College Pressures By Zinsser Analysis

The motive, a cornerstone to a successful criminal investigation, is often glorified by television crime series as the missing piece to the puzzle, and until one is identified, the case is cold. Even when the facts, chronological records, and circumstances unanimously determine guilt, justice struggles to bring remote comfort. Determining that indeed it was the Butler, in the conservatory with a candlestick, still provokes a troubling, unanswered question, why? Like a crime without the discovery of a motive, are students without the inclination or willingness to identify the reason for their college attendance. Although William Zinsser proposes in his article, “College Pressures,” that students have become victim to the competition, rigorous coursework, and demands of college, it is the motive of the student that determines their college experience. Just as Zinsser wishfully submitted in his essay, college education ought to be enjoyed and coveted as a period of exploration …show more content…
He challenges students to explore perspectives, allow chance to aide discovery, and embrace the unknown by living, not calculating. The most prestigious universities boast of former students ' successes, flaunt the admission of merely the elite, and display inherited tradition with pride. However it is within the mind of a student, overjoyed with the opportunity to explore and obtain knowledge with unbridled enthusiasm, that the true success of the university lies. For it is a student whose motive is not the end, the destination, or the product, but the experience and success that