an education, you're probably going too have to fight against the institution tithe you find yourself in- no matter how prestigious it may be" (p.3). This quote captured my attention because I have personally had to endure fighting for the opportunity to receive an education. I suffer from severe anxiety and it impairs my ability two process and present myself as a capable individual at times but I am dedicated to fighting for the opportunity to receive higher education. My second golden line is "Education has one salient enemy in present day America, and that enemy is education- university education in particular" (p.4). this resonates with me because I have since graduating high school feared attending college duet to the constant fear of failure and knowing that I will have to pay for my classes several times if I do not pass. Which is the harsh reality for many individuals who can hardly afford a single class and detours an individual from even considering pursing higher education.

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Remember that a good reading strategies is to always be on the lookout for "Golden Lines." Not all the text in the essays that we read is the same. Some lines and passages standout and we remember them because they inspire us or help us to understand what we are reading in unique ways. 1. I want you to complete this Padlet by uploading two "Golden Lines" that you have found in Edmunson's essay. 2. Also, briefly tell us what made those lines special. 3.Finally, Respond to at least two of your peers' "Golden Lines."

In the spirit of Edmunson's broad liberal education, I offer you a picture of my final project when I studied art history in Spain through UC Davis - a painting of the Guggenheim in Bilbao, which is in the Basque country. I know, I know - don't quit my day job

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The first golden line that stood out to me from the essay "Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?" by Edmundson is when he states, "The professor saves his energies for the profession, while the student saves his for friends, social life, volunteer work, making connections, and getting in position to clasp hands on the true grail, the first job", (Edmundson, 4). This statement really stood out to me because it made me realize that both, the professor and the student are putting in the standard effort with each other when it comes to teaching and completing assignments and it's ok because both have lives elsewhere. To add on, another line that stood out to me was when the author mentioned, "You'll find that cheating is common as well", (Edmundson, 5). This line stood out to me because it's true. Cheating is wrong, but people do it and I'm pretty everyone has cheated on something like a test or quiz at one point in their lives. Cheating is always going to be around and there's nothing that administrators could do about it even though it's a topic that has been discussed heavily.

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The first Golden line that really caught my eye was in “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?” by Mark Edmundson is “For you risk trying to be someone other than who you are, which, in the long run, is killing”(7). This really stood out to me because by being yourself in life you can find what interests you and not trying to please anyone. As a college student you can get distracted by your passions because some of us know what we want to do and others, like me, are undecided, which is not a bad thing, just sometimes you might get distracted and pursue something you might not like. The second Golden line is “He told me that I was going to college once, and that while I  was there I had better study what I wanted”(2). This quote was very clear to me, I remember when I graduated high school my mother told me that when I go to college in need to decide what I want to major in because she did not want me to keep switching majors, and till this day that stuck with me. I would have never thought that these quotes  can resemble so much to me.

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My first golden lion from Edmunson’s “Who are you and What are you doing here” reading was, “What colleges generally want are well-rounded students, civic leaders, people who know what the system demands, how to keep matters light, not push too hard for an education or anything else: people who get their credentials and leave the professors alone to do their brilliant work: so, they may rise and enhance the rankings of the university” (Edmunson 6). This is what the system wants for every individual that attends colleges, in what way can they benefit from us? If they lead us on a path of what’s high on demand for job positions and pay, we can make enough to donate back to the school that once helped us. Another line I came across that was interesting was, “You may not be the person that your parents take you to be. And-this thought is both more exciting and more dangerous….” (Edmunson 8). Many people hide who they are behind their loved ones back because of the consequences they feel may arise if they show their true self to them. We all strive to be perfect in our parent’s lives and this can lead to the hiding of yourself, but I also believe hiding this can make you feel empowered to have something that is just yours a bit dangerous like Edmunson stated.

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The first Golden line from the essay "Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?" by Mark Edmunson is when he says, "Colleges are leery on guys who have committed sexual assault charges, or assault plain and simple." (Page 6). This quote really stuck with me because it shows how much people care about their reputation. Even if it does bring the school bad press, sexual assault is a very serious thing that should not be handled lightly and it bothers me how something like this could be swept under the rug like nothing ever happened. The second golden line that stood out to me is when Edmunson states, "If Universities stopped issuing credentials, half of the clients would be gone by tomorrow morning, with the remainder following fast behind." (Page 5). I agree with this quote 100 percent, because that is all we are at college for credential, and the funny thing is sometimes that piece of paper won't even land you job out of college. It gets me thinking whether or not college is really the answer.

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The first Golden Line I though of is "Then I had better study Literature, unless I had inside information to the effect that reincarnation wasn't just a hype, and I'd be able to attend college thirty or forty times." (pg.4) This helped me understand how the author felt when he was explaining that his father taught him to study something he was actually interested in.
The second Golden Line I chose is "Education is about finding out what form of work for you is close to being play-work you do so easily that it restores you as you go" (pg.13) This quote really stood out to me because it teaches you that the career you want to jump into should be something that doesn't even feel like a job. It should come naturally to the point where it feels more like a hobby.

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The first Golden Line that stood out to me in Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here? by Mark Edmunson is "For you risk trying to be someone other than who you are, which, in the long run, is killing" (7). This had stood out to me because of how that not truly being who are meant to be will eventually end up killing you. Just being yourself and nobody else in life is what will help you get through it all. And now with all of social media around I think we get influenced to be somebody that we are not, and this quote just shows that if you don't choose to be yourself than who are you truly. The second Golden Line that caught my attention is "Right now, if you're going to get a real education, you may have to be aggressive and assertive" (11). This quote just reminds me that getting an education isn't easy at all you have to push yourself to be able to get the things that need to be done. It isn't gonna be handed to you, you have to fight to get the right education you need.

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My first Golden line from the essay that stood out to me in Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here? By Mark Edmunson is "You may not be the person that you take yourself to be". This stood out to me because you don't really know who your are until you find yourself and I can relate having my first child at a young age I felt like I grew up to fast and really didn't know who I was it took me a few years to really get to a place to really see who I am and be proud of the person I have become.
The second golden line that stood out to me was " I learned to trust my own thoughts, to trust them even when every voice seems to be on the other side". This quote stood out to me because you always have to trust what your head is thinking even though you have those other little voices telling your otherwise have trust in yourself and everything with go your way.

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The first golden line that came to mind from the essay, Who are you and What are you Doing Here? by Mark Edmunson is  " The professor saves his energies for the profession, while the student saves his for friends, social life, volunteer work, making connections, and getting in position to clasp hands on the true grail, the first job"(Edmunson 4) . This quote reminded me a lot of whenever I was in High school because many students wouldn't care about the class a. nd sometimes would even make the class fall behind. The second golden line that I thought about was " when they face equally arduous tasks later in life, students will tap their old resources of determination, and they'll win" ( Edmunson 6).This quote reminds me a lot of those people who have struggled or are struggling and have many people to fall back on or just trust in general.

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My first golden line from the essay that I wanted to talk about says, "He told me I was going to college only once, and that while I was there I had better study what I wanted. This stuck to me cause I imagined it as if my own father was telling me the same thing. Because I know he feels the same way. My second golden line that I want to talk about says, "You may not have read yourself alright, and college is the place where you can find out whether you have or not." This quote stuck to me because at times I feel like I ask myself why I am in college. But finding yourself may be more important than you think. And this was something I realized after reading that line.

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The first Golden Line from "Who are you and What are you Doing Here?" by Mark Edmundson states, "The student who eschews medical school to follow his gift for teaching small children spends his twenties in low-paying but pleasurable and soul-rewarding toil" (Edmundson 13).  Although careers such as medical and law contain large profits, Edmundson finds it is critically important students take the career they desire. Though it is important students study what they desire, in order to lead them to a chosen career path, I also find it beneficial to study a career which will bring them enough earnings, or at least a decent income to live their lives.

The second Golden line from "Who are you and What are you Doing Here?" by Edmundson declares, "You have been raised in proximity to common sense, if you've been raised at all, and common sense is something to respect, though not quite-peace unto the formidable Burk-to revere" (Edmundson 9).  As clearly stated here, common sense is highly valued and respected both in childhood and adulthood.  I respect common sense because it provides a certain amount of safety, and overall benefits my life.