Farewell

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This is my last post to ever write as an Honors student and as the Honors President and to say it is bittersweet is an understatement. Oh, dear friends, thank you for a year of adventure, debates, triumphs, defeats. Thank you for the thoughtful conversations that have taken place on this blog, in class, and outside of class. It has truly been an honor to be your president. As I prepare to hang my hat this Thursday, I am confident that I am handing it to a capable person and friend who will carry the traditions of the Honors program and will make us proud. I'm sure the other members of the Honors council will say the same of their positions as well. Thank you for being such great classmates--I hope we served you well.

Wow. Okay, so to the actual post. I absolutely loved the Honors project and the works we read for it. Since I did "Little Gidding" by T.S. Eliot, I figured I would write on "The Lame Shall Enter First." I loved this short story even though it was dark and had a twisted ending. The story really made me rethink what my motivations are behind helping someone. Shepherd wanted to help Rufus, but he wanted to help Rufus in his way and not actually listening to Rufus. Shepherd wanted the glory that would come from reforming Rufus and he focused on this so much that he neglected Norton. Shepherd wanted Rufus to feel welcome and by doing so, he made Norton feel unwelcome and unwanted. He invested a lot of money into Rufus' shoe even after Rufus told him over and over that he didn't want it.

PS I commented on Ty and Zelda's posts even though comments weren't necessary lol.

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