Do Core Texts Have a Purpose?
Greetings! Currently, I'm sitting at my desk in room 153, my legs folded underneath me as I type these very words. For the past hour, I've been studying for my Core Text final exam tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m., and I decided this would be a good idea for a blog post. Do classes like Core Text even have real meaning or purpose? To many Samford students, Core Texts I and II are just another bothersome part of the university's core curriculum. It's the kind of class that can feel rather pointless. Tasked with reading extensively through the overpriced Core Text Reader from the bookstore, along with other assigned books, it often feels like just another stressor added to the already heavy load college students carry. This semester, we read 24 great works by incredible thinkers, including Macbeth by Shakespeare and the entirety of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. These works pushed me to think deeply about a wide range of ideas. At the beginning of the semester,...
